I'm really getting tired of these things happening to me (just put on cf hood too). Anyway, I was driving Friday and while pulling out of a parking lot and then pulling forward, I was backed up into by an elderly man (50's?) in his Benz. Right then, I stop completely and come out with my digital camera and started taking pictures as he pulls back into his spot (you know when you buy something new you can't let go of it?)...

So he tells me to get two quotes and in a rush wouldn't give me his information and he just left, telling me that he owns the local pharmacy. Since I can't do much more, I took down his plate and left. The next day, I got two quotes ($1544, $1100) and took it to his store. It really does turn out that he owns the pharmacy, but he's rather cheap. He first looks at both quotes, and then says they're both WAY too high and that he won't pay. He wants me to take my car to some place where my car won't be secure and they're just going to patch up the spot rather than fix it correctly, so it'll save him money.

So what can I do about this? I have his name, his work number, and nothing else. Should I just claim insurance on him and get his info? I don't want to be a jackass, but I really want my car fixed RIGHT, especially how the looks of my car is really important to me. It's 100% his fault and I have the pictures and a witness (passenger) to prove it. He's really assertive and a bit cranky. I'm 19 yrs old and have 21st century insurance with full coverage.

Any recommendations? Do I have the right to have (by law) his information if he refuses to give it to me? Anyway, here's some pics...it's really expensive because it's on the rear quarter panel piece and they have to paint the whole damn thing. It doesn't seem so bad because he hit my newly (6-step) waxed car and pretty much has little paint damage.