My boss just hit my car

I looked up just as he was backing out and saw how far he had cranked the wheel to turn. Before I could get up or anything I saw him hit it, pull forward, back again, slow down to look at it and then leave.

He is not back yet but he knows, and bossette his wife has already said their insurance would cover it. She said she had just talked to him about how his driving skills have diminished with age. Probably about 70 years old I think.

It doesn't look bad, probably mostly rubbing compound not even sure it's dented.

What do you think a reasonable price would be? Not sure I want the hassle of body shop and insurance if it's as minor as I think. I'm curious what a cost would be though.

Tell him you want a raise. 

HE SERIOUSLY JUST CAME BACK AND ACTED LIKE NOTHING WAS WRONG. He said he looked more towards the front and didn't see anything. I told him I watched the car bounce. Then I showed him the scuff on his SUV.

He said get the repair cost and he'll pay cash.

Call your local Porsche/Maserati/other expensive brand dealer and ask if they have a body shop they recommend.  Give him a quote from there.

I would say that the proper resolution is greatly dependent on your security and relationship with said boss.

What AC said, with a side order of "do I want to consider what this means for the long-term stability and working environment of having this person as a boss, entirely apart from getting my scuff fixed?"

Try to buffilate it yourself, then only get an estimate if it is there and you really care about it.

Whatever you do don't actually fix it, and make sure to keep driving that to work and parking it next to him.

Bossette seems to be on your side, work that.  

My guess is you've injured his pride more than he's injured his own car.  Too bad the bossette already knows.  You might have gotten more from the boss in "hush-money" to never speak of it and not tell his wife. 

There may still be some angle there.  

Personally I'd be worried more that he tried to play it off rather than fess up to it, it speaks of your value to him.

With that in mind id turn it into insurance and look for another job

just buff it out and go on with life, bumps and bruises happen, not a big deal, don't make it into one. I think $100 gets you a clay bar, compound, a rags.  

eh, I've had the same "buddy deal" before and if he's anything like mine he'll balk when he realizes what it actually costs a professional to fix this....

Not sure this helps, but a couple of months ago I left for work and it was dark. My neighbor around the block left his car with the back sticking out onto the street like 2 feet. I was not paying attention and was reaching for the seatbelt and hit it with the side of my car. If he had parked it properly nothing would have happened, but it was still my fault. 

I stopped, knocked on the door and woke him up as it was 5:40am. Told him to get 3 estimates and I would pay cash for the repair. He brought me one for $750, one for $1250 and one for $1400. I told him to pick the one he liked best, hoping he would pick the middle one and he did. I wrote him a check for $1300. He was happy and I was glad to be able to drive by his house without guilt.

Just do the same, get three estimates and bring them to your boss and let him pick one. Hopefully he will own up to the mistake and not pick the lowest one. If he does, ride your bicycle as fast as you can into his car 

My first boss's partner came flying into the parking lot in his company car, slammed into my boss's company car, and totaled them both.

It wasn't a happy time in the office.  At least not for them.

Me personally I'd see if it will rub out; then get a estimates if it doesn't.

Wow based on some of the other BS they've pulled, I'd say it might be time to refresh the resume after they pay to fix it.

That's a resume starter for me. The follow up- not so much the original action, but I value integrity highly. 

In reply to Jerry :

If the boss does hand over some cash then be sure to get it fixed.  Normally, I wouldn't care but he is your boss so just do everything by the book and everybody can get over it and move on.

I carried a can of Turtle Wax "color back".  If I could hand buff the marks off, I knew it would clean up with a professional touch.  If you can catch a nail on the scratches, you can't buff it out. If no paint is taken off, paintless dent repair is your best option.

That's probably enough to total an NA.

Don't try to rub it out first.  Get the estimate beforehand. 

If you try to clean it up and it works and you don't have an estimate in hand youbwill get nothing for your trouble.

Aspen said:

Try to buffilate it yourself, then only get an estimate if it is there and you really care about it.

Protip for everyone else, I was curious what "buffilate" meant. It's not a real word and a google search turned up a bunch of porn links on my work computer. 

YAY!

You must also consider the emotional pain and suffering you endured as a result of this horrific tragedy. 

I'm sorry that you work for a dick.