About 18 months ago I bought an old car with very low mileage (was previously owned by an old man) for about 3k. I learned to drive late in life, so this is only my second car. The first was written off when DP had an accident in it that was not his fault.
We live very rurally, down an unpaved track.
Tonight, one f my neighbors called around to tell me that he had reversed into my car by accident, and has slightly dented the bumper and scraped the side a little bit. I went to look at the damage and it was as he had said so I told him not to worry about it.
I was telling a friend this earlier and he said I was crazy not to pursue it as neighbour has actually damaged my car.
But it's only scratches and dents, which the car already has plenty of. At the angle and speed my neighbour was reversing, he's highly unlikely to have caused any functional damage, And I don't really care what my car looks like, so AIBU just to let this slide?
AIBU?
Not to care about my car?
whatlifestylechoice · 04/05/2015 21:31
YANBU - DH scratched our car the other day on a bush and MIL was getting oin a right state about it "Oh no! You've scratched your car! Oh no" I said it didn't matter and she said "It DOES matter - it's your pride and joy"
yes - a 12 year old Berlingo which is literally held together with gaffer tape never mind all the previous scratches and bumps on it is our "pride and joy"
it's a car - if you don't mind or don't care enough to worry then, it's not a problem!
I like driving a scratched and dented old banger! It makes people in fancy cars think twice before cutting me up! 
Yeah, if it was an actual nice car, then I might have cared more. But I would be foolish to buy a nice car with my lifestyle.
Tbh, I wasn't so much being nice as struggling to give a shit. I was more annoyed that the neighbour made me got off the couch and walk down the cold lane to look at my car than anything else.
I had a thread about being the neighbour who thought I accidentally scratched otheroneighbours (old bangery) car. I was really upset, embarrassed and scared how much it would cost. I don't know the neighbour as it's apartment blocks so left a note and waiting only to get a text saying they'll be contacting their insurance company but went on to say only joking just forget about it. That text made my year!!
I did previously extremely minorly scratch another car of someone who worked in thepsame building, it was barely visible and she charged me €400 which I paid up but she never got it fixed and it's given her a really bad name in her place of work and I've had her colleagues come to me to say they were disgusted she charged so much for something practically invisible (she told them not me)
My parking has since improved
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