Originally Posted by AARONHL

No not at all...He wanted what I though of it so I let him know what I thought...It just looks like a very small scratch and to even worry about it is beyond me. I know all you guys like your cars in pristine condition but why go through the hassle of repairing your bumper AGAIN? I could only understand if it was much bigger but he probably has bugs stuck to his front bumper bigger than that. Maybe he has a wider view picture to show us.

Even though I would love to teach a lessen to that family and have them pay for the repair (regardless or income or means) Touch it up with a paint pen and call it a day, you will remember me when someone rams their front license plate screws into your rear bumper when your car is parked in front of your local walmart

Originally Posted by Victory

It's called an idiot tax. The purpose is to make it more expensive for these idiots to continue neglecting their menace of a child. I'd present them with a quote, take the cash and hit it with touch up paint, then buy yourself a nice bottle of scotch so you can drink away your anxiety every time you hear their sprog playing outside

Granted, I'm bitter because i just found 2 6" scratches on my drivers door...

Originally Posted by flipmode007

I slapped the dad with the estimate of 710.00 from the shop and oh boy he was not happy, the wife never told him anything about the son playing with a knife and he kept cursing me through the window for, he said he will call the police and his lawyer to investigate lmao, the other neighbor said to him if you're going to do the popo and so better pay up what your son did lol.

Originally Posted by flipmode007

I slapped the dad with the estimate of 710.00 from the shop and oh boy he was not happy, the wife never told him anything about the son playing with a knife and he kept cursing me through the window for, he said he will call the police and his lawyer to investigate lmao, the other neighbor said to him if you're going to do the popo and so better pay up what your son did lol.

Originally Posted by flipmode007

I slapped the dad with the estimate of 710.00 from the shop and oh boy he was not happy, the wife never told him anything about the son playing with a knife and he kept cursing me through the window for, he said he will call the police and his lawyer to investigate lmao, the other neighbor said to him if you're going to do the popo and so better pay up what your son did lol.

Originally Posted by mathnerd88

Next time, call the police to file a report right when it happens and let your insurance take care of it. They can recover all the money back from the at fault party if it isn't your fault (and the at fault party is identified) and if you have comprehensive coverage. It would be covered under vandalism.

Plus, since it is a comprehensive claim, your rates won't go up. In fact, you don't even need to call the police at all with this type of claim if you don't want it to show up on Carfax.