BMW scratch: how much can the damages be!?

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Sun 6 Oct 2013 17:55
BMW scratch: how much can the damages be!? - agent.hunt

Hi All

Last night I have been unlucky to have 'bumped' into a new BMW car in a tunnel. Basically all the vehicles had to stop due to traffic and I was unfortunate to have made a sudden stop which led to my car 'touching' the front car. There is a scratch on his bumper (my front bumper touched his car's back bumper, which gave it a primer scratch) . Since mine is a rental car (which is even brand new), I gave him my contact details so that we could sort the damage out in which ever cheaper way. I got a call from him today saying that he is awaiting a quote from the garage regarding the scratch. I believe it is better to pay it form your pocket rather than let him claim from the insurance or I am not sure how rental cars work in this matter)

I was wondering how much will the damages be. I've read that they will charge like 300+ for such repairs which is way too much for my budget. Please advice if you have any ideas.

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Sun 6 Oct 2013 18:29
BMW scratch: how much can the damages be!? - skidpan

Dad had his bumper quite badly scratched in a car park, local "Smart Repairer" sorted it for £55. Totally invisible. Normal body shop wanted £300 ish.

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Sun 6 Oct 2013 18:43
BMW scratch: how much can the damages be!? - veryoldbear

You can never tell with these things. One man's scratch is another man's Major Damage which will cause him to foam at the mouth with rage. Regrettably, somebody with a new BMW is likely to have conniptions about the damage to his baby and will present you for a massive estimate. Beware!

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Mon 7 Oct 2013 18:24
BMW scratch: how much can the damages be!? - agent.hunt

Yes I was quoted 200 now. Well I really dont have any choice but to pay for it :(

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Tue 8 Oct 2013 10:17
BMW scratch: how much can the damages be!? - veryoldbear

That's probably not too bad. Go for it.

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