# Minor accident - passenger side fender hit - should I drive?

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/minor-accident-passenger-side-fender-hit-should-i-drive/173431>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** jeep\
**Created:** [December 19, 2020, 10:32am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/minor-accident-passenger-side-fender-hit-should-i-drive/173431 "2020-12-19T10:32:03Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![db4690](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/db4690/32/2583_2.png) [@db4690](https://community.cartalk.com/u/db4690)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2020, 2:47am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/minor-accident-passenger-side-fender-hit-should-i-drive/173431/21 "2020-12-21T02:47:28Z")

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Since you’re not in a position to fix the car yourself on the cheap, and there are other issues, as well . . .

It might be best to move on from the Jeep

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**Author:** ![taboose\_173018](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ee7513/32.png) [@taboose\_173018](https://community.cartalk.com/u/taboose_173018)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2020, 4:14am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/minor-accident-passenger-side-fender-hit-should-i-drive/173431/22 "2020-12-21T04:14:47Z")

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yeah definitely - I was just thinking I could get more than $400 but now i feel the guy will be doing me a favor by taking it away and i can probably get him to take a look  
at cars I’m thinking of buying - so i’ll try to negotiate that

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**Author:** ![mdixter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e36b37/32.png) [@mdixter](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mdixter)\
**Post date:** [December 23, 2020, 1:42pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/minor-accident-passenger-side-fender-hit-should-i-drive/173431/23 "2020-12-23T13:42:14Z")

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The obvious camber issue and door misalignment make a $400 offer on a $3000 vehicle needing $2000 of repair sounds fair. Since the rest of the car, including the tires and wheels, look good, you should try to negotiate with the mechanic. My guess is that a body shop will still come in with a price tag of at least $2K to cure the visible defects.

Selling the car from your driveway makes no sense and will cost you more than $400 in aggravation. Also without knowing more about what is damaged and how badly, I wouldn’t drive this car around the block. In a word, negotiate your best price and let go.

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