O
OORAH!!
My wife was driving her MY00 Forester on a
neighborhood street at 20 mph when a woman
rapidly backed out of her driveway in front of
her. They collided. The police and the insurance
companies agreed that it was 100% the fault of
the other driver, who had a large cardboard box
in the car blocking her view.
The Forester's grill was damaged and the hood
slightly crumpled. I would have guessed $2000 or
so... Boy! I was way off.
Actual body work = $5,600
The hit pushed something into the engine,
damaging parts including the timing belt or
whatever, and in the few seconds before the car
was turned off there was another $3,000 damage
done. The body shop says the dealer claims this
is common with front-end hits to the Forester.
neighborhood street at 20 mph when a woman
rapidly backed out of her driveway in front of
her. They collided. The police and the insurance
companies agreed that it was 100% the fault of
the other driver, who had a large cardboard box
in the car blocking her view.
The Forester's grill was damaged and the hood
slightly crumpled. I would have guessed $2000 or
so... Boy! I was way off.
Actual body work = $5,600
The hit pushed something into the engine,
damaging parts including the timing belt or
whatever, and in the few seconds before the car
was turned off there was another $3,000 damage
done. The body shop says the dealer claims this
is common with front-end hits to the Forester.