Hrm.

Well, apparently, RAC is only gonna give me $800 towards my repairs, since it turns out

a) at some point prior to owning the car, they replaced the headlights, and did a really dodgy job welding them back in
b) when they've reattached the front bumper, they.. completely forgot to put this insulatory material behind it

The guy who inspected it says it's entirely plausible they'll remove the bumper and find a BUNCH of things wrong, which they can't cover. As is, they won't cover the lights, either. So I can only hope that any repairs will come in under, say, $600 leaving me a little wiggle room.

Sense of foreboding - high