Sigh. All I wanted was some BBQ.
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Sigh. All I wanted was some BBQ.
SO. Today started off as a good day for me. Caught up on sleep, was a bright and shining morning on what was supposed to be a rainy day, and I was feeling as happy as ever. It's around 2-3 that I randomly get hungry and decide to go get some Hawaiian BBQ at L&Ls. So I drive out, get my food, walk out into the parking lot to my car, and see THIS.
So. Basically, after seeing that, I went from
to 
. Basically it looks like some pick up truck or something backed up into my car. To be honest, I don't know how something made that imprint, then scraped my car horizontally. My theory is the exhaust pipe of some car hit it..leaving that mark. Also, the smudges you see on the top right of the picture were never there either....
Also, the paint right around and on top of the areas cracked from the impact as well.
So after a good amount of rage, venting to friends, and NOT eating my hawaiian BBQ for an hour or two, I called and filed my claim with insurance. Well, hopefully I can get it nicely fixed within a month or two. Anyone in Irvine/Torrance/SoCal have any good body shops in mind? I might just go to the dealership to get it fixed. But chances are there are cheaper shops elsewhere that my insurance will approve of.
So. Basically, after seeing that, I went from
to . Basically it looks like some pick up truck or something backed up into my car. To be honest, I don't know how something made that imprint, then scraped my car horizontally. My theory is the exhaust pipe of some car hit it..leaving that mark. Also, the smudges you see on the top right of the picture were never there either....Also, the paint right around and on top of the areas cracked from the impact as well.
So after a good amount of rage, venting to friends, and NOT eating my hawaiian BBQ for an hour or two, I called and filed my claim with insurance. Well, hopefully I can get it nicely fixed within a month or two. Anyone in Irvine/Torrance/SoCal have any good body shops in mind? I might just go to the dealership to get it fixed. But chances are there are cheaper shops elsewhere that my insurance will approve of.
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Man I feel ur pain.
I went to HEB to get medz since I was sick as **** and I was in a hurry so I park close but it was around 10pm and not a lot of cars out. I parked where no car was around but the very next day as I was washing my car. I notice a long key scratch from headlight to taillight.
I went to HEB to get medz since I was sick as **** and I was in a hurry so I park close but it was around 10pm and not a lot of cars out. I parked where no car was around but the very next day as I was washing my car. I notice a long key scratch from headlight to taillight.
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Man I feel ur pain.
I went to HEB to get medz since I was sick as **** and I was in a hurry so I park close but it was around 10pm and not a lot of cars out. I parked where no car was around but the very next day as I was washing my car. I notice a long key scratch from headlight to taillight.
I went to HEB to get medz since I was sick as **** and I was in a hurry so I park close but it was around 10pm and not a lot of cars out. I parked where no car was around but the very next day as I was washing my car. I notice a long key scratch from headlight to taillight.
Sorry to hear..
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Sorry to hear that an unfortunate incident happened on what suppose to be a fine day for you
Well it looks like the whole bumper needs to be repainted... your looking at 2 days maybe 3 days at the most depending on how busy the shop is
Does the parking lot have any surveillance camera?
Well it looks like the whole bumper needs to be repainted... your looking at 2 days maybe 3 days at the most depending on how busy the shop is
Does the parking lot have any surveillance camera?
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That blows man, sorry to hear that.
Happened to me back in Oct 04 when I had my GTO; someone backed into it in what could have only been a lifted truck and totally crunched the hood inward. Got a carbon fiber hood out of the deal though. Best of luck getting it taken care of.
Happened to me back in Oct 04 when I had my GTO; someone backed into it in what could have only been a lifted truck and totally crunched the hood inward. Got a carbon fiber hood out of the deal though. Best of luck getting it taken care of.
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Sorry to hear that an unfortunate incident happened on what suppose to be a fine day for you
Well it looks like the whole bumper needs to be repainted... your looking at 2 days maybe 3 days at the most depending on how busy the shop is
Does the parking lot have any surveillance camera?
Well it looks like the whole bumper needs to be repainted... your looking at 2 days maybe 3 days at the most depending on how busy the shop is
Does the parking lot have any surveillance camera?
That blows man, sorry to hear that.
Happened to me back in Oct 04 when I had my GTO; someone backed into it in what could have only been a lifted truck and totally crunched the hood inward. Got a carbon fiber hood out of the deal though. Best of luck getting it taken care of.
Happened to me back in Oct 04 when I had my GTO; someone backed into it in what could have only been a lifted truck and totally crunched the hood inward. Got a carbon fiber hood out of the deal though. Best of luck getting it taken care of.
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found a scratch on my car too after not touching it for a week in our underground garage. It had to have been the person next to me, but I cant exactly prove that it was him.
the way you have to see it is that its just a car. Even though we are really **** about our cars, you cant expect to keep it spotless forever. My mom and I joke all the time, wondering how people with S classes go out; we are already so paranoid with our C class
the way you have to see it is that its just a car. Even though we are really **** about our cars, you cant expect to keep it spotless forever. My mom and I joke all the time, wondering how people with S classes go out; we are already so paranoid with our C class
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found a scratch on my car too after not touching it for a week in our underground garage. It had to have been the person next to me, but I cant exactly prove that it was him.
the way you have to see it is that its just a car. Even though we are really **** about our cars, you can expect to keep it spotless forever. My mom and I joke all the time, wondering how people with S classes go out; we are already so paranoid with our C class
the way you have to see it is that its just a car. Even though we are really **** about our cars, you can expect to keep it spotless forever. My mom and I joke all the time, wondering how people with S classes go out; we are already so paranoid with our C class
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sorry to hear that man.. i feel ur pain... i juz had that kind of problem recently.. some a**hole at skool opened his/her door n' dinged my door... it's not that much noticeable but at least it's noticeable to me n' every time i see that i feel so sad.. 
too bad i didn't catch him/her... i hate that kind of ppl who r not responsible... at least they should apologize...
too bad i didn't catch him/her... i hate that kind of ppl who r not responsible... at least they should apologize...
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Oops. Haha. I totally mis-read that. In that case I'm sure it looked great on your GTO. Sorry my mind's been everywhere lately. Or I need to brush up on my reading skills.
Yeah...I have two door dings on my passenger's side too.. :[ I'll probably get em all fixed at once seeing as they're like about $80-100 each to fix with paintless dent removal.
I agree. When the day ends, it's just a car. The sad thing is walking up to your car each day and being reminded of it. :/
sorry to hear that man.. i feel ur pain... i juz had that kind of problem recently.. some a**hole at skool opened his/her door n' dinged my door... it's not that much noticeable but at least it's noticeable to me n' every time i see that i feel so sad.. too bad i didn't catch him/her... i hate that kind of ppl who r not responsible... at least they should apologize...
too bad i didn't catch him/her... i hate that kind of ppl who r not responsible... at least they should apologize...found a scratch on my car too after not touching it for a week in our underground garage. It had to have been the person next to me, but I cant exactly prove that it was him.
the way you have to see it is that its just a car. Even though we are really **** about our cars, you can expect to keep it spotless forever. My mom and I joke all the time, wondering how people with S classes go out; we are already so paranoid with our C class
the way you have to see it is that its just a car. Even though we are really **** about our cars, you can expect to keep it spotless forever. My mom and I joke all the time, wondering how people with S classes go out; we are already so paranoid with our C class
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my ex had the samething happen to her at a krogers parking lot and she went to the manager and they filed a insurance claim for the damages and took care of it... mite wanta report it to the store manager asap..
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Why the store manager....? I don't think they would be responsible for damage to my car inflicted by another person o_O But I already did file an insurance claim with AAA.
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hers was a shopping cart hit her car and the store is responsible for what happens in the parking lot all i know they repaired it all like she got into a wreck with another car.. dunno if it was she complained enough or what but they took responsibility over it and paid for it..
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hers was a shopping cart hit her car and the store is responsible for what happens in the parking lot all i know they repaired it all like she got into a wreck with another car.. dunno if it was she complained enough or what but they took responsibility over it and paid for it..
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Yeah...I have two door dings on my passenger's side too.. :[ I'll probably get em all fixed at once seeing as they're like about $80-100 each to fix with paintless dent removal.
oh there is such thing as paintless dent removal..?? i didn't know... how do i do that.?? or any body shop can do that..??
oh there is such thing as paintless dent removal..?? i didn't know... how do i do that.?? or any body shop can do that..??
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same thing happened to me so do not feel alone on this, i went to get a hair cut in culver city, on the same plaza there is Ralphs and a bunch of other stores. So i parked than after i walked about 10 feet i decided to re-park the car since I didnt feel like i was parked in a "hit free zone" and so i did I re-parked at another spot. I come back and what do you think with my ****ing luck someone backed in to me or rear ended the car and i only noticed it when i came home at night that day. I still didint fix it since it is barely visible but still a small dent that i notice.
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Yeah...I have two door dings on my passenger's side too.. :[ I'll probably get em all fixed at once seeing as they're like about $80-100 each to fix with paintless dent removal.
oh there is such thing as paintless dent removal..?? i didn't know... how do i do that.?? or any body shop can do that..??
oh there is such thing as paintless dent removal..?? i didn't know... how do i do that.?? or any body shop can do that..??
same thing happened to me so do not feel alone on this, i went to get a hair cut in culver city, on the same plaza there is Ralphs and a bunch of other stores. So i parked than after i walked about 10 feet i decided to re-park the car since I didnt feel like i was parked in a "hit free zone" and so i did I re-parked at another spot. I come back and what do you think with my ****ing luck someone backed in to me or rear ended the car and i only noticed it when i came home at night that day. I still didint fix it since it is barely visible but still a small dent that i notice.
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Yeah...I have two door dings on my passenger's side too.. :[ I'll probably get em all fixed at once seeing as they're like about $80-100 each to fix with paintless dent removal.
oh there is such thing as paintless dent removal..?? i didn't know... how do i do that.?? or any body shop can do that..??
oh there is such thing as paintless dent removal..?? i didn't know... how do i do that.?? or any body shop can do that..??
it's like a art to the pdr people... the better ones can do it without the rod but if you youtube paintless dent repair it'll show you like the basics.. pretty neat techniques they use..
