when i was driving the car which was new, i bumped into a gas station thinking to press the brake instead pressed the accelerator. result, is a small indent in my car. nothing happened to the store wall. attached is the cropped picture. what is the best solution?
If you try fixing it, you'll spend maybe $200 and it might not be perfect. If the color match is not right, it'll look like you repainted your bumper after a major accident.
Separated posts made in an old thread in the Prius v forums and moved into this new thread in the Gen II forums.
you can get a pre-painted bumper on ebay for like $300, but it won't be a perfect match. other than that you got to ask for some estimates at a few body shops.
I couldnt tell if the paint was scratched but the toyota touch up for my 04 matched better than any I have ever seen. Tell your significant other that someone hit it in the parking lot, or that a building jumped out at you.
If it's a 'new' 10-year-old car, I'd wait a few months while you get used to it to prevent the possibility of painting the bumper only to have to re-paint it a few weeks later. The Prius is a good car, but it has a lot of blind spots for a car with so much glass. As excellently recommended above, a bumper ding on a 10-year-old car is best left unrepaired. It's not really going to impact your fuel efficiency (get it? impact?) Best of luck!
