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Dear Alfisti,
I was recently hit in a service station by someone who did not see my Duetto and backed into me (see pics). Aside from sending me a note of encouragement to ease my depression, can anyone recommend an Alfa-friendly body shop in the upstate New York area? Closest to where I live would be either Ithaca or Auburn, although Syracuse is only an hour away.
Another area of ignorance has to do with the insurance process for accidents (yes my first). The insurance claims person is due to arrive tomorrow for an assessment fo damage. Based on your visual of the attached pics, what do you think will be recommended? I've priced body panels at IAP and elsewhere and could get replacements for the damaged ones for around $2.5K. Do you think a good body shop could restore the panels without replacement? Given the cost of good body shop labor, is it cost effective to relace panels or to pull out and attempt a rebuild of existing panels? What are the trade-offs?
Thanks for any advice on how to proceed and whether I will be given options in this process. In case it matters, the car has Collectible Vehicle Insurance from Condon & Skelly (MetLife) who have been really terrific so far.
--jim
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I was recently hit in a service station by someone who did not see my Duetto and backed into me (see pics). Aside from sending me a note of encouragement to ease my depression, can anyone recommend an Alfa-friendly body shop in the upstate New York area? Closest to where I live would be either Ithaca or Auburn, although Syracuse is only an hour away.
Another area of ignorance has to do with the insurance process for accidents (yes my first). The insurance claims person is due to arrive tomorrow for an assessment fo damage. Based on your visual of the attached pics, what do you think will be recommended? I've priced body panels at IAP and elsewhere and could get replacements for the damaged ones for around $2.5K. Do you think a good body shop could restore the panels without replacement? Given the cost of good body shop labor, is it cost effective to relace panels or to pull out and attempt a rebuild of existing panels? What are the trade-offs?
Thanks for any advice on how to proceed and whether I will be given options in this process. In case it matters, the car has Collectible Vehicle Insurance from Condon & Skelly (MetLife) who have been really terrific so far.
--jim
[email protected]
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