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August 2, 2007

Fender-benders cost luxury car owners plenty

Buying an expensive car can bring an owner style, prestige and repair bills in the thousands of dollars to fix damage caused by minor fender-benders, according to USA Today.

Repairing damage to luxury vehicles involved in crashes of 3 to 6 miles per hour, which typically happen in commuter traffic or parking lots, can cost significantly more than for other cars, according to data released Thursday by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.

Posted by Peter C. T. Elsworth  at 11:05 AM to On the road | Permalink | Comments 0


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