Freelander 2 versus Commodore

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Originally Posted by djhampson

Anybody know a good Land Rover repairer in Brisbane?...

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My family used Les Winters of Winters Smash Repairs on Spine street in Sumner Park for many many years (and far too many times).

Les is a rare gentleman to find in that trade, and tho sometimes things go slightly wrong, Les is always exceptionally reasonable.

should be on your way to work, highly reccommended!

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Originally Posted by djhampson

Anybody know a good Land Rover repairer in Brisbane? I think the bumper will need to be replaced because a lot of those scratches are a few mm deep. I'm based near Browns Plains but work in Toowong.

My poor car is only 9 weeks old and its already taken a whack from behind

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That is one reason that I buy second hand cars - someone else has had the devastating task of giving it the first scratch.

My dad is a panel beater and I have done many repairs myself, so I tend to be very critical of panel beaters. We had Swains in Slacks Creek repair our Commodore when it was rear-ended. They did a great job. They have been around for years (maybe even decades) and are very professional with the way they finish and present the car.

Where in Browns Plains are you? I'm just down the road at Jimboomba.

When I had my old Freelander, the bump shop at Eagle Farm did a superb job on repairing a gash down the side.

Thanks for all the suggestions everyone.


Paul - I'm at Forestdale.

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Originally Posted by incisor

i had some idiot in a very newish commadore ute side swipe me the other night... bloody idiot

i got a 50mm long black smudge on the rear corner, he did most of a side and one of his flash rear vision mirrors in.

could not believe the damage considering such a small mark on mine...

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oh thats easy to explain....

read my tagline...

or alternatively its darwin road rules.

the weaker vehicle shall give way to the stronger. Even If the driver of the weaker vehicle wants it otherwise.

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Originally Posted by justinc

Sorry to hear about it,:(:(

We only had our LS400 for about 3 weeks when an unlicensed driver, underage, driving an uninsured vehicle that he had no permission to drive ran up the back of it. The other half is pretty switched on, got all the info, and when a relative of the driver arrived and tried to say, it's only a tail light, we'll pay for that, the misses refused and insisted on insurance details and contact numbers. That is when we realised the idiot was under 16, had 'borrowed' his old mans work ute, and was driving it around to visit mates. :mad::mad:

We got the Lexus repaired OK, and the insurance company is chasing them for the $3600 it cost to repair and paint:eek::eek:

And to top it off, the little peanuts old man rang me and wanted to know who was going to pay for the damage to his work vehicle!! What an oxygen thief!


JC

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Now you know why the peanut lent his ute to his kid :D
It's possible that kid will never survive long enough to breed. That maybe natures way of cleaning the gene pool :)

Sorry to hear djhampson, she's a nice Freelander 2 you got there and I can empathise with your pain.

I use Buranda Motor Body Works at - wait for it - Buranda. Gary's a good bloke who does a cracker job on Alloy repairs & paint matching but to be honest I'm not sure what they're like on newer vehicles with the fancy bits and pieces because my beastie doesn't have any of that stuff :angel:

As they are an NRMA (or was it RACQ? Or both? Can't remember, but definitely one of them) approved repairer I'm sure they could do it though...