ack! some lady hit my 93 grand am while pulling out of a parking space!

[waggy]

i have a old 93 grand am i been trying to sale. Well this lady pulled out of the church parking lot and hit it!

there is a dent (about the size of a fist) and the trim work is now loose. grr

there are a lot of other small dents so not sure if i should turn it in. she did give me her insurance papers etc.

darnit i don't know what to do. with a big dent it is harder to sale. but it already has a lot of dents and flakeing paint.

sigh.

be a good person or screw her and report it.

 

[Pepsi90919]

she was doing you a favour

 

[Dacalo]

Originally posted by: waggy

be a good person or screw her and report it.

This has nothing to do with being "good" and "screwing" her. She hit your car, and you have a right to report it and get it fixed.

 

[waggy]

Originally posted by: Dacalo

Originally posted by: waggy

be a good person or screw her and report it.

This has nothing to do with being "good" and "screwing" her. She hit your car, and you have a right to report it and get it fixed.

true.

the car has a few smaller dents. seems mean/rude/rotten etc to turn it in. she was honest and came in and told me she hit it. granted the parking lot was full of other church people.

i really do not know what to do. on one hand she did hit the car and i want to sale it anyway. on the ohter hand a big dent is going to make it harder to sale.

 

[Number1]

Pics please. She hit your car. If she does not fix it, she is the bad guy...

 

[tfinch2]

Get an estimate, pocket the insurance money, and dump the car with the dent for cheaper.

 

[imported_goku]

If you learned anything from this experience it's that you should never go to church.

 

[waggy]

Originally posted by: Number1
Pics please. She hit your car. If she does not fix it, she is the bad guy...

crappy car

as you can see there is some rust spots and flakeing paint. i have recieved a few offers for $700 (trying to get them to up it to $750)

sigh.

the dent is the size of a fist and it knocked the plastic loose.

 

[waggy]

Originally posted by: goku
If you learned anything from this experience it's that you should never go to church.

well. i didnt.

i live across the street from the church heh

 

[xSauronx]

Originally posted by: Pepsi90919
she was doing you a favour

seems the car still works, so i doubt that

id pocket the cash and sell the car for a few bucks less.

 

[thomsbrain]

hey, if you're lucky, your insurance company will just go, "hmm, ok, we've got a little fender-bender here... should be no problem... uh-oh, wait a minute, it's a pontiac grand am. better just total that sh!t!" and you'll get to walk with a check, which is what you wanted in the first place.

 

[ForumMaster]

dude, she took blame and won't be angry at you for reporting it. you have the right. do it. it could knock of as much as $500 of the price you could sell it for. maybe just painting it would help? pics would help.

 

[Pepsi90919]

that has "$500 car" written all over it

 

[BigToque]

Originally posted by: goku
If you learned anything from this experience it's that you should never go to church.

haha

 

[waggy]

Originally posted by: Pepsi90919
that has "$500 car" written all over it

not around here.

it runs very good and has new tires. i will get around $700 for it. had one person offer me %700 but couldnt get the money until next week.

 

[Vette73]

As others have said. Get the insurance check (don;t fix it) and just lower the price by $100 or so. You will end up with more money then you first were asking and someone gets a cheaper car.

 

[waggy]

Originally posted by: thomsbrain
hey, if you're lucky, your insurance company will just go, "hmm, ok, we've got a little fender-bender here... should be no problem... uh-oh, wait a minute, it's a pontiac grand am. better just total that sh!t!" and you'll get to walk with a check, which is what you wanted in the first place.

why would i call MY insurance company?

 

[waggy]

Originally posted by: Marlin1975
As others have said. Get the insurance check (don;t fix it) and just lower the price by $100 or so. You will end up with more money then you first were asking and someone gets a cheaper car.

yeah i know i can do that. just don't feel as if that is the right thing to do. a small moral delima heh.

 

[orakle]

SELL, you want to SELL it, not SALE it!

 

[waggy]

Originally posted by: orakle
SELL, you want to SELL it, not SALE it!

whaaa! whaaa! mommy the bad man mispelled a word! whaaa whaaa.

 

[ultimatebob]

Yeah... you would think that the insurance folks would just total it rather than fix it. The Blue Book value on that car in it's condition is only $1,000.

 

[Pikachu]

Originally posted by: goku
If you learned anything from this experience it's that you should never go to church.

If you learned anything from this experience it's that you should never park on the street! I'll never understand this. What other expensive possessions would people leave in the road?

You're lucky you found out she hit you. Most of the time you'll find your damaged car, and the person who hit it long gone.

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: waggy

Originally posted by: Pepsi90919
that has "$500 car" written all over it

not around here.

it runs very good and has new tires. i will get around $700 for it. had one person offer me %700 but couldnt get the money until next week.

Haha... $500, $700, close enough.

Possible solution: go to the guy who offered you $700 and see how much he'll pay for it in its current condition. Offer the church lady two options - pay the difference (i.e. if he'll give you $500 she pays $200) or pay to fix it.

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: Pikachu

Originally posted by: goku
If you learned anything from this experience it's that you should never go to church.

If you learned anything from this experience it's that you should never park on the street! I'll never understand this. What other expensive possessions would people leave in the road?

You're lucky you found out she hit you. Most of the time you'll find your damaged car, and the person who hit it long gone.

I leave my house next to the road all the time, so far no one has damaged it or tried to steal it.

Seriously, you can't understand why people park on the street?

 

[AnonymouseUser]

Originally posted by: Pepsi90919
that has "$500 car" written all over it

With the dent it now has "$490 car" written all over it...