Man that sucks... U should ask for some quotes and get that fix.

LOL that is exactly what I thought! It really does look like a sticker in the pic. Maybe I should just scratch up the whole side of the car to make it look like a gun metallic lightning bolt!

I was just over this afternoon off Camino Del Mar @ PCH. Beautiful area and weather today! (arg)

Yah there was definitely a bang when it happened. I was just crossing my fingers that it was just a tire thump and that worse case scenario I would have to replace a tire and get an alignment. I just about cried when I saw the damage last night. My 4 month old baby! Molested by a manly SUV... so sad.

So I got some updates. Thanks for all the support and sympathy. It's nice to know some people understand what I'm going through.

- Called the CHP today (thanks for the advice) and they were able to track down an incident report in their log. According to dispatch, it did not look like a b&w unit was dispatched to the scene, although a tow truck driver was sent and removed the car. So there are definitely some records there that can be investigated. Unfortunately, I cannot prove that it was debris from the accident or the car that was involved as I did not stop. (Stopping on a dark freeway at 10pm in pouring rain probably isn't the safest idea, especially since another car just lost control there). They also said I can come in to the office and file a report even though I did not stop.

- Called my insurance agent (State Farm) and talked to him about what is going on. He said that people have been able to win cases like this and recommends that I at least try. The insurance will investigate and see if they can file a claim against the other drivers policy. If not, then if I decide to still have State Farm pay for the repair, my rates *will* go up, not by a lot though.

- Then I took my baby to Caliber Collision. They estimated $815 to repair the car, and 4 days of downtime. I'm not sure what the worst part is, 800 bucks or a week driving around a crappy rental.

Lastly here is a picture that I took this morning (about 15 hours ago) of my baby in the morning... notice anything unusual?!? Caliber told me not to worry, it's only surface rust LOL.

RUST, damn that sucks. Why does the paint fall off this car so easily? On my 3000, a hit like that wouldnt not have caused paint to chip off. The metal had to be gouged for paint to come off.

When my IS was hit, paint was chipping off too, I thought it was silver primer underneath, I guess not.

The metal looks pretty gouged to me

Good luck, Kev. sh@#! happens, unfortunately. 4 days to repair sounds like a lot.

Is that already rust setting in????? If so, that is strange on a new Lexus, no matter how deep the gouge.

What exactly was it you hit and how did you manage to only get rear damage that high up? Was the debris bouncing (perhaps off the vehicle in front...? Obviously it was raining in all.... That truly sux man... I caught a sick feelin in the pit ... when I saw the soon after still wet pix... but the the dried one cause a really bad feeling --- I am sorry for ya, Dude.

Get your whip rebeautified... keep the photos as a grim reminder for those days when you feel the need to be grounded.

Keep your head up!!