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<blockquote data-quote="mstang67chic" data-source="post: 26575" data-attributes="member: 2459"><p>I work in a body shop and I hate hearing about people like that. I am not qualified to give estimates but you work around this stuff long enough, you tend to pick up some things. This guy definately sounds like a jerk. I would love to be a fly on the wall right along with you when boyfriend's dad and friend shows up to check the car out! (tee hee) I can see some suspension damage from the slide into the ditch but frame? Somehow I doubt it unless she just completely slammed that side of the car into the side of the ditch and crunched the whole thing and it doesn't sound like that's what happened at all. The only thing I would see it needing as long as nothing suspension wise is actually broken is a full 4 wheel alignment as the ruined tires are both on the same side of the car. </p><p></p><p>As for it being a write off, ehhhhhh......maybe but that's only going on the regulations I'm used to here in the states. (age/value of the car in relation to cost of repairs only) The damage doesn't sound that bad at all.</p><p></p><p>Let us know what this guy says after boyfriend's dad and friend show up. I would pay good money to see THAT transaction!!! **insert evil cackle here** I love to see the con men/idiots get their due course!!!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mstang67chic, post: 26575, member: 2459"] I work in a body shop and I hate hearing about people like that. I am not qualified to give estimates but you work around this stuff long enough, you tend to pick up some things. This guy definately sounds like a jerk. I would love to be a fly on the wall right along with you when boyfriend's dad and friend shows up to check the car out! (tee hee) I can see some suspension damage from the slide into the ditch but frame? Somehow I doubt it unless she just completely slammed that side of the car into the side of the ditch and crunched the whole thing and it doesn't sound like that's what happened at all. The only thing I would see it needing as long as nothing suspension wise is actually broken is a full 4 wheel alignment as the ruined tires are both on the same side of the car. As for it being a write off, ehhhhhh......maybe but that's only going on the regulations I'm used to here in the states. (age/value of the car in relation to cost of repairs only) The damage doesn't sound that bad at all. Let us know what this guy says after boyfriend's dad and friend show up. I would pay good money to see THAT transaction!!! **insert evil cackle here** I love to see the con men/idiots get their due course!!!! [/QUOTE]
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