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I’d get it checked out properly.
#csb I was hit up the arse by a 4x4 a long time ago. No damage save for a cracked bumper or so I thought. I still took it in to Renault to have it sorted. Turned out that the whole back end was twisted and they wrote off my Renault 25 V6 Turbo. Man that was an awesome first car (obviously on my mum’s insurance) I’m not sure if French cars were made of paper or not back then, but better to get your car checked over than find out there’s an issue further down the road. -
Go through his insurance.
Whilst it is nice to be nice and understanding of other people, I don't feel this is the time.
It's not your fault he's 17 and has only passed and his insurance is sky high, he went into the back of your car!
You'd be surprised how much damage can be done to a car even without it looking bad, the majority of new and even fairly new cars have crumple zones and sacrificial plastic and even metal parts, all in aid of safety.
You don't want him to pay for the bumper to be resprayed and then you notice a huge amount of work that needs doing during or after.
Getting insurance involved means everything is above board and your car is safe to drive.
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Car that reversed in to you, do you have dash cam or witnesses? As that seems an odd thing to do. Was there a reason he reversed?
As for the one that went in to the back of you, the damage behind the plastic cover can be the reinforcement and any energy absorbing foam set up can be altered.
Also aren't child seats supposed to be replaced after an impact?
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Not exactly car appreciation, but I'd appreciate some car based advice from those who know more than me.
I've had quite the week, especially given how little I drive!
Thursday morning sat in a queue waiting for a red light to change. After about 2 minutes sat there, reverse lights come on in front of me. I get in reverse, but before I can take the handbrake off, the bloke has reversed straight into me. He has a terrible attitude when he gets out - "oh well, stuff happens, this is why we have insurance, why are you acting frustrated about it?"
Friday afternoon I slow to give way to a bus coming under a low bridge. High vehicles have to go into the middle under this bridge, and there's a big flashy LED sign telling me and drivers behind me that there's an oncoming vehicle in the middle of the road. Boom, the car behind smashes into the back of me with quite some force. He says he has his brakes full on to try and slow down but his car skidded. This driver has what I feel is a normal attitude to it. He was incredibly apologetic, wanted to check if occupants and car were okay. He's a 17 year old who begged me not to report anything to his insurers as it's already so expensive, and promised he'd pay me in cash for whatever damage he had caused.
There does not appear to be any damage from either collision, apart from a small crack in the rear numberplate. I genuinely can't believe it, particularly the hit from behind as it really felt like a decent bit of force. I've had the boot floor out to see if anything is crumpled or pushed back there and it's fine. Panel gaps in the area all still look even. Parking sensors also somehow work perfectly.
Local mechanic has recommended I take it to a local body shop and get them to take a look in case there is damage I can't see that needs repairing.
I'll avoid a long(er) story, but basically I've got 2 kids under 3 at home and we're all struggling with sleep at the minute. As such, I know I'm not making the best decisions right now. Would you get it checked out or not bother?
The car is nothing special. It's very much a utility family vehicle in my head - a Seat Leon estate. I look after it well mechanically, but it's far from a pride and joy type car.
On the one hand I'd hate for there to be an issue that causes issues down the line that I end up footing the bill for one way or another. On the other hand I'd really rather not have the cognitive load and hassle of needing to book time off work, book in at the body shop, arrange a way to get back home from there while they're looking at it, etc.