Time to first damage (The Golf Accident Thread)

[warped_foobie]

A couple of weeks ago a duck played chicken with the car. Thumped into the bonnet. We pulled over at the time and could only see fluff, no damage. Yesterday was the first time I'd washed the car since then, as I was drying it the light caught the small dent in the bonnet. Dammit! Of course now I can see it, I can't stop seeing it. 7500km and 3 months.

Must be a 7500km thing. Same here. 4 months old, 7500km, driving slowly through a carpark yesterday - bang. lady in a parked peugeot 307 backed out, straight into my passenger side. damaged wheel, guard, door panel - about $1500 worth of damage.

All sorted with my insurer and even better, my dad is a panel beater!

[Mi16 Man]

Must be a 7500km thing. Same here. 4 months old, 7500km, driving slowly through a carpark yesterday - bang. lady in a parked peugeot 307 backed out, straight into my passenger side. damaged wheel, guard, door panel - about $1500 worth of damage.

All sorted with my insurer and even better, my dad is a panel beater!

Bloody Peugeot 307 drivers!

[hooba]

Now to look for a decent repairer on Sydney's Lower North Shore.

take it to the smash repairer across the road from Chatswood Classic Cars Service Centre in Artarmon, that's who they recommend.

[Tux]

Thanks Hooba

[jessv3]

Friend of mine had a special order for a new VM (2006) HSV Grange and in transit on the way to the dealer the truck it was on caught fire destroying it. Ha! that would have to be some type of record, he had been waiting over 10 months as well.

[Rob_R]

Bugger! Made it to 7 months before first damage. Multiple stone chips on drivers side of the car. Only panel with no damage is the drivers side quarter panel (covered in ventureshield) Had an idea how and when it happened and only today I reviewed the security camera footage. Sure enough as I thought one of the workers from the company that has our garden maintenance contract decided it was a F'ing good idea to whipper snip the weeds on the blue stone carpark. The owner of the maintenance company was really good about it when our property manager rang him. Now I just need to talk to him as he passed on that he will put it through his insurance. He was very apologetic apparently and had stated that that nuff nuff who did it was actually sacked the day after the damage was done for what reasons I don't know. Now to find someone to do a good repair job!!!!

[SMOK3Y]

broke left mirror today.. was reversing out looking at that exact mirror lol then wasnt as it was pushed forward made a very loud crunching sound still works & sits right just scratched & black surround not sittig on it properly

[Rob_R]

broke left mirror today.. was reversing out looking at that exact mirror lol then wasnt as it was pushed forward made a very loud crunching sound still works & sits right just scratched & black surround not sittig on it properly

Ouch!, would have made it worse watching it happen. Need to get your hands on a black surround and then no harm done.

[7R]

11 months and 3 weeks. Dropped it off at the car wash at work and picked it up with a massive set of scratches in the back drivers side wheel face. So they are saying they have a person who can come in and do a mobile repair but I dont know how good it will be.







So you think it can be fixed easily by a mobile repairer?

I just sent the LOD to the owner of the wash. He is okay about it but Candy isn't the same... you know?

[peedman]

Ouch, unfortunately for you machine finish is very hard to match and i dont believe a mobile repairer can get it matched up 100%. My vote would be take it to a proper wheel repairer and get a written quote and if they say they cant get it back to normal I would be demanding a replacement wheel. Their fault, their problem!