denVerSlube

This was before it started snowing last night - 5:00pm. A fire engine had stopped traffic to cross Dry Creek near Arapahoe at a blind corner (trees in the median). The kid hit me still going about 10 mph and pushed me into a pregnant woman in a subaru. Most of the damage was on slubeWagen's left rear - pushing the trunk in.

Anyway... I've used Hank's Auto Body West in Littleton to repair a big door dent, and I was happy with paint job and everything else (brilliant black - couldn't tell after 1.5 years). My question is if I should take it to a Dealer (McD or Prestige) for something this major? Will a non-dealer body shop have trouble getting parts? (bumpers, trunks, misc.?) Any dealer or non-dealer body shop experiences?

Thanks in advance for any help!

ModifiedA4

Ich habe keine Ahnung

12Vpower

It took them almost 3 weeks to get 2 new doors. The experience was horrible. They told me I could pick my car up in a week after I dropped off my car. The said that they ordered the doors from Prestige and that's why it took so long. I think next time I'm going to take my car straight to an Audi dealer. It wasn't worth the hassle. At least (I Hope) an Audi Dealer won't have a middle man to get parts. Just my experience. Sorry to hear about your car. Good Luck.

skabaru

does the dealer have an in house body shop? Many dealers sned out to 1 shop...

denVerSlube

I'm pretty sure McDonald's and Prestige have their own. McD's covers all their brands -volvo etc.

skabaru

cool, jsut checking... you can save some cash by cutting the dealer out of the loop.

plug1

a REALLY nice place...he said there were ferraris, bentleys and porches all over the place.