Hi all,
Well, I had a bad experience driving into work this morning ...was in a turning lane and the cars ahead started going and I followed suit, but then the woman in front of me stopped suddenly and unexpectedly and I was unable to stop without hitting her due to the excessive amount of dirt and debris on the road (lots of construction going on nearby). I couldn't have been going more than 10-15 mph, but it was enough for her trailer hitch to come up and over the top lip of my bumper and get wedged. There wasn't a scratch on her Explorer and I don't think my car even made contact with it other than the hitch. We had to jack up her rear end and push my car out from underneath the hitch as I was afraid if we forced it the whole front end would have been ripped off. As it stands, it is completely drivable though not pretty to look at. Thankfully nobody was hurt either.
Anyway, I seriously doubt this warrants an insurance claim but does anybody have any idea what it might cost to get fixed? I think I just need a new bumper cover and upper grill (been wanting the "Eleanor" center-fog grill anyway!), but not sure about the lower grill (didn't think to look at it yet and the car is way out in the parking garage at work at the moment). I have vinyl stripes on the car but they only covered the lip of the bumper cover anyway so might not worry about getting that redone. The car is Satin Silver if that matters for paint cost.
And should I take it to the dealer or does anybody know of a good repair shop in northwest Houston?
Thanks in advance
Well, I had a bad experience driving into work this morning ...was in a turning lane and the cars ahead started going and I followed suit, but then the woman in front of me stopped suddenly and unexpectedly and I was unable to stop without hitting her due to the excessive amount of dirt and debris on the road (lots of construction going on nearby). I couldn't have been going more than 10-15 mph, but it was enough for her trailer hitch to come up and over the top lip of my bumper and get wedged. There wasn't a scratch on her Explorer and I don't think my car even made contact with it other than the hitch. We had to jack up her rear end and push my car out from underneath the hitch as I was afraid if we forced it the whole front end would have been ripped off. As it stands, it is completely drivable though not pretty to look at. Thankfully nobody was hurt either.
Anyway, I seriously doubt this warrants an insurance claim but does anybody have any idea what it might cost to get fixed? I think I just need a new bumper cover and upper grill (been wanting the "Eleanor" center-fog grill anyway!), but not sure about the lower grill (didn't think to look at it yet and the car is way out in the parking garage at work at the moment). I have vinyl stripes on the car but they only covered the lip of the bumper cover anyway so might not worry about getting that redone. The car is Satin Silver if that matters for paint cost.
And should I take it to the dealer or does anybody know of a good repair shop in northwest Houston?
Thanks in advance