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Old Apr 16, 2008 | 10:23 PM
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Angry Someone dented my bumper

This morning i found a dent on my back bumper cover. The a-hole didnt leave his/her info. my deductible is $500 dont know if i should file a claim or get a new bumper and paint it...

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Incident occured at my apartment complex's parking lot. The lady did report it to the manager. She wants to pay me in cash my deductible. ($500)

Thanks to everyone for their kind words.



 

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Old Apr 16, 2008 | 10:37 PM
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u can probably pop it out i tihnk....
 
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Old Apr 16, 2008 | 10:45 PM
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Ouch! . . . Gotta hate to see that sort of thing. I know that it is of no consequence to you now, but . . . Some day Karma will rise up and take a big bite out of this person's a$$.
 
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Old Apr 16, 2008 | 11:02 PM
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It happened to me couple of years ago, it cost around 700 with new bumper cover and paint it, shop around, some shop quoted me 1k while other quoted me 650.

Funny thing was, right after I took it out of bodyshop no more than 20 mins later? some lady run into it from other side.
 
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Old Apr 16, 2008 | 11:06 PM
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well it's your call in regards to filing a claim. if you were hit, it's a non-fault claim which will NOT result in an increase of your premium.
 
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Old Apr 17, 2008 | 12:37 AM
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Ouch! Sorry to see that happen to you.

People have no respect for other's property.

Hell, they don't even have the decency to leave a note.
 
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Old Apr 17, 2008 | 09:28 AM
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Sorry that happened to you. Where did it happen, in a parking lot? If there were other people around, they should have jotted down this guy's info and left it for you on your windshield but maybe that's asking too much of people these days.
 
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Old Apr 17, 2008 | 10:38 AM
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i scratched a car on a the parking lot once, left my phone number & name on the windshield, { camera on campus }the owner call back and said thankyou for being honest... give him $200 dollars cash and DONE DEAL!
 
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Old Apr 17, 2008 | 10:47 AM
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Nice, good to have honest, responsible people like yourself. Karma must be good to you.
 
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Old Apr 17, 2008 | 10:49 AM
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lol.. i'm not that nice,, cuz there is a camera on top of the light pole !!! or else i RUN OFF already
 
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Old Apr 17, 2008 | 10:57 AM
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Originally Posted by lov3rboy408
lol.. i'm not that nice,, cuz there is a camera on top of the light pole !!! or else i RUN OFF already
Haha - for some reason, I find that hilarious. Probably not if it were my car though.
 
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Old Apr 17, 2008 | 11:38 AM
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same happen to me. i used a blow dryer to warm it up and popped it out from the inside. depending you may need to touch up some parts with paint. mine still doesnt look perfect but most ppl cant tell.
 
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Old Apr 17, 2008 | 08:05 PM
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Old Apr 17, 2008 | 08:36 PM
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That's good news. Glad to hear the lady turned out to be a decent person, after all.
 
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Old Apr 18, 2008 | 02:45 PM
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Whats a good body shop in southbay? looking for one close to sunnyvale or cupertino.

thanks
 
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