"Big Daddy Handsome" (bigdaddyhands)
08/09/2014 at 15:23 • Filed to: None
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"Big Daddy Handsome" (bigdaddyhands)
08/09/2014 at 15:23 • Filed to: None | 3
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This whole post is almost funny considering my last post that ended with me nearly having an anxiety attack and having to leave a drive-thru because I was worried about my car being damaged.
So I let my dad drive my car and we were running some errands around town, when we decided that we should get gas. My dad went to pull up to an empty pump but the truck using the one in front of it was so big that we wouldn't have been able to fit, so we were going to go around the truck and to the other side of the station where more empty pumps awaited. As we're about to go around, we notice there is a lady in an SUV blocking the entire side of the gas station because she has decided to line up behind previously mentioned giant truck. This leaves us in a somewhat precarious position, but we decide to backup and go back the other way.
He checks his mirrors and looks, I look, we see nothing. We start backing up. It's all going well until . . . grinding metal. He immediately stops. My heart stops. I look to the left and there's a metal pole. My dad immediately starts apologizing and I flatly state "it's okay" before going into a near-catatonic state (think Cameron from Ferris Bueller's Day Off). We get home and see this.
I'm guessing the left exterior/interior fenders will have to be replaced, I looked it up and unless I was looking at the wrong parts, they'll total out to about $160. There's also some minor paint damage to the door, and I'm guessing that can be taken care of fairly easily with paint (I'm guessing, I don't know. I'm still sort of beside myself). The body shop I prefer and I know does great work doesn't open until Monday and I'm taking it in for an estimate then. Any ideas on how much this will set me back? Does it look like something that can be fixed and I'll never notice it happened? Will I ever be the same? (ha)
Also, if anyone saw my Meguiar's ScratchX 2.0 post, we had just picked that up before we went to the gas station. Irony.
UPDATE:
So going off of mkbruin's advice, I decided to see how much ScratchX would help, and it actually did a ton. It took all of the white paint off and touched up the door to the point where it looks 100% again. Unfortunately, taking the white paint off the fender also revealed that black paint was missing, so I'll still have to get that replaced, but knowing the door is 100% is a huge relief.
Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell.
> Big Daddy Handsome
08/09/2014 at 15:26 |
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It wont be too hard to get it as new provided your paint guy is good. If the door needs very minor repair it shouldn't be too expensive. If the whole door needs to be resprayed it'll be a fair bit more but I can't imagine it'll get too close to $1000.
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Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell.
> Big Daddy Handsome
08/09/2014 at 15:29 |
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Also get the alignment checked, it might've tweaked the wheel.
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Big Daddy Handsome
> Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell.
08/09/2014 at 15:40 |
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That's sort of what I was thinking. And I've seen the work they did on my old 2003 Kia, with sun damage and all after I got hit it looked better than it did pre-wreck, so I have faith ha.
In regards to your other reply, yeah, I was worried about that. I'll definitely have the alignment looked at as a precaution. IIRC I get free maintenance for 75,000 mi so hopefully I can get that done for free at the dealership.
m-b-w loves his SUBAROO
> Big Daddy Handsome
08/09/2014 at 16:01 |
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dude, so sorry about the new car. I know the exact feeling. A year ago I was driving my first car, which was new to me (but perfect condition) 2012 Kia Soul that I had just bought 1 week prior. While driving through a shopping center, I managed to get boxed in, with a ford mustang in front of me, and a mother and baby walking behind me. I look to my left and I see a black toyota Avalon slowly backing up, so I honked my horn. She stopped for a second but then began backing up again. I slammed the horn but she kept going. She hit me and managed to crunch the whole back door in. I ended up having to get a new door, and half of the car painted. And when I got it back they had managed to paint the whole left side the wrong shade of green. Needless to say I was pissed, but luckily they made it right. Best of luck to you. I'm sure they will be able to fix it right.
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Big Daddy Handsome
> m-b-w loves his SUBAROO
08/09/2014 at 16:12 |
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That's insane... I'm sorry that happened to you dude, I can't even imagine how pissed I would have been. Glad it all got taken care of. I have a slight update too that I'll post..
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m-b-w loves his SUBAROO
> Big Daddy Handsome
08/09/2014 at 16:21 |
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Thanks. I hope you have good luck getting your car fixed. Btw that black looks really gorgeous.
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Big Daddy Handsome
> m-b-w loves his SUBAROO
08/09/2014 at 16:25 |
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Thanks and thanks again! I really love that black. That's really the one thing I'm worried about is being able to get the paint matched, but I have faith in the body shop I'm taking it to on Monday, so we'll see.