Apparently this guy doesn't know how to read, I never once said that I currently work for their competitor "Caliber Collision" I said I did work for them in the past. The reason I wanted to get an estimate from Utopia was because they had cheaper labor rates than the bigger shops that I got other estimates at. So i figured I would give get an estimate from Utopia to help it make it easier for my neighbor to pay. I told my neighbor that I would need the fender blended because my car is in pristine condition, there isn't even a single rock chip in the front bumper. Mercedes Benz of Rocklin has offered to buy my car several times because of the condition it is in and the miles on my car. With my experience painting over the years it is impossible to tint a color and have a perfect but match to the adjacent panel. hints the reason why i wanted the fender blended because I didn't want to see ANY type of different shade of color on my Mercedes Benz. You can be the best painter in the world, and you will never lay the metallic the same as the adjacent panel, the face might look the same but the flop will never be the same shade. IF this was an insurance claim, the insurance would not pay for a blend, but in this case, I told them I was paying cash, so it doesn't matter if i wanted hearts and stars painted on my vehicle, i'm at a body shop requesting to pay for work to be done and they are denying it? I never heard such a thing. If a customer is paying out of pocket and they told me what they wanted done, then i would do it. I find it hilarious that the owners daughter and the owner him self has no idea who they are dealing with, I can run that shop with my eyes closed, Im I-Car Gold and Platinum certified, also certified in welding and aluminum repair. I got certified with PPG back in Spain, and Certified with Akzo Nobel in Los Angeles and Certified with BASF in Germany. I have ran multiple shops and also bought and sold body shops. Everyone in this industry knows who I am including all the reps from Sata, Iwata, PPG, AKZO, and Basf. I've painted Million dollar cars around the world, Porsche 934RS, Koeneggseggs, Lamborghini's, Etc. I had so many job offer's from body shops, paint reps, insurance adjusters and etc but you couldn't pay me enough to work for someone ever again. so i find it funny when someone tries to question my knowledge. The owner said in his comment that I "wanted to collect from the person that damaged his vehicle" I specifically explained to my neighbor that i wanted the fender blended and i explained to him why i wanted to blend it and he said its fine and instructed me to get 6 estimates from any shop and thats what I did. hints the reason why I went to utopia because i wanted to make it cheaper for him to afford. To be honest, I already know Utopia would be the cheapest estimate i would have gotten because of their labor rates compared to other estimates I've gotten, so most likely I would have dropped the vehicle for repair to Utopia and they would have earned my business. The owner also said in his comment that " It seemed like i wanted to just post a negative review" ???? I've got way more important things to do than to waste my time posting negative reviews, as a matter of fact i just posted a negative review on yelp about this business and you can see on my yelp page that i never made a review in my life. This is probably the first time i have ever felt the need to post a review and the reason im doing so is because of the horrible customer service and disrespect I received when i went in to get an estimate. If you haven't noticed my email, Romelceo@gmail.com "Chief Executive Officer" I am a business owner myself and my net worth is worth more than 20 of his body shops, the address i put on the information sheet was my grandparents address because i dont want my home address out there, so me "wanting to post a negative review" is not a factor, I have much more important things to do. I wanted to post a review on Carwise but it seems like they Run a Program called CCC One which I would need to be a customer to post a review. I have already made a review on every website possible, I have posted this situation on my social media sites as well such as, Facebook and Instagram, i have a lot of followers and i have had over 800 likes and over 2k comments and im glad i can get the word out about this business and I also contacted Fox 40 Sacramento, The Good morning Show, KCRA 3, ABC News, Sacramento Bee, and The Sacramento Metropolitan chamber of commerce. As you can see in my long responses and reviews that im am taking the time out my day because i am highly frustrated and the amount of disrespect and customer service I received. Like i said, I did not say or do anything wrong to for the young lady (Owners daughter)(Manager) at the desk to act the way she did towards me, ..Continued.. read more