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My 1 week old Kia Soul got hit today at a traffic light today . It's mostly just paint & plastic damage on the bumper cover/quarter panel, and thankfully the other person stopped so it shouldn't impact my insurance. Any recent recommendations on a shop to do the repair? The car has a white pearl finish, so I'm looking for best possible paint job quality.
Figures that my first new car in 17 years doesn't make it to 200 miles without getting hit! I probably should have waited until 2021 to buy a new car.. 2020 has just been a hot mess!
Sorry to hear about your accident. I hope you weren't hurt. Precision Collision does great paint work. https://precisioncollision.net/
Thankfully, neither myself nor the other driver were hurt - just our cars. I was stopped at light waiting to make a right hand turn, light turned green, I started to go and then he scraped the left rear quarter panel on my car. Guess I didn't move fast enough!
if you're going through insurance, see if your insurance company has any recommendations about body shops that they work with in the area. I know I've taken my car to Caliber Collision a few times since they were on my insurance company's list and it was a pretty painless process.
We had our car repaired at the Caliber in Apex and were very happy. As you may know I work in this field...most of the insurance companies use most of the same shops as preferred vendors who will guarantee their work. Around here the Calibers on Maynard and Piney Plains, Triangle Collision in Morrisville and Kenny Hawkins in Raleigh (not far from PNC Arena) should be on most of the company's programs.
One week old, that really sucks. Who is the other guy insured with?
We had our car repaired at the Caliber in Apex and were very happy. As you may know I work in this field...most of the insurance companies use most of the same shops as preferred vendors who will guarantee their work. Around here the Calibers on Maynard and Piney Plains, Triangle Collision in Morrisville and Kenny Hawkins in Raleigh (not far from PNC Arena) should be on most of the company's programs.
One week old, that really sucks. Who is the other guy insured with?
I planned to talk to Caliber in Apex as I live near there. My main concern is getting a good match on the paint, otherwise it will really irritate me (for the next 10+ years that I plan to keep the car for). The part that is damaged is one big piece that wraps around the back of the car.
The guy is insured with "Safe Auto" which doesn't give me warm & fuzzy feelings. But, I guess my insurance will duke it out with them (NC Farm Bureau)?
And yeah, having less than 200 miles on it and getting hit sucks. Not my worst new car collision experience - in 1994 my brand new Ford Explorer got hit while I was giving the leasing lady a ride back to the car dealership after I just signed the paperwork. I had it for all of 15 minutes before it got crunched. Ugh.
I planned to talk to Caliber in Apex as I live near there. My main concern is getting a good match on the paint, otherwise it will really irritate me (for the next 10+ years that I plan to keep the car for). The part that is damaged is one big piece that wraps around the back of the car.
The guy is insured with "Safe Auto" which doesn't give me warm & fuzzy feelings. But, I guess my insurance will duke it out with them (NC Farm Bureau)?
And yeah, having less than 200 miles on it and getting hit sucks. Not my worst new car collision experience - in 1994 my brand new Ford Explorer got hit while I was giving the leasing lady a ride back to the car dealership after I just signed the paperwork. I had it for all of 15 minutes before it got crunched. Ugh.
Matching the paint shouldn't be a problem for a big shop like Caliber. Since your car is brand new they may just replace the bumper with an OEM one.
I would DEFINITELY go with Farm Bureau and let them deal with the other insurer. FB is excellent, hopefully they can work it out with the other company before your car is done being repaired and they can waive your deductible so you don't have to pay it when you pick the car up.
Good luck, glad no one was hurt.
(this didn't happen at Davis and High House did it?)
I'll also go along with Caliber (though we use the one on Glendale) DH has an unfortunate history of parking lot fender benders, and Caliber has always done a great job - including doing a bit of work on unrelated dents at no additional charge. (Maybe a frequent flyer perk?)
We've referred neighbors - all of whom have been very happy. Especially the guy who ripped off a side view mirror when backing out of his garage: they helped him order a new one on eBay and find youtube videos to self install.
Matching the paint shouldn't be a problem for a big shop like Caliber. Since your car is brand new they may just replace the bumper with an OEM one.
I would DEFINITELY go with Farm Bureau and let them deal with the other insurer. FB is excellent, hopefully they can work it out with the other company before your car is done being repaired and they can waive your deductible so you don't have to pay it when you pick the car up.
Good luck, glad no one was hurt.
(this didn't happen at Davis and High House did it?)
Yeah, I was thinking I'd push for an OEM bumper. My deductible is $1K, so I definitely want the other guy's company to pay.
This was at Aviation Parkway & Globe Road near Brier Creek. The police officer who took my report says there are tons of accidents there. She also mentioned that a lot of people just keep driving after they hit another car, which boggles my mind. So kudos to the young gentleman who hit me for doing the right thing!
I've personally witnessed three accidents at Davis & High House - and am always VERY careful when I go through there.
If you ever get hit and run you’ll be out that deductible. Invariably when I have a claim like that people are not thinking about how much they’ve saved over the years - they are very unhappy about having to pay it. Food for thought.
I live very close to DD/HH and still avoid at all costs. But I’m familiar with the one where you are and can see it happening there!
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. It's mostly just paint & plastic damage on the bumper cover/quarter panel, and thankfully the other person stopped so it shouldn't impact my insurance. Any recent recommendations on a shop to do the repair? The car has a white pearl finish, so I'm looking for best possible paint job quality. 
