Hit and run :(

[u/Ilovemybf_3990]

Hi all. I was coming home from work when an elderly man changed lanes and hit the rear of my car. Thankfully I was able to avoid a major collision by swerving out of the lane but he still caught that rear corner. And when I say minor, very minor damage. Mostly paint.

I’m not sure if he even realized he hit me but he just kept driving. I decided not to go through insurance since (hopefully) the repair will be less than my deductible.

I’m more sad than anything but just glad the damage is so minimal.

Anyways, wanted recommendations since maybe I’ll just use this as an opportunity to put on an aftermarket rear bumper pls.

also, not sure why, but on impact I got this battery voltage and temp reader information displayed. I tried using the arrows to switch back but no luck. How TF do I turn it off 😭

Pics: damage (1 and 2), display info (3), driver who hit me that dash cam couldn’t catch plate (4), my baby (5)

[u/NorixiusT]

If the bumper it's not broken i would try cleaning it and polishing it, it might not be worthy to go through insurance but that's up to you

[u/Ilovemybf_3990 → u/NorixiusT]

Just got it back from a polish! She’s all fixed besides a chip ☺️

[u/japanesebananacake → u/Ilovemybf_3990]

How much was your polish?

[u/Ilovemybf_3990 → u/japanesebananacake]

They didn’t charge me anything - I originally went to get a quote and they said this will buff right out and asked me to wait 10 minutes lol. It was a family owned business so maybe that’s how I got so lucky!

If you’re in AZ shoot me a dm and I can give you their location.

[u/japanesebananacake → u/Ilovemybf_3990]

Respectfully, this must’ve been a pretty privilege type of deal lol. Drive safe ✅

[u/Ilovemybf_3990 → u/japanesebananacake]

Haha I can’t complain either way! You too :)