I "picked" this body shop,based on the reviews... Big Mistake! My vehicle is a 2018 Nissan Altima SV. I had a minor impact on the Passengers side,where someone had lost a load of brush (branches of various sizes) on Highway 60, which I take from Winchester to Lexington every work day,starting out before 5am (usually dark,with light traffic)
On this occasion, I had a tractor trailer "pushing" me, I couldn't slam on the brakes to avoid it,Nor swerve because of the vehicles on the opposite lane. The foliage rubbed the paint on the bumper, fender,hood headlight and shattered the fog light on the right side.
My insurance company had "Preferred shops"; but, Unfortunately for me,the waiting list was backed up by a couple months. So, as many do I looked online for a well reviewed, highly rated alternative. Cockrells Collision Repair "seemed" to fit my criteria at first glance,so I contacted them was greeted with the good news they could take my pics,estimate and schedule me for a couple weeks later...I gave them As much information as possible so that with Supply Chain shortages,they'd have More than enough time to order Any/All replacement parts possible. There are Amazing Artists that make car repair videos that make fixing vehicles in modern erra look easy,only because they are Professionals...Working with minor damage, it should have been easy to put the car back to how it look Pre Accident. After choosing Not to Repair existing parts that could have been,they opted to take the insurance estimate advice a "Replace" everything it would pay for.I was expecting the vehicle to look fresh off the line,at the dealership New, not just "fixed" for the Over $3K the charged. The overall look to me seemed that they Did Not replace Anything, except what was Necessary (shattered fog light,plastic fender weld cover,engine splash shield etc.)
The "over spray" paint to cover the rubs and scratches that were due to the impact brush was not well done,and left pitting on the hood,because it wasn't expressly due to the collision , but from gravel dings. Taking Pride in Paint & Body work should have led them to fill it it better,but the fact they wanted Maximum Profit by doing the job as cheaply as possible with low grade results seem the business model on this occasion. Even though the Representative called me Pleased with the results, almost bragging what an Excellent job had been done for my vehicle. Once on location, I was disappointed to see the lack of Quality Repair, and was given the Excuse because it had prior front end damage and bad repairs made,"They did the best they could with what they had to work with" because of this,the car looks half way fixed,and doesn't seem to bother them that everyone that sees Their Work is told to avoid going to them,because This is what you'll end up getting... I filed a Complaint with both my insurance company and the Office in Frankfort stating the botched job I received, with the let down of being told because I "Picked", I had no recourse to have it corrected. Go find a better shop next time was the advice given. So,they get over $3K for a $1,500.00 at best Shade tree hack job. I'm left with a car worth less,looking less than,because of reviews I wonder that are on here,if they are Real or not. read more