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Thread: Well... you get what you pay for.

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    Default Well... you get what you pay for.

    Jesus.. if this isn't the absolute worst case of buyer-beware I've ever seen...

    http://my350z.com/forum/lounge-off-t...0z-ruined.html

    I found this little gem while considering shops in my area for my M5 body kit and paint work. Seriously... who actually considers low-buck body-work anyway?!


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    What a mess. I think this falls under 'if it is too good to be true it probably is'.

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    Wow, just wow...........

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    Needs more screws. And rivets. Otherwise it's a nice install.

    Q> Where do guide dogs go to learn paint spraying anyway?..........

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    Disgusting

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    That's impressively bad, looks like self tapping screws used to hold it on o.O

    I mean seriously wtf!?

    Mind you for the amount he paid for it, it's probably worth every penny

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    Almost impossible to believe this wasn't deliberate. Was this customer poking the shop owner's wife or something?
    Drywall screws, that's priceless.
    "The gas pedal wouldn't go to the floor if it weren't meant to be there"

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    wow that's even worse than the work i do

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    Quote Originally Posted by tim eh? View Post
    wow that's even worse than the work i do
    Funny, cuz its true We've seen your paint brushed grille and it does indeed look better.

    10/90 Build 525im, 630,000+km, Eibach/Sachs, Engine Rebuild
    *RIP Oskar the DOG *

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    Damn man. Would you even trust them to repair it? Hell naw.
    Ken, from Melbourne AUS.
    '89 535iA with a 5 speed swap.

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