Quote Originally Posted by catnapper View Post

It cost $420 to fix the wheel. Its not aligning properly, despite looking like its aligned.
They said a specialist needs to fix it.

Since I never reported this to insurance (because I'm stupid) its all out of pocket.
The alignment thing will have to wait til after New Years.
I don't drive much anyway, so it not a big deal.
It's not "too late" to report a claim to the insurance company.
Just tell 'em the truth - that you thought it was minor damage and not
worthy of an insurance calim. They're used to that.

BUT - what is your deductable? IF you have a high deductable, it might not be
worth the bother of a claim. You NEED to go to a reliable body or alignment shop
to get a firm estimate of the costs to make the car "right" again.
If you wait till next year - to find out it's going to be REALLY Expensive to fix the damage -
you might be a lot more UNhappy! THEN it will be too late to make a claim.

Good Luck!