Well, a month to the day of having my car, I have picked up my first dent. I was in Los Angeles, stopped at a red light on a two-lane road. The right lane - which I was in - was blocked off by cones because of road works. When the light turned green, I waited for an opening to merge left - indicator on, etc. I looked in my driver's side wing mirror and saw an Audi A4 - also stationary. The driver was on the phone. I could see the entire width of the Audi in my wing mirror to give you an idea of distance. I checked my blind spot and started merging left. Because I had only just started moving and traffic ahead was still moving slowly, I was only going about 5 - 8mph when I heard the sound of an engine revving a little excessively given the circumstances. Next thing I know: contact. The driver of the other car didn't even realize until I got out of my car and pointed at the dent.

My rear left wheel arch has a dent about four inches long. My rear left wheel is scratched on about 80% of it's surface. The rear left tire has been damaged in such a way as to set off the Flat Tire Warning in the car. The preliminary estimate from Harry's on La Brea - $1157 for the body work and reconditioning the wheel; $350 for a new rear tire - all from a brush that the other driver didn't even notice.

Because of the long weekend, I won't find out who was at fault until Tuesday. Going over it in my mind, I really can't imagine what else I could have done, except waited for the driver of the other car to give me some kind of signal to move.

There is really no point to this post. I just feel really down about the car getting hit and possibly losing my "No At Fault Accidents" standing with my insurance company. Thanks for reading.