Best body shop?
 

Hey guys

I got rear ended on the #1 near Surrey 3 weeks ago, and my insurance said theres $9000 worth of damage and they want to repair it. The car is a 2003 Toyota Celica.

Where is the best place to repair it in the lower mainland area? I'm out of province (from Sask as a student) so I thought I'd ask the locals. My uncle says Craftsman Collision is probably one of the better ones, but yeah.

Thanks in advance :)

An '03 celica with 9k in damage?

Screw that, I'd want a writeoff.

Do you know what the resale value on a '03 Celica with a $9000 ICBC claim is? Like 37 cents.

That sucks dude.

I would call a couple of Toyota dealerships and see who they recommend. If any of the Toy dealers in town have an attached/in house body shop I would use them.

Yeah man I know. It's really weird, I was looking forward to buying an RSX type-s.

I'll see what my dad and I think, because the resale value will be non-existant. My insurance is SGI (saskatchewan) so yeah :/

Thanks for the advice :)

http://img62.imageshack.us/img62/5231/deadcelica.jpg

^Your original post says you were rear ended.:)

AK Autoworks


but it looks like your rear ended someone else...

You didn't get rear ended, you rear ended somebody!

Negative.

I got rear ended in rush hour, he pushed me into the car ahead of me. Not at fault :)

http://img195.imageshack.us/img195/6210/img0259ih.jpg

must of rearended you pretty fast for that kind of damage to the front of your celica..

but I only see bumps and scraps on your rear bumper...

I didn't get a pic far enough back but it was pretty pushed in. It was just after the bridge so I had my breaks on and he plowed me right into the car ahead of me.

A 95 Ford Windstar hit me, an old guy was driving. Go figure.

was he chinese? :haha:

naw :(

He hit me so hard he completely shifted the back end of my car so I hit the car ahead of me sideways.. You can see that with the scrapes on my bumper.

http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/2352/img0254jj.jpg

:eek::cry::cry:

that sucks man, but go for AK Autoworks!

I had a 95 Ford Windstar. The brakes locks up like MAD.

Anyways, I would want a write off for your car, not worth fixing.

Damn. Your car got gangbanged hard.

Yeah my mom had one for upwards of 10 years. She just got rid of the damn thing. I always talked trash about it, so it finally bit me in the ass :D


anyways

yeah I actually couldn't believe it when they told me the damages and that they would repair it.

Oh where is this AK Autoworks place located at? What kind of xp do you have with them?

4403 Dawson St. Burnaby
heres the number (604) 688-6378

you pay what you get, hardworkers, efficient and fast

AK autowork turned to shit after some of their core workers left. I would take it to Richcity Collision in Richmond


105-11820 Horseshoe Way,
Richmond, BC V7A 5E7
604-277-9003

:S

please dont go craftsman..

I wont, just for you baby ;)

AK autoworks is good. I took my car for a paint job after someone keyed the side. Do not take it to Richmond Automind.

You guys are just fucking with me now lol.

Most people have pretty low standards when it comes to body shop repairs, so you will see lots of different shops being recommended and contradicting stories.