$5K for body repair from a scratch? Crap like this makes everyone look bad in the industry

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Nov 29, 2022
2:42:52pm

doctorcoug All-American

$5K for body repair from a scratch? Crap like this makes everyone look bad in the industry

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doctorcoug

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A few weeks ago the cart guy at Costco hit my wifes car with the carts he was

Nuke

11/29/22 2:40pm

Very sketchy…

ChiCityCoug

11/29/22 2:41pm

$5000 for a big scratch? Insane.

Dr MoBYU

11/29/22 2:41pm

Yeah I mean it was dented and required paint but they're claiming they have to

Nuke

11/29/22 2:42pm

Costco insurance right?

Dr MoBYU

11/29/22 2:57pm

yes

Nuke

11/29/22 3:01pm

Paint would be $500+ per panel.

Plato

11/29/22 2:53pm

That is a lot for a dent in a single panel. Seems fishy unless those carts were

txblue

11/29/22 2:42pm

$5K for body repair from a scratch? Crap like this makes everyone look bad in the industry

doctorcoug

11/29/22 2:42pm

Its crazy, I thought 2900.00 was a lot to begin with but 5k is asinine, I'm not

Nuke

11/29/22 2:46pm

Well, don't accept their claim and fight them. Also, inodnt remember what it is called, but you should get more than

doctorcoug

11/29/22 4:33pm

Multiple panels? In a door?

scall

11/29/22 2:45pm

No the panel behind the drivers side rear door

Nuke

11/29/22 2:49pm

Is Costco paying for it?

bluesloth

11/29/22 2:46pm

Yes, personally it feels like they are trying to take advantage of Costco

Nuke

11/29/22 2:48pm

Take it to a different shop

TempeCoug

11/29/22 2:46pm

I would but they have our car completely disassembled currently. I called them

Nuke

11/29/22 2:48pm

Did they provide a loaner, or is Costco paying for a rental? If not, that may

Skeptical Optimist

11/29/22 2:50pm

yeah Costco is covering the rental

Nuke

11/29/22 2:55pm

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BlackBart

11/29/22 3:09pm

Dang, for $5k I'd keep the money and leave the dent in the car

11/29/22 3:13pm

me too lol

Nuke

11/29/22 3:13pm

Anything stopping you from doing that, besides your wife?

11/29/22 3:14pm

well at this point I think we have to pay because they already started working

Nuke

11/29/22 3:24pm

Well, who approved that?

doctorcoug

11/29/22 4:34pm

When they told us it was only 2900.00 and would take a week and a half I did

Nuke

11/29/22 4:47pm

Sheesh, I had a huge dent from a side view mirror impact fixed for $600 about

Mitty

11/29/22 6:25pm

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