Easter was not a good day for my car...!
04-17-2006, 04:22 PM
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Easter was not a good day for my car...!
I heard things happen in 3's, so maybe my streak is over.... Easter Sunday was not a good day for my 8...
1. My fault - I parked sort of close to a pole and meant to say something to my passenger about being careful when opening the door... then I got distracted and guess what happened... I can see a very slight crease where the pole met my door.
2. An hour later, I drove my brother-in-law to trade a propane tank... the tank slipped out of his hand coming out of my trunk and skidded off the rear bumper. Lots of white paint (got that off), but definitely a scratch!
3. My fault again - I'm dropping off my daughter after the Easter event and forgot that her driveway has a killer gutter at the end.... so I backed up and scraped the chin of the 8 so bad I got out and looked. The rotor accent was loose, good thing I checked!
Oh well... it had to happen sooner or later...
Hope you all had a good weekend though!
1. My fault - I parked sort of close to a pole and meant to say something to my passenger about being careful when opening the door... then I got distracted and guess what happened... I can see a very slight crease where the pole met my door.
2. An hour later, I drove my brother-in-law to trade a propane tank... the tank slipped out of his hand coming out of my trunk and skidded off the rear bumper. Lots of white paint (got that off), but definitely a scratch!
3. My fault again - I'm dropping off my daughter after the Easter event and forgot that her driveway has a killer gutter at the end.... so I backed up and scraped the chin of the 8 so bad I got out and looked. The rotor accent was loose, good thing I checked!
Oh well... it had to happen sooner or later...
Hope you all had a good weekend though!
04-17-2006, 06:43 PM
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Im sorry to hear about that..hopefully thats all that will happen.
I know of a great bodyshop in the lynnwood are that would take car of you..Ive had my 8 in their a couple times, they did a great job
I know of a great bodyshop in the lynnwood are that would take car of you..Ive had my 8 in their a couple times, they did a great job
04-17-2006, 11:50 PM
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On reading the thread title, I was preparing for the worst. All in all, it seems that they are all fairly minor. Whew!
Hopefully, you have it all out of your system now.
Hopefully, you have it all out of your system now.
04-18-2006, 12:08 AM
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Originally Posted by LiveBlues
On reading the thread title, I was preparing for the worst. All in all, it seems that they are all fairly minor. Whew!
Hopefully, you have it all out of your system now.
Hopefully, you have it all out of your system now.
LOL.... You're right... I just needed to vent...
Nothing major, but the first boo-boo's are the worst!
04-18-2006, 01:15 AM
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Originally Posted by alcimedes
I got one and had to go to the shop and get it fixed within a week. Looking at the dent (small) in the driver's side door just drove me nuts.
04-18-2006, 08:13 AM
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I wasnt thinking one morning, and backed up into the garage door...left two dents identical to eachother on either side of the license plate...looked horrible..there was also a scratch above it and on the spoiler...
not to long after that i spun out into a pile of dirt that was filled with rocks on a cunstruction road and tore up the passenger side of the front bumper...I took it in to the shop (my neighbor owns it) got a rental magnum at no charge, that was on a friday afternoon, I was told it would be ready by tuesday..they called sunday around noon, went and got her...looked good as new :]
not to long after that i spun out into a pile of dirt that was filled with rocks on a cunstruction road and tore up the passenger side of the front bumper...I took it in to the shop (my neighbor owns it) got a rental magnum at no charge, that was on a friday afternoon, I was told it would be ready by tuesday..they called sunday around noon, went and got her...looked good as new :]
04-18-2006, 09:17 AM
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Originally Posted by blakew15
I wasnt thinking one morning, and backed up into the garage door...left two dents identical to eachother on either side of the license plate...looked horrible..there was also a scratch above it and on the spoiler...
not to long after that i spun out into a pile of dirt that was filled with rocks on a cunstruction road and tore up the passenger side of the front bumper...I took it in to the shop (my neighbor owns it) got a rental magnum at no charge, that was on a friday afternoon, I was told it would be ready by tuesday..they called sunday around noon, went and got her...looked good as new :]
not to long after that i spun out into a pile of dirt that was filled with rocks on a cunstruction road and tore up the passenger side of the front bumper...I took it in to the shop (my neighbor owns it) got a rental magnum at no charge, that was on a friday afternoon, I was told it would be ready by tuesday..they called sunday around noon, went and got her...looked good as new :]
Yours sound worse than mine. Looks like you've got Ti-Gray, right? Can you send me the name of the place? Thx!
04-18-2006, 10:16 AM
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WEll I almost got plowed on I-5 Saturday. I say almost cause the lady behind me in her Tahoe was the one really not paying attention and after she came to a dramatic stop just a fwe feet behind me, SHE got tagged by whomever couldn't see around her and had to deal with a Tahoe suddenly slamming it's brakes.
Tahoe came to rest about 4" off the rear bumper, all I could see was GRILL in the rearview.
I had pulled forward twice allready and if I hadn't been watching min my rearview she would have collected me anyway. Was a little bit of Drama.
Tahoe came to rest about 4" off the rear bumper, all I could see was GRILL in the rearview.
I had pulled forward twice allready and if I hadn't been watching min my rearview she would have collected me anyway. Was a little bit of Drama.
Yikes, quik thinkin on your part...
04-18-2006, 10:52 PM
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Originally Posted by 05TiGr8Lady
Yours sound worse than mine. Looks like you've got Ti-Gray, right? Can you send me the name of the place? Thx!
clear coners on their way and exhaust this summer or later spring.
The place is called "absolute auto body"
17830 Highway 99
Lynnwood, WA 98037
425-745-5856
www.absoluteautobody.com
that should be a guy named troy peterson, he's the owner..tell him His neighbor Blake recomended him ;]
04-18-2006, 11:09 PM
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Originally Posted by blakew15
yeah ti grey 6 speed with spoiler..tinted windows and a k&n typhoon..
clear coners on their way and exhaust this summer or later spring.
The place is called "absolute auto body"
17830 Highway 99
Lynnwood, WA 98037
425-745-5856
www.absoluteautobody.com
that should be a guy named troy peterson, he's the owner..tell him His neighbor Blake recomended him ;]
clear coners on their way and exhaust this summer or later spring.
The place is called "absolute auto body"
17830 Highway 99
Lynnwood, WA 98037
425-745-5856
www.absoluteautobody.com
that should be a guy named troy peterson, he's the owner..tell him His neighbor Blake recomended him ;]
04-19-2006, 08:06 AM
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I got it doine at a pplace called franks window tinting also in lynnwood on highway 99
I wasnt too sure about the place at first, I called ahead and they gave me a good quote and they were also the only place in the are that had previously tinted an rx8. When i got there it was a very small rundown looking place with some young kids working there..But they did a great job, no bubbles or anything. im very happy with the way it turned out.
Im not sure the %, but i know thats its not quite legal. they had a selection of tints on display to pick from, mine was the second to darkest one.
I wasnt too sure about the place at first, I called ahead and they gave me a good quote and they were also the only place in the are that had previously tinted an rx8. When i got there it was a very small rundown looking place with some young kids working there..But they did a great job, no bubbles or anything. im very happy with the way it turned out.
Im not sure the %, but i know thats its not quite legal. they had a selection of tints on display to pick from, mine was the second to darkest one.
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