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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Fixing a scratch on the bumper of a 10-year-old mini van is not worth the hassle, the money, or the damage to your relationship with the ILs.

Yes, her performed poorly, but you should probably let it go.[/quote]

OP, someone hit the front bumper of my six-year-old car and it appeared that it only had a single scratch to the paint and a broken license plate holder--not even a dent like you describe in your car; however, I had it checked out and the foam that is beneath the bumper -- which is important to the safety that the bumper is supposed to provide -- was compromised by that "scratch" of a hit. (This wasn't even a dent like yours; it was truly just a  paint scratch, on the outside). I had to have the bumper fixed and that foam replaced for safety reasons; my insurance covered it (never knew who hit my parked car). The insurance company found the damage, and they don't ever want to find stuff they have to pay for, so it's not like some mechanic looking for a buck made it all up.

And a friend was rear-ended at very low speed and only had a dent in the bumper, but when she had it checked out, her undercarriage had damage. She'd been driving it around for a few days before she had time to get it checked out and was told that the hidden damage could have created issues with safety if she'd kept driving it.

In other words, I would always get a dent checked out, even in an older vehicle. since there is a lot behind that bumper. If you carry your kids around in your minivan, you want bumpers that are going to work properly. They aren't just hunks of steel like on old cars; they're covering a lot of other stuff that also affects their safety.[/quote]

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