The other car's the crumple zone

[TheBrownHornet]

Greetings All,

First post after lots of reading. Thanks to all contributors, this site is an awesome resource.

Yesterday, someone tried to test out the rear end strength of our 07 HSE by crashing into the back at a set of lights. Minor damage to the rear bumper and an awaful lot of his paint on the tow hitch receiver. The other vehicle, a mitsibishi van, was not driveable.

Can anyone recommend a repairer in Perth, preferably eastern suburbs (Bassendean) that knows these vehicles and can not only put the vehicle right, but check that there isn't any more sinister damage that I can see.

Thanks in advance.

Graham

[gghaggis]

Lombardi's in Bentley are the "approved" Land Rover repairer. They're pretty good, but expensive!

Auto Accident Repair Centre, 3/19 Elliott, Midvale also do them - have heard good things about them from clients.

Cheers,

Gordon

[PKD4]

Must be something in the air!

Someone ran up the back of my D4 on Monday afternoon with similar results. The offenders front end looked a lot worse than my rear.

I am thankful that damage is fairly light but still a pest to have to deal with - unfortunately the other driver was uninsured in my case also...why oh why don't people get third party property cover???

I can't help with repairers but I am sure that some of the other forumites local to you will have some good advice.

Pat

[Scary]

Lombardi's in Bentley are the "approved" Land Rover repairer. They're pretty good, but expensive!

Auto Accident Repair Centre, 3/19 Elliott, Midvale also do them - have heard good things about them from clients.

Cheers,

Gordon

Following a bad experience with Lombardi Bros many years ago it most certainly wouldn't be my repairer of choice

[TheBrownHornet]

Thanks for the responses all,

Will give Auto Accident Repair Centre in Midvale a try, they're reasonably close to me.

Sorry to hear about your similar mishap PKD4, fortunately the guy that hit us was insured and even pretty nice about it all.

Graham

[CaverD3]

Lombardis may be good as you have had a recommendation from someone who knows their stuff but being LR recommended repairer means nothing. It only means they use LR parts rather than pattern parts.
Scientific Smash repairs stuffed up the repair on mine badly and then returned it with more damage after trying the rectify. It cost the insurer more than the original claim to have rectified by a decent repairer (Keith Borrow) I rang LR to complain and asked why they are recommended when they are so poor. They told me they can do nothing as long as they use LR parts.