cranky- Brought the car to my workshop for assessment
- Called up the cabby to inform him of the max price of $1600+
- Decided to only replace the side metal panel and side lights, and patch up the bumper instead of a full replacement, for sake of cabby
- Cabby arrives and started to bargain a good price with Workshop supervisor
- Price drops to $780 (!)
- Cabby paid and we agreed that there was no need for any written settlement
- I was told that repairs would take at least till wed evening and that I would be car-less
- I complained to cabby on my injustice
- Cabby offered $20 which was obviously not adequate; I counterargued
- Cabby offered $30, still not enough (I work quite far from where I live!) but I decided to stop it here
- Cabby started to threaten to bring the issue to court (and insurance) and behaved aggressively
- I reacted and shouted back, and warned him that I'm not to be bullied. That was probably the last thing he wanted to do.
- Cabby was shocked and changed demeanor, purred instead
- I relented and reminded him of my decision not to replace bumper.
I hope this kind of logomachy will not happen again.
