Fender bender on my two week old Si

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I just picked up my 2020 Si coupe a couple weeks ago and today some asshat got too close to it trying to park beside me. Motherfucker! He said he didn't have his insurance with him, so I'm keeping my fingers crossed he is actually insured. Any idea on the cost of the repairs? Will they just end up replacing the entire bumper? When I went into the police station to report it, the cop said now the shops end up just replacing the entire bumper instead of painting it. Motherfucker! (ala Samuel L Jackson).

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Sorry bro. Sounds like bullshit. Nowadays anyone can pull up proof of coverage on their phone in less than a minute. Hope you called the police and got a report. Good luck.
 

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Looks like ~$500 worth of paintwork to me. The shop might quote a whole bumper just to get the work. The insurance should pay for it either way since it's not your fault.
 

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Is there any gash in the bodywork? From the pictures, it looks like paint transfer which could potentially just be buffed out with some aggressive cutting compound. Hopefully that is the case!
 

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Always make a police report. Unless you don't plan in using anyone's insurance.
 


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You probably won't be able to do much with the section that appears to be creased, but the paint transfer should be able to be taken care of with some polishing compound and elbow grease.
 
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I did put in a police report. Waiting to hear back from the cops to see if the guy has insurance. The paint got scratched right down to the metal and primer.
 

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Looks like ~$500 worth of paintwork to me. The shop might quote a whole bumper just to get the work. The insurance should pay for it either way since it's not your fault.
Not sure if this is true when the amount is less than deductible.
 

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I just picked up my 2020 Si coupe a couple weeks ago and today some asshat got too close to it trying to park beside me. Motherfucker! He said he didn't have his insurance with him, so I'm keeping my fingers crossed he is actually insured. Any idea on the cost of the repairs? Will they just end up replacing the entire bumper? When I went into the police station to report it, the cop said now the shops end up just replacing the entire bumper instead of painting it. Motherfucker! (ala Samuel L Jackson).
A replacement bumper wouldn't come painted anyways so unless the plastic is damaged, no reason to replace.
 


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Is there any gash in the bodywork? From the pictures, it looks like paint transfer which could potentially just be buffed out with some aggressive cutting compound. Hopefully that is the case!
That's what it looks like to me. Some elbow grease and the right tools would fix that up in a jiffy lol
 

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I did put in a police report. Waiting to hear back from the cops to see if the guy has insurance. The paint got scratched right down to the metal and primer.
There's no metal in a bumper cover.
 

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I got rear ended when my 2018 was one day old. The other lady had insurance, we exchanged paper and I called my insurance. Turned out she cancelled that insurance... I had to chase around and finally found her real insurance and got reimbursed of around $400. Shit happens.
 

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It's not the end of the world. Worse case scenario the bumper cover needs to be changed. Over the Thanksgiving weekend I was coming home from Southern Cal to Northern Cal, traffic had come to a stop and an over-tired lady hit my Lexus from behind. My only concern was someone getting hurt (it's only a material object), thankfully nobody was. The previous bumper cover had a few blemishes in the paint, got a new bumper cover and the car now looks completely brand new. Nobody got hurt, health is worth more than wealth
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