drpimpdadi@cs.com4SARS (DrPimpDadi) wrote:

>California law states any damage over
>$750. be reported.

>You are required to report the accident to
>DMV if the accident caused $500 or
>more in damage.

I think it went up in '03 to $750.

>Could've been one of those "lets keep
>this between us" accidents, where they
>don't report it to keep insurance costs
>down.

The reason for this car purchase and its hastiness was my 16 year old
son was involved in an accident and the other party wanted to do just
that, keep the cops out of it. We're very glad we waited (1-12 hours!)
for them to arrive and file the report. The other guy was written
up/cited for failure to yield. He's certain it's my son's fault so it's
good to have the cop's take on the accident. It was a classic "some of
the lanes stopped and waved the guy through" only to have my son in an
open lane and they collided as the guy turned in front of him.

>Obviously, it looked OK before you
>handed them your money, so why are
>you making a big stink about it now.

There would be no stink if the right year parts were used for the
repair. I'd suck up and "buyer beware."

>$7500 is a pretty good price for the car
>with such low mileage. Now, if the
>frame is bent or a catastrophe happens
>due to the less than professional body
>work, then you have a case.

We felt like it was a good price too. I'm just bummed about the improper
fix job.

>Just to be safe, check www.carfax.com.
>If there are any red flags on there, I'd
>ask for my money back.

We used the service that's tied to Auto Trader, with Experian. No red
flags at all.
"This car checks out!!" it tells us.