This time it was me. Some fool wasn't paying attention and side-swiped me here in the city. I saw him coming with 3 passengers in his Honda CRV, straight for my drivers' side door. I accelerated and attempted to get out of the way. I almost avoided him, but as you can see, he clipped me good.
The good news: His ins. co. is paying for the whole claim and nobody is hurt.
The bad news: The joker who wrote the estimate at the Allstate Drive in Claim Center writes an initial check for $1,200, stating that the fender can be molded back into form....LOL :frown: My response to that was "Oh really?!!? Have you ever tried to reshape an aluminum beer can that has a hole in it (note 2 inch gash in fender)?!?"
I took the car to a recommended shop in the suburbs, Schaumburg Auto Body (Thanks Ken). The lead body man (who has worked on several NSXs) takes one look and says "new fender. 4 days shipping from California" Of course Allstate will have to come out and re-inspect the vehicle. Allstate won't be out for at least 5 business days. Shop can't order fender until Allstate approves. All in all, I'm guessing I'll be out 3 weeks. I usually have nice things to post. Sorry for the rant.:frown:
The good news: His ins. co. is paying for the whole claim and nobody is hurt.
The bad news: The joker who wrote the estimate at the Allstate Drive in Claim Center writes an initial check for $1,200, stating that the fender can be molded back into form....LOL :frown: My response to that was "Oh really?!!? Have you ever tried to reshape an aluminum beer can that has a hole in it (note 2 inch gash in fender)?!?"
I took the car to a recommended shop in the suburbs, Schaumburg Auto Body (Thanks Ken). The lead body man (who has worked on several NSXs) takes one look and says "new fender. 4 days shipping from California" Of course Allstate will have to come out and re-inspect the vehicle. Allstate won't be out for at least 5 business days. Shop can't order fender until Allstate approves. All in all, I'm guessing I'll be out 3 weeks. I usually have nice things to post. Sorry for the rant.:frown: