dad was victim of a hit and run while at Home Depot parking lot today.

Needless to say, there'* now a palm-of-hand-sized dent above the driver'* corner light, maybe 1 or 2 cm deep. Red paint smeared about. Likely it was an SUV/truck that hit based on the height of the dent.

The corner light is cracked. Got a second one lying around that'* cracked still (the original), but it'll have to do, it'* been "recovered" (the crack sealed and glued up).

The gold stripe on my bumper is in sorry shape, right at the side/corner.

Headlight/hood is okay.

It probably won't be fixed, funds don't permit, and technically, in the family, it'* the car that is beatered around a bit. The paint cracked and/or is chipping, but I haven't got a chance to look at the dent closely in good light.

Needless to say...

That sucks man. Sorry to hear it. Can we have damage pics? Maybe we can scrounge some pieces for you?

That really sucks man. I know how you feel. The only damage my car has is from other people.. It was rear ended, somebody backed into my front end only a week after I got it painted, and somebody slammed their door into my rear passenger side quarter panel leaving a quarter sized dent with no paint left there. People **** me off.

yah one time i witnessed a hit and run and my friend and i watched a white corrola hit the front bumper of a truck and left a huge mark and then she just drove off. I went inside the store and informed the owner of the happening and also gave them the corrola'* license plate number. haha justice was served but sometimes i cant believe the things people do, i mean she just left after i saw her hit the truck without even getting out to look at it.

Have you asked the Home Depot if they have any outside video camera'* that may have caught it on tape?

Good call on that one

very cood call.....I know wallyworld has cams on the roofs of their buildings.
I think I have seen some on the HD'* around here..........

that is what uninsured motorist coverage is for.

It'* got liability only =\

And insurance on it is just as much as for mom'* Altima [which has full coverage, being a newer car], though a lot of that comes from the daily mileage driven (about 30km to dad'* work and back, 19 miles daily).

The car'* technically has been a beater since we got it in 2001, now it just isn't a nice beater anymore. :(

Now that I got a chance to look at it during the day time, it'* not horridly bad. Detracts from the car'* appearance, most definately, but eh, **** happens, believe me, if enough money was in the family to fix a cosmetic issue like this, there wouldn't be a high-mileage 1991 Bonneville in the driveway (but an SSEi?!). And knowing Ontario insurance, just making a claim thanks to a hit and run and/or uninsured motorist will cause rates to climb by a lot. Heck, rates are going up regardless


Still though,

You should check out the video cam option... man if someone did a hit & run on one of my rides... I'd be exploring every option to find the SOB.