I am going to put this car up for sale in the near future. Should I have these dents repaired before I sell this car or would most buyers rather buy the car as is and do the necessary body work. A tree limb fell on the car one day when I was about to take out on Saturday drive. Did not break the paint but ruined my day. Have not gotten an estimate yet and don't know what it would cost to fix. What would make the most sense , Sell as is or have it repaired?
Fix or sell as is?
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That's a good looking car, I guess you would have to decide the cost of fixing against how much you would lose on offers.
If it can be fixed for, let's just say 400 and someone tries to offer you a thousand less than your asking price then it would be in your best interest to fix it.
Just my two pennies.
If it can be fixed for, let's just say 400 and someone tries to offer you a thousand less than your asking price then it would be in your best interest to fix it.
Just my two pennies.
abodyjoe
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see if one of those painless dent removal places can do anything with it..
if you sell as is you will take a pretty good hit on price.
if you sell as is you will take a pretty good hit on price.
ESP47
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Hmm, call up a few PDR guys and see what they'll charge. Sometimes they wont even mess with old cars because the steel is too thick compared to what they're used to doing. It's a nice car so I'm assuming you're going to be selling it for around $10k or so? If it was a $5000 and below car I'd say leave it. Since it's nice, I'd get it fixed depending on what they'll charge. Assume a buyer will probably want you to lower the price another $500 because of the dents.
1973dusterkid
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I would fit it and keep the car or give it to me.
If this happened in your yard and you are a homeowner your homeowners insurance may fix it for you. Just a thought.
Bulldozer
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a heat gun and a good shot of keyboard duster may pop most of that out , it wont hurt the paint either
search dent removal with air duster on youtube
search dent removal with air duster on youtube
Well I'll be jiggered.
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9OGa9vB42Q"]Paintless Dent Repair Using a Heat Gun and a Can of Compressed Gas Duster - YouTube[/ame]
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9OGa9vB42Q"]Paintless Dent Repair Using a Heat Gun and a Can of Compressed Gas Duster - YouTube[/ame]
Bulldozer
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yep, there it is. i used that method to take hail dings out of my 35 year old decklid and it worked like a charm. sometimes it takes a few tries because our metal is heavier gauge.
That is really good to know.
inkjunkie
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Asked my insurance agent about this and they said nope. There explanation was if it something that can have its own policy than it needs to be insured. A friend had a 1-of 6 GTO at a friends house that caught fire. Friend was a knucklehead and did not have any insurance on it. The agent that had the house insured told my friend that he was sol, that is why they write car policies.
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