People suck…

[Tranzor Z]

Doesn’t look that bad. clean her up and make sure those are not scuff marks - if scuffs, they will clean-up with a light polish \ cutter.

if the paint is gone - i would just do a touch-up similar to repairing curb rash on a wheel and see how you liked it.

Unless you know your body shops - more that likely a repaint will get worse before it gets better - you will get overspray on the hood and most of the car which will require the body shop to have to pull the buffers out to clean-up the rest of the car… and here comes the swirls…

or you could pull the bumper for repair and upgrade the heat exchanger while you at it…

This is the worst comment on here. I'm a body and paint tech. Bumpers always get R&I. Only the shitty shops would keep it on.

To the OP, find reviews of shops by you. This is not an expensive fix I promise you. Turn around time 4 days max. Stress to them that the bumper and grills must be removed. A little blue mud, blend paint, clear and out the door. They won't blow paint from end to end so no worries on a paint mismatch!

 

[loki2191]

My biggest apprehension about getting a newer/new Z.

I bought my wife a brand new Corolla Hatchback in Blue Flame. It's her all-time favorite car. It's been significantly damaged 4 times now. I washed it this weekend for her, which is when you get up close and personal to the damage you may have not noticed previously. There's two new significant sheet metal dings and missing paint on of them. Still has the paint transfer from another vehicle.
I immediately felt dread about how I'd feel if it was something special like a Z.

3 weeks ago I was sitting in my Acura at Costco waiting for the family and some dude backed into the Acura putting his hitch through the front license plate and bracket. This had also happened a year prior when it was my son's car, and this guy destroyed the new license plate and bracket I had just bought a few months prior. And when I confronted him about it he seemed offended that I had a problem with him damaging my car. I pointed out to him that his vehicle has a backup camera, it wasn't an accident, it was negligence and he had no intention of taking responsibility for it.

And my Q60 was hit twice in the same spot in the 4 years I had it.
Having to deal with body shops is terrible, and being without a vehicle is just the icing on the cake.

 

[takemorepills]

Depending on the damage, I usually don't have it fixed right away.
I wait until more damage occurs and becomes too much to look at (especially in cases where the costs are going to be out of pocket) and just send the car in once, that way I can consolidate repairs to (hopefully) one project.

You might find that the original damage gets joined by some new damage on the same area of the car, and probably won't cost more, or much more than if you had to bring it in more than once.

 

[southboundbear]

yea. Been doing the same thing when parking in a public lot. So far I have been lucky. Middle of third riding season up here in northern MI. What irritates me is even when I park away from others, some a**hole will park next to me. Like they just do it on purpose.

 

[Zplz]

My biggest apprehension about getting a newer/new Z.

… And when I confronted him about it he seemed offended that I had a problem with him damaging my car. I pointed out to him that his vehicle has a backup camera, it wasn't an accident, it was negligence and he had no intention of taking responsibility for it…

Man, what a first class jacka$$. Unfortunately, that seems to have become the norm these days.

In the Houston metro, you could encounter some jerk like that and he’d be making you feel fortunate he didn’t shoot you. Sadly, the worst case scenarios have occurred around here for similar incidents, with innocent people murdered.

 

[Zplz]

yea. Been doing the same thing when parking in a public lot. So far I have been lucky. Middle of third riding season up here in northern MI. What irritates me is even when I park away from others, some a**hole will park next to me. Like they just do it on purpose.

Yep, I get that, too. It’s usually some beat up Civic or Hyundai with a huge tailpipe and garish, cheap wheels who thinks they have a “cool” car.

 

[takemorepills]

Man, what a first class jacka$$. Unfortunately, that seems to have become the norm these days.

In the Houston metro, you could encounter some jerk like that and he’d be making you feel fortunate he didn’t shoot you. Sadly, the worst case scenarios have occurred around here for similar incidents, with innocent people murdered.

 

[Zplz]

Yep, I saw that crazy news. It’s stuff like that that makes me do what I can to avoid anything close to a situation like that. I’m not making any judgements, other than I certainly wouldn’t have been advancing upon someone with a gun pointed at me. Then again, it’s so crazy these days, he could have turned around and started walking away and then been shot in the back.

 

[25 IS V8]

My biggest apprehension about getting a newer/new Z.

I bought my wife a brand new Corolla Hatchback in Blue Flame. It's her all-time favorite car. It's been significantly damaged 4 times now. I washed it this weekend for her, which is when you get up close and personal to the damage you may have not noticed previously. There's two new significant sheet metal dings and missing paint on of them. Still has the paint transfer from another vehicle.
I immediately felt dread about how I'd feel if it was something special like a Z.

3 weeks ago I was sitting in my Acura at Costco waiting for the family and some dude backed into the Acura putting his hitch through the front license plate and bracket. This had also happened a year prior when it was my son's car, and this guy destroyed the new license plate and bracket I had just bought a few months prior. And when I confronted him about it he seemed offended that I had a problem with him damaging my car. I pointed out to him that his vehicle has a backup camera, it wasn't an accident, it was negligence and he had no intention of taking responsibility for it.

And my Q60 was hit twice in the same spot in the 4 years I had it.
Having to deal with body shops is terrible, and being without a vehicle is just the icing on the cake.

Similar to my wife's 2016 CX-5. It is the workhorse of our family and it has dings, scratches, pit marks, you name it all over it. But that's what a workhorse does, right?

 

[takemorepills]

Similar to my wife's 2016 CX-5. It is the workhorse of our family and it has dings, scratches, pit marks, you name it all over it. But that's what a workhorse does, right?

My Titan is our workhorse. Handles towing the boat, road trips, all that. Not a darn mark on it after 5 years. I think it's partly due to the size of the truck and the fact that I don't worry too much about it, because like you said "workhorse" and I say "all roads lead to the junkyard".

Although I don't dote over my vehicle, knowing that some jerk damaged something I bought, and gets away with it does bother me.

The Corolla is for my wife to get to work and the occasional shopping trip by herself. It's a one year older than my truck but has 1/2 the miles on it.

Most of the damage comes from her work. She works at a big aerospace manufacturer and the other employees there are savages. Before she had the Corolla she had a Saab 9-2x, some redneck in a lifted truck parked his front bumper on the hood and left it there all day for my wife to discover it.

 

[thesilverbullet]

Similar to my wife's 2016 CX-5. It is the workhorse of our family and it has dings, scratches, pit marks, you name it all over it. But that's what a workhorse does, right?

Co-worker’s daily is a molton pearl ‘23 500 w/ no ppf and just recently had to repaint the front end - bumper, hood, fenders and replaced the windshield….

he also runs it through a papa bear car wash weekly

 

[trackratZ]

Sorry to hear that, but these protruding pointy noses are easily hit, so common w earlier 240-280Zs. But as stated before find a quality body shop to do complete R&R on the bumper for repair and paint. Won’t be easy for paint match on this new multi layer paint but NO insurance needed, and no Carfax hits. Good luck and report back

 

[ZillaZ]

I am not someone who keeps my sports car as pristine as possible. I bought it, as far as I know I cannot take it with me when I die so I am going to drive the damn thing.

that said, I do stay away from places like parking garages with small-ish spaces like where I work and places where people who normally have trash cars go to do their shopping or go out to eat or something.

 

[bpeckham]

Not only do they suck, they don't know how to park. When I got there, I was the only car. Both the Tesla and the minivan seem parking challenged.

 

[takemorepills]

Not only do they suck, they don't know how to park. When I got there, I was the only car. Both the Tesla and the minivan seem parking challenged.

Parking spots seem smaller these days, which doesn't jive well with full size trucks. When someone parks cattywompus, hugging the line or over it, sometimes I park my truck perfectly squared up in my spot, which means the other guy can't get into their vehicle.

Is that rude? I feel like it's not, but some people might be offended by their own inability to park. The Tesla has no excuse, I think they have 360 cameras, should be able to park perfectly. But, if they don't care about others, then I don't feel bad if there's 6,000 pounds of truck 3" from their door....