I was hit in the rear while sitting at a stop sign in California. The other driver did not have any damage to her vehicle but there was some slight damage to the tailgate and bummer of my vehicle. The other driver agreed she would pay but wanted to know the amount of the damage so she can decide if she wanted to pay out of pocket or take it to her insurance. I went and got 3 different estimates ranging from $1015.00 to $1,460.00. She was not happy with this at all. She doesn't believe the damage should be that much. She wants me to let her "friend" who supposibly works on cars to look at it. So my question is this? How many estimates are you required to get and do I have to let her try to decide where I will get the repairs done?
Thanks for your help.

