Lude Generation

Just run the Lude up to get a quote for bodywork and paint as follows
Paint all round (blow over where possible)some lacquer peel on o/s door,rear quarter and o/s wing small amount on n/s front wing
both rear arches need attention but by no means bad.(will weld new metal in where required)
Roof and boot showing little dots of white where the lacqer is going

Quoted £4,000
Apparantley you cant rub it down and blow over the sound bits to match(it will react with the previous paint
Also has quoted £5-600 for paint

Thoughts folks?

My thoughts: Drive it to Cornwall - the guy who welded and painted my car will do a FULL RESPRAY (inc. welding in new metal as required) for £1700..

um yeah.... try somewhere else. Maybe the guy can't be arsed so gave you a silly quote to get rid of you?

Merlin wrote:...Maybe the guy can't be arsed so gave you a silly quote to get rid of you?

Yeah, my guy did say rusty Prelude's are a bloody nightmare!

Sounds a lot.

The place Rob, Mart and myself used (although Mart isn't happy), Mart paid less than your quote for a full resto and respray.

It's not worth it for him to do a full car

It's worth it for 1/4

Just like garages prefer to do service, brakes etc rather then big jobs

That's why

Look for a guy who wants to work Instead

He will do a better job

Get your arse to Axford

£4k is a lot for a standard respray however if it was for a resto then that would be in the right ballpark.

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Sexy time