All Things Insurance

My partner’s parents were buying a car today. Went through the entire process including test drive, negotiating price, accepting, transferring funds, transferring registration, and getting car insured. The deal was finalized and they were happy to be done after 4.5 hours of typical dealership bullshit.

Their salesman left to go pick the car up and bring it to the front. Car is parked, Keys are in the ignition, deal is done, and GFs dad is about to get into the car when another salesman drives by and sideswipes the passenger side of the car. The passenger door gets ripped off, car gets shoved into another car in front, and gfs dad is just in shock (but thankfully unharmed). The sales men just scramble, gf dad calls out for help, they say we’re getting a manager.

Manager comes back, says nothing, surveys car, and leaves. Gf dad yells to him before he gets inside to come back and tell him what’s going on. Manager tells him he’s calling their lawyers and says no more.

We’re eating dinner now and have no clue what’s going to happen, and would love to hear from anyone with insider knowledge

1. Anyone ever hear of anything like this? I joked about this when I bought my last car “what happens if you wreck it when you’re driving it up front after I already paid?” I guess we’re about to find out.

2. If you have seen this, how did it pan out? Who paid? Who was at fault?

2a. Clarifying that gf dad did not park the car, was not in the car, had never touched the car since obtaining ownership.