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Originally posted by lurkette
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couldn't have done any damage to speak of, no big deal and not worth ruining my day or hers. So perhaps that sheds some light on why I'm having such a hard time understanding why some people get very upset about it.
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lurkette -- Thanks for sticking with this thread, I certainly don't want to sound like I'm attacking you and I'm interested in your point of view. Would your reaction be the same, if there was damage, and she didn't stop or seem sorry about it? If someone hit your Miata, it would almost surely damage at least the paint and maybe more, since it doesn't really have a bumper.
I drive an RX7 which is similar to the Miata but larger, and it doesn't have a bumper. I just got it out of the paint shop, which cost me approx. $2000. If someone were to hit it, the paint repair would cost me a few hundred dollars. Can you see why I'd be angry if someone damaged my car through carelessness and didn't take responsibility for it, leaving me to foot the bill?
In contrast, last year I got rid of my '87 Buick POS. It had a real bumper, and was a real bucket anyway, so I could care less if someone dinged it, or backed into it, but if someone was driving carelessly and hit it, I'd probably be angry that they were not paying attention and putting other vehicles and people at risk. It would surely cause injury if you were to hit a pedestrian with the same force it would take to damage the bumper on that car.