Has anyone had personal experience with the following or would they recommend better???

Mini City Auto, 5412 Oak Forest
Southern States Collision, 2511 Wake Forest
Foster's Paint & Body, 3700 Capital Blvd

front end damage...maybe some damage under the hood...hell it might be totalled, I dunno. and something is leaking.

12/4/2006 8:03:27 PM

hey forget mini city, the fucked around with my brothers truck for weeks and it still isnt right

12/4/2006 8:07:44 PM

STAY THE FUCK AWAY FROM FOSTERS near west gate rd, biggest group of crooks i have ever come across. Absolutely the worst car related experience i have ever had.

12/4/2006 8:09:35 PM

just what i wanted to hear!
do you recommend any other places?

12/4/2006 8:11:02 PM

^ fosters is kinda across the street from us. we dont have a prob with them, but they tried to steal one of our customers once right in front of our main office in front of the service manager.

what the year, make, model of your car?

12/4/2006 8:11:08 PM

2000 nissan xterra

12/4/2006 8:11:28 PM

Haddock at Crossroads
Haddock at Maynard
I have taken 5 different cars there and never been dissapointed.

12/4/2006 8:14:28 PM

Westgate Imports off of wesgate road.

check them out and see if they can help you.

12/4/2006 8:14:47 PM

middle May of last year, wifes car gets hit in the parking lot needs new rear tail gate, goes to fosters. It takes until mid june to get the car back. Flaws in paint, bondo popping out of "new tailgate". Left it there, get it back mid july. Looks ok, drive home, discover none of the lights or rear defroster work. Keep it another day, bondo pops out again on supposedly this second "new" tailgate. Back to fosters, get it back mid july, take it on honeymoon, while on honeymoon tailgate lock quits working, rear defroster does not work,then the tailgate fell off the hinges. Back to fosters for another month. New hinges installed, paint touched up, still didnt fix the electrical. manager offers to buy me a steak dinner if I fix it. I take tailgate apart, discover the gray wire spliced to a blue wire, the black wire spliced to a red wire, etc. Rewire tailgate, good to go. About october, an outward dimple appears in tailgate, the wiper motor came loose and punched an outward dent in the tailgate. This likely had something to do with sheet metal screws crudely installed into holes for machine screws. At this point, i was fed up, fixed the motor and live with the dent. This spring the lock quit working again. Took it apart, lock mechanism linkage constructed out of coat hanger, awesome work. Made new one out of new coat hanger, discovered the had stretched the wire too tight and it had broken the wire as well.


Bottom line, shitty worksmanship, poor customer service. Though i didnt spend a dime, my wife was without a car for several months, and i spent a lot of time fixing their work.

12/4/2006 8:23:41 PM

oh yeah that's no good...i'll just put a big [NO] on my sheet over here

12/4/2006 8:29:20 PM

Raleigh Auto Body works

12/4/2006 9:31:30 PM

^^^Damn, Ben. I woulda fucking sued them. Bastards.

12/4/2006 9:38:17 PM

Southern states replaced my bumper when a jeep hit me from behind. The people up front are real nice (offering to call for a car/take care of rental). The estimators were thorough--took pictures, sat me down in the office, worked up a quote. They ordered the part quick, had it fixed in no time. I recommend.

Besides, they are part of a dealership...even though dealers are known for trying to get more $ out of you, they still have to uphold their image and reputation.

[Edited on December 4, 2006 at 10:38 PM. Reason : besides...]

12/4/2006 10:37:29 PM

ive had damn good luck with the bobby murray body shop on my truck both times it was wrecked, came in way under what was quoted both times, they know how to deal with the insurance companies well

12/4/2006 11:22:01 PM

true2form on westgate did me right...

12/5/2006 8:33:58 AM

^they is also good people

12/5/2006 8:59:52 AM

well i'm using southern states since my insurance company recommends them and i've heard good reviews from here and other places. thanks guys for your help!

12/6/2006 9:54:56 AM

i have been in 2 accidents with my lexus. I have taken it to true2form each time. The work is to notch, and the customer service is wonderful. If i had to go anywhere, true2form is where i would be.

12/6/2006 10:12:37 AM

^ I always take mine to True2Form. They do good work and have great customer service.

12/6/2006 10:14:40 AM

i took mine to Raleigh Auto Body...
not satisfied.
they accidently sprayed my side mirror with the paint and now my mirror looks like its been sand blasted, except with a silver tint (cause my car is silver).
also they worked on both of my bumpers and they didnt fit flush with the quarterpanels
not satistied.

someone told me Renn Auto Body in Durham is the bestestest.

12/9/2006 6:20:45 PM

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"true2form"

12/9/2006 6:25:38 PM

Jeffries & Sons Auto Body & Marine on Lake Wheeler Road... just north of the Farmer's Market heading toward downtown...



It's my family - and we do things right the first time.

12/19/2006 3:49:33 PM

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"i took mine to Raleigh Auto Body... not satisfied. they accidently sprayed my side mirror with the paint and now my mirror looks like its been sand blasted, except with a silver tint (cause my car is silver). also they worked on both of my bumpers and they didnt fit flush with the quarterpanels not satistied. someone told me Renn Auto Body in Durham is the bestestest."

Yeah they got white paint on my hood and the finish/clear coat seems rather subpar. But I think they did a better job on mine than yours. Not the best, but I guess I got what I paid for.

12/19/2006 5:06:14 PM