Preferred Body Shops

Promoting preferred body shops is standard procedure for many insurance companies. If you are insured by one of the insurance companies that has preferred body shops, you are already the prime target for this trap.

Insurance companies negotiate with body shops. They will offer the body shop a large amount of claims work. The body shop must agree to do the work for lower negotiated labor and parts pricing. Body shops look at the deal and see that even though their profit margin might be lower per car, they will get more business.

The body shop will usually have to agree to use cheap aftermarket parts, which are of inferior quality to the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) parts. OEM auto parts have to pass strict inspection with the US Department of Transportation to be installed on a new vehicle. Aftermarket parts do not undergo such inspections. They might fit your car, but are arguably of lower quality than OEM parts.

It's a great deal for the body shop, as they get more business. It's a great deal for the insurance company, as they lower claims costs.

The insurance company will tell you that if you agree to have your car repaired in their preferred body shop, they'll guarantee the repairs, and make the repairs happen quicker.

But just because your car LOOKS good after the repairs doesn't mean that all of the identical repairs were done to return your car to its pre-loss condition. In many cases, the body shop cuts corners with the encouragement of the insurance company.

What can I do?

Simple. Just Bring it to Dave's Auto Refinishing and we will file the insurance claim for you, your job is only to RELAX.

Call 520-617-0084 today to make your life simpler.