mirrormanext
New Member
I live in Palo Alto, CA. I was backing out of my driveway and a friend of one of my housemates was parked in an awkward position in the driveway. I ended up denting his rear quarter panel with my bumper. He took the car in for an estimate, $1200. I thought it was high but I agreed to pay it. He then told me he had decided to take the car to another shop that he has used before and liked, and the new estimate was $2600! I've requested to take the car for a 3rd estimate but he refuses, saying he only wants to use the $2600 shop. A friend of mine who knows him says he is in financial trouble and suspects he has made a deal with the body shop. I don't know the person at all. What can I do about this? Do I have any recourse? Looks like I'll need to go with insurance, which I was hoping to avoid.