S2000 Hit and Run...
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S2000 Hit and Run...
The battery was dying on the 2000 S2000 so I went to Sears to go get the battery replaced under the prorated warranty. As I was standing in line at the counter I look back outside and a lady backs her Hyundai into the S2000 . She gets out looks at it and says "Did I do that???". She says we should trade insurance info and I said I was calling the cops to get a police report when she said "no cops" I still insisted on calling the police and she said she didn't have her license on her and didn't want to cause her mom who was also in the car any grief and she says "I'm leaving if your calling the police". I told her that wasn't a good idea because I have her license number. Next thing I know she jumps in her car and swerves past traffic in the blind oncoming lane before I could stop her.
I got the first 4 numbers on her plate and called the police. An employee at Sears who was among the many witnesses got a cell phone pic of her driving away with the full plate and me chasing her on foot.
Then several minutes later the lady calls the sears store to give me her insurance info just as the police arrive. The cop gets on the phone (at this point they know who she is, where she lives etc) and tells her she has 10 minutes to come back before they come get her. Well she never comes back. The cop said she will be getting a nice greeting by the police when she gets home and the reason she fled was she had no license, but it was her moms car (who was in the car with her) and it had valid insurance. And this lady was in her 60's, she wasn't a young teenager. The cop said the ironic thing is that she was in a private parking lot and doesn't need a license for that. But since she decided to flee I'm sure she had a great end of the day.
And to top it off Sears was trying to charge me $20 and an hour of my time to test the battery, that just failed an hour earlier at advance auto. After they wouldn't step down I just used an online coupon at advance and bought a battery from them instead. THANK YOU SEARS for the great customer service! NOT
The estimate we got so far from a body shop is saying 1k damages assuming there aren't any surprises under the bumper. They said they should be able to repair the bumper and therefore keep mostly original paint.
What should I be looking for in terms of diminished value? This is a mint 2000 S2000 with 75k miles that was purchased brand new off the lot. Understandably it is an older car, but no one wants to buy a wrecked sports car regardless of what the owner tells them when it shows an accident on carfax.
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I got the first 4 numbers on her plate and called the police. An employee at Sears who was among the many witnesses got a cell phone pic of her driving away with the full plate and me chasing her on foot.
Then several minutes later the lady calls the sears store to give me her insurance info just as the police arrive. The cop gets on the phone (at this point they know who she is, where she lives etc) and tells her she has 10 minutes to come back before they come get her. Well she never comes back. The cop said she will be getting a nice greeting by the police when she gets home and the reason she fled was she had no license, but it was her moms car (who was in the car with her) and it had valid insurance. And this lady was in her 60's, she wasn't a young teenager. The cop said the ironic thing is that she was in a private parking lot and doesn't need a license for that. But since she decided to flee I'm sure she had a great end of the day.
And to top it off Sears was trying to charge me $20 and an hour of my time to test the battery, that just failed an hour earlier at advance auto. After they wouldn't step down I just used an online coupon at advance and bought a battery from them instead. THANK YOU SEARS for the great customer service! NOT
The estimate we got so far from a body shop is saying 1k damages assuming there aren't any surprises under the bumper. They said they should be able to repair the bumper and therefore keep mostly original paint.
What should I be looking for in terms of diminished value? This is a mint 2000 S2000 with 75k miles that was purchased brand new off the lot. Understandably it is an older car, but no one wants to buy a wrecked sports car regardless of what the owner tells them when it shows an accident on carfax.
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Sorry to see your s2k was damaged! There isn't really a set amount that it will reduce the value. The best thing you can do is to take a lot of pictures of the before/after repairs so that you can show a potential buyer the damage that was repaired rather than leaving it to their imagination. It isn't serious damage, so as long as it's properly repaired it shouldn't hurt the value much.
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Wow some people are stupid, please put the both of them in jail.
so it's just the bumper that's damaged? nothing to the taillights, trunk, or rear quarter panel? if that's the case a new painted bumper is no where near $1000. Probably can find one for $100-$200, and another $100 to paint.
so it's just the bumper that's damaged? nothing to the taillights, trunk, or rear quarter panel? if that's the case a new painted bumper is no where near $1000. Probably can find one for $100-$200, and another $100 to paint.
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+1 To NFRAP2. Take lots of pictures of the damage before, and after. That way if you ever plan on selling the car, and the buyer sees the accident on it's record you can show them the pictures of it. It'll save you a lot of hassle, and as he said above to, it'll keep their imagination from growing to big! 
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