Making the grown up decision

abodyjoe said

what the hell are you talking about????? i didn't say anything negative about anyones work. all i said was $8500 isn't a bad price for rust repair and a quality paint job. look around and see what guys are paying.. its in that ball park.. if you have a cheap guy that does great work thats awesome but also not the norm..

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I'm with abodyjoe.
You get what you pay for.
I know i'm in a different country so our pricing structure is probably different but the AUS$ and US$ are pretty much the same these days.

One thing I will mention (and it's not intended to stir any arguements) but our standards are much higher over here.I've seen too many imports with "show quality" paint jobs that would fall into the category of a "cheap backyard job" over here.

My 72 Dart Swinger was blasted to a bare shell,minimal rust tended to,bodywork,prime,paint and striping done for $6000.This was cheap as it was a new shop's first job and they really wanted the job to kick off their business.Other similar jobs I've seen them do run into $9-10K which is what you pay for a really nice driver quality job.

In contrast I paid $20K 5 years ago for a quality job on my challenger.The shop promised me for my money I would pull "Top Panel and Paint" at any show OUTSIDE of any capital city.
I got what I paid for.It turns heads and pulls trophies wherever I take it.

There is a LOT of time in a decent body/paint job and time has to be paid for.