Is this worth it??

Ok all so I need some opinions from you guys, about a week ago I went out to leave for work and was surprised to see some asshole decided to side swipe my truck and of course they didn't leave a note, so here I am with my truck with a very noticeable dent on my driver door, I went and got some quotes and there wanting about 600-800$ , me being a poor college student thats pretty much out of my budget but if I saved up it could be done, so what I'm asking is what you guys would do, I'm thinking of just saying screw it but its all I can see on my truck anymore, I just need some advice. Any other options are greatly appreciated!!

Thanks in advance!!

 

Leave it alone, being a college student I would think you have bigger fish to fry.

 

Me, personally, I wouldn't care. I have larger dents than that which I didn't do myself. However, given that yours was a hit and run, every time I would look at it would piss me off, but over time, I wouldn't care or even notice at some point. That much money for repair wouldn't be worth it to me for something so small.

 

Insurance?

 

Very true, the funds could be used other places. Just pisses me off man!!! Haha if I did it I wouldn't care as much its just knowing it was some other douchebag that hit me makes me mad..

 

Yah so much for having insurance i have full coverage, $1000 deductible..

 

This is the exact reason I keep my deductibles low. I have a $250 collision deductible, it does cost more each month though. To each is their own. Like others said if you are in college I wouldnt worry about and keep working on surviving and graduating.

 

Ya that's the route im going to have to go I'm thinking of just grabbing some sliders so it won't happen again and call it a day..

 

I would think you could afford a lower deductible dude....the lower the better. My deductible is at $500 and scares me out of trying dumb college student/teenage shit...

Me being a perfectionist...would fix it but i'd let it eat at me for many months while i set money aside to throw at it, and i'd pay for it myself so that it wouldn't be as likely to show up on carfax.

 

Have you guys ever used a paintless dent removal

 

Have a kit lying around but its hard to use....takes so much effort...

It also depends what attachment you can use as to where it is on the vehicle and how you can get to it to beat/pull it out

Its up to you.

 

It's right on my driver door do you think I could take the panel off and push it out??

 

Looks like you could do that and take care of most of the dent, might have some cracks in the paint, but that's what I would do.

 

I'm no expert and i don't have experience....but i'd say its worth a try.

 

The body shop i apprenticed at had a PDR guy come and do a few of the vehicles and it usually turned out good, but sometimes the paint would crack when he'd push out the dent.

 

I heard the clips holding the door panel on are pretty fragile any tips getting that sucker off?

 

Youtube is your friend for that. The videos with bikini girls are much more informative than others.

 

I have a different gen and i'll never take it apart again...

 

See it..

cry over it..

get mad over it..

build some sliders...

get over it..

done

 

Looks like the doorsill is damaged as well. Probably accounts for most of the $800, and you can't do PDR on that.