Amethyst
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A couple of months ago, I happened to notice that the driver's side corner of our car's front bumper was badly scratched, and the plastic was raised and torn. Neither of us was in a collision (that is, with us present). I figured it must have happened while the car was parked in a cramped downtown parking garage (one of those little ones under buildings where they double and triple park, not a great big mall parking garage), and we didn't notice it right away because I leave for work in the dark, come home in the dark, and driveability was not affected.
Anyway, we reported it to our insurance company as a hit and run and they sent us to a local body shop to have it fixed - covered under "uninsured motorist." We have a deductible.
The body shop's initial estimate was to replace and paint the front bumper cover, $598.00, 3 days.
At the 3-day point (Friday) the body shop guy told my husband that when they removed the front bumper, they found more damage behind it, requiring something to be welded (husband is not into cars and didn't ask questions). So, we are hoping to finally get our car back Monday afternoon if we're lucky.
But it is driving me crazy - how could somebody do that much damage in a parking garage, where there is so little room to maneuver, and no room to get up speed? And leave such relatively little evidence on the plastic bumper?
Amethyst
Anyway, we reported it to our insurance company as a hit and run and they sent us to a local body shop to have it fixed - covered under "uninsured motorist." We have a deductible.
The body shop's initial estimate was to replace and paint the front bumper cover, $598.00, 3 days.
At the 3-day point (Friday) the body shop guy told my husband that when they removed the front bumper, they found more damage behind it, requiring something to be welded (husband is not into cars and didn't ask questions). So, we are hoping to finally get our car back Monday afternoon if we're lucky.
But it is driving me crazy - how could somebody do that much damage in a parking garage, where there is so little room to maneuver, and no room to get up speed? And leave such relatively little evidence on the plastic bumper?
Amethyst
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