mnichols_2

hello all

its a shame that im posting the first pics of my car under these circumstances...but the old woman across the street backed her Lexus RX330 into my baby

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this is a sad day. her insurance is going to pay for it, but what am i going to get out of the deal? new bumper? quarterpanel?

thanks guys

-mark

Bob_F

Ouch! At least you know who did it and the driver was insured.

I would get multiple quotes.

Bob

Go90go

At least she's admitting that she did it... Unlike my old "lady" who hit me, saw me, then sped off. BTW, what's up with the sock in the 3rd pic, hehe?

~Cheers~

fsttyms1

Ouch.

Id Say its Totaled!

mnichols_2

are you serious?! why is that??

BraveDemon

lol he's joking. Its not totaled.

I think you'd probably get the dent dinged out or get a new driver side fender. Since the bumper is poly urethene it can take alot of flex and it might be still usable.

I suggest checking the bolt that attaches the bumper to the car... its located on the bumper, right underneath where the bumper and fender meet. Make sure the hole isn't cracked and if it is, insist on a new bumper.

Looks pretty minor though. Internals and everything else should be ok. How fast was she going? I'd guess maybe... 2-3 mph?

mnichols_2

scared me for a minute there lol . i will go check to see if the hole is cracked right now.

i also forgot to mention that when i open and close the door, it scrapes the misplaced fender and scratched the paint off the door in a small, about 1 inch, portion of the door. any suggestions?

MurkyRiversTL

Yeah, loosen your fender bolts and push your fender forward, so at least your not messing up your door every time you open it. Just an idea for that part.

Rpappi

bring it to the shop and have her insurace company pay for a rental till yours is fixed.

laidback93

damn that hurts just looking at it since I own the same identical car. hope you get her fixed quickly!

fsttyms1

Red text= joking.

Bring it in asap for a estimate and inform them that the door is rubbing. Have the body shop have a tech come out and readjust the fender so that it doesnt rub.

mnichols_2

well ive taken her to craig's collision center. the lady's insurance is paying for everything including a rental. ive gotten body work done there before. very honest people and the work is guaranteed as long as you own the car. i told them about the scraping on the door, and the bolt hole was indeed cracked so i insisted on a new bumper (thank you BraveDemon).

also...i asked them how much to buff out some scratches all over the car...and they are going to do it for free! pretty sweet deal if i do say so myself.

since im not old enough to get a rental car, my mom got a pt cruiser and i get to drive my moms 2006 volvo s40 t5 for the time being.

thanks for all your help guys. i really appreciate it. ill keep yall posted.

-mark

PiKap335

Damn...you lucked out on the "not being old enough to rent a car" deal. PT cruiser =

Bob_F

He might be old enough now since this thread is over a year old.

02type-s

Not yet, you have to be 23.