A Dent in the Escape

@porwest (112717)

United States

November 8, 2021 10:41am CST

Ah Mondays. You just have to love them. My mom went over to my niece's house to babysit for her great-grandchild while my niece went to work, and lo and behold somehow my niece managed to back into my mom's Ford Escape. It's a pretty good dent, and it appears that the damages are $4,000 to repair. Ouch. The good news is that my niece's insurance will cover it and the body shop where the car will be repaired will offer a loaner while it is being fixed.

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@lovebuglena (52143)

• Staten Island, New York

8 Nov 21

That seems very expensive to repair that. Way overpriced. However did she manage to do this?

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@porwest (112717)

• United States

8 Nov 21

I really don't know. My niece just backed into my mom's car. lol. I can't explain it either. I tend to think mirrors and windows would be sufficient to supply one an adequate view of where the car is going and what's around it. But that's just me. lol

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@lovebuglena (52143)

• Staten Island, New York

8 Nov 21

@porwest Maybe she was distracted. This reminds me of a movie (or maybe it was a commercial or video) where a female instead of going forward was going backward. She realized what was happening but kept on going anyway instead of pressing on the brake...

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@porwest (112717)

• United States

8 Nov 21

@lovebuglena Distracted? Backing up the car? Is that even possible? lol

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@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

9 Nov 21

Repairs are so expensive. Glad she is ok.

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@porwest (112717)

• United States

9 Nov 21

Repairs are outrageous. Luckily it is all covered by insurance.

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@porwest (112717)

• United States

9 Nov 21

@CarolDM And only going to get worse.

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@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

9 Nov 21

@porwest Crazy prices on everything.

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@Nawsheen (28761)

• Mauritius

8 Nov 21

I hope that this can be repaired the soonest. Did this happen due to an accident?

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@porwest (112717)

• United States

8 Nov 21

Yes. My niece backed into my mother's car.

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@RebeccasFarm (91299)

• United States

8 Nov 21

Sorry that happened and glad no one hurt..if its not one thing its another.

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@porwest (112717)

• United States

8 Nov 21

Sometimes that is more often the case than not. lol

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@1creekgirl (44560)

• United States

10 Nov 21

Great news that at least the insurance will cover it.

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@porwest (112717)

• United States

12 Nov 21

Yep. Not a penny out of pocket for either my niece nor my mother. Win, win, especially for the collision repair joint. lol

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@LindaOHio (222222)

• United States

9 Nov 21

What a bummer. Repairs are so, so expensive. I think they give out high estimates because they know the insurance companies will pay the bills.

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@porwest (112717)

• United States

9 Nov 21

That is part of it. Yep. They know they can get the money.

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@FourWalls (86575)

• United States

8 Nov 21

Ouch.

Oh, well, doo-doo happens. That’s why we have insurance. Still sorry it happened, though.

@moffittjc (128824)

• Gainesville, Florida

9 Nov 21

Repairs were expensive to begin with, now they are proving to be outrageous with the supply issues and inflation.