I was driving home from Costco the other night with the family - wife, three kids, mother-in-law - and a load of stuff. As I was going through an intersection, a young girl in a 2005 Trailblazer decided to run the red light. We got real lucky and almost escaped without damage but just when I thought I'd made it, she hit the drivers side rear quarter. No injuries to anyone.
Damage doesn't look horrible but when I stopped by the body shop, he came up with a $4K estimate. Wants to replace the whole quarter panel. It's probably the best way to fix it but I'm a little leary about having the whole panel cut out and replaced.
If it wasn't for the fit of the tail light I'd probably just put a Hanna Quality bumper on the back and call it good (plus put about $2K in my pocket). Not sure how to go about dealing with this.
Oh, and the other drivers insurance had lapsed. She was on her parents policy. Looks like my insurance company is going to end up paying for everything - and then probably raise my rates.
Damage doesn't look horrible but when I stopped by the body shop, he came up with a $4K estimate. Wants to replace the whole quarter panel. It's probably the best way to fix it but I'm a little leary about having the whole panel cut out and replaced.
If it wasn't for the fit of the tail light I'd probably just put a Hanna Quality bumper on the back and call it good (plus put about $2K in my pocket). Not sure how to go about dealing with this.
Oh, and the other drivers insurance had lapsed. She was on her parents policy. Looks like my insurance company is going to end up paying for everything - and then probably raise my rates.