i lost control of vehicle and slammed into a retaining wall, the wall has no damage, but my car does.

1st time accident
no other parties involved
most likely 100% my fault

i have a few questions....
what is a ballpark estimate?
should i get a police report?
should i go through ins?

more pictures...

and more...

last one.

had the car for about 2 mons.
im on a lease.

if i goto shop, whats a good place to take it to in oc, cali
should i take back to dealer?

my accident looked similar to yours but mine was a little worse you can look them up,,, cost me 8,000 to fix through insureance,

and take it to Calibur collision in Santa Monica there good!

Hmm i had a semi truck back into me, i basically had to replace bumper, quarter panel and light, took it to a really good place in seattle, costed about 4k but you look like ur gona have to replace more :0/ Owch man!

*psst how fast where you going if you dont mind me asking?

i was going 40mph
vdc was off

a mistake on my part, that i am willing to face consequences, but hoping for minimized consequences.

I wonder since no cop or any witness saw.... if you could call your insurance and say someone hit you!! (going pretty fast it seemed lol) when it was parked and you found your car all ****ed up like that... my friend did that when his dumbass backed into a pole and it worked.. but I dont know if it would work in your case ^_^

all i gotta say is go aftermarket !!! Get a kuruma or nismo bumper its cheaper than OEM

EDIT: OUCH that carbon front piece is gonna cost a good amount.. i had mine replaced when i got into a accident

Say it was a hit n run.. i think insurance shouldnt go up on hit n runs... can anyone confirm this?

Except they might be able to tell he hit a wall and then he'd be up for insurance fraud.

How about he does what he says and man up to a driving error and not commit insurance fraud (a felony).

You make the mistake, you pay the price, simple as that and props to you for admitting that.

If you report it as your doing.. doesnt it go on your record that you had an "accident" that was your fault? Even though you didnt hit anyone...

Anytime you get an "accident" on your record, insurance premiums go up because you are a riskier driver.

Just something to think about...

Best advice! If I were in your situation, I'd just go through the insurance company and pay the deductable. If you know a good shop thats willing, I would order aftermarket parts and have them put it on. Some places will mark up the price that they give the insurance company on their service to cover your deductable. The insurance company writes the check to you not the body shop. Hope this helps Good luck man!

+1 or pay for it out of your own pocket.