Car Buying Tips Guide 1

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Here is a partial list of what you should pay to have this more minor stuffremedied:
Bumper re-spray: $300 (including taking the bumper off and remounting)
Door or panel re-spray: $250-$500 (due to blending the color into otherpanels)
PDR: $40-$60 per panel
Touch-up paint: $85-$125 for the whole car
Wheel refurbishment: $90-$120 each
Windshield replacement: $150 and up—call more than one glass companyfor a quote


RUST
Rust isn’t as big an issue as it used to be, but can still afflict cars. CertainToyota trucks are very prone to chassis rot—as numerous class-action
lawsuits attest to. Make sure you look underneath any car you’re interestedin. And here is where CARFAX and AutoCheck are especially useful: if the
car’s history shows lots of time spent in the Midwest or Northeast, makesure you inspect it thoroughly for rot.


More common now is cosmetic damage to chrome trim from magnesiumchloride and other chemicals used in lieu of road salt. This can be


expensive to fix, as you need to replace the parts, and many are veryexpensive. Get some quotes if you see fading, delamination, or spill-like (^)
blemishes on grills and other chrome parts.

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