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Aha, basically like all modern cars then! So not diamond cut but buying and fitting a new wheel is easy.
Bumper is more complicated - they seem to go for about £100 on eBay in good condition. Not really sure it's worth the bother as the marks aren't that bad - pic of other side attached.
But should I ask for this plus the cost of fitting (I don't know how much that would cost)?
Basically I feel bad asking people for money but she did ding my car and it would cost a lot more if I insisted on taking it to a body shop.
Maybe my question should be if you did that damage what do you think would be reasonable?!
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Fox
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I would leave car as is. Tell her what it would cost and ask her to make the donation to your chosen charity.
Then keep the car forever. Or longer
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Been here before.
If it were me as she's done the right thing i'd tell her i was willing to forget about the bumper but that the alloy is significantly damaged and that you'll need to redo all of them. Find out how much it'll cost you then think about how much of that she should have to pay (could be all, could be 50%...) and have that conversation with her. If she is happy/willing to pay for the lot get it booked in so you can send her actual proof of cost (there are some wheel places where you can leave the car). If you both agree a partial contribution would be fairer then get the cash, buy some T-cut, have a nice day out with the money and forget about it!
jonny
jono84
Diamond Cutting is basically spinning the wheels on a big lathe and taking a cut off the front face of the wheel leaving a shiny, flat surface. So they're not diamond cut