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kidkotic2001

Damn dude that sucks I live near the boarder and we have a lot of those uninsured motorists.

Don't touch the damage until the adjuster sees it that way they can go ahead and see the full damage. The good news is that it does not look that bad but you know its there and it will bother you until you fix it.

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AlanManouk

I just got the police report. The police wrote she is unable to tell whos at fault cause of the witnesses and the girls bs. My plan at this point is to go to Nissan and ask what the repair process is and where it could be done. Ill get an estimate and ask her to pay it to me without getting insurance and other legal subject involved.

MacLean

That sounds like a good plan, but I wouldn't hold my breath on it. If it doesn't go as plan, then I would take it to the next level.

Versa_Drifter

Id just sue her.if she doesnt have the money for insurance, she d probably wont pay u.

kidkotic2001

I would just sue her straight up. If she did not have insurance she will not pay you, plus I bet she thinks its not her fault.

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vividracing

Do you guys think that a lawsuit is going to make her pay? If she's driving without insurance and lying to the police, she's not likely to pay.

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MattP725

File with your company and sue her for the deductible... bumper replacement and paint will be around $1k I guarantee it.

You might not get the deductible but you can at least try.

MacLean

+1....... I would find a way to make the BEEEEEOUTCH suffer. If you have all of her info (address, drivers license & car) get that to your insurance company. I would definitely explain the whole thing to them & hopefully they can go after this POS girl.

kidkotic2001

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AlanManouk

I ended up going to my nearest nissan (not the one i purchased from) and getting an estimate. It was a body shop that works with the nissan dealership. He said the repaint and replacement of the light with labor is about $1800. The 3 stage paint on the bumper is not oem paint but close and will match. He told me he can clean up the light bulb for $75 adding a clear coat on and cleaning up most of the bumper with touch up paint for 30. Its basically my choice which route to take pocket it or get it done. I just don't know if its really worth painting the bumper since most cleans off and the car is new same for the light.

christian370z

Unless the tabs of the headlight are broken/bent or there are deep scratches, the headlight likely will just need a bit of wet sanding and polishing. The other bonus is that if the paint work is done well, the new paint may match your car better than the original bumper's paint.

Good luck, I was cut off by an illegal immigrant with no license or insurance, ended up rear ending him, and I was 100% at fault regardless. He never even filed a claim for his car and strongly discouraged me from calling the cops when I noticed his license, registration, and "insurance" were all under different names even when he claimed it was all for him.

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Jason23

the damage doesnt look to bad, just sucks that you have to encounter stuff like that. Anyways i had my front bumper re-painted at my local shop ( carsmetics-Anaheim) and i paid $340 for the front bumper. The reason i had my bumper repainted is i accumulated alot of small rock chips on my car from driving like i maniac lol. Anyways give them a call and i can vouch for the work they do, its top notch Just to tell you the process they did was the painter brought out a paint camera and scanned the paint and then scanned the VIN number inside my car from there it was processed and given a matching color code. I was lucky enough that the painter gave me extra paint w/ clear for future touch up use.

PapoZalsa

Well if the idiot who hit you had insurance you could ask for Depreciation Value of your car.

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AlanManouk

So the lady came today with her "husband" to check out the damage and negotiate prices. She accused me of adding more scratches/scruffs/paintchipping to the damage. We told her to just leave. I am going to file a small claims lawsuit towards her. The good news is the bodyshop says he can sand and clearcoat the light for $75 and i can buy touch up paint for the chips and clean the rest. I plan on taking it this way since it is a new car and I see no need in repainting the whole bumper for a small damage and depreciating the cars value.

MacCool

Insurance coverage varies by state and by the policy that you bought. Assuming you bought collision insurance in addition to your state's mandatory liability coverage, your insurance company should be on the hook for the costs of repairs and it should be a non-chargeable accident (won't raise your rates). In that case, you would be on the hook for your deductible. Some states require uninsured motorist coverage (California doesn't), but especially in California, it's smart to buy that coverage anyway. It's usually pretty cheap, and the deductible is usually pretty low (in some cases, no deductible). If you have that coverage, a complete, good-as-new repair would cost you little or nothing.

If you had collision coverage but no uninsured motorist coverage, I'm not sure you can sue the other driver for the whole cost, only your out-of-pocket for the deductible, or other things like out-of-pocket for loss of use of your car (rental replacement). Different states have different requirements. In some states, you can decline to file a claim with your insurance company and sue the other driver, and some states require that you file a claim and can only sue for the balance. Before filing in small claims court, make sure you know your policy and it would be smart to go talk to your insurance agent to find out what your policy covers and what your state requires. Small claims courts are aimed entirely at conciliation and are pretty perfunctory. They don't necessarily issue binding decisions. If you sue for the whole cost of the repairs and win in court, the other person can appeal to the next-highest court and the decision could be nullified if the law wasn't followed explicitly. Small Claims court decisions usually aren't final for 30 days after the decision to allow for such an appeal. It's often not very expensive to do so, and an attorney often isn't necessary since the case is simply a determination as to whether the Small Claims Court followed the law.

I got rear-ended once and the driver was uninsured. I sued him in Small Claims Court for the $500 deductible and won, but he never did pay wouldn't even contact me or return calls. After 30 days, he lost the right of appeal and the judgement became final. I subsequently filed a motion to attach property to cover it, but he didn't have anything of sufficient value when the Sheriff went out to serve him. So I filed another motion to have his driver's license revoked for failure to meet the state's mandatory liability requirement since he had been found liable in court and didn't pay me. That got his attention because I had to sign a release of liability before he could get his driver's license back.

You can try, but it's unlikely that you'd be allowed any judgement for depreciation of the car that the accident caused. Most places only allow you to sue for actual damages.

ETA: I am not an attorney, nor am I an insurance agent. You should contact one or both before you commit yourself to any particular course of action, such as repairing the car or filing in small claims court.