Do you fix your dings and dents?

[Anonymous]

Six year old Honda Pilot. I am wondering if I should fix minor dings from new driver?

[Anonymous]

Really depends on the extent. Surface scrape on a bumper/corner - no. Same with door dings. Anything more - yes, and I’d expect whomever the driver was to contribute.

[Anonymous]

Normally, no. Not worth the money.

But once I got a bad scrape in the side of a vehicle that pulled the paint off in a little spot, and then I noticed it starting to rust. There are some ways to address that without a full repair/paint job, but they would look terrible, so I sucked it up and paid a body shop to fix the dent/scrape and repaint (which means repainting the entire side of the vehicle because otherwise it won't blend. It was annoying but I didn't want the damage to get worse with time, and I didn't want a crappy looking fix that wouldn't last. It was worth it to spend a few hundred to get it fixed properly.

But like minor bumper dents and scratches? Eh, we live in the city and park on the street. No point in fixing because it will happen again. If I cared that much, I'd get a bumper cover or something.

[Anonymous]

No. I was the victim of a hit and run 10 years ago and have a visible mark all down the left side, both doors. We treated it for rust, that's all. I am not spending more than I have to on a car. It needs to be functional, that's all.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Normally, no. Not worth the money.

But once I got a bad scrape in the side of a vehicle that pulled the paint off in a little spot, and then I noticed it starting to rust. There are some ways to address that without a full repair/paint job, but they would look terrible, so I sucked it up and paid a body shop to fix the dent/scrape and repaint (which means repainting the entire side of the vehicle because otherwise it won't blend. It was annoying but I didn't want the damage to get worse with time, and I didn't want a crappy looking fix that wouldn't last. It was worth it to spend a few hundred to get it fixed properly.

But like minor bumper dents and scratches? Eh, we live in the city and park on the street. No point in fixing because it will happen again. If I cared that much, I'd get a bumper cover or something.

Where did you go that it only cost a few hundred?

[Anonymous]

I fixed the mirror and a big dent from someone hitting my front passenger door. But their insurance paid. Otherwise, no. I think the drivers in my neighborhood give me extra space because they can easily see I just don’t care.

[Anonymous]

Avoid the big auto body shops and you can get a deal. First, tell them you don’t need a “perfect” paint job because it’s your kid’s car. Once they give you a price, offer cash. Of course you aren’t going thru insurance with this approach.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No. I was the victim of a hit and run 10 years ago and have a visible mark all down the left side, both doors. We treated it for rust, that's all. I am not spending more than I have to on a car. It needs to be functional, that's all.

Insurance fraud

[Anonymous]

I don’t because I just don’t care. I am so not a car person. If it runs I’m fine. 2018 BMW with lots of dings. Definitely not for my kids car which is parked in the HS parking lot during the day. Awful drivers.

My husband does but he likes cars.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No. I was the victim of a hit and run 10 years ago and have a visible mark all down the left side, both doors. We treated it for rust, that's all. I am not spending more than I have to on a car. It needs to be functional, that's all.

Insurance fraud

PP you replied to. Why????

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No. I was the victim of a hit and run 10 years ago and have a visible mark all down the left side, both doors. We treated it for rust, that's all. I am not spending more than I have to on a car. It needs to be functional, that's all.

Insurance fraud

PP you replied to. Why????

Not the PP you're responding to But presumably the PP got money to repair the damage, then just took the money and didn't repair the car.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Six year old Honda Pilot. I am wondering if I should fix minor dings from new driver?

I'm not entirely sure what you mean. "dings from new driver?" If the new driver is your kid and they are still driving the car, then I definitely wouldn't fix the dings since there are probably more to come.

[Anonymous]

No.

[Anonymous]

It depends. How many different panels are we talking about? How often are new dings being added? How much longer will I be keeping the car? Will it be passed down to a younger kid when they’re a new driver?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No. I was the victim of a hit and run 10 years ago and have a visible mark all down the left side, both doors. We treated it for rust, that's all. I am not spending more than I have to on a car. It needs to be functional, that's all.

Insurance fraud

PP you replied to. Why????

Not the PP you're responding to But presumably the PP got money to repair the damage, then just took the money and didn't repair the car.

Is that fraud? The insurance paid the cost to the car back to its condition before the accident. If the owner chose to keep it in its busted post-accident condition and keep the money, that seems like it’s up to them. They’re entitled to the value of the repair, are they actually required to get the repair done?