molly44 Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 had a little coming together with a ford Mondeo a 2008 model and i was driving a old 95 micra. i overtook this bloke and when i pulled back in a misjudged it and touched his offside front wing, just a little touch, but anyhow we both pulled over and i could not believe the size of the dent in the wing. it was around four inches long and about an inch wide. on my micra, there was a thin strip of paint that had rubbed off on the nearside rear bumper. really no damage at all, but the bloke wanted to go through insurance anyway. so we did but i got a call back from him and they want to charge £ 700 to change the front wing!. now is that a rip off or what? what are the wings on a Mondeo made of. it certainly seems to dent easily Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truman Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 He needs to be talking to your insurance company...but his new wing will need spraying which isn't a cheap job..plus the labour to take the old one off and fit the new one..if it's done at a main dealers then the price is probably right.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magilla Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 had a little coming together with a ford Mondeo a 2008 model and i was driving a old 95 micra. i overtook this bloke and when i pulled back in a misjudged it and touched his offside front wing, just a little touch, but anyhow we both pulled over and i could not believe the size of the dent in the wing. it was around four inches long and about an inch wide. on my micra, there was a thin strip of paint that had rubbed off on the nearside rear bumper. really no damage at all, but the bloke wanted to go through insurance anyway. so we did but i got a call back from him and they want to charge £ 700 to change the front wing!. now is that a rip off or what? what are the wings on a Mondeo made of. it certainly seems to dent easily Sounds perfectly reasonable to me. I had a quote to re-spray a scratched (but undinted) rear wing and that was £560 over 6 years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molly44 Posted November 1, 2011 Author Share Posted November 1, 2011 thanks for the reply s, i just thought they saw an opening to make a few extra bucks from it. its all going through insurance anyhow, but its a big excess for me so it was a expensive little bump from my point of view. i know before anyone says, my fault! yes i know, just these things happen sometimes, luckily it was a low speed one and one one was injured. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truman Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 thanks for the reply s, i just thought they saw an opening to make a few extra bucks from it. its all going through insurance anyhow, but its a big excess for me so it was a expensive little bump from my point of view. i know before anyone says, my fault! yes i know, just these things happen sometimes, luckily it was a low speed one and one one was injured. Is you excess more than £700? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alchresearch Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 I would imagine that everything has to be itemised and they check all costs against an average. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willman Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 the difference is that insurance companies insist on new parts and all the labour that it entails. At least you aren't paying it personally so the cost doesn't matter a great deal. You wouldn't believe the number of cars being written off because new parts aren't available. I'd still be a little cynical as well if it was me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molly44 Posted November 1, 2011 Author Share Posted November 1, 2011 no five, so i will have to fork out £500. for that. ha that's twice what i paid for my car!. but you live and learn. look in your left hand mirror harder before you pull in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluelight Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 no five, so i will have to fork out £500. for that. ha that's twice what i paid for my car!. but you live and learn. look in your left hand mirror harder before you pull in. And dont forget your next insurance premium could be a lot more to pay aswell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGuy Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 The prices some places charge for such minor jobs are ridiculous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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