Not what I did to my Stinger but what someone else did. An older gentleman backed his Nissan Frontier with a steel bumper into my Stinger while it was parked. He appeared to be in at least his 70s but also seemed to be trying to hurry up and drive away except I was in my car on the phone and had to honk my horn to get him to stop. Otherwise I'm confident he was gonna do a hit and run since he didn't think anyone was in the car.
Took down down his information and called his insurance company (All State). They took my statement and told me to download their app and submit photos of damage through it. They sent me an initial estimate but have told me they have been unable to get ahold of the man who hit me. I asked them how long do they wait to hear from him and it sounds like they will make multiple attempts and if he doesn't respond back they will send it to another department to make more attempts. I'm going to give it a week and if they tell me he still hasn't called to provide a statement I will just make the claim on my insurance and pay the deductible and hope they can get the money and make me whole again while also retrieving the money they paid to have my car fixed.
Hard to tell in these photos, but the driver side of the rear bumper popped out and then there are hairline fractures in the bumper as well as a bubble that looks like a giant pimple.
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I'm glad you were on site to catch this. Noticing it later and having nobody to chase down, now, that would be aggravating.
Parking: I am pretty close to OCD about parking protocols. Here are mine in no particular order, because everything in this list is important:
Give yourself clearance to the next stall, by pulling in close to the curb (i.e. always park in an end stall).
Back in (reverse in) where this is practical.
Pick an end stall far away from anybody else (walking does a body good, hah!).
Never park across from where somebody will be backing out (this is the one that got you).
Do not pick an end stall that is wide open to vehicles passing on all sides: this is just asking to get clipped.
Avoid parking downhill from any shopping cart corals (low ground in a wind will turn your car into a shopping cart magnet).
Don't park under trees.
Always check the ground for bird droppings and park somewhere else.
Don't risk antagonizing someone by hogging two parking stalls.
Don't overlap your front bumper over a curb or stanchion (sooner or later, a taller one will get you).
Always take your sweet time parking; likewise, when pulling out.
Use your mirrors first, camera last.
