WARNING FOR MUSTANG OWNERS: DO NOT EVER USE THE COLLISION REPAIR HERE!! It's abominable. The bodylines on my car are mismatched now because this repair center is just as greedy as the insurance companies they take money from to do the easiest repair possible, regardless of whether it's the right thing to do or not. Any 2005-2010 model Mustang owner knows the sharp crease and flare of the rear fender is one of the most attractive parts of that car's body and both crease and flare have to be machine-perfect to look right. When mine was rolled flat by a negligent driver, I foolishly assumed the premier Ford dealer in the area was the place to go for a proper repair. I COULDN'T HAVE BEEN MORE WRONG. I told their repair manager from the start that I was concerned that the rear quarter damage would need a new quarter but the insurance company's estimate didn't call for that. They assured me that if they found that it did need a new quarter they would submit to the insurance company for it and the insurance would cover it, but the manager was certain they could get the repair right just filling and sanding the existing quarter. He was sure it would look no different from the original after the repair. Of course it didn't. After THREE WEEKS OF RUNAROUND between Beach Ford and insurance company, I'm finally told that their shoddy repair is as good as it's going to get. This is after having Johnny Jones, the Collision center's manager agree with me that the two sides of my car do NOT match in the rear fender area and that (and I quote HIS WORDS) ""the only way to get it perfect would be to put a new quarter on"". I KNOW THAT!!! IT'S WHAT I SAID FROM THE START!! AND WHAT PERSON WOULD WANT LESS THAN PERFECT?? But he knows that if he recants to the insurance company now, he's going to have to do the harder job for less profit. He admitted that (again, directly quoting him here) ""99% of people wouldn't know the difference"" in the bang and fill type of repair that he did to the clean press of a machined quarter. I guess he's saying that he assumed from the start that I was one of the 99% of chumps they atttempt to pull the wool over on? Or maybe it's because I'm female, what could I possibly know about car repair? BOTTOM LINE: IF YOU CHERISH YOUR MUSTANG'S BODY SHAPE, DO NOT GO HERE. FIND SOMEONE WHO'S GOT SOME INTEGRITY AND KNOWS WHAT A MUSTANG SHOULD LOOK LIKE.\r
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