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Prediction: One day, soon, you'll pay to get a scratch like that. (e.g. graffiti)
The commodification of character. The extension of the logic of those fake mud stickers on the SUV.
So, keep it--while it's still a distillate of the real i.e. the souvenir of a reality reflex. After all, we will need to talk about something, the economy's banking on it.
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Im actually guessing that is a scratch that Strangelove put on another vehicle. Not one on his own.
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About two and a half weeks ago I scratched this guys truck pulling in to a parking spot (he was over the line). I left my name and number and said i'd rather we just work it out instead of dealing with insurance companies. This past weekend he got back to me a with a $900 estimate. To me that seems outrageous, but I also don't really know much about body work.
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My thinking was that it would be at most $300. How in the world can a relatively small thing like that cost $900? I've got a bumper replaced for under half that.
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A crease is much harder than a dent to pull out. At that price, too, he's getting some sanding and repainting done. Which is within his rights.
I can't figure out why you didn't want to get insurance involved, especially if he was partially over the line. Are you getting a credit right now for a "good driver" policy?
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I might would take that photo to another source and get an estimate. $900 seems a bit steep unless hes getting a newly fabricated panel that needs to be painted and buffed with a baby seal (that was alas, probably clubbed to death by another baby seal (oh poor Yorek....))
quote:Originally posted by TomDavidson: A crease is much harder than a dent to pull out. At that price, too, he's getting some sanding and repainting done. Which is within his rights.
I can't figure out why you didn't want to get insurance involved, especially if he was partially over the line. Are you getting a credit right now for a "good driver" policy?
Eh, well... I'm under my father-in-laws policy right now and I was hoping that he wouldn't have to know about it. Silly, yes, but there you have it. I'm going to call him though. I'm tired of dealing with it.
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Sadly, now it will be almost impossible to prove that you are not entirely at fault for the accident. Posts: 37449 | Registered: May 1999
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Never admit fault at the scene and call your insurance company right away to notify them there might be a claim. File a police report that day or the next. The sooner the better.
And never admit fault. Let your insurance company admit fault if they go that route.
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Take a picture, always, for context of where the cars were. People's recollections change, whether unwittingly or not, and it's good to be able to show the context.
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