Thank you for the kind words and support. I like that this forum gives us the opportunity to share this kind of information- thanks Randy
One other thing I should add, is that this does seem to happen more in the Elise. This is actually the second time I've been backed into. The first time was only a couple of months into owning the car. A very similar scenario, except this time it was in a parking lot with the spaces at an angle. A Toyota Highlander on the driver's side side began backing up into me instead of the through-way. I, of course was honking furiously as I watched her back upu right into my rear clam. When she got out of her car, she said "I heard you honking!" and I thought, then why the %^&* didn't you stop!. I'm just glad that I was in the car for that, I wonder if most drivers would leave a note or just flee. In regards to this incident, the repair was made by patching the reworking the rear clam. I noticed just a few days before the latest accident that the repair had just failed in the form of a hairline crack reappearing where the repair was made.
Thanks again folks. I'll be back again, probably in a year or two. And FVMC, I was very happy with your service when I bought a car from you in 2005. I have recommended you to several people and I will keep you in mind when I make my next toy purchase
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