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TreasonousBastard

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5. A lot of that is labor. I cracked the plastic front of my '13 Cruze and found...

Reply to drray23 (Reply #1)

Fri Oct 26, 2018, 01:51 PM

Oct 2018

a replacement online for $150. Fortunately, sidelights and foglights weren't damaged. A few hours to put the new one on and a can of (almost) matching spray paint did the job.

Oh, and have you ever seen a body shop actually submit a bill for less than the insurance estimate? One experience I had-- "How much is the insurance allowing?"

"$5,000"

"OK, the price is $4,750."

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Remember when cars had bumpers? Things that actually protected expensive parts... [View all] TreasonousBastard Oct 2018 OP

No kidding . Just had a crack in my 2016 rogue. drray23 Oct 2018 #1

A lot of that is labor. I cracked the plastic front of my '13 Cruze and found... TreasonousBastard Oct 2018 #5

Those were the good old days when motoring was cheap. Doodley Oct 2018 #2

Today's bumpers are ridiculous ... also, the over priced headlights and taillights. RKP5637 Oct 2018 #3

I have a 1994 audi s4 Guppy Oct 2018 #4

Do I Ever The River Oct 2018 #6

crumpling means safety sadly. pansypoo53219 Oct 2018 #7

nice natheo Dec 2018 #8