Dodgy cu/\/ts

[JAMESW]

if you go through ausclaim it is the same thing as amex, but they have over 100 repairers so there will be one closer to you mabe?!?!

[Bass Junky]

That's the one.

They fixed my Girlfriends 99 VW Golf. the work was absolutly perfect.

I have plenty of fixed done on plenty of cars, and every time I have had to take the car back for this or that, and Amex have been the only time that the repair was right first time.

I'd recommend them.

BASS OUT

[VL-TRBO-RB20]

i live in werribee but work in brunswick, so n e where around that area, im at work at the min ill give them a call a bit later on!

but if amex is good i wanna go there coz apparently my paint has 10 layers, so i wanna get it right.

i was talking to my mate he rekons just ring him up and threaten him that i will kill his cats and dogs if he doesn't pay lol...

or just write a fake letter up saying im a solisitor and shit but i think ausclaim or amex is the way to go! :sadam:

[Bass Junky]

Don't even think about threatening him or sending false documents.

In a situation where it could end up (not likely though) in a legal battle, any false documents or things like that will work against you hard core.

Brunswik aint far from heidleberg

Just take it there

[VL-TRBO-RB20]

Brunswik aint far from heidleberg

Just take it there

whats the address in heidelberg? thanks bro :box:

[Bass Junky]

See five posts up

[VL-TRBO-RB20]

duhhh geez i went dumb!! thanks guys for the help ill see amex panels tomoz after work!

[666DAN]

Yeah most debt collectors etc are free for the first phonecall, letter etc etc...you only get charged if it makes it to court, which if they're smart won't let it get that far.

It's also great for companies that fail to pay, cause once you 've got a court appointment against your name, it becomes publically listed and goes against the company...that's why for some reason they never let it get that far

[R31^tUrBo_cHiCk]

just dont threaten him in writing.. lolz.

Just be reasonable, but blunt.

I had the same drama when i was cut off at a roundabout. My car was damaged and he was to blame, and he didnt pay me for 3 months. He was in the wrong and his insurance company made all attempts to not hand over the money, but i got Battley & Co. Solicitors onto them and what happend? they coughed up the mula! Only after a few letters to AAMI and the dude that caused the whole shit..It didnt cost me a cent, it was all through my panel beaters.

Theres something about lawyers that just do the trick..

Goodluck bro

[VL-TRBO-RB20]

yeah neither the owner or the driver have insurance!!! so its all dodgy im just gunna take it too Amex n they can do all the running around, evan tho it costs more he shouldnt have been dodgy from the start!

originally he wanted to fix and paint the car him self but i told him fu(k that!

im getting it done professionally... i told him he could buy the parts and ill get em painted and fitted for the cheapest possible price but he was dodgy about that so im gunna hit him up for the cash big time now!

[Bass Junky]

Make sure you also ask for a hire car whilst your car is being fixed.

That really pisses people off, and theres nothing they can do about it!

[VL-TRBO-RB20]

do panel beaters do that give out a hire car that is? or do amex do that?!

[Bass Junky]

On the bill that Amex will give to the dodgy c*nts will be your car hire from Budget or whoever.

Can't be without your car for any period of time. It's needed to go you to work and back!

[VL-TRBO-RB20]

cool thats the go then!! so how long does it generally take for them to do it because i dont think my damage is more than a days work...

[Bass Junky]

If you need panel beating then at least two days.

One day to prepare the panel and possibly spray.

Several hours to bake

One day to clean up afterwards.

Post a pic of the damage...

[VL-TRBO-RB20]

here are some pics of my car i took these this morning when i got to work...

whats damaged is

-Middle Front bumper

-front right bumper

-front middle & right bumper mould

-bumper support

-head light

- front grill pushed in so it needs re-spraying :jawa:

[Bass Junky]

Okay.

So it looks ot me like you will need:

New front bumper.

Grill.

Eyebrow thinigies

Two headlights (as they replace both at a good panel beaters because the ohter one will be a different colour otherwise.

Indicator.

Your quarter panel will be sctratched from the front bar hitting it.

You've got a repair bill there of about 2 or 3 grand.

Remove and Refit 6 seperate items.

Prepare quarter panel, front of bonnet and all around frontal area in frotnn of bonnet and around bumper.

Colour blend to match rest of car and oven bake.

There's no way he could have come close to fixing it himself.

BASS OUT

[Bass Junky]

Should also puch for a full polish all over the car otherwise it will be easy to tell that the car has just been fixed on the front.

I always push for that, because you want your car to age at the same rate all over the car.

[VL-TRBO-RB20]

yeah and im going to try and get them to add to the bill to fix my dint on the other side of my car that someone did when i was parked at KFC in coburg you can hardly notice it but the thing is I CAN!!!

so what do u think of my car appart from the damage? its a good sleeper coz no one expect's it can go fast

[Bass Junky]

You could try with the dint.

Maybe you might have to give the panel beaters a little bit more money to do it.

But if you speak to them nicely then maybe.

Maybe you could prepare the dint for spraying to save yourself some money either way.

Any sleeper is a good sleeper. I like the sleeper idea, but it's a bit hard to pull off in my car!