I heard that Chris and Phils were the best in our area so when I got into an accident there was no question in my mind who I would take my vehicle to. Everything seemed to be fine, I was in an accident on November 15th and they towed my car there on November 17th. When I talked with the estimator a week and a half later he said that everything was fine and my car would be ready on December 10th. That was fine with me, i knew it was a large job and I was in a nice Mustang for my rental so I was fine! Dec 9th came around and I called the shop, the estimator said the target date is set for December 15th, I was still okay with it, my insurance covers 30 days for my rental so that was okay. December 14th rolled around and what do you know, my target date was now set for December 23rd! Not only was my car not finished, they had not even BEGAN the work!! Now I am getting upset because my rental is coming out of my pocket and at $30 per day that is not fun! December 22nd came around and Nope, still not ready! Now the estimator says they are waiting on parts and it should be ready Jan 2nd...I am upset and ask him what the hell is going on, he gives me the excuse that it is a "big job" that will require 70 man hours...yet the work had not even begun. He says that he will try to help me with the rental but never calls me back.
When I call in on December 30th, he says that they are going to put me into a rental and pay for it...the only good thing coming out of this. My car is still set to be ready on the 2nd but when I go to the shop to look at it, it was in a million pieces and not even being worked on! Jan 2nd the estimator calls me and says that he is not leaving the shop that night until my vehicle is finished and for me to come up there at 6:30 to pick it up. I got into my rental at 6:20 and on the way the estimator calls me to say that the alignment is messed up and they will have to "try again on Monday". Today is January 16th and I still dont have my car, I called the shop and the front desk lady said my car is going to be ready today so we will see.
61 days, $450 in rental, $500 for deductible and 1000 headaches later...I really would not recommend this body shop read more