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I was backing out from a crazy one way parking lot at a bed & breakfast in St. Augustine. The lot went onto a one way road with no parking signs and striping all over it. It was also pouring down rain.
5 mph in reverse, BANG!!!, back into an illegally parked mid 90's Saab hatch back. We were on our way to dinner so I put my business card w/ an apology under the wiper blade.
I got a call about a week later from the owner of the B&B saying it was his car. I confessed but did ask what he was doing parked there. He said it was an unwritten rule. If I was local I would have pursued that angle.
Anyway, I had him get and estimate for the 4" diameter dent in the rear quarter panel. $3500!
I let my insurance handle it. I assume he had a friend mark the price up and pocket the difference.
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