This morning I hit a post while backing up. The damage was on my front right fender and bumper. I have used one body shop in the past and have always been pleased with the service. I decided to try Bell Collision because of the proximity to my current house. The "estimate" consisted of an employee walking out to the vehicle and saying the estimate is "two thousand, wait three thousand but it may be more when we get inside". I stated that in my past experiences I had been given a written estimate that gave me the cost of parts paint and service including whether or not they were factory or oem parts. He said he could write his visual estimate of three thousand down on paper.
I decided to go to the former collision center I had used (Van Collision). Within 15 minutes I was given a professionally printed estimate for $1497 which included all Subaru parts. This also included the fade in paint to extend onto the passenger door.