i hit someone Options

[dlx742]

well about a week ago i hit another car. i was being stupid and not paying attention while in traffic and rolled into a 2002 white corolla while i was going about 5mph. it didnt do any damage to my car but it cracked the top of the corolla bumper on top about 3 inches long. so i said i didnt want to get it fixed through insurance because i dont want to deal with that. and she went and got an estimate and called me back and said it was going to cost $134 to replace the bumper. so i thought that was a great price and was happy. she called back today and said she made a mistake and its going to cost $586 now. now im depressed and mad. she wants to replace the bumper which costs $134 for the bumper and then the rest of the $586 for the painting and installation. that seems a little expensive to me. how much should a new bumper and paint cost?

[dlx742]

I say you do it yourself for her. Buy the bumper, get it painted somewhere (100 bucks earl scheib or something) and install it yourself.

i dont think she would go for that. if somone hit my car, i would refuse for them to buy, paint, or install anything on my car.

Well I'd try my best to convince the person I would just a good of a job or better... convince the hell out of her or pay the 500 bucks, it's up to you.

if somone hit me.... promised to pay, and than tried to convice me to let them do it. i would call my insurance company and just file the claim and let them deal with it.

im going to call some body shops up tomomorow and start getting some more estimates. but i think she would let me install the bumper myself. she is about 19-20 years old and has no idea what is going on, except from what her aunt is telling her. im basically communicating through her aunt and neither of them really know what they are doing.

i just wish i wouldnt have been stupid for 10 seconds. then all of this wouldnt have happened