Maaco isn't a bad option. I used them to change the colour on my Spit
(russet to Porsche red), with the intent that it would hold things until I
could afford the time to do a top to bottom restoration on it. I've been
quite happy with the job they did. It isn't up to the level that I would
ideally like, but for the price I was very quite satisfied.
At 10:38 AM 23/11/1999 -0800, Philip Haldeman wrote:
>
>This will apply to LBCs, but it concerns my main transportation, a 1987
>Subaru, purchased 3 years ago from---a little old lady. The car had 9,500
>miles on it, and the color is a kind of cinnamon-rose that matched the
>little old lady's living room upholstry. Well, the other day I got slightly
>bumped in the parking lot at the R. rear trunck lid, went to the insurance
>co., got an estimate of $730 less my $200 deductible to fix it.
>
>I hate the color of the car. It's just >not me<. Do I spend the money at a
>"legitimate" body shop and leave the car in the original color, or do I have
>the car >inexpensively< repainted in a color I like? We're talking about a
>driver, here, of course. But is it possible to have a car repainted for
>around $730, including a quick spray of door jams, under hood, under trunk
>lid, and have the finish last. . . .What about Maaco? Can they do what
>they say? Can I get into trouble doing this? Or should I just grin and
>bear the original color?
>
>--Phil Haldeman
>
Mark Milotay, Principal
On the Mark Software & Consulting
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