Fender bender help

[PaoloM]

Someone in school was backing out of an awkward parking space and hit my car (she was driving a Dodge Dakota). It pushed into the side and brought the metal inward. The bumper got pushed down a little and the paint damaged was buffed out. She stood there the entire period waiting for me to come out to tell me and offer payment etc. She had called her father who offered to pay the fees for it to be fixed. I being a rather new driver (licensed last February) acted poorly by calming her down and saying that it was probably fine and not to worry. The reason I acted that way was because of a book I read, The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch, but I won't get into that now. I believe in forgiveness and remembering what is important, it is just a car. My parents found out and want an estimate and for her to pay for it. The girl did say that even though I rejected her offers to get it fixed (really because I didn't want to tell my parents), I could contact her about a payment if I needed it. I know I acted poorly but I thought I was doing the right thing, but what I care about is what would this probably cost to get fixed (I live in NY if it matters) and any other info I may need to know about this kind of damage.

Here are the pics:








The car is owned by me, it is not leased.

The has cap is a little lose but it is working fine and opens and locks fine.

[Mark Lapes]

Hi

Well your car dosent look bad at all. You do have some scrapes and a chip by the gas door which can all be fixed but nothing major. You bumper can be saved.