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Message: <blockquote data-quote="inactive" data-source="post: 1339648" data-attributes="member: 7488">Dustin's and Doc's tips are good, but they won't catch small fender benders, i.e. a bumper cover or door skin that had no underlying damage and didn't knock other panels and/or frame out of spec.Those smaller repairs are usually just replace said panel and paint with a blend to adjacent panels.  A good shop can do those minor things and it be virtually undetectable.  But then again, if the damage was that minor and repair is that good that no one notices, and no hit shows up on the damage record (i.e. Car Fax), then it probably isn't a big deal anyway.The idea of diminished value, while recognized and paid in many states (some only 3rd party, others not at all), is very subjective.  That means any claim the OP may have against Chris Nikel would be hard to substantiate (at least a specific dollar amount).  I thought about this, this morning, and your best bet, if you feel that strongly about it, is ask what type of errors and omissions policy the dealer would have (usually it is separate from regular commercial liability insurance) and tell them you want to file a claim against that policy.</blockquote>