I really want revenge in a legal way against a local business in my hometown. For over a year I was paying a ridiculous monthly fee to have my kid involved in a class that was little more than a gym class. I hated going. I hated the owner. I hated his jerk kids that were also his staff. But week after week I went because this is what we do for our children. The owner doesn't limit the number of guests per session and doesn't require reservations. Because this man was only interested in shoving as many people into his establishment as possible, his parking lot couldn't hold his guests and he then encouraged everyone to park in the street. It's a barely used road and while annoying, it worked until it didn't. While my car was parked and unattended, one of the staff/family members left the place in a hurry and for reasons unknown drove directly into my car, totaling it from behind. Instead of the owner coming out and handling it, he had his family hustle the driver inside to never be seen again even when the police came to make the report. I saw the kid led into the building and then never again. (there were no injuries) The owner was not helpful or sorry or apologetic in any way and acted as though I was insane for reacting to my very new car that was now totaled. Fast forward, I didn't have gap insurance so right off the top i am out a few grand to make the lien whole. My fault, sure. But not fair. Then I had to put an additional couple of grand down to get into another car. Again, not fair. I have been told that I don't really have any recourse for collecting money from this man because I didn't have gap insurance. For fear of looking like a complete idiot, I am hesitant to try to bring him to small claims court. I have considered going to the town to report the obvious occupancy hazards but I assume that will go nowhere. Leaving a bad review is an option but whenever he gets a bad review he immediately responds to it and somehow manipulates the situation to make the poster look insane. I also think he pays for 5 star reviews because there's no way on earth that he has that many that successfully drown out the bad ones. Do I have a case at small claims court? What can I do? I hate this guy so much. If you saw his stupid face you would hate him too.