1993 945 Silver 180k. Runs excellent!!
Looking for some opinions on either getting some minor body damage repaired, or keeping the money and fixing it on-the-cheap. (touch up paint etc...)

My wife was driving on the highway and a piece of rebar was kicked up from a truck and struck the hood, cowl, and windshield Here is a list of the damage:

Note: The car is silver, so lots of the scratches etc are very difficult to see, I'm worried about rust though as I'd like to keep the car for a few more years at least.

*2 minor scrapes on the hood each about 2" long they are somewhat deep and just about down to the metal.

* A dime-sized divet in the cowel panel just below the windshield. This must be where the end of the rebar struck the car (I'm just grateful it didnt go through the window.) This is a deep divet, all the paint is chipped around it about the diameter of a quarter, and bare metal is exposed.

*Drivers wiper arm is gone!!! $ 70 from dealer

*Drivers wiper are shaft is a little loose. (i can probably fix this with the cowl removed)

*Trim between cowl and windshield is shattered. (Looks trashy, dealer part)

The windshield has already been replaced and I have a check made out to me for $750 for said damage. I'm not really worried about looks but I dont want to have a rusty car this time next year. I've noticed though that these cars really dont rust. I have other knicks and scratches and theres no rust on the car. What should I do??


Thanks in advance for the tips / advice.
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'90 245 215k, '93 945 176k