Kriswithak
Senior Member
Hey all, been a while since I started a thread (they are normally full of trajedy when I do anyway) but I had to stop lurking and put this up in the hopes someone might have a bit of advice etc!
So I was rushing to work over the weekend and filtered through to the front of a set of lights and clipped someones mirror, anyway, minor damage, tiny dent and a small crack in the plastic (everything else fine).
So I pulled over exchanged details, and basically said, the damage in minimal, should be an easy fix/replace only a few hundred dollars at most, and the guy agreed said he would get a quote and we went our merry ways.
Anyway, this was his old 95 Maxima (Nissan) 30g and I thought sweet :spank:, we have an understanding, he'll get the price and get back to me, I'll cough up the cash and its all good.
Anyway his initial quote was for $900 and he got two more quotes (after I demanded them), the cheapest of which is $760ish , but ALL the quotes are for a brand new mirror (priced at $600) and I have called a heap of wreckers who have them for $90-$110.
Now I've replied basically saying, that the replacement should be like for like, and that the expectation of a brand new mirror isn't reasonable.
From a legal perspective (Rumpole you might know this) do I have a leg to stand on making the request that he get a quote sourcing a second hand part? I've offered to get the part, and deliver it to his chosen repairer, but I get the feeling he wants to screw me for the cash.
He has tried to request that I pay him asap (2 weeks) but I'm going to reply to his next correspondence saying that if he gets the work done I will pay the repairer on completion. (so he can't just screw me for the money and not get it done).
So at this stage I have replied asking for a quote for the price on sourcing a second hand mirror (+ the actual labour and possible paint work required).
The mirrors I've sourced + the labour and paint from one of his chosen repairers (I rang and checked) is about $250 if I get them the mirror (including me buying the mirror), although obviously he has to agree.
Anyway turned my already crappy weekend, that started on friday night and finished at 10pm on sunday and basically incorporated about 28 hours of work, into a totally @$&% weekend! (And yes thats between two jobs so no overtime)
So I was rushing to work over the weekend and filtered through to the front of a set of lights and clipped someones mirror, anyway, minor damage, tiny dent and a small crack in the plastic (everything else fine).
So I pulled over exchanged details, and basically said, the damage in minimal, should be an easy fix/replace only a few hundred dollars at most, and the guy agreed said he would get a quote and we went our merry ways.
Anyway, this was his old 95 Maxima (Nissan) 30g and I thought sweet :spank:, we have an understanding, he'll get the price and get back to me, I'll cough up the cash and its all good.
Anyway his initial quote was for $900 and he got two more quotes (after I demanded them), the cheapest of which is $760ish , but ALL the quotes are for a brand new mirror (priced at $600) and I have called a heap of wreckers who have them for $90-$110.
Now I've replied basically saying, that the replacement should be like for like, and that the expectation of a brand new mirror isn't reasonable.
From a legal perspective (Rumpole you might know this) do I have a leg to stand on making the request that he get a quote sourcing a second hand part? I've offered to get the part, and deliver it to his chosen repairer, but I get the feeling he wants to screw me for the cash.
He has tried to request that I pay him asap (2 weeks) but I'm going to reply to his next correspondence saying that if he gets the work done I will pay the repairer on completion. (so he can't just screw me for the money and not get it done).
So at this stage I have replied asking for a quote for the price on sourcing a second hand mirror (+ the actual labour and possible paint work required).
The mirrors I've sourced + the labour and paint from one of his chosen repairers (I rang and checked) is about $250 if I get them the mirror (including me buying the mirror), although obviously he has to agree.
Anyway turned my already crappy weekend, that started on friday night and finished at 10pm on sunday and basically incorporated about 28 hours of work, into a totally @$&% weekend! (And yes thats between two jobs so no overtime)