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Hi,

The other day when moving my friend hired a van from Budget (Avis van), he accidentally dented a small part of the van on the bottom left corner and slight paint damage. Being honest he had told them of this.

Today they came back with a quote for the repairs by their "trustworthy" repairman for 880$!

Seems extremely excessive with parts included of 550$! I dont understand what parts they are referring to ?

Please see the photos and if anyone has a clue for how much this would actually cost ?

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I had damage like that big on my skyline quarter panel and got it bent back in and resprayed for 120$.

They do it themselves and apparently have some contractor guy do all the work so in the end he can charge whatever he wants so no quotes from others.

Without seeing the van or copy of the quote you would not have any access to get behind the dent looking at the images so would need to use and easy beat machine to pull it out.

Pending on the make and model of the van if it has structural foam in behind the sill panel you would need to buy another sill panel and short cut it to manufactures specifications.

Then paint a rear qtr of a van, blend a pillar or two, paint the sill panel and side door aperture inc inner wheel arch.

At the end of the day $880 is very cheap if it’s being repaired correctly as per above. Sounds like they are looking after you...

You can back mask it if you were not a fussy owner or doing it privately but can cause problems down the track with paint work. With insurance they would be allowed to paint the qtr and full sill panel inc apertures.

Here’s a quick quote that insurance would allow.

Remove and Replace:

jack and support vehicle $30 (OHS safety)

lhf mud flap and liner $18

lhr mud flap and liner $18

remove sliding doors $45

d/a sliding door runners $30

fineline tape qtr glass $30

tail light d/a $8

remove rear bar $35

Repair:

lhs sill panel $240

Paint:

lh sill panel $100

blend lhr qtr $100

door aperture lower blend $50

inner wheel arch inner panel blend $40

proofcoat, cav wax, enviro levy $15

booth allowance $80

mix and match solid $20

total : $859.00

gst: $85.90

grand total: $944.90

This is a rental furniture moving van. Say no more.

I dont disagree with your quote to get it back to new, your obviously knowledgeable in this field.

Also saw your R32 GTR first hand at the 21st in the Blue Mountains, prior to selling it.

IMHO for this van the majority of what you have listed above is overkill for repair and paint.

Sadly even though it’s just a rental removal van that could have dents or damage on other areas the agreement on hire would be to repair back to pre accident condition so unless it has poor repairs on the sections that was damaged in this accident the insurance ombudsmen would agree with the quote.

If you chose not to pay for the damages now the rental company will go through their insurance get it assessed and repaired and you will end up with a letter of demand to pay. You can take it to the insurance ombudsmen if you don’t think the quote is fair but I don’t like your chances.

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