[Stripit]

With all my years in the auto repair business, one thing I learned. Most everything is repairable, if you have the time and the money. With repair places now charging $100 per hour and up, it doesn't take long to start to go through a lot of $$$$. Parts for a repair like this would be a fraction of the labor costs. It would be interesting to know if the old owner that traded it in told the dealership. If they knew, why did they not fix it first? If they knew and figured they could sell it as is without the costs involved to make it right, shame on them. When we ever got in a vehicle with amimal damage it was time and materials and I only had one guy that would take the time to do it right, but it was costly. He treated everything like it was his and his work showed that care. Not all techs are at all like him. Just read some of the horror stories on RV.net The idea for you will be to repair it back to factory look, as not to have any indications it was torn apart and repaired. Depending on the tech's ability, concern and interest in someone elses property will determine the final work and costs. Be aware of what you could end up with.