Hi all,

Would really appreciate your help on this. I minorly bumped a Porsche macan in a cramped parking lot, and am looking to not go through insurance. However, its a leased vehicle and both parties don't know much about cars, and I'm the only party with incentive not to break my wallet....


What am I looking at to fix this scratch at a Porsche certified dealership? Im in disbelief it could be over $1000 but.....

Would really appreciate your thoughts so I know what's fair and what I'll just have to bite my tongue and suck up.

Don't mind all the clouds -- its the white line on the bottom half of the bumper

 

Unfortunately, that's going to depend on how picky the owner is. Is your car white? If so, that white line is paint transfer that you could probably remove with some WD-40 spray, a clean rag, and some elbow grease. That will show you whether there is damage to the darker Macan paint or not.

The worse part is that the corner of that bumper is slightly creased right at the start of the impact line, which means to be totally like new again you're talking about a new rear bumper cover, the cost to prep and paint match it, move all the lights and parking sensors to the new one plus installation. If it ends up going that route I would bet the bumper cover is probably $1,000 and this paint and labor another $1,000.

Since it's a leased car, if the owner is OK with that tiny bumper deformation and the paint under the white transfer mark isn't damaged, it's a can of WD-40 a little time and maybe a few hundred bucks the Macan owner could pocket to feel OK about not having a perfect car anymore.

If you go the non-insurance route, you should draft up a simple agreement that absolves you from any future claim related to this bumper damage caused on that specific date and have the other owner and you both sign it.

Good luck.

 

Most high-end dealerships use a touch-up service to pre-condition and detail used vehicles or to repair minor defects that occur to customer's vehicles. They can fill scratches, minor deformations, match and blend paint....and do it in their parking lot. If your area has such a service, it would benefit you and the owner to find such a company and get a quote.

 

You have cute toes!

At least you didn't hit & run, so, I have respect for that. Hope this works out for everyone with minimal $ impact.

 

In my experience, the repair shop will want to remove the bumper to make sure no damage to the parking sensors...blah, blah blah...you are definitely looking at over $1k, closer to $2k.

if it was my car, I could get someone to fix it for $500 bucks and be happy but I’m neither **** nor paranoid

I live in a pricy area so you might be a bit cheaper.

 

If Macan is lease, and therefore new, have an independent shop fix it by repairing bumper and spray affected area and blend in on bumper only

This will be cheapest option and good enough for lease return. Don’t use Mayco but a body shop with good rating.

 

No deep scratches, so the white paint residue could be wiped out with gasoline or some paint thinner. The rest of it can be buffed out.

 

Buff it out and Dr. Color Chip or similar touch up, if necessary

 

The suggestion by NC TRACKRAT above is 100% the best option to start with. Some of these lot car touch up / fix it guys / gals are absolute magical wizards. See if the owners preferred Porsche dealer has such a service that walks their used lot. Most dealerships do as it's such a low cost easy way for dealers to get their used inventory in tip top shape.

 

These dent removal, paint touch up and wheel repair "guys" are magical....problem is finding one.....
Talk to a local large used car dealer/lot...

 

If my experience with our Honda HR-V is anything to go by, after someone backed into it, we had to have the front bumper refinished. It was 850, but if I recall, about 100 of that was the new plastic grill. So 1000 doesn't seem off for a high quality Porsche shop. However, like said above, that looks like paint transfer. Take it to a quality detailer and see what they can do, if the other person is so inclined to help you out.

 

Should be able to repair and repaint bumper. I would guess around $1k.

 

I would do a little cleaning and polishing first. You may barely notice something happened and slight scratches will be expected on a lease so there may not be any additional charges either. Just a thought.

 

O.K., Kaura, time for an up-date. Inquiring minds want to know....

 

A first hand follow up to this; someone in a 70's vintage Toyota pickup (saw parked next to me) backed out and creased the area where the front bumper meets the clamshell hood. Very small damage area, cost to fix $1,950. Of which $680 was the new bumper cover.