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Things were going so well. Only had my MR2 for about 6 months. 
Ok question is now that I have calmed down any one know of some good repairers in the london area? preferably south or west? not looking to go through insurance for obvious reasons (rip off merchants!) so something good and cheap would be nice! Any one own a bodyshop and want to take a look? PLease help! Cheers.'for information purposes only' (I'm sure someone here can verify that), incase it happens. For a £600 (or whatever - figure plucked out of the air) repair paid out of your own pocket, could escalate to triple that spread over several years if you involve the insurance company. I speak from experience! Some people have no respect for other people's property.-*- Mk2 Turbo Rev2 -*- Mk1 NA -*- Mk2 Turbo Rev 3 = all gone!"Cruisey, Sporty, more innovation, more adult. A Man In Dandism. Powered mid-ship specialty."
!! I`ve got a mate who`s been in the bodyshop business for about 15yrs. I used to send customers to him if they needed bodywork and they always came back with nothing but good things to say about his work. Don`t let that put you off because he is really good. He won`t shaft you. Just be honest with him about what type of job you want done on the car and he`ll give you a good quote.
,my car's ok thank god 
It's the guy called JT 
!! Bry damage is at the rear near side didn't think it was a replaceable panel? not sure though. Wing is at the front or back! excuse my ignorance. Jayng u sure its ok to ask ur mate would be really helpful? looking at it more closely looks quite bad.JT wrote:Cheers guys, Have still not done anything about it thanks for the info Bry and Jayng.
Good luck with it all!! I`ve let my mate know via email that you might contact him. You should just arrange for a veiwing and he`ll let you know what you can do. .. so maybe it won`t need a rear quarter replaced. if it does need a rear quarter then it`ll be expensive no matter who you take it to. Booked it in for a respray at the end of October.(I was in the car). This actually worked to my advantage since I had the respray done at the same time as the repairs 1 week later, car gets hit again whilst parked overnight!! 
Hasn't damaged the door at all just rear quarter where air in take is , fuel cap is ok though, and the whole wheel arch. bumper is a little bit damaged but think only needs a fibre glass repair. may need a bit of bending around boot as well but not too bad. !!, you get your car looking sweet and then some bu88er rams it, i know from experience and im going through the same thing now, my neighbour backed off her drive straight into my rear wing, she has admitted liability and we're both fully comp so i thopuight it would be straight forward.........WRONG!!!!, BUT.... and this is the big but, when i went along to their appointed repair shop cos i couldnt find anyone in my area i could trust to get my car back to the way it was, they overpriced the repair so much ( by almost £1,100 overprice compared to a bodyshop near me which i dont like that much ) her insurance company have told me my car is a total loss !! and offered me my car back and £700 cos thats all they think my car is worth !! ( take a look at my profile pic ?? is this a £700 car ? .. Noooo ), so ive sent them all sorts of bills , valuation cert, clippings, pics of the car etc to substanciate my claim for a higher payout, fortunatly Paul woods is doing the repair for me but it still means i have to get the car to him up north, and to rub salt into the wound, my neighbour had her car repaired and back on her drive within 10 days, now thats a kick in the balls !!!!, so my advice is, if you can afford to get it repaired yourself go that route, cos if the insurance company get involved they may decide to write your car off then you will have to go through all the hassle that im going through now, but you have to make up your mind quickly what route your going to take because if your going to claim on your insurance your gonna have to explain why you didnt inform them earlier of the time of the accident, and if you dont claim i also agree that you have to inform them cos if they counter claim and you didnt inform your insurance company you may find you will end up paying for their repairs too, just tell them you were away at relatives over the christmas period and only noticed when you returned, sorry this is a bit long winded i could probably say this better than i write it, but im so angry at the way we all get treated by insurance company's its no small wonder people drive around without it, hope you get sorted soon, all the best, Jinxy