Am i getting screwed?

[Micah7x7x7x 10+ year member]

ok so i have a 1993 plymouth acclaim yeah i know pos car but i want to fix it up and get it painted but my local shop says to do this is will be about $2200....is this to much or would this be about the right amount.

here is kinda what it looks like now except there are two credit card paint chips all the way down to the base coat right under the rear passenger side window and a dent with a baseballe size paint chip on the edge of the trunk hood and a few dimples from hail damage on the trunk and roof but not noticable unless scrutinizingly looking for them.

currentremember this is not exactly my car but this is the same color)

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[The HACKER 10+ year member]

I paid 1800 for this one

 

[misfit138 5,000+ posts]

$2,200 paint on a $220 vehicle. What's the point?

 

[Micah7x7x7x 10+ year member]

thats nice! the guy kept telling me that black costs more because it has to cover up all the dents and dings in the body and it just looked like he was jacking up the price in his mind just cause i picked black

 

[Micah7x7x7x 10+ year member]

$2,200 paint on a $220 vehicle. What's the point?

i actually baught my car for 1800 it has an entire refitted motor in it it a V6 instead of the traditional 4 cylinder and it only had 60k miles on it.

 

[pickup1 5,000+ posts]

i'd trade it in and take the 2200 and use it for a down payment.

 

[The HACKER 10+ year member]

thats nice! the guy kept telling me that black costs more because it has to cover up all the dents and dings in the body and it just looked like he was jacking up the price in his mind just cause i picked black

Black is like the worst color that shows imperfection, swirl marks, fish eyes, etc so if he plans on doing a truly good job then I could see the price going up but he is full of poop on the price going up cuz of paint price. Black is one of the cheaper colors out there. and Thanks bro mine is a two tone ebony black on top, midnight blue on bottom, cobalt metal flake and clear coat. and again 1800 all together, 1850 to get specific.

 

[misfit138 5,000+ posts]

i'd trade it in and take the 2200 and use it for a down payment.

this

 

[Blasphemy 10+ year member]

i actually baught my car for 1800 it has an entire refitted motor in it it a V6 instead of the traditional 4 cylinder and it only had 60k miles on it.

You got ripped off bro. That's way too much for an Acclaim.

 

[Micah7x7x7x 10+ year member]

this

thats the problem gotta have the 2200 in the first place

 

[misfit138 5,000+ posts]

Buy about 30 cans of matte black spray paint and some sandpaper. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[Blasphemy 10+ year member]

Buy about 30 cans of matte black spray paint and some sandpaper. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

This. And add a few cans of clear.