Well if I had known the extent of the damage at first I would have done this. When I thought it was just tires I was willing to eat that. Then when it was just tires and a control arm, ok I can deal with that. But now that it is a bigger issue I might just have to do an insurance claim. But my deductible is probably $1,000. I guess if I can get the city of SF to pay for it due to their crappy road construction I'll do it. I just think it will raise my already super high insurance rates even higher and not be worth it.