Well this pretty much sucks...

[madmaxx]

If the driver did not have a license he should have been arrested and detained, did they just let him go? If that is the case why do any of us have a license. I know in Texas, no license trip to jail. I see it everyday, we are a little closer to the border.

I saw a bdr with some damage a little worse than yours a while back, I beleive the repair bill was $20K plus. I was shocked the owner did not just order another turnkey minus, they ended up repainting the entire car.

My guess on repair is $9450.00

[SP01715]

Originally Posted by madmaxx

If the driver did not have a license he should have been arrested and detained, did they just let him go? If that is the case why do any of us have a license. I know in Texas, no license trip to jail. I see it everyday, we are a little closer to the border.

I saw a bdr with some damage a little worse than yours a while back, I beleive the repair bill was $20K plus. I was shocked the owner did not just order another turnkey minus, they ended up repainting the entire car.

My guess on repair is $9450.00

In Ca. it is a cite and release. Still counts as an arrest, but you don't actually go to jail. The problem with illegal drivers here are most are illegal aliens that don't have valid I.D. and you will never be able to find them. I had this happen to me in a Vette, and luckily my insurance covered it but the driver was never found.

As far as cost, I agree with 20K at least. To make it look right the whole car is going to have to be re-painted. I had similar damage to a car and it was more than 20k. The paint shop gave me the choice of a complete paint job or a blend, but they said a blend would not be perfect.

Good luck, I hope it all works out for you.

[patrickt]

Originally Posted by SP01715

Good luck, I hope it all works out for you.

It already did. I guess my previous post just wasn't clear enough.

[SP01715]

The car looks great...