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[Dishevelled Den]

Yes, that was a bloody shame Del - still, you've got the car back again.

[Andy B]

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Oh! 

Still don't know how they got to that kind of figure ................. but I suppose when they're charging £100+ an hour they can quickly rack up that kind of price.

[Entwood]

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I have, was there for an hour looking over it  £9239 repair bill in total 

opps me side ways!!!!! What did you do to it??? 

In a nutshell .....  he didn't fasten the bonnet .......

It is quite normal for the excess to be paid to the repair company before the car is released   

[Del Boy]

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Oh! 

Still don't know how they got to that kind of figure ................. but I suppose when they're charging £100+ an hour they can quickly rack up that kind of price.

New roof, new bonnet, front bumper repair, bonnet struts, new bonnet catches, new grill, windscreen, bolts, interior mirror fixings, reset BMW SOS Function etc. BMW body panels are stupidly expensive, I had a door replaced on my 5 Series, it was a little over £2100, just for a drivers door fitted & painted.

Seems the the bonnet issue had quite a few underlying problems from a previous bodge job from the company I bought it off. A catch which wasn't fitted correctly, one of the catches completely missing.

[Andy B]

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In a nutshell .....  he didn't fasten the bonnet .......
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no safety catch then? 

[Del Boy]

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I have, was there for an hour looking over it  £9239 repair bill in total 

opps me side ways!!!!! What did you do to it??? 

In a nutshell .....  he didn't fasten the bonnet .......

It is quite normal for the excess to be paid to the repair company before the car is released   

In a nutshell the bonnet was fastened correctly, it came out of my bodyshop and I was told the bonnet was now working, opening and closing fine. A day later when driving up the motorway the problem clearly wasn't fixed. The guy who done my work has subsequently moved workshops and I haven't heard a thing from him since. Funnily enough, the day after this happened I turned up at his workshop, only to be confronted by his unit owner saying that he hadn't paid the rent for 2 months, and had done a disappearing act.

[feeutfo]

Yep, had a few prangs, almost all in Slough. Always paid the excess to the repairer to a have it paid back later once the claim is settled with the other side....

...or not, in your case. 

Bet that made you jump, when the bonnet flipped up?  ...as Jethro would say "Cherrrrist" 

[Del Boy]

Yep, had a few prangs, almost all in Slough. Always paid the excess to the repairer to a have it paid back later once the claim is settled with the other side....

...or not, in your case. 

Bet that made you jump, when the bonnet flipped up?  ...as Jethro would say "Cherrrrist" 

Wasn't the most pleasant experience 

[Nick W]

Oh! 

Still don't know how they got to that kind of figure ................. but I suppose when they're charging £100+ an hour they can quickly rack up that kind of price.

They might charge retail customers £100 an hour, but there is no way that an insurance company pay that much! The recovery business is the same; the breakdown companies pay us less than 2/3 what we would actually charge if you rang and asked for the same job.

Not seen a 7 series do that, it's usually clits. Yet another reason not to buy a Renault!

[Del Boy]

Oh! 

Still don't know how they got to that kind of figure ................. but I suppose when they're charging £100+ an hour they can quickly rack up that kind of price.

They might charge retail customers £100 an hour, but there is no way that an insurance company pay that much! The recovery business is the same; the breakdown companies pay us less than 2/3 what we would actually charge if you rang and asked for the same job.

Not seen a 7 series do that, it's usually clits. Yet another reason not to buy a Renault!

A slightly common thing on the E65/66 is for the cable to stretch which usually sticks the bonnet down, which was a problem originally. Eventually got it open and supposedly 'fixed', however it obviously wasn't. But yeah, people have seen it happen before on these, guy from the body shop actually said the same earlier, he has done one before, however it was a few years back now.

[Andy B]

Oh! 

Still don't know how they got to that kind of figure ................. but I suppose when they're charging £100+ an hour they can quickly rack up that kind of price.

They might charge retail customers £100 an hour, but there is no way that an insurance company pay that much! The recovery business is the same; the breakdown companies pay us less than 2/3 what we would actually charge if you rang and asked for the same job.

Not seen a 7 series do that, it's usually clits. Yet another reason not to buy a Renault!

A slightly common thing on the E65/66 is for the cable to stretch which usually sticks the bonnet down, which was a problem originally. Eventually got it open and supposedly 'fixed', however it obviously wasn't. But yeah, people have seen it happen before on these, guy from the body shop actually said the same earlier, he has done one before, however it was a few years back now.

It does make the case for forward hinged bonnets. Didn't older BMWs (2002) have forward hinged bonnets?

[Del Boy]

Oh! 

Still don't know how they got to that kind of figure ................. but I suppose when they're charging £100+ an hour they can quickly rack up that kind of price.

They might charge retail customers £100 an hour, but there is no way that an insurance company pay that much! The recovery business is the same; the breakdown companies pay us less than 2/3 what we would actually charge if you rang and asked for the same job.

Not seen a 7 series do that, it's usually clits. Yet another reason not to buy a Renault!

A slightly common thing on the E65/66 is for the cable to stretch which usually sticks the bonnet down, which was a problem originally. Eventually got it open and supposedly 'fixed', however it obviously wasn't. But yeah, people have seen it happen before on these, guy from the body shop actually said the same earlier, he has done one before, however it was a few years back now.

It does make the case for forward hinged bonnets. Didn't older BMWs (2002) have forward hinged bonnets?

Quite a few older ones had forward hinged bonnets  I think they're a much better idea!

[albitz]

Yep, they did. Never understood why the idea didnt become more widespread. They were a lovely little car btw. Much classier than the current crop from the spinning propeller crowd imo.

[05omegav6]

Labour rates here abouts £25 - £30 ph.

[Andy B]

Labour rates here abouts £25 - £30 ph.

Even the local place servicing caravans charges £40+vat / hour