Advice Needed for new Peugeot owner

Hi, I have just got a brand new 206s. I bumped the front left wing and I
don't want to claim the insurance, the metal is bashed in. The quote I got
from the panel beaters was £1290, I recon this is a bit expensive and so
does everyone else. I can get a new wing for £55 however this isn't the same
colour as the car (Aluminium). Can anyone give me any advice as it's a brand
new car, I am skint and don't want top claim the insurance as there is a
£500 excess. Thanks for any advice.

 

If you care to post your general location, someone will likely advise on
trusted local bodyshop.

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Thanks, I am in Edinburgh in Scotland.

 

£1290, well over the top and £500 excess...is this common? I would get
another in touch with another insurance company, although this could be down
to your age/experience I guess.

Try Googling or the like for bodyshops in your area, but I reckon you should
be able to get the job done for around £400 if it is just the wing.

 

23 and just past my test!

 

To give you some idea, I have just had a wing replaced and resprayed on
my wife's 206. Job was done by the main Peugeot dealers in Cardiff for
£498 all in. The paint job they did was excellent - you can hardly see
its been done. If a main dealer charges £498, I would have thought you
could get it a lot cheaper at a smaller garage.

 

Find a male friend and get him to take the car for a quote.

Stephen.

 

Surely in these days of female equality, that wouldn't make any
difference, would it????
Err, yes, it probably would!
Try it Tina, and let us know!

 

£260 and I got it myself! Wooooo! Come on the 206's!!!!

 

So now we know. If we want to get the best price we have to get our
wives/girlfriends to do it for us. Or do a bit of cross-dressing!!

 

Come on the cross dressers and the 206's!!!!!

 

thats very expensive, u cud prob get the whole car done 4 that much, if not
less. i know people who will paint a wing, 4 around £55-£100. they are easy
2 fit