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Originally Posted by whaap
If you have any high end dealers (R.R., Ferrari, etc.) in the area there's a good chance they don't have their own body shop because of the low volume they deal in. However, they still have occasional need for body work to be done. Ask them who they use. Don't be surprised if it's some little shop off the alley. It's the skill of the individual body man that counts and not how pretty his shop is.
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I'd be a little leary of this advice as it really depends on whether or not the individual franchised dealerships are under a larger management group. The larger groups tend to have their own body shop that they send their damaged vehicles to and in my experience, tend to do a shitty job.
For example, Ferrari of Hollywood might be the name on the sign, but it could be owned by the same group that has multiple Honda, Acura, Toyota, Scion, Chevy, and Kia dealerships. At that rate, they'd definitely have their own body shop that they send their cars to and not some independent shop in some alley that does good work.