My wife backed into a pole (not mine ) and smashed the plastic rear bumper on her brand new (400 miles) Caravan. I assume this is going to be expensive to fix. Anybody know about how much it costs to replace? Is it better to just have a dealer fix it or should I claim it on insurance and risk it going up? I doubt I could find a silver one at a junk yard in good shape.

thanks,
brandon

 

400 miles???? Leave it busted. That way, every time she looks at it, she'll be reminded to look in the mirror before she backs up.

You know that if you fix it, she'll just **** it up again.

Or, you could just get a 4 x 6 at the lumberyard and bolt it on. That way, she can back into all the poles she wishes.

Wimmen drivers.... sheesh.

RRRR

 

Lmao^ Or get a price on one,and fix it yourself.

 

Duct Tape should match Silver pretty good.......

 

Ask dreamer1q, he might be able to find you a silver one at a decent price.

 

rent a mini van get the insurance switch bumpers and turn it back in - j/k.......that might be illegal or even insurance fruad.

A used bumper and paint is probably cheaper than your deductable. It is only a bumper swap right?

There is a Chrysler (only thing they handle) junk yard / parts specialist on 8.5 and groesbeck - sheridans I think accross from shermans or vice versa......

Or since it is soooo new call the dealer you bought it from and see if the salesman can get someone in the body shop to do it for cash or at least give you the parts at cost.....work a deal with them - what was the selling dealer?

Gene

 

Hear Hear!!! I have a 2001 WB edition Chevy Venture: I paid $32K for it, and it has a buggered up front bumper, busted right turn signal that now howls as you drive, a creased side door, and scrubbed paint on the rear bumper in two places.

The passenger side mirror (heated & electrified) got busted clean off, too. This is six separate instances where I had to keep from blowing my top.

I'm leaving it busted until I have some SPARE time when I'm good & ready. In the mean time, I bought the new parts myself mail-order through Dal at VanDevere Olds, saved 40 percent on parts costs, and will have the front bumper painted after I remove the facia myself. The $700 repair will cost me $475. SInce I have a $500 deductible, I save twenty-five bucks and wont have to make a claim.

You could probably do that yourself, as well. Buy the parts, remove the facia, send the FACIA off to be painted, and re-install. It only takes hand tools and will save you the cost of making an insurance claim.

 

It'll most likel cost you between $500-1000 to get it fixed. If you don't have a lot of claims on your insurance already, claim it.

 

email me @ veecha@hotmail.com
I work at a bodyshop, I Can Fix it

 

Call your insurance company and tell them someone hit and run in a parking lot. No deductible should apply since nobody was in the car. Fixed for free (well if you consider a guilty conscience free )

 

Thanks for the ideas. I'm gonna see if Veech can help me out.

 

Don't say she got hit in a parking lot if it looks like a pole dent - that is not believable.......

 

She could not have backed into one of those big light poles?

 

True she could of but then she has to pay the deduct. if she says no one was driving then there is no deduct..... so poles don't hit cars - cars hit poles.