Honda City 2008 i-DSi (Seeking advise for restoration)

[shaharyar_shafiq]

Assalam Alaikum .. Hope you guys are well in health.

Seeking some sane advice to help me make my mind before proceeding with any type of restoration work.

Car details:

Brand: Honda
Car: City
Model: 2008
Variant: i-DSi
ODO: 70150 KM running till date.
Color: Metallic-Silver
Transmission: Manual
Driven only on Petrol.
First owner.
Mechanically the car has Alhamdulillah no problem whatsoever MASHA ALLAH.

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Context: The car is thoroughly only maintained by the showroom (3S dealership). Now, the car is almost 13 years old, and some parts have attracted rust on them, and obviously, the paint quality is not as great as it used to be.

Also, considering the current prices of new vehicles and financing fees, I am reluctant to upgrade at the moment. So I am thinking to restore this beauty back to showroom-condition.

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Query: Should I get the dent & paint done from the 3S dealership due to two reasons; 1- Standard Paint Quality, trained staff, and QoS. 2- It will reflect on car history which is already maintained by the 3S dealership. I understand this option would cost a couple of extra thousand rupees but the mental piece is also something I am looking at when investing the amount in the restoration.

or should I simply get the dent & paint done by local dentor/painter? Any idea how much would that cost for the complete vehicle as I am not looking for touchups, rather complete new fresh paint.

Thanks, looking forward to your responses and advice. JazakAllah

[Massive_One]

Query: Should I get the dent & paint done from the 3S dealership due to two reasons; 1- Standard Paint Quality, trained staff, and QoS. 2- It will reflect on car history which is already maintained by the 3S dealership. I understand this option would cost a couple of extra thousand rupees but the mental piece is also something I am looking at when investing the amount in the restoration.

or should I simply get the dent & paint done by local dentor/painter? Any idea how much would that cost for the complete vehicle as I am not looking for touchups, rather complete new fresh paint.

Thanks, looking forward to your responses and advice. JazakAllah

the problem is even 3S dealerships does not mean perfection guaranteed...even they mess up the job quite often , even if you are willing to pay a higher price. If you have previous experience with a 3s dealership that does their job perfectly, and you don't mind spending extra money, then why not ?

but if you are from Lahore, there are quite a few workshops / body shops that do quite a near perfect job.
you can check autospot.pk on facebook, their workmanship is quite good. it's on PIA road (near Wapda Town) ... or Profix Garage , they also post their paint jobs on facebook..etc.