Cost of Repairs.
10-04-2022, 04:11 AM
#1
Cost of Repairs. My car is currently in the shop for repairs. It is a 2002 Chevy Camaro.
While in this shop a tech employed by the shop hydroplaned my car while test driving it. They damaged the entire wheel it is bent. The rim needs to be replaced.....along with the differential and axle and tire.
They want to repair it themselves totally covering the cost as well.
My question is two fold : should I contact my insurance company anyway?
And what might the repairs costs, parts included, on a job such as this?
While in this shop a tech employed by the shop hydroplaned my car while test driving it. They damaged the entire wheel it is bent. The rim needs to be replaced.....along with the differential and axle and tire.
They want to repair it themselves totally covering the cost as well.
My question is two fold : should I contact my insurance company anyway?
And what might the repairs costs, parts included, on a job such as this?
Last edited by Camarogal2002; 10-04-2022 at 04:11 AM. Reason: Misspelled
10-04-2022, 07:19 AM
#2
TECH Junkie
If you are comfortable with that shop, let them fix it and keep the insurance out of it. You will get 'dinged' the minute you say something to them. If you are NOT comfortable with that shop, then I would contact the insurance company and take it to a shop you trust.
Rims are $200 to start, the tire another $150 +, and the rear over $1,000 for sure. Hopefully nothing else.... Sorry this happened and good luck with everything.
Rims are $200 to start, the tire another $150 +, and the rear over $1,000 for sure. Hopefully nothing else.... Sorry this happened and good luck with everything.
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NC01TA (10-04-2022)
10-04-2022, 07:31 AM
#4
@NC01TA said it well.
A few years ago a good 10-bolt rear end with 4 channel ABS was $550. Good 3 channels were ~$400 or so. I paid $750 to have that 10-bolt installed with new u-joints, fresh oil change for differential and pinion leak from sitting fixed last week. So $1,000 to $1,300 to sort out the rear end seems spot on.
Sounds like the shop wants to do the right thing. If they've proved trust worthy in the past, they are almost certainly trustworthy on this issue. Best wishes on a hassle free repair.
A few years ago a good 10-bolt rear end with 4 channel ABS was $550. Good 3 channels were ~$400 or so. I paid $750 to have that 10-bolt installed with new u-joints, fresh oil change for differential and pinion leak from sitting fixed last week. So $1,000 to $1,300 to sort out the rear end seems spot on.
Sounds like the shop wants to do the right thing. If they've proved trust worthy in the past, they are almost certainly trustworthy on this issue. Best wishes on a hassle free repair.
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NC01TA (10-04-2022)
10-04-2022, 07:46 AM
#5
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Hydroplaned the car? Seems to me he was perhaps joyriding, not test driving. While yes, you can hydroplane, but being so irresponsible with someone else's car is inexcusable.
Personally, I'd get insurance involved to make sure an independent source fully determines the extent of the damage and that it is fully and appropriately repaired. Even if you don't have insurance involved, you need a 3rd party involved to assess the damage and that a quick half-*** repair isn't done to shove it back out the door.
Do NOT sign any waivers.
Personally, I'd get insurance involved to make sure an independent source fully determines the extent of the damage and that it is fully and appropriately repaired. Even if you don't have insurance involved, you need a 3rd party involved to assess the damage and that a quick half-*** repair isn't done to shove it back out the door.
Do NOT sign any waivers.
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10-04-2022, 04:01 PM
#7
I would call your insurance company for advice only. It's on the shop to fix your car. They may use their insurance or just pay it out of pocket.
In regards to replacement parts wheels and tire that is pretty straight forward. The rear end replacement is a different story. Finding confirmed similar mileage rear end to your car that is not going to be easy. Your car is 20 years old. If you go with one from a salvage yard I would insist that prior to install it would be inspected by a drive line specialist you trust.
Just a thought could this be a time to upgrade the rear end with say like a 9"? Work with the repair shop to agree on a price sharing deal? Just throwing it out there.
In regards to replacement parts wheels and tire that is pretty straight forward. The rear end replacement is a different story. Finding confirmed similar mileage rear end to your car that is not going to be easy. Your car is 20 years old. If you go with one from a salvage yard I would insist that prior to install it would be inspected by a drive line specialist you trust.
Just a thought could this be a time to upgrade the rear end with say like a 9"? Work with the repair shop to agree on a price sharing deal? Just throwing it out there.
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10-05-2022, 05:20 PM
#8
My car is currently in the shop for repairs. It is a 2002 Chevy Camaro.
While in this shop a tech employed by the shop hydroplaned my car while test driving it. They damaged the entire wheel it is bent. The rim needs to be replaced.....along with the differential and axle and tire.
They want to repair it themselves totally covering the cost as well.
My question is two fold : should I contact my insurance company anyway?
And what might the repairs costs, parts included, on a job such as this?
While in this shop a tech employed by the shop hydroplaned my car while test driving it. They damaged the entire wheel it is bent. The rim needs to be replaced.....along with the differential and axle and tire.
They want to repair it themselves totally covering the cost as well.
My question is two fold : should I contact my insurance company anyway?
And what might the repairs costs, parts included, on a job such as this?
Depending on where you live there might be a u pull it type junkyard around.
A rear end at a UPAP is $140 out the door. And it's not going to get rebuilt.
An aluminum wheel is $23 if they give a core.
The tire, who knows, REAL shady will give you a mismatch which would be around $25. Or they should at least buy a pair new.
They're more than likely going to go the cheapest way possible. So that would be Under $200.
Look at the reality of it, they are unprofessional enough to wreck it, do you really think they're going to give you a few thousand dollars of fully reconditioned parts? They're not.
Another reality of it is the junkyard parts are probably in the same condition that your original parts were in before the wreck, given the information you provided.
10-06-2022, 01:05 PM
#9
That scumbag took your car for a joyride.
That makes me unrealistically angry. It only takes one moron mechanic in a hundred doing these things and it ruins the entire profession. It's not like lawyers, where 90% give the last 10% a bad name, most mechanics are respectful and decent, but you get someone's Cousin Julio in the shop crashing the customers car and suddenly we are back to square one, no trust at all.
That makes me unrealistically angry. It only takes one moron mechanic in a hundred doing these things and it ruins the entire profession. It's not like lawyers, where 90% give the last 10% a bad name, most mechanics are respectful and decent, but you get someone's Cousin Julio in the shop crashing the customers car and suddenly we are back to square one, no trust at all.