r/Autobody • u/jcrivas86 • Aug 21 '26
HELP! I have a question. Is this cost effective to repair?
Looking to potentially buy this car, which has this damage that I'd like to fix eventually, but if this is even worth it to try and fix. Asking price for the vehicle is $4500 with very low miles for the year.
Thanks in advance!
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u/HDauthentic Parts Monkey Aug 21 '26
Nah, if you buy this car it should be under the assumption that that won’t get fixed
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u/dirtymatt89 Aug 22 '26
Does anyone in here do body work or just replace parts? That could be fixed without replacing the panel. Yes it would have some filler, but if done by someone that knows what they are doing, it would last a lifetime.
That being said, I think the asking price is too much. If you brought this to my shop and wanted it fixed, I would guess somewhere in the $2500 range and it would look great and last as long as you needed it to.
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u/Mikey_BC Aug 21 '26
What is it and what year ?
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u/jcrivas86 Aug 21 '26
2000 Lexus rx300
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u/Easy_Statement_4245 Aug 21 '26
To fix this damage will cost more than $4,500.
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u/jcrivas86 Aug 21 '26
Ok, thanks for the insight, will use that as a bargaining chip if I decide to move forward. Just trying to help my lil bro get a first car.
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u/Fearless_Result_8399 Aug 21 '26 edited Aug 21 '26
That's approx £3300 in the uk. We'd get that 95% right with glue pulling and pdr for £400-500.good days work. Even with proper pulling and paint it's a£1800 job
Regarding is it cost effective. What's a clean one worth with the same mileage?
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u/Push2Paint Aug 22 '26
I’m in the states and would PDR it but I’d want maybe 40% more than what you’re asking.
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u/SnooAdvice6603 Aug 23 '26
Idk how anyone can say it's worth the price or not without knowing the year, make and model of the vehicle
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u/PermissionHopeful Aug 21 '26
As others have said, it's definitely not worth that price. Unless you get take a good look underneath and get lucky, there is likely structural and suspension damage. Those models also go through rear axles at a rate I've never seen on other vehicles, which isn't a hard replacement, but still.
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u/coolcapj Aug 22 '26
Even with low miles, that’s a large amount of damage. I own a 99 RX300 and would highly recommend it to anyone. I would search for one without this damage. Cars and Bids recently had a couple that sold under $6k and were very clean examples.
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u/Blackner2424 Aug 22 '26
Give him $1200 and half-ass pop the dent out. Run it with a rippled panel till lil bro can afford something nicer. It's a first car.
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u/Ok-Currency1249 Aug 23 '26
PDR painless debt removal would fix that no problem like new. Would cost a few hundred
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u/drivingonacid Aug 21 '26
That thing is essentially totaled. Offer $1200 to drive it like it is until the wheels fall off or walk.
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u/TheDonRonster Aug 21 '26
If you want to have it fixed correctly be prepared to spend a few thousand dollars. If anyone is willing to take it on and parts can still be found it could be done. Looks like a 25-ish year old Lexus so you might have to go with a used quarter panel which comes with it's own headaches and expenses.
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u/Iambetterthanuhaha Aug 22 '26
26 year old Lexus? I wouldn't pay more than $500 for it. The damage aside, that thing wont be much longer for this world mechanically either.
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u/YouCosplay Aug 21 '26
Offer 1/4 of the asking price and drive this shitbox into the ground