my neighbor backed into my car

[onefishtwofish]

my nieghbor backed into my car i was going to restore. figures...no body daamage what so ever till now...grrr. it indented to about the depth of an old fashioned headlight bulb. 1990 cutlas special american edition. any ball park figure on repair at shop prices? i would have to get it going to take to a shop for estimates.ie insure with temps and get new battery etc.......thanks

[Athomedad]

If your neighbor is insured with ICBC I believe you can go through them through his liability coverage. If he has his 43% discount for more than 3 years it won't even affect his rates.

Hard to estimate the damage via the photo.

[clintgv]

better to just claim to ICBC with him. I have a smaller (maybe a nickle size) dent in my front bumper both side and a little bit or surface rust(not fully rusted, can save it by sanding the surface and paint it) and it was already 700-750 dollars. Wasn't even that bad looking. But I got a sporty looking car (honda prelude with aftermarket bodykit) and want it to be perfect so decided to check out how much to get it fixed.

Maybe it just depends on the car and such. But yeah maybe 700-750 for that to reshape it, paint it and labour. Maybe less or more haha. Hard to estimate as I am not a car body worker. Just wanted to tell you how much mine will cost and you can start from there.

[mcrocker]

Agreed that it is probably better for both of you if you go through ICBC. Auto bodywork always ends up being shockingly expensive. Also, they will have to try and match the paint, and the car has probably faded since it was new, so going with a factory paint code will not get thm a perfect match. With a car that age, any body work will end up being a pretty significant portion of the car's value.

[gklaw]

ICBC could end up writing off you car At least ICBC can determine the value of compensation which you can settle with your neighbour so his/her claim record will not be affected.

[mikebike]

If you go through ICBC you may have to pay your own deductible.
Although I would hope your neighbor would reimburse you.

[onefishtwofish]

my car is not insured as it is parked in my parking area waiting restoration. i know she was in an accident a while ago so would probably lose her discount if she didn't already.

[clintgv]

my car is not insured as it is parked in my parking area waiting restoration. i know she was in an accident a while ago so would probably lose her discount if she didn't already.

Oh that's I think impossible to claim to ICBC since your car is not insured.
Even if it was insured, ICBC will try to not pay for it and what not. Those guys will figure something out to there favour. I parked mine in a parking lot mall, come back, my front bumper body kit was not even and went to ICBC to claim it. they said no witness no claim. Ofcourse no witness I was inside the mall and it was hit and run. But if you find a cheap auto shop, Please share

[lamsimon]

ur looking around $650 for just the quater panel

[onefishtwofish]

thanks for the input. she owned up to it right way. i thought she had hit my current car but there was already the damage on the bumper. it wasnt till a week later i noticed it was the other car she hit.