Three-C Body Shops

Absolutely the worst place to have your car repaired.
They will be friendly and knowledgeable when you 1^st go there. They will get you to let your guard down. They will have you sign their work order (last I heard, it was over 20 pages of legal jargon), and that is when they have you.
No matter how good of an estimate is done by your insurance company, it will double and usually goes quadruple.
The shop & your ins co will not be able to come to an agreed price and then the responsibility as the car owner is to get the car to a different shop. This is where all the fees are charged to the car owner. Your ins co cannot pay these fees.
Three C make a lot of free money on cars they do not repair. With their admin fees and storage fees and all the other misc charges, you’ll pay a minimum of $ 2500 to get the car from their possession.

3C bad I would NOT recommend anybody STAY AWAY FROM THEM. I owned 2011 Mazda CX 9 and got in a accident and car was damage not drivable i call them and SADA said we cannot come out to see the car in order to provide a esitmate you have to towed it to here and will pay the towing charges .Got my car towed there and than they inspected it and IIEANA said” If you want to get it repair you estate is about 10 thousand if you decide not to repair with us here is bill for 2thousand dollars. which include: part fees $ 235.00 what part ?
sublet/​miscellanous $ 150.00 don’t no wat?
Labor/​Body 734.50 OK
E.C.P $ 263.50don’t know what is tht?
Storage fee $ 315.00 RU SERIOUS $ 35/​DAY INCUDING TAX TOTAL$ 1861.18 THEY ARE RIP OFF PLEASE DONT NOT RESPECT DONT GOTO THEM and on top of all they destroyed the even more than it was before i have picture when i got a accident and wen i got my car back frm them, they took out some parts and i m not happy with them. i am trying to get a lawyer and will sue them.

I got into a pretty bad accident on a snowy day. I called 5 different body shops and none of them would take my business because they were «over booked» I called Three c and they sent a tow truck to come get me right away!!! and a few weeks later I got my car back in perfect condition. They took care of everything for me. I didn’t even had to deal with the insurance company.
I also loved that they washed my car when I picked it up. Very nice people, very good service.

Why Three C sucks:
1-​They give you an initial estimate that sounds reasonable to lure you in. Then they quadruple the price listed in the original estimate after they’ve disassembled your car. Since your car is in a million pieces, it is almost impossible to take it to another auto body shop at this point. Three C claims the increase is because they found other issues with the car that weren’t discernible until they took the car apart, but everyone who goes there seems to have this experience. Plus, they are so confident they will find other stuff wrong that they won’t even order the parts for your car until after they’ve disassembled it.
2-​Insurance companies all know how shady Three C is. Expect them to take three times as long negotiating with Three C about the price in the second estimate. Meanwhile, your car is sitting in their garage while you rack up rental car fees.
3-​Their rental cars are driving advertisements for them. They have the «Three C» name plastered all over them. Extremely basic cars, too. Mine didn’t even have a key fob. Three C makes quite a lot of money off them since they take forever with getting estimates approved and fixing your car.
4-​They have a 3% surcharge for any charges on a credit card over $ 1000. Just an inventive way to nickel and dime you to death. They also don’t accept personal checks. So get screwed with excess charges or carry around a ridiculous amount of cash around.
5-​At their whim they can charge you up to $ 400 in «administrative fees» (think I’m exagerating? Read Section 10 of the agreement they ask you to sign!).
6-​They may not do this with everyone, but in my case, they had me pay me a deductible when I really didn’t owe one. Then when I got confirmation from my insurance agent that I didn’t have a deductible, they refused to give me my money back. They told me «you can submit your $ 1000.00 receipt to the insurance to get reimbursed.»

Do not fall for their ads. They do awful awful work. They make many claims about certifications but it’s all a scam

I am in crappy rental car marked 3c that smells like feet because after 2 weeks of them claiming to have fixed my car after only a small wheel well damage then picking it up, I am broke down In the middle of 270…
Then they had the audacity to make me pay for the tow because they claimed they did nothing wrong… That it was my alternator and I had to
Pay for that also!!!
I found out later when I took it to my mechanic that while welding one of their techs shorted out a vsa wire to the engine.
I would take my car to a hole in the wall, drive it into alum creek or set myself on fire… Before I would ever take it to a 3C EVER!!!

What a disappointment. The initial, process was excellent to get my car picked up. From there, things were horrid. Five days for an estimate. No idea how long it would take to repair. Then nobody would call me back. $ 1,100 for the estimate. Significantly less expensive elsewhere, with a significantly higher degree of trust.
Never would I use them, under any circumstances.

*******BEWARE OF 3C FELLOW UnilocalERS!!! DON’T FALL FOR THE RADIO ADS PEOPLE. They are frauds!!*********
WORST BODY SHOP IN COLUMBUS. DO NOT TAKE YOUR CAR THERE FOR AN ESTIMATE AND LET THEM TALK YOU INTO LEAVING IT THERE. THEY ARE THIEVES AND EVERYONE IN COLUMBUS IS FINDING THIS OUT NOW.
They will claim that they’ve taken the car apart and that it will cost $ 1000 to «put it back together». They are trying to rip off the insurance companies for as much as they can. You WILL end up paying out of pocket. THESE IDIOTS HAVE NO IDEA THAT THE WORD HAS GOTTEN OUT AND AROUND. I have been in the auto industry for 35 years at MAJOR auto manufacturers and fabricators, and happen to know EXACTY how many labor hours it takes to perform ANY repair that they claim to be able to make. If you make the mistake of taking your car there, do yourself a major favor and take it to just one more place and see how big of a delta there is in estimates. It will blow your mind how much more expensive they are.
What they do is convince you to leave your car there so that they can charge your insurance storage. They tell you to go get a rental car, and then «take your car apart», so that there is cost associated with «reassembling».
What they don’t realize is that when I brought my car in, (I had been hearing that they grossly over inflate estimates to effect a total loss), the guy I brought with me, was a former auto fabricator for 2 of the Big 3, and knew EVERY part of my car, (down to part #‘s:). We already knew EXACTLY what the range of a fair estimate was, and more importantly, had gone to 3 other shops to compare.
Their estimate was THREE times the ~$ 1500 that we expected. After asking them to clarify they estimate for my «friend», they clammed up and got really upset for asking them to specify. My friend of course was smiling from ear to ear. He was having to hold back from definitely calling them liars and cheats.
I GUARANTEE you that in the next few months, one of the local news stations will be convinced to go in there with a hidden camera, and then the entire city of Columbus, will get to see what type of business this is.
ADVICE: Take your care elsewhere. Anywhere else. Seriously, the service will be much better, and you decrease the chances of them attempting to rip your insurance company off, which only hurts you, because rest assured, your insurance company will punish you in future premiums for taking your car somewhere where it «costs» $ 4700 to fix a fucking bumper on a driveable car.

I took my car in for a fender bender thinking I would pay out of pocket. They initially quoted $ 1k, so I went with my insurance. A month and $ 7k later I got my car back. Which makes sense as all of there commercials claim to have your back when it comes to insurance. However, my car only cost me $ 17k new and I drove the car with the damage for 8 months.
The $ 7k cost was mostly labor hours and storage since they basically held my car hostage. Not to mention the horrible customer service. When I initially took my car the quoter was extremely abrasive and rude. She refused to actually look up close at my car since it was raining out. I should have left then. I worked with 4 different associates regarding timing, cost, and repairs.
So disappointed in the company and would never recommend to friends.

On Thursday morning I left information on the web site to be contacted for an estimate. They would call me «shortly». They called Friday afternoon. When I requested a «free mobile estimate» (available per the web site), I was informed that their ONE mobile unit for estimates had been down «for months»! This is a large company with numerous locations in the Columbus area. REALLY BOB JUNIPER? I will no longer give you credibility when I hear your ads, and I will certainly not give you my business anytime soon. Your Unilocal reviews indicate I am not alone.

Will never deal with these people again. First when I dropped my car off for an estimate the guy couldn’t be bothered to remember anything or write it down, so I had to repeat my name, car make and model, insurance and everything else at least 10 times while trying to deal with a toddler. I was then tossed a set of keys to a rental that they would not go over with me, which had damages that when returning later they tried to bill me for. Anyway 2 months later they call me letting me know they can’t even get some of the parts for my car, they just decided to try and fix the parts but left the new ones on the bill. They finally called me and told me to pick up my car. A 45 minute drive later I was looking at a car that was no where near done and they acted like it was the best work they had ever done. Told them I would not take it in that condition, and took their rental car back and left. Came back a week later and the car was in a little bit better shape. I just took the car back called the insurance to hold pay, net and will take it somewhere else to have the work finished. Stay away!

So my dude got into a car accident about a year ago & was getting the run around from other body shops. I told him to bring me & lets try 3C Body Shop, mainly cause of all the commercials. So my dude Nick, had to pay out of pocket and he had well over 2k worth of damages for his 2005 Acura TSX (he only had liability at the time of incident unfortunately), and for months I he was getting the ol’ run around: quotes jumping around 1k here and there, lied to, negatively spoken to by shops. Ironically the worst was here at Three C Body Shop. The adjuster /​salesman or whatever his title was told my dude to leave his car there so they could take it apart to give him a estimate and would give him a call in a week or so. Also while we took one of their rental cars all vinyl wrapped in their logo. Basically what he said was, let us take you car and rip it apart to tell you what astronomical price we come up with and by that time, if you decide you don’t want us to do it. Well your ride is taken apart and still owe us $ 1000 plus the rental car we loaned you. This jerk wouldn’t even walk outside to look at the car to give a estimate. Then he got up from his desk walked around behind us and crossed his arms and looked at us like we were crazy and weren’t allowed to leave. I’m like hell no, I grabbed Nick and told him we’re leaving. This border line illegal activity from this kind of body shop truly made my head spin, stomach sick and anger boil. I felt bad for even suggesting this place being I’m a car guy. Needles to say we went somewhere else. Save yourself from shady places such as this!

3C raised the cost of my repair so that the insurance company would total the car. They estimated that it would cost over 9k to fix a hatch and rear bumper. Since our car was damaged by an uninsured motorist, we were only given half of the value because of the type of uninsured motorist coverage we had. 3C was paid for the inspection, labor, and storage fees. They use shady business practices, the customer service was terrible and I would not recommend them to anyone.

AWFUL SERVICE. did nothing to repair my car off a insurance claim That State Farm and Three C couldn’t meet I the middle on. Absurd amount of labor hours, in comparison to other shop times an quotes, two weeks sitting on their lot just moved around and oddly some miles put on it, and after all this had the awesomeness to charge me $ 750.00 in storage fees for my car just sitting there. Unreal. After complaining about my story come to find out a handful of people I griped to had horror stories of their own! Thumbs down.

They must of deleted all the bad reviews and kept the 1 they probably wrote.
Like the previous review — experience complete with epic delays, no contacts from repair shop, when I did speak to someone there, they were argumentative. I received the car back not in working condition (trunk wouldn’t close — orange residue all over bottom of the trunk) When I had asked about the orange residue, I was told that if they had not used it it would have voided my warranty. Asked them «where do I put the groceries now?» — they removed the residue but trunk still wouldn’t close. Their commercials claim to be the «bleeding hearts» of auto repairs — but they embodied exactly what you fear in auto body repairs. They kidnap YOUR car until the insurance people pay them what they want. (They kept my car over a month because of a side mirror they wanted to replace — the accident happen in the rear of my car.) DO NOT GO HERE! AVOID AT ALL COST — AND IT WILL COST YOU!

Not at all impressed with the service I received at Three C!
While my car was being repaired for a rear end crash I did not receive 1 call from Three C (Alisha Jackson was my supposed contact). I attempted to get in contact with them when I received a call from my insurance telling me that I had to turn the rental car back in (12 days later). I did not receive a call back, not even after leaving 3 messages. I finally got in contact with a manager after leaving a rather threatening message and got my car back.
Soon to find out that all of my rear lights were not working.
I took it back in to the shop. After arguing the fact that the lights worked previous to the accident– I was told it was a light bulb in one of my brake lights, the bulb was replaced and the problem was «solved».
Psych!!! I still have issues with all of my rear lights months later.
I will not recommend this place to anyone!

ABSOLUTELY THE BEST IN COLLISION REPAIR IN CENTRAL OHIO.
Unfortunately, we’ve had to have body work done a couple of times over the course of the last seven years or so. We’v gone to Three-​C both of those times The professionalism and quality of work offered by the team at Three-​C Body Shop is second-​to-​none. The owner, Bob Juniper, is the consummate professional and demands perfection from his staff. It’s immediately apparent why Three-​C Body Shop is the leader in their industry! The work done on our SUV and older BMW was absolutely flawless. The vehicles looked like they just pulled off of the showroom lot once the crew at Three-​C was finished. One car was done ahead of the estimated time and the other was delayed by a day due to a part, but we received a courtesy call the day before it was scheduled to let us know. We wouldn’t consider taking our vehicles anywhere else than Three-​C — and we’ve recommended them to many of our friends and colleagues, who have all had great experiences! Thank you Bob Juniper, for standing-​up to the insurance companies for what is right, and for the excellent work that your people do.