LMAO - no way you did that much damage hitting a curb at 5mph. Just saying. Either you were going 40+ or this mechanic is screwing you.

 

i can understand the diff between curbing a rim and slide into a curb.
knid of like a straight line vs. a 90 degree angle.
but 5mph still seems way to slow to do that much damage.

maybe you shouldve stayed where you were instead of attempting to drive home if your driving skills are not that good.

also, yes your car feels cheaply made, because it is.

and about the deductible, im pretty sure you can choose your deductible from a couple options when you pick your insurance. At least, i was able to. The higher your deductible is the lower your monthly payment is.

 

Ask the mechanic for a rundown on the pricing.

Majority of that cost is probably for labor. Tell him you want to know the exact cost of each part and how many hours of labor it will take and what the labor rate is.

 

Just so ya know Yellow he added the rash part after I responded. I hit it at about a 60 degree angle, it was on the way home from the impound lot and it had no body panels really so I wanted to see if I could break it. So mine wasn't really rash either, just sayin'... Doesn't sound like a 5mph bump.

Find a friend who is good with cars and put it back together yourself. 2700 is an incredibly high quote

 

im just going to stop replying if everyone is going to be an ___. i crashed big deal i couldnt help it. either you guys can help me out or just dont post anything. ive been looking at parts and i can repair it myself for 300 or less. its not bad damage and its drivable. its just that everything has a slight bend in it thats all. the rims not even scratched

 

how are we supposed to help you?

i cant jump out of my computer and fix your car for you.

ive given you all the advice i can based off what youve told me/us, but the story still doesnt sound right

 

huh? im confused or drunk...lol a slight bend thats gonna cost thousands? but no scratch on the wheel after he said he hit a curb?

 

post pics!

 

yes its slightly bent but they say they either have to replace it or they wont fix it thats why its so much cause they overcharge for every part. i just found every part the quoted me for 2500 for for only 235 bucks. so its only ganna cost me that and some elbow grease. the rim didnt even scratch cause it hit the tire. again it wasnt a bad crash but of course auto shops want to change everything. and on my quote it says track bar and i cannot find what that is. is it just the sway bar?

 

where are you located? try other shops

 

like i already said.
majority of cost is probably from labor.

also, are the parts you found used?
because if you get it fixed at a shop more than likely they are going to be buying the parts new not used

 

2300 parts 400 labor. yes the parts im getting are used but who cares if im paying 1/10 then price and it works fine. i am pretty good at working on cars and so is my friend so should have it done in a day once i get the parts. and if i take a pic its just going to look normal you cannot see anything at all its under the car that is bent but i couldnt tell the tech did tho

 

how easy is it to install crossmember and knuckle and sway bar? it doesnt look too hard but i wanna prepare myself

 

I laughed my ___ off at this comment. Dude they blammed my scan gauge 2 for my Check engine light...a code that was responsible for an evaporative leak...come on how can you be knowledgeable and blame a scangauge.

Just read this entire thread. Kid this is what i would since they are charging you so much for parts and only 400$ for labor. Buy the parts yourself and find a garage that will install them for you. The price should be much lower.

 

i could care less what you do, its not my car or my life.
i was simply explaining why a shops price is so high compared to doing it yourself.


depends on your technical knowledge/skill, available tools, etc.


i honestly think most techs would know that. I think they just try to make up any excuse to not have to dish out money to fix cars. If the customer buys it then they luck out, if not, oh well, they tried.

 

im pretty knowledgable and have done all my car work. and i have all the toold and more so thats not a problem.

 

Then buy the parts that you said you can get for a cheap price and try it out. If you can go to a shop and ask them to install it for you. Just be like i have all the parts just need to install it.

 

Never said every tech there was an genius. Obviously every work center has a handful of idiots.

 

Hix play nice or ill blow up your engine...lmao

op wish you the best of luck. btw if you look in the tech section of the forum youll see the tc repair manuel...could help ya out quite a bit.

 

just a real quick suggestion... since you said you can't see anyhting being bent, did you switch tires around to see if it is a bent rim or something along the lines of that?