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Originally Posted by Baldeagle
I’d be curious to know
A. The cost to fix it professionally.
B. How much this damage will decrease the car’s trade-in value if not fixed.
C. How much a DIY touch up would still decrease the car’s trade-in value.
Hypothetically, if this bumper rash will decrease the car’s trade-in value by $500 and the cost to repaint the bumper is $900, the delta is $400. The timing of when you absorb that must be considered, the potential to process it through insurance and pay only a deducible (pros and cons to that option, I know), how long before you intend to replace this car and that effect on future trade-in value and how long you must look at the damage are all variables in this equation. But it might be worth getting a formal repair estimate just to have a reference point. In the end, fixing it may not be as expensive as you think.
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I'm on the boat of driving any of my cars until the wheels fall off.. my idea is that if I were to buy a (sports) car to prioritize resale value, I would just not get it in the first place - arguably more money saved that way. That being said, I have less than 14k miles in the 3 years of ownership. This is the sole major scruff on an otherwise 98% clean car (which makes it even worse). I also have full Xpel PPF on the front. I think this little scuff is negligible in grand scheme of resale value if I were to be forced to sell it. I would get some estimates from some shops later but my biggest concern is that a full on repair would probably require the removal of the PPF on the bumper... and that would add to the repair cost.I also get that pro repair isolated to just that exposed area would not look as good at all if they would even agree to do that in the first place.
Anyway, I got a closer look at the rash in daylight now and realized the curb was effectively a very coarse file. Might require at least a fine sand, some fillers, then go the aerosol route.