Thank you for all your sensible comments. Redvan's sentiments most closely matches mine. I wish he was a little less unrelenting and more compromising. Yes, I did cause the damage, but he should've matched my goodwill in equal proportions. Ultimately, however, I paid the full amount his repair-shop wanted. It's an old van and the deductible is around the same, so it's better not using insurance. It's an expensive lesson, to be sure.
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Originally Posted by REDVAN
If you never told him, would he have known it was you? Obviously you did the right thing by fessing up, but I don't agree with the posters who say it is your responsibility to pay no matter what. If the guy is trying to extort money from you then for sure go to insurance.
OR what you could do is get some quotes, and give him the amount of the cheapest one. He can get his car fixed wherever he wants but you have paid your portion in case it is more expensive.
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