so this weekend i get a letter from the friendly homeowners association telling me i cannot park my cars on the driveway in front of my townhouse, they must be parked in the garage or behind my townhouse. they dont want out townhouses looking like a "used car lot"... i personally think my car adds to the beauty of the neighborhood. anyway, problem is, the garage is full with my other cars, as is the two spots behind my townhouse. so that doesnt really work. my only option is to park my car in a little turnaround driveway, surrounded by trees.
last night i pull in, park in the front, decide to be a good neighbor and park in the back. while im backing into this turnaround im thinking, "hey the guy at chickfila didnt give me my coke..." BAM! Slammed into a tree, pretty hard to because i have to accelerate uphill.
damage was pretty bad. needless to say, tire cover mutilated. theres a complete imprint of the tree, and the chrome sorrounding is twisted. the tire pushed back into the door... dented into the door, knocked the door out of line. dented my bumper and took off some peices. Dented the panal that goes up the side by the window. i cried. a lot.
got the estimate today. theres a bodyshop that did extremely good work when the dealer hit the "dear" a few months ago. they do the best job, but probably not the cheapest.
obviously they're going to have to replace pretty much everything. so im getting a new tire carrier (which is a few parts... adds up to around 1500... anyone know the difference between the carrier ($1000) and the cover ($500)?). also getting a new bumper and new door. they werent sure if they could transfer the glass from my old door to the new because they might need to cut the molding... and the only way to get a new molding would be with new glass. total cost is going to be $7,000 minimum. any guesses on how long parts will take from your experience? they have no idea. i hate trees...[
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anyways, figured id share my pain!
last night i pull in, park in the front, decide to be a good neighbor and park in the back. while im backing into this turnaround im thinking, "hey the guy at chickfila didnt give me my coke..." BAM! Slammed into a tree, pretty hard to because i have to accelerate uphill.
damage was pretty bad. needless to say, tire cover mutilated. theres a complete imprint of the tree, and the chrome sorrounding is twisted. the tire pushed back into the door... dented into the door, knocked the door out of line. dented my bumper and took off some peices. Dented the panal that goes up the side by the window. i cried. a lot.
got the estimate today. theres a bodyshop that did extremely good work when the dealer hit the "dear" a few months ago. they do the best job, but probably not the cheapest.
obviously they're going to have to replace pretty much everything. so im getting a new tire carrier (which is a few parts... adds up to around 1500... anyone know the difference between the carrier ($1000) and the cover ($500)?). also getting a new bumper and new door. they werent sure if they could transfer the glass from my old door to the new because they might need to cut the molding... and the only way to get a new molding would be with new glass. total cost is going to be $7,000 minimum. any guesses on how long parts will take from your experience? they have no idea. i hate trees...[
anyways, figured id share my pain!