Hit Rock Bottom!

[Black Howling]

after having a really bad day at work.. at job 1, i went to pick up wages from job 2, this involved a bit of the back roads, at 60..

in the middle of the road, just round a bend, was a rock, which i couldnt avoid due to traffic on the otherside, or stop safely before it cos of the bend.. so i aimed for having it go right under the middle of my car.. and BANG!, lovely dent just off the center of my front bumper, of my 6 week old vRS :'(

Pictures up tomorrow, and im going to see the dealer tomorrow, i just want it fixed as soon as..

*** PICTURES (bummper) ***

on another note, i noticed yesterday whilst washing the car, i have scratches on the inside of the black alloys (3 out of 4 of them), surely i cant have done that with a power washer, sheeps wool mit and an MF cloth? impossible for me to have done on a curb or something.. (theyre on the sides of the spokes, right at the back).. and ive also noticed a couple of spots on the black roof that refuse to shine, like the paint laquer has come off a bit..

*** PICTURES (alloy) ***

not going well for me this week

Edited 15 June, 2011 by Black Howling

[chrisw880]

Unlucky, and I'm sure your luck will improve

[pipsyp]

Is really annoying when these things happen to such a new car. I hit a pothole in ours the other day and it did my head in even though it's not done anything to the car.

BTW the wheel thing....is likely just the quality of the finish. I've noticed on my dark chromes there are some very small areas of underspray on the inner of some of the spokes. Probably not worth worrying about but I dont see why you shouldnt be able to get the wheels swapped under warranty if its really bothering you.

[adamc260]

I think the moral of the story here is dont do 60mph so you can slow down in time? =/

Still, nasty that it happened :( With the other issues take it back to the dealer and say 'Oh... wos occurin yer!?' << I am welsh after all!

[Ding]

Have you had the dreaded rattling dash too?

[g_tee]

I think the moral of the story here is dont do 60mph so you can slow down in time? =/

Still, nasty that it happened :( With the other issues take it back to the dealer and say 'Oh... wos occurin yer!?' << I am welsh after all!

No, only people from Barry say this.

[Reavenger]

Your speed was fine. You've got a car that can 60mph safely on B roads so do it!

Hope the damage isn't too bad mate and won't cost you much time/money.

Things can only get better buddy

[Didescharlie]

Your speed was fine. You've got a car that can 60mph safely on B roads so do It!

Assuming you can see far enough ahead for potential hazards. Such as big rocks in the road.

I do sympathize though. I've had such an experience. My obstacle was a Vauxhall Meriva.

Edited 15 June, 2011 by Didescharlie

[adamc260]

I'd say most cars can safely do 60mph on a B road... but evidently not in this case because there was a massive rock in the road that he couldn't stop for? (No offense to the OP :p)

Edited 15 June, 2011 by adamc260

[Reavenger]

I'd say most cars can safely do 60mph on a B road

Never driven a Fiat Punto before have you?

Of course, drive at 60mph on a B road if it's safe to do so.

[Black Howling]

the bend wasnt a small/tight one, so i wasnt throwing it into tight corners and such but as it was a left bend, with a wall all the way along, i couldnt see anything more than about 2 meters away.. learnt my lesson tho, slow down when i cant see past where i cant stop ¬_¬.. pictures will be on the top post in a sec, going to the dealer in a mo, will hopefully be back with an update on price of repair and stuff, (and just to make things a little worse, but better at the same time?? im taking a girl out tonight, with my fancy dented car, that she hasnt seen yet :S.. hopefully she wont see then dent ^_^ )

i dont know about every1 else, but im confused about the fact it left a perfectly vertical line.. spose it could have been an odd shape, didnt have time to take details on the bugger o_O.. saw it had been knocked to the side of the road so i left it :think:

Edited 15 June, 2011 by Black Howling

[Didescharlie]

im taking a girl out tonight, with my fancy dented car, that she hasnt seen yet :S.. hopefully she wont see then dent ^_^.

If she does notice, just tell her its new F1 derived splitter technology.

[frobb]

I very narrowly dodged a brick that flew up from a tractor tyre coming home from football training tonight! Was overly close!! I shat myself! haha! :|

[Black Howling]

dealer says that itll have to be filled in, smoothed out, and repainted, to make it look ok, looking at up to about £80 (this was the opinion of 1 of the salesmen, the paint guy left 15 mins before i got there ¬_¬).. either that or about £500 for a new front end altogether ¬_¬... anybody know any amazing dent masters in lancs? was told about 1 in barnoldswick, i think it was called motordent or something

Edited 17 June, 2011 by Black Howling