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Never go Maaco, can you say"rape"

Sep 6, 2003 - 12:34 AM
5sfeTurbo View Member Profile Enthusiast Joined Apr 14, '03 Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%)	Man, I went to maaco to get a quote on a paint job on a 4 piece body kit(not the whole car) and to remove a SLIGHT dent in my door he definatley quoted $1100!!! I luaghed and said thanks but no thanks. Id rather buy 30 cans of spray paint and a Ding King and call it a day. Just a heads up, they wanted blood.

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Sep 12, 2003 - 11:15 AM

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QUOTE (kuya1284 @ Sep 12, 2003 - 7:49 AM)

QUOTE (PhoenixDownVII @ Sep 11, 2003 - 5:23 PM)

QUOTE (kuya1284 @ Sep 6, 2003 - 12:07 PM)

Not everyone is into show quality paint jobs... there are a lot of people who place more value in a house than in a car, which is why they wouldn't mind spending less money for a cheap-a$$ paint job...

How is spending $2-3k (I got quoted from a private shop) on a paintjob define me as placing more value in a car than a house? I hope you know houses cost a BIT more than $2-3k and if even $5k is going to discourage you from buying a house, then, perhaps you should get a better job than at McDonalds....

...then again, perhaps you were exaggerating, in which case I really hope you are...

I think you misunderstood what I was getting at dude... when I made that comment, I was going off the premise that people assume that putting more money into a car will increase its value... but as we all know, this is not the case.

However, when you put more into a house, the value will appreciate, not depreciate... My comment was supposed to reflect the fact that people would find it more worthwhile to dump their money into a house rather than on a car. I hope that's clear enough for you.

And believe me, I know what it's like to spend money on a car. I'm on my 4th paint job, and invested a lot (maybe more than you) of money into my project. I know that ignorance is bliss, but before you go off making comments like you did, please make yourself more familiar with the members is this community.

For the record... I'm a computer programmer and a UI designer for a respectable company...

Oh, and BTW, welcome to the board.

wow okay, I totally saw it a different way. My bad, and even my response itself did read pretty witty, but I was just making a point. The McDonalds thing was a general statement, "If someone can't afford it, they should find a better job" <--shoulda worded it like that. The You was impersonal (Or however its called by the English rules).

And yea, I agree wholeheartedly. A car is never an investment (unless its a supra lol).

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5sfeTurbo Never go Maaco Sep 6, 2003 - 12:34 AM

Cody They quoted me $1300 WITHOUT CLEAR COAT for t... Sep 6, 2003 - 12:40 AM

5sfeTurbo LOL Thats such crap!! How are they in bus... Sep 6, 2003 - 12:45 AM

Cody Stupid people exsist. Either that or like, people... Sep 6, 2003 - 12:48 AM

kuya1284 QUOTE (5sfeTurbo @ Sep 5, 2003 - 10:45 PM) LOL Th... Sep 6, 2003 - 7:07 AM

Seth6Gen If they do quality work that dosent sound to obsur... Sep 7, 2003 - 12:02 AM

macavely damn i was quoted 650 puls tax=679 to paint my who... Sep 7, 2003 - 12:23 AM

Cody Probably with crap paint and no clear though. Let... Sep 7, 2003 - 12:32 AM

nicksceli i think it depends on what maaco you go to. a budd... Sep 8, 2003 - 5:14 PM

kuya1284 Just for the record... the quality of a paint job ... Sep 8, 2003 - 8:07 PM

Cody What Maaco actually does...well, they don't sa... Sep 8, 2003 - 9:24 PM

5sfeTurbo DOWN WITH MAACO!!! Sep 9, 2003 - 12:42 AM

97GTinKC " Just for the record... the quality of a pai... Sep 9, 2003 - 12:03 PM

PhoenixDownVII QUOTE (kuya1284 @ Sep 6, 2003 - 12:07 PM) No... Sep 11, 2003 - 7:23 PM

Inferno That was a bit harsh. Personally, I'd bet any... Sep 11, 2003 - 8:46 PM

PhoenixDownVII QUOTE (Inferno @ Sep 12, 2003 - 1:46 AM) That... Sep 11, 2003 - 9:17 PM

Cody Whoa, I don't know where you come from, but I ... Sep 12, 2003 - 1:39 AM

kuya1284 QUOTE (PhoenixDownVII @ Sep 11, 2003 - 5:23 P... Sep 12, 2003 - 2:49 AM

PhoenixDownVII QUOTE (kuya1284 @ Sep 12, 2003 - 7:49 AM) QUOTE (P... Sep 12, 2003 - 11:15 AM

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