Someone hits you at a stop sign...

[azazyel]

I believe in some states it's illegal not to report an accident if it's over a certain dollar amount. I think in WA it's $500

 

[Injury]

Originally posted by: thomsbrain
contact your insurance with her insurance information. do not pass go. do not collect $200. she wants to handle it privately? fvck her. you owe her nothing, and she owes YOU. i can't believe you wasted your time going to 3 shops already, like you owe her hours of your time for the priveledge of having your car run into. sheesh. you pay your insurance to take of this crap FOR YOU. so use what you pay for. and you know she's going to make it a pain in the ass if she even does pay. she wouldn't have wanted to keep it private if she was an upstanding, honest person. and if she told you she doesn't have the money to pay for it, then she's not going to pay for it! but her insurance does have the money, so that's why you have your insurance company deal with THEM.

Normally I'd agree... but over little tiny scratches in the bumper it's dumb to get this bent out of shape. I will agree that you should just get the paint job because it's not your obligation to be nice and take a hit for her.

My personal opinion, you went to a place that you says does an awesome job and you apparently trust... sanding it a bit and buffing it may work, but then you have to consider that you thin down the paint/clearcoat by wetsanding then next time you get little scratches it may definately have to be painted. Get it painted. You're entitled to that.

 

[GuitarDaddy]

Originally posted by: FoBoT
poll?


i would pass on the whole thing, good karma is worth more than $45

but if you want some $, take the $45

if you go for the $300+ option, then you get the BAD karma, which is worse than no karma at all

Me too, live with the scratch and move on

 

[crystal]

I agree with some posters. Those scratch are nothing. Just don't wash your car for a few days and they will blend right in.

 

[weirdichi]

Seems $45 is not even worth my time to take it to the shop. Take the $45 and go get some buff stuff and do it yourself.

 

[FoBoT]

you DO know your screen name is "Lucky" , right?

if you milk her, you are pretty much going to have to change that

 

[JDrake]

$45 🙂

 

[zanieladie]

Originally posted by: thomsbrain
contact your insurance with her insurance information. do not pass go. do not collect $200. she wants to handle it privately? fvck her. you owe her nothing, and she owes YOU. i can't believe you wasted your time going to 3 shops already, like you owe her hours of your time for the priveledge of having your car run into. sheesh. you pay your insurance to take of this crap FOR YOU. so use what you pay for. and you know she's going to make it a pain in the ass if she even does pay. she wouldn't have wanted to keep it private if she was an upstanding, honest person. and if she told you she doesn't have the money to pay for it, then she's not going to pay for it! but her insurance does have the money, so that's why you have your insurance company deal with THEM.

I disagree with that statement (in bold). Sometimes settling it out-of-pocket is suggested in an effort to keep insurance rates from going up...an accident is just that: an "accident" not an "on purpose."

 

[Blayze]

That doesn't look bad. Go for the $45 option.

 

[daveymark]

where are the supposed pics of her?

 

[Ornery]

You've already gone farther with this than I would have. If she was yapping on her phone, or if it was kids dicking around, I might drop the hammer, but otherwise I'd have let it go then & there.

God, we've got some "lamebrains" on this forum, don't we? :roll:

 

[altonb1]

Get a Sharpie from your favorite office store and fix it yourself. $3 FTW! 😉

I think I'm with the guy that asks for $100...just pocket the cash and move on.

 

[villageidiot111]

New paintjob, maybe the hefty bill will help her pay attention to the road next time.

 

[Lucky]

I called her and told her that we'd try to see if the buffing works; if it does, great, if it doesn't then we'll repaint.

 

[FoBoT]

that seems reasonable

A++ for Lucky

 

[HomeAppraiser]

Originally posted by: FoBoT
poll?


i would pass on the whole thing, good karma is worth more than $45

but if you want some $, take the $45

if you go for the $300+ option, then you get the BAD karma, which is worse than no karma at all

What he said.