Inattentive driver backed into Ruby

[alimustafa23]

Yeah. I went by a good body shop close to the house to have it looked at. We're pretty sure it's just cosmetic. The lady was backing up, so she couldn't have been going very fast.

Sorry to hear this Beau! Let me know which body shop you decide to get the work done. Hope it gets fixed the right way. G'Luck!

-Mustafa

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[BeauxXL1200]

Sorry to hear this Beau! Let me know which body shop you decide to get the work done. Hope it gets fixed the right way. G'Luck!

-Mustafa

Thanks, Mustafa. Geico called and I'm trying to get the process started now.

 

[Wblv17]

Geico should look at it in days not weeks

 

[Old Car Guy]

Wow....

Wow...... Sorry to hear about this, this sucks :doh:...... John

 

[GT Pony]

Ouch ... that's sickening. Hope the body shop makes it right again! New quarter panel, or they gonna pull it back out?

 

[ConspicuousConsumption]

Ouch ... that's sickening. Hope the body shop makes it right again! New quarter panel, or they gonna pull it back out?

Don't let them pull any of that pulling it back out crap! New quarter panel all the way. Raise enough hell and they'll do it right.

 

[BeauxXL1200]

Geico should look at it in days not weeks

Geico already called and I have an appointment in the morning for them to estimate the damage.

Now I just need a really good body shop to make sure the repairs are done correctly.

 

[Carzzi]

Oh man! That's too bad, Ralph! It looks drivable — or is there suspension damage precluding driving it until the shop takes it in?
Also, which body shop will you be using?

 

[BeauxXL1200]

Don't let them pull any of that pulling it back out crap! New quarter panel all the way. Raise enough hell and they'll do it right.

I took it by a local Service King body shop on the way home. They looked at it and said a new rear quarter panel, and possibly a new rear bumper, are in order. So no pulling it out.

I'm concerned about the rear quarter panel b/c they're going to have to cut the old one out at some spot and weld the new one in place. I suppose a good body man can do it where you'll never even know it's been done.

 

[BeauxXL1200]

Oh man! That's too bad, Ralph! It looks drivable — or is there suspension damage precluding driving it until the shop takes it in?
Also, which body shop will you be using?

Seems to be just cosmetic damage to the rear quarter panel and bumper. The lady was backing out, so she couldn't have been going very fast.

Trying to find a good body shop.

 

[thumper]

Seems to be just cosmetic damage to the rear quarter panel and bumper. The lady was backing out, so she couldn't have been going very fast.

Trying to find a good body shop.

depends on what she was driving?

ugh, this is going to show up in a carfax check when the time comes to sell

 

[Chameleon]

That'll buff right out.

 

[BeauxXL1200]

depends on what she was driving?

ugh, this is going to show up in a carfax check when the time comes to sell

She was driving a Toyota Camry.

Yeah. It likely will show up on CarFax. But what are you gonna do? She's not a garage queen but my DD. So I have to run the risk, as we all do, of encountering other driver's stupidity.

 

[BeauxXL1200]

Geico estimated the damage this morning. It's coming in a little bit north of $1,500. This includes replacing the rear quarter panel and the rear bumper with Ford OEM replacements.

And I've found what I believe is a very high end body shop to do the repairs. The shop is certified for Bentley, Aston Martin, Jaguar, etc. Hopefully, they'll get the ruby red matched and blended right.

Problem is, they can't start on the car until August 26th. So I have to drive around with a banged up Stang for a month. Oh well. As long as the repairs and paint are done right, I don't mind waiting.

 

[ultimate warrior]

Geico estimated the damage this morning. It's coming in a little bit north of $1,500. This includes replacing the rear quarter panel and the rear bumper with Ford OEM replacements.

And I've found what I believe is a very high end body shop to do the repairs. The shop is certified for Bentley, Aston Martin, Jaguar, etc. Hopefully, they'll get the ruby red matched and blended right.

Problem is, they can't start on the car until August 26th. So I have to drive around with a banged up Stang for a month. Oh well. As long as the repairs and paint are done right, I don't mind waiting.

imho they should just total it because it will never be right.

God thats heartbreaking.

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