bare foot wader Posted February 11, 2014 Report Share Posted February 11, 2014 Private property, no police report. In today's world, do the only thing. Walk away. x2 just walk away IMO you tried to do the right thing and he's trying to rip you off, just walk away and don't pay him a penny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Cliff Posted February 11, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2014 Not a good idea at this point as it's obvious the guy is scamming you Cliff. Offer of money can be perceived as admission of guilt. In a parking lot, it's considered common courtesy/sense for drivers of other vehicles to assist/allow vehicles backing out of a parking spot. Did the guy honk his horn to let you know he was there?? Did not honk horn or anything and to be honest I was a little suspicious that perhaps he didn't have insurance because of the way he was insisting it wouldn't be necessary to get the insurance company involved. I think I might just send him a letter asking for the name of his insurance company and policy number. I know he is trying to run a scam here and that is the part that makes me want to fight back! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BucktownAngler Posted February 11, 2014 Report Share Posted February 11, 2014 you should send him a bogus quote for $3600 since it is 50/50 after all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Cliff Posted February 11, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2014 Cliff, what shop was the repair quote from? McCormics Carstar Collision in Parry Sound Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Caster Posted February 11, 2014 Report Share Posted February 11, 2014 His problem now. He can go through his insurance company and if he failed to report at the time of accident, he has nothing. Insurance wont do much for him now. If you wanna be a nice guy, offer him what you think is fair and that he can use his other avenues if he is so inclined. To me, 200 is fair for a dent on a crappy civic...well actually, 0 is more fair since he is trying to milk your kindness and screwed himself by not reporting it initially. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattybculp Posted February 11, 2014 Report Share Posted February 11, 2014 My girlfriend and I were backing out of a driveway and she backed in to 2003 Honda. Being honest people we stopped, got out looked at the damage which there was none, on either vehicle. Went to the house and got the owner to tell them what happened and for them to see there was no damage, not even a scratch, we both agreed. We parted ways 6 months later I get a call from my insurance company saying that the owner was putting forth a claim of 2200.00 dollars for damages done by my car. The best part is he was claiming damage on the wrong side of his vehicle. I told my insurance co. I had no idea what they were talking about, and never heard another thing about it ! I wouldn't even respond, you tried to do the right thing and look where it go ya. I will say though that autobody repair is a lucrative business with outrageous prices sometimes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Posted February 11, 2014 Report Share Posted February 11, 2014 call him back and say, you said it wouldn't cost much it was only the door I was wiling to pay a couple of hundred bucks but that amount is silly tell him you spoke to your insurance company and they said parking lot mishap, each insurance company pays for their own clients repairs your repairs were 200 bucks, it's up to him to contact his own company or take 200 bucks and call it settled Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishing n autograph Posted February 11, 2014 Report Share Posted February 11, 2014 Refuse to pay and let him come after you civilly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishing n autograph Posted February 11, 2014 Report Share Posted February 11, 2014 Next time call the OPP and have them say it's a non reportable accident that way he can't jack up the price Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishfield Posted February 11, 2014 Report Share Posted February 11, 2014 Well before you get too carried away calling him a thief... and yes Cliff like others have said let the insurance company deal with it..... did you stop at Licks Burger on the 400... seems to be a common game there. Gal with a duck taped on bumper backed into Leah while pulling my Lund home last year.. and thankfully only got the rear passenger side door... this was a $2145 repair including the $68 bracket to fix the running board. Oh.. you can't see the dent in the first picture.. it's clear in the second .. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattybculp Posted February 11, 2014 Report Share Posted February 11, 2014 So what exactly does a body shop do to fix that dent ? Are the days of them just "popping it out " gone ? did they replace the door ? just curious as to where the $2145 was spent ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landry Posted February 11, 2014 Report Share Posted February 11, 2014 if no police report, that guy is SOL I agree. Can he prove it actually happened? Paying to fix it at a reasonable cost for that aged vehicle is fine but he deserves to get stiffed now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freshtrax Posted February 11, 2014 Report Share Posted February 11, 2014 You were trying to be nice... Now he is trying to rip you off. Tell him to beat it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misfish Posted February 11, 2014 Report Share Posted February 11, 2014 Did not honk horn or anything and to be honest I was a little suspicious that perhaps he didn't have insurance because of the way he was insisting it wouldn't be necessary to get the insurance company involved. Went through the same thing. The wife and the other driver backing out at the same time.(Always have told her,back into a spot so you can drive out) Bingo bango. Other lady said ,no problem,you pay me to fix. They exchange numbers,thats all. Ya right. She calls 4-5 times asking for money for a quote she got. Ya right. I talk ask for her address so I can see the damage. Hung up quick. SCAMMERS Cliff. Let it go and pay nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Handlebarz Posted February 11, 2014 Report Share Posted February 11, 2014 I did a quick search on line about trading in a 2000 Honda Civic but they will not take them so I had to go with a 2001 2001 Honda Civic LX 2D Coupe 160,000 KM I tried over 200,000 but they would not that it as a trade for that many KM's this will give you a idea of how he is trying to put it to you cliff. Like you said you can find a door for that car and put it on and tell him to pound salt. low price $1,811 high price $2,860 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Headhunter Posted February 11, 2014 Report Share Posted February 11, 2014 Hey Cliff, I have a Jimmy you can run into anytime... I'll take $900.00 and call it even! LOL Take the advice here and just forget about it... the onus is on him to follow up. HH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wkimwes Posted February 11, 2014 Report Share Posted February 11, 2014 I would go to a local shop and ask them how much it would cost and explain to them. They should at least give you an estimate. Send him that much, but don't say anything in the letter that would incriminate you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Ironmaker Posted February 11, 2014 Report Share Posted February 11, 2014 The exact thing happened to me a few years back at a Hortons. I backed into a parked car on a dark rainy night. I looked at the Mazda I hit and couldn't see a thing. I went inside and asked if someone owned the Mazda. The lady behind the counter did, she told me she was going to call the police I couldn't convince her it wasn't necessary, she actually called 911, they flipped out on her. Anyway we exchanged insurance because there was a 4" scratch on the plastic bumper. I contacted my agent and told him what happened. Turned out the car was 2 weeks old. I had 2 choices, file a claim or pay for the repair. I took a picture on my cell phone that showed nothing, it was useless. I was told by my agent she had 1 year to file a claim. A month later I received a hand written note that looked like a 6 year old wrote asking for $1500.00 they wanted cash. Knowing her address from the insurance slip I found the car and took a pic of the scratch. I called her and told her husband I wasn't playing his game, take the car to any real body shop and give me a quote. They took it to the dealer and the dealer came back with a quote for around $500.00. No problem, repair the car and I would go to the dealer and pay them directly. They responded by telling me they would settle for $400.00, now I was pissed. I insisted they repair the car and I pay for it. Little did they know my cousin works at the dealership (they picked it, not me) and he told me they wanted them to buff it out and give them the difference in cash. Fraud plain and simple. I then got the OPP involved. A simple bump became a federal case. I then got my insurance company invoved for the principal alone. It cost me 500 bucks and they had some questions to answer to the OPP. It's getting me upset just remembering this thing. This guy doesn't have insurance, a valid license or both, get your insurance involved Cliff and let them deal with it, no matter what it was your fault, you backed into them. Lucky they didn't call an ambulance. As far as a $100.00 repair, it costs a hundred bucks to open the bay door for a body shop today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishing n autograph Posted February 11, 2014 Report Share Posted February 11, 2014 The only thing she can do is come after you civilly which costs time and money. Once you agree to pay for damages police won't get involved and in my experience very few insurance companies will get involved without a police report. They are trying to scam you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bondar Posted February 11, 2014 Report Share Posted February 11, 2014 (edited) Wrap it back up and write return to sender and throw it in the mail box, he's probably been driving it into everything he can find in the past 6 months Edited February 11, 2014 by Wiser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misfish Posted February 11, 2014 Report Share Posted February 11, 2014 The only thing she can do is come after you civilly which costs time and money. Once you agree to pay for damages police won't get involved and in my experience very few insurance companies will get involved without a police report. They are trying to scam you. Was wondering when you would chime in.LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillM Posted February 11, 2014 Report Share Posted February 11, 2014 Mail them poop? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishing n autograph Posted February 11, 2014 Report Share Posted February 11, 2014 ^ x2 lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aplumma Posted February 11, 2014 Report Share Posted February 11, 2014 Send the estimate back and have them get one that is only for the damage to the door. Tell them you will after approval pay directly to the auto repair shop. If you want them to get up to 3 estimates that is within your reason. Just a heads up though to reskin a door and paint it is between 800 and 1,000 dollars. Due to lawyers and people rights of entitlement you no longer have repairshops pound out a dent and mud it flat any more. Art Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misfish Posted February 11, 2014 Report Share Posted February 11, 2014 Art,this is a Canadian issue. Bud out,,,,,,,,,,,,,BUD.LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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