Some young guy rear ended my dad's new Rav 4, his pride and joy for whatever reason - he puts his little CAI on and graphics, alarm, remote start, blah blah blah, rain guards, etc and thinks its cool but anyway, and my dad being the nice guy he is didn't report it to his insurance. The kid wanted to pay out of pocket so my dad gave him ample time to do so.
Lowest estimate my dad got was $1580 and ranging upward to $2500 to have it done right from Towne Toyota. I have no idea why, but my father said that he would take $1580 to have it done at a less than great body shop. Kid shows up with 3 $500 Western Union money orders and cries to my dad thats all the money he has so he gets out of $80. My dad just said whatever and took the money.
Making a long story longer, my father was just hit again today why at a client's business in Bergen county. Apparently some people at his clients saw this lady that they deam a "nutjob" back into him in her 00-03 civic and just leave. She scratched the new repaint all to shit and made off. Nice people got every digit except one of her license plate, make, model of the car, and a description of her so my dad could file a police report. I feel bad for him but knowing that some people actually are caring and considerate is reassuring and makes me smile.
Same goes for when I was hit and run while doing about 50mph going to the movies one night. Some soccer dad, yes soccer dad not mom, had his 5-8year old daughter in the car with him when he saw the kid pull into my lane and hit me, then make off. He chased him down even though the kid tried to get away from him, got the plate for me, and came back to check up on me and give me the plate. Even stuck around to be a witness for the cops.
x2 for the "good guys".