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sorry @ss people... it could have been a lot worse, it just looks like you will need another bumper and the foam behind it... you could probably fix it pretty cheap without going through insurance
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I could probably find a takeoff bumper and have it painted. I might use the opportunity to replace it with a custom bumper. A Duraflex or Shark. I know a lot of AE owner will think that’s a cardinal sin, but probably wouldn’t hurt the value, may even seem unique to others
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Looks like trailer hitch.
Some people backup by ‘feel’.
Happened to me a couple months back to my truck. Someone backed out across a double lane driveway in a grocery store parking lot, and clipped my driver side rear corner of my bumper. Store had no outside cameras.
Time for front/rear in car cameras.
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Sorry to see that happen to your car. Too bad no security cameras were there. As you say, maybe time for a TS front fascia. Good luck with the repair.
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I always look for a parking spot on perimeter and back/pull in for this very reason. Trucks with the bumper hitches, mini vans and crossovers with rear lift gates, etc.
I understand that accidents happen, but leaving like that is pretty low thing to do.
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I understand that accidents happen, but leaving like that is pretty low thing to do.
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Bummer!
Agree with the others; hitting your car is bad enough - driving off as if nothing happened is something else.
Agree with the others; hitting your car is bad enough - driving off as if nothing happened is something else.
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Or, you know, putting aftermarket custom parts on could also be because you simply wanted to put aftermarket custom parts on your vehicle. If the OP would rather have a TS bumper or whatever, now is the time to do it.
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Maybe not.
As a hit and run, the “uninsured motorist” clause might make it a zero deductible claim.
A least, that’s the way the UM clause in my policy works.
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Same concept here. 
Ouch.