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    Need local body shop

    Long story and I'll fill you in on the details later if you're interested, but if anyone knows of a body shop in the Tampa area (Brandon, St Pete, Clearwater, Riverview, Bradenton) that can work on a 98 Camry, I'd be incredibly thankful if you could pass their information on to me.

    Thanks in advance for the help...

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    Do we wanna know what happened??!!

    Get with Charged for those areas! He should know something...

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    Lets just say that its unwise to park illegally next to my truck, especially if I'm already in it and don't see that you've pulled into my blind spot......which is basically anything below window level.

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    Hmmm, looks clear to me
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    Who would have guessed?
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    Now the real question.....should I help pay to have the car repaired?
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    Some background on what happened -- I parked just behind that telephone pole and parallel to the green car. I walked out from the building, got in my truck, and started plugging info into the GPS to get me back to work. While I was doing that, the green car pulled in next to me, parked, and the occupants went inside to shop. I looked, didn't see the car, and pulled out slowly. Passenger front tire contacted the vehicle and did the damage you see. I scratched my rim.

    The estimates he's sent are all around $2k. Blue book value on his car is $3,150. Repairs include left and right headlamps, 6 hours to repair the radiator support ( ), repairing the left fender, and repairs to the cooling system (I knocked the coolant bottle off the motor).

    You know, the more I'm looking at this, the more I think the guy is trying to take me for a ride......
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    If they parked illegally, then no. If they had parked were they were supposed to then it would never have happened. BTW who parks that close to a huge truck that they had to hear running?

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    As you can see in this pic, had I been able to pull away from the curb (to the right), I should have been in a travel lane that went in front of the business. I would then exit ahead of the Excursion (currently parked in front of my truck)....the parking lot exit is just behind the tractor trailer (parked on the shoulder of the main road).

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    It all comes down to whether they were allowed to park there, if not then no money out of your pocket. Looking at that last picture just shows how stupid they were in the first place to park there. Did you file a police report?

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    No police report filed. The police in Hillsborough County won't come to accidents on private property.

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    what did the people at truckspro say about the accident?

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    Nothing at all....they just came out to look.

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    Well, if you end up being nice try carsmetics. Not sure if they are in your area but they offer a lifetime warranty and are affordable as well.

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    Going by the last pic,,with all the oil/coolant stains,,,you and the Excy were parked in the correct area.So if thats correct,,,,,sorry about your wheel,and serves the dumbazz right.Looks like theres enough room to park 3 of his cars BEHIND you.Good luck dude.

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