Well, my Fit got nicked in the parking lot where I live. A neighbor lady with an old Ford station wagon was backing out of her spot when the trailer hitch on it poked my rear bumper, also damaging the lip.

Not sure what I will do next. I could file against her insurance and get my car fixed, or take my roommate's suggestion, which is get an estimate, try to get cash from her, and not fix the car. That way, it won't have to get reported to her insurance company. I probably wouldn't do anything if the car was a few years old, but I just bought it about 3.5 months ago.

Here are the pics of the damage, which ain't too bad. What do you guys think?

 

I personally would change parking spots... try that for starters.

 

I say report it to the insurance ASAP...but yet again thats me.

 

Make her insurance pay.

 

u shouldnt have to report to ur insurance. tell her to make her insurance pay and leave urs out of it. and if she doesnt wanna do that then u can offer her to get estimates and pay cash. did it not long ago with my brothers chevy extreme

 

+1
Thats what i would do.

Tyler

 

Agreed. Plus park somewhere else... old ladies driving cannot be trusted lol

 

when you said my fit got nicked, i thought you were an english guy saying that your fit got stolen hahaha.

 

you should PHDTS!

 

If you want, I can start talking with an English accent

 

First... make her insurance pay... and at least yours lasted 3.5 months... i had mine less than a week when someone either opened their door or let a shopping cart go into my rear fender and dented and chipped my paint...

 

Well, got the car looked at today, and it'll cost $450 to get it fixed. Of course, the lady's insurance gonna pay for it.

 

Man, that sucks. I agree with the others - make her insurance or her $$ pay. The car is too new to let it look like crap. That's what insurance is for - she should understand. And by all means stay out of her way. Too many people back up without even looking.

 

keep up posted on how the repair goes.. i'm curious as to how good body shops do with color matching..

 

naw dude....stay true to the fit.


get the insurance to pay up the estimate.(from honda )

then what you do...you take 2 band aids and cross them over the bumper scar.


use the rest of the money to modify it haha

if it was me thats what i would do, that looks small...i would fix it myself later on.

 

I will be taking it in on Monday. They will fix the bumper then repaint it. I'm sure it will look as good as new when I get it back. I've already been cut a check for it.

 

Make her give you $600.

add $500..

get yourself a nice mugen kit all around painted + you can make money if you sell your lip kit...

ppl buy those on here if they have base fits.

=D

Mike

 

Henry, you and I have a lot of things in common. I will post pictures up very soon. The point of insurance is to exchange responsibility to the company who will pay for any damage(s) incurred from the crappy drivin' skills of others. It is unfortunate that you were caught in this situation, but I would report it to her insurance company and have it fixed. Move to a new parkin' spot if you can.

 

[quote=SD_MR_FIT;331197]naw dude....stay true to the fit.


then what you do...you take 2 band aids and cross them over the bumper scar.


haha x2 on that. thats what i have on my front bumper cuz the stupid dealer drilled a hole right on the middle. FTL!