DJ07

God why? I just cleaned my car and i went to pull it in my darn garage and I cut it too close and scraped the wheel well a little bit and knocked the side mirror off the right side.

OH MY GOD

Question: Is this type of thing warranted under the dealer or is it comin off my insurance?

WERKED 66

better off pay out of pocket insurance rasie is not worth it

azlitigator

Wow, you really are an idiot! J/K, kaka happens. It can be fixed and no one but you will know of your driving skills. You didn't say how your garage took the abuse B)

Get a couple of estimates to see if it's worth reporting to your insurance.

DJ07

The hwole back quarter panels gonan need to be replaced, thats a lto of dough

celticstanger

You're kidding, right - about the warranty?

stinks about the car. Hope it doesn't cost you too much to fix. 66 is correct, pay for it outta yer pocket. Most likely the cost isn't worth putting a mark on your insurance history.

DJ07

Guys ... im 17 ... i have no breathign room with money seeing that im payign for the car.

now my dads payign for the insurance each month. but its gonna be up to him whetehr or not insurance covers it or i pay out of my pocekt.

either way im gonna pay the $500 deductable im sure.

god god god god god

azlitigator

Holy crikey... you are boned.

KansasCityTim

Uhm....warranty is not an option.

You can:

A - Submit it to your insurance company, pay your $500 deductible, and watch your rates skyrocket;

B - Pay the entire amount yourself; or

C - Just not get it fixed.

From where I stand, those look about like the only options.

KansasCityTim

Also, I had a fender replaced on my '98 last summer...it was just north of $1000. Gotta think a quarter panel on a newer car will be a bit higher. I wouldn't imagine over $2000 though. Just don't panic. In the end, if it is still driveable, you can wait until you can get the money together if you have no means of getting it now, such as credit. I know it stinks, but it'll get fixed somehow.

stangscuba98a

:bang: :bang: :bang:

Altoid

Word to the wise, don’t buy a car you can’t afford to fix.

DADS05

I agree with STANGSCUBA :bang: :bang: :bang:

Ouch that hurts!

mingreygt2005

This is the funniest thread I have seen in awhile.

Darn i drove my car into the river is this covered under warranty? hhaaahaha That is why a sixteen your old shouldnt be owning a new car. Unless you are rich.

DJ07

Ok guys i jsut went out and looked at it with my dad ....


the dent is right in front of the wheel well, its not that huge. There are minor scarpes from the dent bback.

I think theyll be able to pop the dent and jsut repaint that small section ... i wonder how much that would be ...

also, I think i'll need a whole new side mirror even though its not "damaged" a plastice piece inside broke but the mirror, plastic aorund it and motor seem intact. But theres no way thaey can piece it back together i thin k ... so what, wthats $300 right there aint it?

I'm being optimistic here ... $1000 for everything ... which would push me back 2 months of payments .... but i guess i gotta do what i gotta do

DJ07

and mingreygt .. thatnks for the encouragment.

I psoted right afetr it happened i was flipping out. im calm now ...

and not to belittle my stupidness, but my mother did the same thing, on the same part of the garage, with her explorer last year.

its a clsoe cut, and i jsut didnt look in time before i was $%&#ed

celticstanger

If you can get by with just fixing the mirror, do it. Drive around with the panel all beat up until you can pay for that too.

azlitigator

This reminds me of that scene in Planes, Trains and Automobiles where John Candy says "that'll buff right out".

DJ07

Pics coming

celticstanger

What's "stupidness"?

stangscuba98a

One of my favorite movies!!!! Can I sell you some shower curtain rings?