Baaaaad day

JGreenwood07

Yeah, I'm going to make it very clear that if they repaint it and I'm not happy they will have to redo it at the shop of my choice. The part that scares me more is damage to other panels–mainly over spray. I am going to see if I can swing them paying to have it repaired at a shop of my choosing. The other chips (on the hood and fender) are minor enough that I am just going to fix them myself.

Car is in the shop right now having the rear bumper repaired and I should have it back tomorrow around lunch.

I'd like to take it back to the same body shop and have them paint the front bumper. They will not do a spot repair, and insist if they are to do it the bumper will be removed and repaired correctly, not quickly. Rough quote on front bumper repair was 400-450.

All of this almost makes me want to wait til the 2012's are out (if it is a mid-cycle refresh), and just trade it in towards a new one. On my last car, after it got repaired for minor damage, I always knew that it wasn't factory and that bugged me to no end. Felt like I couldn't enjoy it as much as I wanted to.