Some idiot slammed into the back of my Lancer and took off and now I'm stuck with $8,000 worth of repairs to my baby. I just bought my Lancer not even 3 weeks ago and now I'm really in trouble because I don't have the $$ to get it into a body shop. Does anyone have any ideas or advice on how I can go about trying to repair this mess myself? As you can see I have to figure out a way to get the taillight assembly back in and fix the trunk. The dents aren't a big thing right now, I just have to make it driveable and repair that new hole there...
Should I go to a junkyard and try to find a body?? What should I do here? I have to keep this car, there is just no way out of it so if anyone has any advice or ideas that isn't going to cost me 8 grand I'd be forever grateful to hear them..



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well unfortunetely its on the rear quarter which is pretty impossible to just replace. Its needs structural work to repair the inner part that was destroyed as well. I cant see how this would be a cheap or easy job to do in any way. Dont you have insurance?

 

thats what insurance is for.
call your insurance agent.

 

Call your insurance and make a claim for a hit and run or they can also file it under uninsured motorist claim it depends on your agent but talk to them thats the only way you are going to get away from paying for it all you will have to pay your deductible but thats a s hit load cheaper than all of it thats really all you can do unless you some how find him and get a plate number and take legal actions but the way you are going to have to go is through insurance and than one day when you find that person .....pull over and beat the living s hit out of them