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Originally Posted by blondegenie

I drove very slowly down a steeply inclined short driveway and (there was no way to prevent this) the front of the car touched the pavement of the street. I am back with a bent front frame (but not as bad - and my bumper is fine, no damage).

There's no way what you described should result in a bent frame. Get an opinion from a shop other than the one that told you that.