I can’t believe this night happened. Some guy and I found out the hard way that both of our cars can’t occupy the same uncontrolled intersection at the same time. Police came out, took our reports, and gave him a ticket for failing to yield the right of way to the guy on the right (which was me).

She’s an ’84 GLT Wagon, beautiful condition, engine purrs (ruff idle, but I won’t hold it against her), leather has NEVER seen the light of day under it’s R-sport seat covers, limited slip rear diff, factory trailer hitch, extra set of snow wheels, nice paint, one owner with full records, everything. The 280k on the odometer was the only thing that gave away her age. I went 500 miles last year to get her in Idaho, and paid $2500 for her. She’s the first car I’ve bought with my own cash.

The driver side rear door is smashed in about 8-12 inches, mostly below the safety cross bar piece in the door. The front door still works, but only with a hard slam. The rear quarter panel is pretty munched in right in front of the tire. The car still drives like it did before, but the tire scrubs against metal when going over bumps. I’m concerned that damage occurred to the body below the door, and to the B pillar.

So now I get to deal with his insurance company tomorrow. I have no clue what to expect, I’ve never done this before. I only have liability coverage, so my insurance company won’t have anything to do with it. Best case I can imagine is they offer me $1200 (the KBB value) to walk away, as I can’t imagine the repair job being less then that. What can I do? Do I have any options?

Thanks in advance everyone!

By the way... I had a friend in that back seat right by the door. He walked away without injuries.