[jscorse]

One word.

Maaco.

For $500 they say they can give me 4 hours of body work and new paint.

I have a decent dent (6" around, 1/2 deep) in my rear quarter that needs to be either pulled out and/or filled and then several dozen door dings that the dent doctor guy said might be easier to just fill the whole door.

I drive over 80 miles per day at 80MPH+ all highway. All year round in NE. Winter snow, sand, salt, summer heat. The paint (or lack thereof) up front shows it. I bought a front cover (hate the term bra) but it's so bad up there I'm not sure it's worth it.

I love the car and I get to enjoy driving it fast every weekday. Long ago I've settled with trying to save it or drive it. The car is a DRIVING car. It loves to be driven I love to drive it -- he says speaking to the choir.

So I ust can't see spending several K and then driving it and worrying about all the cash being stripped off as I follow the sand truck at highway speed.

Comments welcome...