610 MOTORS

06/18/2025

Ever notice how auto insurance companies keep jacking up your premiums but don’t want to pay for proper repairs? 🤔

They blame rising repair costs as one of the reasona for 56% premium increases over the last 5 years (yes, 56%), but here’s the truth:

🚗 Labor rates have only gone up around 14.5% on average in that same time.

Here’s what major insurers are/were really paying for body and paint labor:

🛠️ 2020 vs. 2025 Body & Paint Labor Rates
Progressive: $52 → $61 (+17.5%)
Allstate: $52 → $61 (+17.5%)
State Farm: $54 → $65 (+10.5%)
Geico: $52 → $58 (+11.5%)
Erie: $52 → $60 (+15.5%)

Meanwhile, they push back hard on proper repair costs—even when their own “independent” appraisers agree with higher estimates.

So where’s all that extra premium money going? 💸
Sure isn’t to the body shops making your car safe again.

Car insurance rates have skyrocketed this year due to a combination of reasons. Learn why your car insurance rate went up and how to save money.

06/12/2025

The last 2 paragraph's are perfectly said. The insurance company DOES NOT repair vehicles. The appraiser has absolutely no clue what it takes to repair vehicles. Their hands never touch the car. They touch their computer to document a payment. They owe you for the cost of repairs not the repair itself. And simply put, they do not want to pay the proper costs to do so. We are the professional repairer. We do this day in and day out. Choose a repair shop that advocates for YOU and is willing to go to bat against the insurance company with you.

A Connecticut bill that requires insurance companies to reimburse for arbitration hearings if the award is in favor of the claimant has passed both the House and Senate. HB 6435 passed in the Hous…

06/10/2025

Such an important clause that offers the consumer some protection. Insurance companies for decades have given shops the “take it or leave it” ultimatum. 99% of shops “just take it” and in turn cut corners in order to make a small profit. Your repair suffers. This gives you the option to recoup the short pay and reimburse you for the actual repair costs. If the shop you are going to is not notifying you of this, or potential short pays with your insurance company, your repair is being compromised and they are cutting corners somewhere to make a profit. Simple as that. This clause should be standard with all insurance companies and should be available as a first party or third-party claimant.

AASP/NJ has been vocal about this consumer right, which allows policyholders the option to an appraisal if they disagree with their insurer on the cost of repairs.

01/30/2024

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06/27/2023

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08/07/2022

What’s up Facebook friends. We need your help. Follow the link below and give us a vote, we’d greatly appreciate it. You can vote daily until 8/14.

* Click the link/picture below
* Then select “Home & Services Ballot” menu
* Then under the “Auto Paint/Collision Repair” and the “Auto Repair/Restoration” options type in “610 MOTORS”.

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07/19/2022

Looking to fill a full time position

- Hours: Mon - Fri 8-5 (1Hr Lunch)
- Hourly pay based off of experience, overall performance, & attendance.
- Closed weekends
- Paid all major Federal Holidays
- Paid training
- Vacation, Personal & Sick days after 6 Months

Duties:
-Removal & Installation of multiple bolt on components(bumpers, fenders, lights, etc.)
-Bag and Tag hardware
-Wrap, protect and store parts
-Check in new parts
-Prep parts for paint
-Wash vehicles
-Clean shop
-Help where needed. We are a team

If interested please text or Call 484-764-8297

05/12/2022

They will pay these corporate giants higher rates but not the smaller independent shops? Some insurnace companies reimburse clients for our rates, some don’t. There are no laws pertaining to prevailing rates in our industry. No insurer will supply you with their method of obtaining the rates they payout. They claim it’s “proprietary”. Not every restaurant charges the same, not every gas station charges the same. So how can the insurers monopolize the market and bully you into accepting their rate? Take it or leave it, sort of like price fixing.

Boyd Group, the parent company of Ge**er Collision, is continuing to obtain rate increases from auto insurers as it responds to the challenges of a...