Yeah it has been great being here in Waco celebrating my Dad's 59th B-day, but us kids (4 of us) went to the mall to shop this afternoon, and some lady hit my RX-8, even though I parked 5 spots away from the nearest car, she somehow managed to back into the car, hit my back door, back quarter panel, and I didn't notice at first because it was on the passenger's side and she had already left the parking lot not leaving any info, until I drove away from the lot and got to the 1st stop light and as I accelerated the rear fender dug into the tire and completely ruined my 2 week old Goodyear Eagle F1 ($300) tire, so at that point I knew something was wrong, stopped and saw what had happened, got upset, went back to the parking spot, no one was around at all of course she didn't stick around or leave a note, called security, called cops, no one seemed too care, or want to help at all, I went inside to see if anyone left their info inside the Dillards we parked in front of, nope. While I was inside the Dillards a good 30-45mins (at least) after the incident (I think because I obviously wasn't around when it happened), my sister called and said the lady that hit my car had driven back, so luckily I got her info, but I am stuck in Waco, with no means to get back to Houston, and who knows how long it will take to fix, I will probably miss coaching and working out on Monday at the least. The rear door, quarter panel, and tire are completely smoked, rear suicide door will not budge. Oh well, stuff happens, it could always be worse. You should've seen her try to back up and leave after she finally came back to fess up, she had no sense of space or direction at all. I just wanted to vent, sorry. Oh and should I get it fixed here in Waco, or Houston? I do not feel safe driving it with the fender gashing the tire open at every bump and turn, I would definitely have a blow out if I tried. So I guess I need her insurance to get me a rental and ship it to Houston or something? I am not spending $100 in gas to go pick it up again. And shouldn't they reimburse me for missing work/workout on Monday since I will be stuck here in Waco? Any comments or suggestions welcome, thanks.

pics or it didn't happen

http://www.vehicross.info/gallery/data/500/medium/rx8wreck3.jpg

http://www.vehicross.info/gallery/data/500/medium/rx8wreck2.jpg

http://www.vehicross.info/gallery/data/500/medium/rx8wreck.jpg

Let me know if these photos work, I am not sure I did it right.

good Luck Man

Yep I got hit at Richland Mall too. Nothing like happened to you though. That mall is the devil. Good luck. If it stays in Waco, I've heard Bebrick on LaSalle does good work and Wade's is ok though I magically got scratches on my door when they fixed my rear bumper.

Was just winding you up on the pics comment - sorry :)
My suggestion is go and buy a big hammer , take your tyre off and beat the jagged piece back away from the trye until it clears . Then drive it home and get it fixed close to where you live .

i KNOW WHERE U CAN GET A QUATER PANEL FOR $500

Dont Fix It........get It Replaced

http://www.trademotion.com/partlocator/index.cfm?action=getJointLocator&siteid=214264&chapter=&Sectionids=0,2769&groupid=51899&subgroupid=2769&componentid=0&make=22&model=Rx-8&year=2004&graphicID=5455530&callout=1&catalogid=2&displayCatalogid=0


QUARTER PANEL UNDER $500 OEM, REPLACING IT WILL COST LEST IN LABOR THEN TRYING TO GET IT FIXED.....ALL THEY HAVE TO DO IS PAINT IT...

^ why the hell do you keep typing in all CAPS?

Good luck with the quarter panel man, that's gonna be a tough one to fix.

http://www.trademotion.com/partlocator/index.cfm?action=getJointLocator&siteid=214264&chapter=&Sectionids=0,2769&groupid=51899&subgroupid=2769&componentid=0&make=22&model=Rx-8&year=2004&graphicID=5455530&callout=1&catalogid=2&displayCatalogid=0


QUARTER PANEL UNDER $500 OEM, REPLACING IT WILL COST LEST IN LABOR THEN TRYING TO GET IT FIXED.....ALL THEY HAVE TO DO IS PAINT IT...
for the love of God, please stop shouting!

argh!! sorry to hear decat! Hopefully itll be back to normal in no time!! or at least by the next meet we set up ^_^

good luck!

My suggestion is go and buy a big hammer , take your tyre off and beat the jagged piece back away from the trye until it clears . Then drive it home and get it fixed close to where you live .

Yeah after my dad and I looked at it again today, that is what I think I will do. I will try and limp it back to Houston, it is just that with any bump or kinda hard left turn that fender overhang is ripping the Eagle F1 to shreds! I will be careful though, and the lady's insurance uses Sterling Auto Body in Houston, so I think that is where I will take it. There is one on 1960 (Willowbrook area) and then one in Missouri City (just outside of Houston), I am not sure which one I should go to any suggestions?

Thanks for the heads up on the 1/4 panel, I will give them that info!

OMG Decat so sorry to hear about this man.

Hopefully everything gets resolved and fixed smoothly.

Decat, you are NOT required to use the shop suggested by her insurance, just remember that. Be sure to take it to a place that has a good reputation for bodywork. Lots of insurance companies will send you to cheapo places that do crappy work. Just watch out.

hay dude don't get it fixed man just get it replace

The bodyshop might just hammer out the damage, bondo the living hell out of it and paint it. Push to get it replaced.

^ why the hell do you keep typing in all CAPS?


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wow... hope it all works out for you -_- sucks

Sterling Auto Body out in Missouri City (basically in Houston), decided that the panels did not need replacing so they have repaired the door and the rear quarter panel. I went and looked at the work today before it was sent to paint and I have never seen my car that dirty! It has bondo shavings and bondo dust all over it!!!!! And the door/panel lines are not uniform at all. It did not pass their own inspection test because of this and if they cannot fix it they will order a new quarter panel.