At Garuda Mall parking!!

Vid6639 · 16th May 2008, 05:45

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Originally Posted by IronWolf

Tough luck Rudra - Looks like it was an SUV who back up too much. Whatever it was with or without security camera footage, I dont think there is anything you could do about it now.

Hope Suraksha does a good clean job.

So Vid is a usual customer here eh? doesnt say much for your driving Vid

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Where is this Suraksha place?

lol. Ironwolf. My Alto has gone to him twice in 3 years.

My lancer I can't stand a single scratch on it and that is chauffeur driven so trips are a little more often.

reignofchaos · 16th May 2008, 06:41

Nice info vidyut. My front skirt has a few scratches and is in dire need of repainting. Now that lathangi is no more, will give suraksha a try.

akroy · 16th May 2008, 07:24

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Originally Posted by Rudra Sen

Had a chat with Ramamurthy of Suraksha. A big thank to Vid. Ramamurthy looks knowledgeable enough to say what all I had asked for.

Nice decision. Saw this thread late. Surakshaa has a pretty good paint job.
Every time I go there for my ALto service I see Ikon, Lancer, Hondas for some body related work.
During my Kolkata trip (I didnt mention this in my travelogue), when we parked our car outside Puri temple and went for visit, a mini bus couldnt stop on time and hit my parked Alto from behind causing a deformation (similar like Optra) on the boot door (I couldnt open the boot in the entire trip after that). After my return I gave it to Suraksha who did a pretty good job. The door looks as good as nothing happened.

The owner himself has a Innova and that is also parked there for cleaning.

Abhi

akroy · 16th May 2008, 07:28

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Originally Posted by reignofchaos

Nice info vidyut. My front skirt has a few scratches and is in dire need of repainting. Now that lathangi is no more, will give suraksha a try.

Yes go ahead, they have an excellent paint job. You will like it.
Meet Lokesh, the service engineer a good friend of mine. Both the owners are nice people too.

Abhi

kartikkumar · 16th May 2008, 18:25

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Originally Posted by theMAG

That hurts! There is this apparently good paint shop in JP Nagar - a friend who leaves his Swift there swears by it, although I've not seen the place. I'll talk to this friend and get back to you.

Rudra sir, sorry to see the damage. It must really hurt. Hope she is fixed up soon.

Mag, you wouldn't be referring to Sai Colorium by any chance? Their work is impeccable and are an exclusive body shop. They have their own paint booth and colour matching is within 2%. I had left my indica there as well as dad's Innova and on both occassions he did a fantastic job. Reasonable as well.

HotChillyPepper · 16th May 2008, 18:53

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Originally Posted by Rudra Sen

I didn't. But what can they do? Every single paid parking area is decorated with a notice saying management is not responsible for any theft or damage.
There are damages and it cannot be repaired like you said.

Thats really sad to see.
It is fine that Garuda Mall is not responsible for the damage. But they are responsible to prove that its not a fault of their infrastructure which caused the accedent.Just by writting a board will not save them from the legal complexity. If that was the case even after having boards telling "Unattending kids will not be our resposibility" at every entrance of elevators, why they appointed guards to prevent any unattended small kids entering it ? They also have a net to prevent direct falling from the upper floors.

The guard on duty at parking would have stopped the guy who did that to your vehicle and informed you through the public addressing system by just refering the Vehicle number. And no way the guard can say that he didnt see the accedent since the kind of a hit your car took would have made a big sound for sure.

The same kind of an accedent happend to my friends Ford Ikon at Shipra Mall in Noida. The guards stopped the guy who did it, announced our Vehicle number through PAS and asked us to report to the office. Me met the guy at the office and he agreed to pay any extra amount to be paid for the repairs after the insurance claim. The total cost of repair was 27K and he end up paying around 10K from his pocket.

lancer_rit · 16th May 2008, 19:37

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Originally Posted by Rudra Sen

Car's going there tomorrow. I should be getting it back on Tuesday (he said Monday). Estimate is 7000/- plus. Sundaram quoted 21,250/- plus/minus.

Wow, 21,250 for denting and painting the rear panel - seem very high. How much for denting and how much for painting. Wonder what is the charge for repainting the whole car ? Southern Motors usually charges 5k for denting and painting a door (maybe this dent is a tad too deep), and 2k for the front fender...
The 7000/- quote seems reasonable from an A.S.S. (for Maruti in this case)

Regards,

normally_crazy · 17th May 2008, 11:29

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Originally Posted by Sam Kapasi

I think this happened because you recently made a joke about GM and Microsoft in the jokes thread.

Your car may have been targetted for assault, even though I convinced you to delete the joke - I am afraid it was too late. The powers that be must have read it.

You shouldn't have posted that Rudra.

srijit · 17th May 2008, 14:17

Tough luck Rudra ji. Especially for someone who is passionate about how their cars look :(

dadu · 20th May 2008, 15:25

Any update, please post the repaired picture.

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Originally Posted by Rudra Sen

Had a chat with Ramamurthy of Suraksha. A big thank to Vid. Ramamurthy looks knowledgeable enough to say what all I had asked for.

Car's going there tomorrow. I should be getting it back on Tuesday (he said Monday). Estimate is 7000/- plus. Sundaram quoted 21,250/- plus/minus.

Let me take a chance. I don't think I'm off here.

PatienceWins · 20th May 2008, 22:35

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Originally Posted by dadu

Any update, please post the repaired picture.

I am also eagerly waiting for an update as there is a big scratch on my rear bumper after a soft kiss by a Maruti 800. I am keen on Suraksha now.

Vid6639 · 20th May 2008, 22:39

Car I think was ready today evening but Rudraji wasn't able to pick it up as he was busy. He should be getting it by tomorrow.

Rudra Sen · 21st May 2008, 18:01

She's back! I like their job and cost. Total bill 7600/-.

mobike008 · 21st May 2008, 18:08

Congrats Rudra. Thats a wonderful job, gleaming at its best ( Maybe some of it is due to the EOS and your skill

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Rudra Sen · 21st May 2008, 18:12

Not shot by me but one of our studio support member with old Kodak camera.

16th May 2008, 06:41	#47
reignofchaos Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 2,542 Thanked: 2,450 Times View My Garage	Nice info vidyut. My front skirt has a few scratches and is in dire need of repainting. Now that lathangi is no more, will give suraksha a try.
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17th May 2008, 14:17	#54
srijit BHPian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Trivandrum Posts: 598 Thanked: 8 Times	Tough luck Rudra ji. Especially for someone who is passionate about how their cars look :(
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20th May 2008, 22:39	#57
Vid6639 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 17,730 Thanked: 43,473 Times View My Garage	Car I think was ready today evening but Rudraji wasn't able to pick it up as he was busy. He should be getting it by tomorrow.
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21st May 2008, 18:01	#58
Rudra Sen Team-BHP Support Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 11,590 Thanked: 6,532 Times View My Garage	She's back! I like their job and cost. Total bill 7600/-.
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21st May 2008, 18:08	#59
mobike008 Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 11,702 Thanked: 14,827 Times View My Garage	Congrats Rudra. Thats a wonderful job, gleaming at its best ( Maybe some of it is due to the EOS and your skill )
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21st May 2008, 18:12	#60
Rudra Sen Team-BHP Support Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 11,590 Thanked: 6,532 Times View My Garage	Not shot by me but one of our studio support member with old Kodak camera.
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