Minor body damage from a parking valet on a new Tacoma

Not in the slightest. I actually drive my truck from the driver's seat so I don't see that place except when I wash it a few time in the summer. In the winter I hose it off once a week if it's above freezing.
It's just a vehicle. Nobody died, nobody got sick, no life changing event.

My new truck got hit a month ago by an old lady. She tapped the rear bumper while I was parked. We got out and looked at the damage. She had on a fast food uniform and I could tell she didn't have much by the look of her shoes and her car. She apologized and said she would pay to fix my truck. I had a piece of bumper plastic torn and another piece scuffed. He whole back end was pushed in a bit. I told her relax, It's no big deal and I will fix my own truck. I took a pic of her license and damage and went on my way. When I got home and showed my wife, she said she would have been mad if I made her pay for it. My plastic piece cost $274. It's in at the dealer but I have put 12K miles on mine in four months so it's not like I have a bunch of time.
I'll fix it but it's no big deal.

My point is don't worry about the small stuff. Life is too short.

 

Depending where its crushed in , I'd worry about water leak if the 3rd light opening is bent inwards.

 

That’s in a shitty spot and will require a lot of painting. Not sure how they will blend that all in. I’ll bet that’s an easy $1500 bill

 

Depends on the situation. You're a good man .

 

I had good luck with Leif’s.

 

Generally I agree with the sentiment of not sweating the small stuff. But this is not comparable. Help out a poor old lady? Hell yeah! Help out the insurance company for a huge nationwide parking conglomerate ? Then you're just a sucker , homes.

 

Same. Thanks! They're on the list.

 

Dont worry about it I'm a professional!

 

Definitely pursue paintless dent repair option

 

Can pdr work on corner panels like that?

 

Sorry this shit happened I know how you must have felt and i’m Going to follow up with a short story.

We are Toyota fans for sure as we have owned more than a few. When my wife’s RAV4 was a month old we were headed out to a dinner stop driving down a route that we travel daily when all of a sudden WHAM, what in the Sam hell? I pulled over immediately and saw the golf ball still flying that glanced off the top of the RAV4. It hit square in the middle and just in front of the sunroof and left a pretty good sized dent. Cost the insurance co $650. But the body shop pulled it out using suction I quess and you absolutely could not tell where it was hit. Lesson learned here, EVERYTIME I’m even near a golf course all windows are closed. If that ball would hit you and knock you out or worse very bad things may have happened to us as well as other vehicles.

 

Quote of the Century! Buy this man a MESO gift certificate!

 

Ya... As someone that valeted cars (never wreaked ever) I would never valet. I will tell you that I had very large dents in the roof of my truck where I think someone got on my roof and the body shop wanted to Bondo them. I took a giant suction cup and fixed it. Fuck Bondo and that shop

 

Park your own rig.

 

Totalled. Demand they buy you a 2020 Pro.