the shreksta

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went to my mates 40th tonight and parked down the side of the pub,was only in there about an hour when i went back to my car somebody has carved the words "****" and "****" in my rear quarter panel near my filler flap and the pillar around the rear window,if you rub your finger over them you can feel them so im thinking its gonna be a respray job but because its silver i will probably need it blowing in with my bumper/door

any idea of cost to do this? is it worth going through my insurance for it?

advice please

me very very angry,seems you cant have nice things these days

tubbytommy

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My front wing and rear door was keyed a few months back.
Theres some utter ***** in the world mate.

speedflash

Wnkers. It would cost about the 300 mark as a idea

the shreksta

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the scratches i can deal with its the thought of somebody either having it in for me-which will be a big mistake on their part should i catch them and the thought of will it happen again

im ****ing livid about it,i love my car and it was nearly a minter

shall i go through the insurance or not? dont really have £300 spare at the min as im trying to pay for my trip to the states which is costing £5000

riiidaa

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Your policy excess is?

the shreksta

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£400 i think so maybe not then-didnt think about that

gggrrrrrr

tubbytommy

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I wouldnt bother claiming. The excess will near enough the repair cost no doubt

stonejedi

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its just little green eye ****** with to much envy to deal with,They proberly done it then tore off up the road on there skate boards.i hope you get it sorted soon.I know its hard but try not to let it wind you up to much,as that was there plan in the first place.SJ.

tattoosi

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the *******s..................
sorry to hear about this mate......all i can say is god help them if u catch them..

the shreksta

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in a way im glad i didnt catch them as i would be in the nick by now,ive never been able to put up with people messing with my stuff and i have a bit of an explosive temper so its not a good mix really,i just wanna know if it was a one off or has somebody got it in for me

gggrrrr

ST-X

Check out some local smart repairers. Some are good and while the old saying of you get what you pay for is true, a 95% job for a couple of hundred may be a less painful option than £400 for 99% if you've got other things to pay for.

the shreksta

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i know what your saying but its my pride and joy matey and anything less than 100% satisfaction wont do

blackvenom

I had mine last car Keyed front to back down one side. Never found out why or who. I also took pride my car. I would also say it would be about £300, you May get it cheaper depending on who does the work. Aim to use a AtA approved painter. To gain a ATA you need to have worked in a bodyshop/smart for over 3years and get tested regularly to prove your up to the standards. The finish will be better, and they shouldn't need to paint as much so will save money on labour.

blackvenom

If you have some local private own places, go and talk to the painters at lunch. They might be able to fit you in between jobs or If its quiet do you a deal. Also if you have a college that does bodywork local, the lectures do the repairs in front on the students as a class.

the shreksta

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yeah i know a guy who does bodywork-runs his own bodyshop etc and he is into imprezas as he has 4 of them so will pop round and see him in the morning

thenewgalaxy

Happened to me in Blackpool a few years ago, and then again in Manchester both times to my Hawk.

Someone carved "MR2" into the bonnet in Blackpool, down to the metal and it cost £300 to fix. Real fookin' clever.

The car was more badly damaged in Manc, a wing mirror was ripped off and the front fog smashed and bumper ripped. That cost around £500 to fix. Hospital car park CCTV not working...

I'm not a violent person or even a particularly tough one but if I ever caught the person/people that did this I hope for their sake they were hard as nails because I'd really, really hurt them.

chopperman

To be honest if insults were scratched into the paint i would say someone has it in for you. If its just keys run up the side or a mirror booted off i would say it was a random attack by mindless vandals. I had this done to a motorbike years ago. Turned out it was some girl who had a crush on me but i never noticed her.

tattoosi

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I'd be thinkning the same same as chopperman mat.
In yr line of work yr bound to p I s s people off. Anything happen recently u can put yr finger on ?

the shreksta

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ive been out of that game for over a year now but i suppose people hold grudges

cant think of anything thats happened lately mate

tattoosi

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if thats the case...its some jealous a r sehole id say ,hope it dont cost u to much to get sorted m8

the shreksta

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looks like its gonna cost me around the £150 mark,been to a place today a few units down from pr developments,the guy is bang on so i thought that was a fair price

Fleetster

I hate leaving my car anywhere for these sort of reasons!
I wouldnt go through insurance, thats a great price providing the work is spot on