PDR shops: weird feeling

[Cobraman]

I got my truck washed a month or so ago and while I was waiting in a drive-up, a guy walked up and said he could get my hail fixed by a good shop in Carrollton close to my house. I talked with him for a few minutes and gave him my number. The shop (another guy) called me a few times over the next month and I told them I wanted to wait until the storm season was past to fix it.

Well, I finally talked to the guy and he said he would cover my $200 deductible and give me an additional $300 towards a rental car, so basically, I would give him $300 less than I got from my insurance and then any supplements he gets from the insurance extra.

I don't know why, but I don't feel totally comfortable with this shop. It's Dent Mechanix in Carrollton off of West Parker. It just seems a little fly by night, but the price is certainly good. I'm worried about my truck getting jacked while it's in their possession or otherwise ragged out and then them trying to screw me somehow when I come to pick it up.

Any thoughts? It could just be a typical PDR shop, but I don't deal with them too often. Guy has seemed nice, but....for example, when I talked to him today, he said he would meet me at Enterprise when I get my rental car near my house and he'd just take my truck back to his shop and I could go with him to check it out if I wanted to see the shop. But, what about if he has an accident driving my truck back? What PDR business would be comfortable driving a customer's vehicle 5-10 miles back to his shop? I'm not comfortable with him driving my truck back to his shop either way. Just seems a little odd.

The same thing happened to me (also in carrollton)!! what wash were you at?

[Scott Mc]

The chance of a PDR tech being a hack right now it the opening posters situation is high. Most the good techs are at collision centers or dealerships. Also there have been several storms to work across the US so that makes the picking even less. A general rule to ask a tech is if he drills holes. If he says yes then walk away.

[SSMAN]

I passed on the deal. My gut was telling me it wasn't worth it. It was a very nice car wash and the guy was authorized to be there by the car wash and I did some due diligence, but it just wasn't worth it in the end.

The dentguru on here has a good rep. PM him

[FastFox]

If it walks like a duck ????????

[Vertnut]

Coming from an old bastard, when there's a "gut feeling", go with it. Looking back over the years, it's right almost every time.:wink1: