STEER CLEAR of A Superior Collision Shop! It was a huge mistake, choosing this place. It was the absolute WORST car repair experience I've had in my 30 years of driving.
I came in for a damaged rear bumper on my Golf. They told me it would take a few weeks to fix, given the parts shortages, etc. Instead, it took them TWO (2) WHOLE MONTHS, literally.
I asked for a loaner because, obviously, for a family, it's a logistical nightmare to live in the South Bay with one car. They refused to give me a loaner. So, we spent a bunch of money on Uber and on a rental during the two months I didn't have my Golf, which A Superior Collision Shop was supposed to be repairing.
When I finally lost my patience, I told them they needed to reimburse two months of my car payments because they'd held on to my Golf so much longer than originally planned, which caused lots of unexpected expenses and major inconveniences. I said if they didn't, I'd be leaving scathing reviews wherever I could, which is what I'm doing. In response, the owner called me on the phone and was super rude to me. Toward the end of the conversation, he said I had to decide whether I wanted them to finish the repairs or stop them, in which case they would return the vehicle to me unfinished. Of course, that would have created problems with my insurance and even more headaches and delays because the car wouldn't have been drivable. Obviously, he knew he had me where he wanted because I was out of options. I had no choice but to agree to let them finish the repairs.
According to the shop, the repairs took so long because they had to send the car to the dealership several times. No one informed me when I was getting the estimate and dropping off the car two months earlier about the shop's inability to fix the bumper in-house. I don't remember anyone telling me they'd have to run the car to the dealer multiple times. When I inquired and eventually complained, of course, the shop blamed everything on the dealership.
The initial estimate seemed reasonable (I am no expert on cars). They warned me the cost might go up if they found more damage. The money they ended up charging my insurance is about 7-8k over the original estimate. I wouldn't care about that because I'm not paying that -- if they had at least accommodated my request for a loaner. What I'm about to say is not in any way legally valid: I can't prove this was a scam, nor am I going to try because I have no time or energy for that, but I do have a nagging sensation I got taken advantage of.
Today, I picked up my car. There were over 1500 miles more on the odometer than there were when I dropped the car off these two long months ago, according to the shop's own paperwork. I asked them to email me a photo proving they didn't put those extra miles on my car. They did, but I have no idea if I can believe that time stamp. It looks like something I could have photoshopped.
The cherry on the cake? They gave me the car back with my FasTrak missing, so we had to spend more time on hold and pay more money to get it replaced. Who did A Superior Collision Shop blame? Correct -- the dealership.
Conclusion: stay away from A Superior Collision Shop, learn from my mistake. read more