Hi guys. I took a car into a car/tire shop to get 2 tires mounted on wheels. The shop damaged the wheels (scratched/gauged the finish) and admitted to being at fault. They would NOT do anything about it. The wheels are $800/each at a BMW dealership. Police were called on the scene to make a report. The shop owner admitted to fault to the officer on scene and said he would have one of his guys "fix it". Officer left with the report because he said at this point it's a civil matter. The shop owner said his guy only charges $25/wheel to fix and they will need the car there. I question his workmanship since these are $1600 set of BMW wheels which were new/perfect when they came in and now I don't want to settle for "fixed" wheels and trust the car to them again. Can I successfully sue the shop in small claims court for full value of new wheels? Or will the judge just say let the shop try to fix the wheels? I also have witnessed who witnessed the damage and the technician and owner admitting to fault, and I also can get the police report of course. What about proving value in court if they came with the car? Can I just bring in an estimate from a BMW dealer or do I need an actual invoice for each wheel? I don't want to settle for fixed wheels… Any help appreciated, thanks.
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