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Hey folks,
I was directed to Hallmark Auto Body in Inglewood to get an estimate on the hail damage my car sustained a couple of weeks ago. I just got the estimate back ($6,500 - yeeouch!) but was intending to take it to ECO Dent Repair to do the actual work as I've had a number of people recommend them.
Trouble is, ECO can't get my car in until October 11th (!!) and as I'm quickly becoming dehydrated from shedding tears each time I look at my car's dimpled face, I'm inclined to try and go with a different shop who can get me in sooner.
My next favoured choice is to go with Continental Auto Body as I've used them in the past and they were great, but they may not be able to get me in until sometime in September.
The third option is to go with Hallmark who can get me in as soon as August 31st, but after reading an old thread on Beyond about a Hallmark Horror Story (http://forums.beyond.ca/st/213523/ne...ark-auto-body/), I'm a bit flummoxed as to what to do.
On the one hand, the thread on Beyond was from back in 2008, so is perhaps a little less relevant 8 years later (I couldn't find any other bad reviews in my online search), but on the other hand, even hearing that one person had an issue with Hallmark has me feeling a bit anxious.
So my question to all you fine folks is threefold:
1. What's the skinny on Hallmark? Decent shop? Or should I steer clear?
2. Am I just being too impatient and should I just suck it up and wait the extra time to get into Continental?
3. Or should I really, really suck it up and just wait to get into ECO in October? (bearing in mind I'll be a weeping mess for the next 2 months)
Appreciate any and all input!
I was directed to Hallmark Auto Body in Inglewood to get an estimate on the hail damage my car sustained a couple of weeks ago. I just got the estimate back ($6,500 - yeeouch!) but was intending to take it to ECO Dent Repair to do the actual work as I've had a number of people recommend them.
Trouble is, ECO can't get my car in until October 11th (!!) and as I'm quickly becoming dehydrated from shedding tears each time I look at my car's dimpled face, I'm inclined to try and go with a different shop who can get me in sooner.
My next favoured choice is to go with Continental Auto Body as I've used them in the past and they were great, but they may not be able to get me in until sometime in September.
The third option is to go with Hallmark who can get me in as soon as August 31st, but after reading an old thread on Beyond about a Hallmark Horror Story (http://forums.beyond.ca/st/213523/ne...ark-auto-body/), I'm a bit flummoxed as to what to do.
On the one hand, the thread on Beyond was from back in 2008, so is perhaps a little less relevant 8 years later (I couldn't find any other bad reviews in my online search), but on the other hand, even hearing that one person had an issue with Hallmark has me feeling a bit anxious.
So my question to all you fine folks is threefold:
1. What's the skinny on Hallmark? Decent shop? Or should I steer clear?
2. Am I just being too impatient and should I just suck it up and wait the extra time to get into Continental?
3. Or should I really, really suck it up and just wait to get into ECO in October? (bearing in mind I'll be a weeping mess for the next 2 months)
Appreciate any and all input!
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