Scratched? MORE LIKE SCRAPED!!!

[Buckethead]

UPDATE!


Just dropped the Yaris off at the dealership for my oil change.


I asked the guy how much it would cost to have the bumper repaired.

He said 295$ That's actually pretty fucking cheap! That's also with tax included (295 flat)


I'll be getting that repaired in about 1 1/2 weeks time.

These guys have a paint body shop on the premises. I guess most dealerships do, right?



As a contigency plan, when I go back to the dealership to pick the car up I will ask him to give me that estimate in writing so we don't have any problems when I drop it off for repair.


So far, so good!



-Buckethead

[yrsdrgn]

Originally Posted by Buckethead

UPDATE!


Just dropped the Yaris off at the dealership for my oil change.


I asked the guy how much it would cost to have the bumper repaired.

He said 295$ That's actually pretty fucking cheap! That's also with tax included (295 flat)


I'll be getting that repaired in about 1 1/2 weeks time.

These guys have a paint body shop on the premises. I guess most dealerships do, right?



As a contigency plan, when I go back to the dealership to pick the car up I will ask him to give me that estimate in writing so we don't have any problems when I drop it off for repair.


So far, so good!



-Buckethead

which dealership is this? I wouldn't mind checking out the dealership if their painting is cheap hehe

[Buckethead]

Originally Posted by yrsdrgn

which dealership is this? I wouldn't mind checking out the dealership if their painting is cheap hehe

My dealership is "Wondries Toyota". It's in the city of Alhambra which is a suburb of Los Angeles.



-Buckethead

[alynch]

Thanks for the OP and the comments on this one... Yesterday, I noticed my 1 month-old Bayou Blue LB had some nasty scrapes on the front plastic piece by the tire. (I guess I should call it a bumper, but its such a large piece...) Looks like someone scraped it in a parking lot.

Side note: I'd always thought those guys who drove new cars, and parked in the back of an empty parking lot were a**holes- until now.

I was about to post a pic, and ask impressions, but then I found this thread... Pretty much similar damage.


And here I was last night, thinking I should probably just buy a new assembly in the factory color. I'm a new-car n00b, and prior to this car, I'd never worried about cosmetics.

I'll at least try to buff it out first, then hit it with some Scratch X.

Thanks!

-Adam