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Old Jun 12, 2005 | 03:25 AM
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It's only about two months old.

Not the end of the world, but grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. If I find out who did it...
Old Jun 12, 2005 | 03:57 AM
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pics?
Old Jun 12, 2005 | 04:12 AM
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declare a holy war on the bastard.
Old Jun 12, 2005 | 04:14 AM
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How much will this cost to fix?

Old Jun 12, 2005 | 04:19 AM
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Looks like all it needs is a bit of paint, your lucky the bumper didn't crack. If you don't feel like attempting it yourself, a paint shop could probably fix it for $100-$150. It sucks, but it could have been a lot worse if it cracked. Lol wash your car more dude.
Old Jun 12, 2005 | 06:14 AM
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Originally Posted by Mainrodax
Looks like all it needs is a bit of paint, your lucky the bumper didn't crack. If you don't feel like attempting it yourself, a paint shop could probably fix it for $100-$150. It sucks, but it could have been a lot worse if it cracked. Lol wash your car more dude.



Just $100-150? I thought it would be a lot more! My car got almost the same damaged from parking lot!
Old Jun 12, 2005 | 07:51 AM
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I got even less damage than that and It's going to cost 423 dollars to fix.

They're pulling the bumper and fixing whats wrong and respraying it so theirs no differences in color anywhere. 3 hours of labor for the prep work, 3.6 for the paint, then materials and such. The guy who hit me gets to pay for it though.

Good luck with yours.
Old Jun 12, 2005 | 10:38 AM
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if i were you, id just get a body kit, if your gonna dish out 400-600 bucks just to get that scratch fixed, y not invest in a body kit already...
Old Jun 12, 2005 | 01:32 PM
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When my celica got rear-ended, the damage wasn't expensive looking, but with most repairs to the bumper cover, the bumper has to be taken off, then repaired, sanded, painted and clear coated, then re-installed on the car..Depending on the shop, I would guess you are looking at $300-$500, to have it done right..
Old Jun 12, 2005 | 03:01 PM
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The damage isn't that bad...meaning it could be a lot worse. It's enough to ____ me off every time i have to look at it.
Old Jun 12, 2005 | 05:37 PM
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Got mine fixed as well cost me about 406 dollars at the body shop, they took off the bumper and resprayed the whole thing for an even color match, 100-150 is cutting it a little low.

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Old Jun 16, 2005 | 05:23 PM
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The car that parks next to me was back this morning - and what do you know, it has a scrape in their front bumper about the same height as the scrape on mine.

Insurance company called, photos taken.

Prepare to be ___-reamed, neighbor!
Old Jun 16, 2005 | 05:29 PM
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yeah it should'nt be that much !!!
Old Jun 16, 2005 | 05:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Lurker Steve
The car that parks next to me was back this morning - and what do you know, it has a scrape in their front bumper about the same height as the scrape on mine.

Insurance company called, photos taken.

Prepare to be ___-reamed, neighbor!
What a dipsh**! They have the nerve to f-up your bumper and then park right back next to you like nothing happened?!! His ___ would become close friends with my foot.
Old Jun 16, 2005 | 05:51 PM
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Originally Posted by jmiller20874
Originally Posted by Lurker Steve
The car that parks next to me was back this morning - and what do you know, it has a scrape in their front bumper about the same height as the scrape on mine.

Insurance company called, photos taken.

Prepare to be ___-reamed, neighbor!
What a dipsh**! They have the nerve to f-up your bumper and then park right back next to you like nothing happened?!! His ___ would become close friends with my foot.
His car disappeared for a few days after he hit me. Pretty funny.

Here is his front bumper:



Notice the similarities?
Old Jun 16, 2005 | 09:04 PM
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That sucks, Steve. Good luck with the insurance companies. I hope everything works out for ya.

When my car was about 2 months old it got hit and run in front of my office by someone's trailer hitch.




I have a $1000 deductible, so I didn't do anything about it for a while.

Then a month or so ago, a six year old kid on a bike pulled up alongside my car as I was leaving work. He leaned his bike on my car, stood on it, and started hitting me and climbing through my window grabbing at the steering wheel and horn. When I got out, this is what his bike had done to my poor car:





It doesn't look that bad in the pictures, but it was a 2ft curved gash through the paint on the door that continued onto the side skirt and two horizontal scrapes on the door.

It cost $600 to get everything fixed. The kid's parents paid the $272.50 for the damage to my driver's side.
Old Jun 17, 2005 | 02:00 AM
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Another update:

I called the police who came over and looked at my damage. Unfortunately the other car wasn't here, but describing the circumstances and the damage to her car, the officer seemed pretty sure it was their car - and even ran the plates for me.

Now I know what apartment they live in, and their first name (but not last.)

They have a note on their door.
Old Jun 17, 2005 | 03:37 AM
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wtf? why was the kid spazzing out? where were his parents?
Old Jun 17, 2005 | 05:52 AM
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Of course (and I apologize for this later), I have to point out that you were beaten up by a 6 year old kid.



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Old Jun 17, 2005 | 06:13 AM
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Originally Posted by Lurker Steve


How much will this cost to fix?



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