[HeadBanger]

You're not going to like hearing this, but get over it. It's not an Aston Martin.

Maybe you'll see a loss of value of a couple thousand? It would probably be the same "loss of value" as putting mileage on the car or trying to sell it modified.

I've been in a situation like yours. It sucks. But realistically you're going to have tons of stone chips and other minor cosmetic flaws anyways. If you wanted a car that was going to have tremendous value in the future you should have bought something rare, or desirable.

I'd ask for a a credit on whatever you think your diminished value would be. Let's call it $1000 to make things easy. That's $1000 of free service and maintenance, which you would spend otherwise. Focus on what they can do in the present to make it right, and not theoretical or hypothetical circumstances in the future. If you were to be involved in an accident in a few years, is your insurance going to pay out less because the bumper was previously replaced? Probably not.

I find it crazy that people put so much concern into something like a bumper.
"Oh no! My bumper has been replaced!!!"
Meanwhile mechanical things have broken or worn out and been replaced and nobody cares.


For the moment just be glad they're owning up to it and fixing it for you. They seem to be giving you very good service and doing what they can to help you out.