<prompt> Human: I was going to trade my very clean 1988 Porsche 944 for a newer car 500 cash. My car has a bad water pump and I cannot drive it as a result, so it has been sitting for a few months in the same spot. Since I am a college student and can no longer afford the car, I decided to trade for something that runs. The day I go to trade, I go to my car to see that the quarter panel is dented, scraped and cracked as someone swung their car too wide into their parking spot. They left a note with their insurance information, an apology and their dads phone number, saying he would take care of it. The guy who I was supposed to trade cars with owns a body shop and is going to fix the dents and crack after he buys it, but is no longer willing to give me the 500 as that would be the cost to fix it. I tried to call the number on the note, and there was no answer, so I left a message. It has been 24 hours and I have not received a call back. We are supposed to officially trade titles tomorrow morning, but I dont want to lose out on 500 because of someone elses poor park job. If I contact the insurance company, it will forever show that the car had body work done. What should I do?Assistant: I think youre lucky that the the other person is still willing to take the car. You should just eat the 500. I think its very doubtful youre going to get anywhere with the dads phone number.Whats done is done. Youre getting out of this without having to foot a repair bill or file a claim.Human: I think youre right, that I am lucky, but it just sucks that I have to lose out on 500 because someone else hit my car. I am considering calling the insurance company and having them make a claim, but that would go on the cars history report and then decrease the value.  <response>: It does suck. That was just plain bad luck. 