Scraped my bumper on a curb today =(

"jvirgs drives a Subaru" (jvirgs)
07/17/2015 at 16:17 • Filed to: Dart

It’s on the underside of the bumper and luckily it’s not noticeable when looking at it from the front with out crouching down. But still, my car is only 2 months old and it hurts.....

DISCUSSION (18)

Nerd-Vol > jvirgs drives a Subaru
07/17/2015 at 16:22

Don’t worry, it matches the rock chip on the undercarriage you got last week.

FromCanadaWithLove > jvirgs drives a Subaru
07/17/2015 at 16:23

Curbs are too tall. I have to watch out for them, too.

Connqr > jvirgs drives a Subaru
07/17/2015 at 16:23

:( sucks. When I was younger I don’t remember who, but someone in my family took the entire side trim piece off the family Mazda 5 on a curb. Consider yourself lucky

jvirgs drives a Subaru > FromCanadaWithLove
07/17/2015 at 16:25

Yeah... I didn’t realize I was that close to the curb. It was a little higher than normal but the angle of the parking lot didn’t help me not hit it but probably saved me from doing more direct damage.

jvirgs drives a Subaru > Connqr
07/17/2015 at 16:27

I did hit a curb with my rear tire and I though I destroyed my rim one day trying to pull out of a parking lot. Took the turn too sharp as it was a narrow exit. I about had a panic attack. Luckily I drove over it more than I rubbed against it and not a scratch, thank god. The joys of low profile tires.......

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > jvirgs drives a Subaru
07/17/2015 at 16:28

Done this on both cars I’ve had. The speed bumps here are huge.

MIATAAAA > jvirgs drives a Subaru
07/17/2015 at 16:30

Phew! Now that you’ve got your first scratches, you’ll be footloose and fancy-free!

Connqr > jvirgs drives a Subaru
07/17/2015 at 16:32

You haven’t been listning to all of the “sidewalls are good” preachings. More Oppo church for you!

nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul > jvirgs drives a Subaru
07/17/2015 at 16:32

Perfect excuse to get a modest lip kit

Justin Hughes > jvirgs drives a Subaru
07/17/2015 at 16:35

My other half still feels bad for spinning my BRZ and bouncing off an ice bank at an ice time trial last winter. It cracked the lower part of my bumper and pushed the fender liner into all kinds of weird places. I fixed the fender liner on site, but the crack is still there. Fortunately it’s not too visible, and blue painter’s tape to cover it is almost a perfect match for World Rally Blue. I’ll properly repair or replace it someday.

jvirgs drives a Subaru > Connqr
07/17/2015 at 16:37

Forgive me for I have sinned

mXxxxXm24 /O/ /O/ > jvirgs drives a Subaru
07/17/2015 at 16:38

Been there with my Miata a few times just trying to get around on some of these back mountain roads... My old muffler took a big dent... My underside has some scuffs like yours, but time (and a new more compact muffler) heals all wounds... Little scrapes just character! In time you grow to love them!

Alex B > jvirgs drives a Subaru
07/17/2015 at 16:40

Time to buy an SUV! :-P

Connqr > jvirgs drives a Subaru
07/17/2015 at 16:54

Cotd would give 1000 stars if could.

Wudstock22 > jvirgs drives a Subaru
07/17/2015 at 17:49

Did the same thing shortly after getting the GTi. Still hurts every day =(

Funktheduck > jvirgs drives a Subaru
07/17/2015 at 20:16

Sucks. I scrape all the time because everything is a freaking steep driveway here. I nearly cried the first time. I gave up though as an inevitability.

jvirgs drives a Subaru > Funktheduck
07/17/2015 at 20:21

Steep drives suck. Luckily the ones I’ve been on with this car, the undertray has scraped and not the bumper.

TheD0k_2many toys 2little time > jvirgs drives a Subaru
07/17/2015 at 20:44

wait till you lower it and scrape going into parking lots. And im not stanced either