...urge to kill... RISING...

[telijah]

Dang, I bet when they lowered the back end at the dealership, that stinger arm just smashed the bumper from underneath. Glad they're working it out for ya.

Ideally they would be trailered due to the clearance in front.

Coincidentally, when I money shifted, the tow truck hooked me up the same way as in this thread, but damn it if he wasn't the best driver I'd ever met. He brought it back to my apartment, and "backed" the car into my spot perfectly on the first try in about all of 15 seconds.

[RITmusic2k]

Thanks for all the info / encouragement, guys!

Things are never quite as easy as they should be - the towing company manager is trying to lowball me by saying that they only damaged the lower valance, so that's all they want to replace. Luckily again I have more pictures from just a couple days earlier that show that the damage above the lower portion was not there until this whole fiasco. I'm probably going to wait until the AAA claims agent gets in touch with me so I have a little more leverage on my side, because this guy is going to be a pain in the ass.

I don't mind driving around with the cracked bumper for the time being, but thanks for the offer anyway, John!

[RITmusic2k]

Urge to kill... falling.

Got my new fuel pump installed on Saturday; it was an incredibly easy job, done within a half hour... though I did have to do it twice - I accidentally moved a crucial rubber gasket out of position when I mounted the new pump, which caused me to leak a fair bit of gas after my first tank fill. So, I had to yank it and re-fit the gasket. All working now

[wsmeyer]

Glad to hear it was an easy fix.

If you're not doing anything tonight JupiterBMW (Jon), johnrando and I are meeting for dinner / drinks in Long Beach. We don't have a time or place set but it would be great to get some more Mafia out.

[RITmusic2k]

Oh man, thanks for the invite! I'm not sure I'll be able to make it out this time though, we've been entertaining out of town guests for the last couple weeks and might need a little downtime before I can get back out. I'll get in touch if things are looking good later!

[JupiterBMW]

Glad to hear it was an easy fix.

If you're not doing anything tonight JupiterBMW (Jon), johnrando and I are meeting for dinner / drinks in Long Beach. We don't have a time or place set but it would be great to get some more Mafia out.

Yes definitely try and come out tonight. Last I talked to him, I think JP was planning on coming up too.

If not, next time for sure!

[RITmusic2k]

Just to put a little resolution on this:

The towing company took care of replacing my rear bumper over the weekend; they did a stellar job, and I have to say... for all the shit they gave me in the beginning, they really made it right when push came to shove. All better!

[GMATT]

Just to put a little resolution on this:

The towing company took care of replacing my rear bumper over the weekend; they did a stellar job, and I have to say... for all the shit they gave me in the beginning, they really made it right when push came to shove. All better!

Nice to hear they made it right and your happy!

Sent from my fancy telephone!

[johnrando]

Phew!

[az3579]

With an OEM parts, I hope?