Any experience with Autobahn Autobody in Costa Mesa CA?

[bigrubberjeep]

Any good or bad comments of Autobahn Autobody in Costa Mesa CA?

[PRE-H20]

are you looking for a good shop? i was recently hit from behind and found a place in costa mesa that is pretty good. he does brabus mercedes, porsche, ferraris (ferrari repair shop right next door)

let me know..... i should get my car back on wednesday

[bigrubberjeep]

YES PLEASE, I know exacly where the Ferrai dealership is too.

QUOTE]Originally posted by alexander911
are you looking for a good shop? i was recently hit from behind and found a place in costa mesa that is pretty good. he does brabus mercedes, porsche, ferraris (ferrari repair shop right next door)

let me know..... i should get my car back on wednesday [/QUOTE]

[PRE-H20]

the place is called "speedway collision" the owners name is "sam"
949-631-0509. mine was a company insurance deal and sam handled the adjuster wonderfully.....

he is NOT next to a dealership...... it is next to a ferrari mechanic.... the shop doesnt look like much, be sam came highly recommended through several sources........

[JMPRO]

If its the autobahn on baker just off fairview, they are the poorest excuse for a body shop i have ever seen.
Jerry

[Mrdi]

Roses auto body C.M.
Been there forever. do outstanding work.
professional,
There are many P car shops in CM

[IceBlueSC]

Originally posted by JMPRO
If its the autobahn on baker just off fairview, they are the poorest excuse for a body shop i have ever seen.
Jerry

Jerry:

I am surprised to hear that you had a bad experience with Autobahn. When I got my car repaired there a couple of years ago I had a very pleasant experience. The quality of the repair was excellent and dealing with the staff was great.

I actually got two recommendations for shops back then I after talking to both owners it was a very tough decision, but Autobahn was just around the corner from me at the time.

I would actually use them again. Sorry to hear about your bad experience with them.

Cheers....

[bigrubberjeep]

Originally posted by JMPRO
If its the autobahn on baker just off fairview, they are the poorest excuse for a body shop i have ever seen.
Jerry

If your going to bash them, you should at least be specific about your specific "incident" if there even was one.

I'm serious! This is a very trickiy area for me since I know nothing about paint and body work, let alone shops.

[IceBlueSC]

Originally posted by bigrubberjeep
This is a very trickiy area for me since I know nothing about paint and body work, let alone shops.

I was in the same boat when I was looking for a shop. Best thing to do is get 2 to 3 recommendations (hopefully close to your area) and go and talk to the shop managers/owners to get a comfort level with them. You'll know from that conversation (and possibly a tour of their facility) who you would feel comfortable with and the type of operation that they have.

Good luck!

[JMPRO]

I'm trying to figure out why i would make a statement that" they are a poor excuse for a body shop" if i had never been there. Yes i had an "incident" a few years back. The job that was supposed to take only a week, took more than three weeks. They said they were waiting on a part that was hard to find and i got on the phone and found it in 10 minuets within 10 miles of the shop. When i got my car back it was filthy on the inside because it had been sitting in the shop for 3 weeks with the windows down. After getting it home i started checking other things and found numerous nuts and bolts that were loose or missing completly. The repair also called for 4 new tires because all were flat spotted in the spin. The body shop subed the tire replacement out to a local tire shop by just sending the rims. When i got the car back it had an awful shimmy in the front end so i went to the tire shop{Grand Prix} in Costa mesa and asked to have the tires rebalanced and they would'nt do it free because they were on the car and they didn'nt install them on the car . I would have to take the wheels off and give them to the body shop and have them take them to the tire shop for rebalance which i would'nt do. The whole story is rather long and boring so thats why i did'nt go into it on my first post. I would never reccomend that place to anyone.
Jerry

[Nine9six]

I'd say that experience rates a, "Poor excuse for a bodyshop." However, it does sound typical for a bodyshop.
I do have an additional observation though...Why do some posters get your panties in a bunch, when someone expresses an opinion based upon their own personal experience?

[RickM]

Ever have a "Body Shop" give your car keys to a homeless person....who drove the car around .....and lived in it?

That's a poor excuse for a body shop....

[Zeke]

Originally posted by Nine9six
I'd say that experience rates a, "Poor excuse for a bodyshop." However, it does sound typical for a bodyshop.
I do have an additional observation though...Why do some posters get your panties in a bunch, when someone expresses an opinion based upon their own personal experience?

Not so. My B-in-law works at a body shop in Laguna Nigel where manyof the new car dealers don't have body shops due to zoning or whatever. These dealers send the work over to the 'existiing' bodyshops on Forbes Rd., apparently allowed to exist for some reason. Not the point.

If they were to return these cars dirty, or less than perfect, for that matter, business would no longer be forthcoming from the dealers. Most cars leave there better than they were before their accident. Completely detailed. If you knew the type of people who live in So Orange County, you would understand why. Can you say nouveau riche? I used to live there and had to get out. Again, not the point.

Panties? I'd say it's fair to ask why someone is unhappy, don't you?

[bigrubberjeep]

Well I just dropped it off, it was conforting to see a bently and a Rolls Royce being worked on as well as a couple other 6 figure cars there. Facility looked good, not messy, sothat tells me they take time with details. We will see.......

[IceBlueSC]

Originally posted by bigrubberjeep
Well I just dropped it off, it was conforting to see a bently and a Rolls Royce being worked on as well as a couple other 6 figure cars there. Facility looked good, not messy, sothat tells me they take time with details. We will see.......

Good luck and let us know how it turns out!

Cheers.

[JMPRO]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by bigrubberjeep
[B]If your going to bash them, you should at least be specific about your specific "incident" if there even was one.

I was refering to the comment "if there even was one" as if i would make up a story to bash a business.
Jerry

[JP911]

Milt-
I was about to take offense at your comment as I live in South OC, but then I stepped back and thought, "Oh yeah, he's right." I've lived here for 5 years (came from PA) and I consider myself lucky to live in one of the enclaves that is relatively free of the nouveau riche attitude. I'd love to tell you where it is, but it's a secret

[Nine9six]

Originally posted by Zeke
Panties? I'd say it's fair to ask why someone is unhappy, don't you?

Sorry Zeke,
I believe you missed my point...I agreed that the type of service rendered was drastically substandard, and further noted that this type of work seems to be, business as usual, for a great number of body shops.
I also noted that in the same post, someone took exception to another member expressing his "opinion" regarding a specific bodyshop. I was wondering why this person took the berating of the bodyshop, personally.
Sorry; apparently something got lost in the translation...
Cheers,
Paul

[bigrubberjeep]

Originally posted by Nine9six
Sorry Zeke,
I believe you missed my point...I agreed that the type of service rendered was drastically substandard, and further noted that this type of work seems to be, business as usual, for a great number of body shops.
I also noted that in the same post, someone took exception to another member expressing his "opinion" regarding a specific bodyshop. I was wondering why this person took the berating of the bodyshop, personally.
Sorry; apparently something got lost in the translation...
Cheers,
Paul

It might have been to clear up what was not so clear at the time

[Nine9six]

Er, ah, thanks for the words clarification, Mr. bigrubber somethingorother.