[GFXjamie]

the problem is, with my insurance company, they give you three body shops to take it to in the area i live in (cambridge). had i chose my body shop, i would end up paying up front and being reimbured (not gunna happen). my father was the one dealing with them so he picked one he had heard the most about (good) from our co workers etc. he chose golden triangle. i talked to him about the exact amount so far, as it is 10,800$. if they choose to fix it body wise, we then want full mechanical inspection done as we suspect when the car spun, and the went backwards there is the potential of the motor being spun backwards as i cannot remember whether or not the clutch was even touched altho i do know the car was off when it stopped. you also have to look at it from the insurance perspective. 10 month old ford focus se with 34xxx kms on the clock. it has new car insurance so there is also only new parts going onto the car so theres no worries about that as i have talked to "Ed" at golden triangle about that. personally there is 2 body shops i would have preferred, but at this point in time, i dont really care because i wont sign a damn thing until i have driven the car with some1 following me and without going over it with a fine tooth comb. all in all, there was more then meets the eye with it all