Scraped a Pole

Fleet

Fleet

The Man With The Plan
Well, I had a nice experience when I left work today. I park in a parking garage, and I was not paying attention when I left. As I pulled out of my space, I scraped a structural support column. These are 3' x 3' cement columns. I was going about 2 mph. The estimate is $1800. I guess I don't have to worry about using SSR2.5 to remove that microscratch on the rear bumper any more.
:lmfao

I don't think even the mighty MulletWax will make this ride smooth with the ladies anymore. A paint job is all that's in store here.

:mohawk
 
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It happens.

First day out w/ my truck I backed into a concrete pole and knocked the mirror off... lol... Luckily it popped back on...

So far I've backed into a telephone post, driven over one of those wooden stakes used to hold up a rope down a pathway, and back into a building. I've also had two cars back into my truck in parking lots. I love my metal bumpers... haha... Ohh... and in grocery store parking lots I don't care if there is a basket in a spot... a light tap w/ the bumper moves them...
 
Bill D said:
New paint and whole new bumper cover huh?
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Oh yes - a new bumper cover, and new rear quarter panel, and about 30 hours of paint time on the estimate for insurance.

Interestingly, about a year ago, my Envoy was hit at 70mph while I was stopped on the freeway. Rear bumper took all the damage. The car that hit me was totaled. The envoy took the hit with only $2000 in damage. Now I scrape the pole at 2 mph and $1800. I am not getting my money's worth here. I should have rammed the pole at 50mph.

Doh, is right!
 
Fleet said:
I am not getting my money's worth here. I should have rammed the pole at 50mph.

Doh, is right!
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Well you can always go back and hit it at 50 MPH and see if it changes your estimate :lmfao

I know not funny ... Sorry you had the mishap ... It sucks.
 
:bigscream :bigscream :eek :eek what a bummer...but like you said..no more worrying about micro-scratches:(
 
rollman said:
Thats a fine candidate for some PDR practice
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Looks like a better candidate for BFH (big... hammer) practice!

Why so much paint time? 30 hours sounds like a lot, but I'm not too educated about that stuffs.
 
I think they said they could repaint in 12 hours, but to get the Orange Peel effect, it takes the extra 18 hours.

:lmfao
 
On my daily driver General Motors threw in the orange peel. I think it was orange peel or cash back and the salesman talked me into the orange peel. The robot that paints at GM used to work in a refrigerator plant.
 
Very sorry to see this happen. It does hurt alot I know.

I had a 90 Beretta GTZ - black. I took really good care of it - though all I knew was to wash and wax then. Nevertheless, in the 7 years I had it - I never got one door ding!!

I did however have two guys fight near it and end up on the trunk, the hood and one of their heads put a really big foot-wide dent in the side of it. I had something in the garage fall into it and put a gouge in it - the garage was the dealerships - not mine and at least two times people backed into the bumpers and put scrapes on them and some guy back his truck in the hood doing about 1800.00 in damage.

I never caused any damage myself - but the car seemed to attract it from everyone else when all it was doing was just sitting there minding it's own business.
 
I did not have a visibility issue. Hell, I have tinted windows and I could see fine. I just forgot I parked next to the column. When I pulled out and turned, SCRAPE! If I had parked in my normal spot, no problem.

My insurance adjuster called me yesterday, and I am all set for repairs starting Monday. They're scheduled to be done on Friday. That's good, because I have about 50 people coming in from out of town on Saturday for my daughter's baby naming. I will be running back and forth to the airport. I'd hate to have to do that in a rental Cavalier.
 
Dont feel bad a guy I work with pulled up on the sidewalk because it was a narrow street. Forgot he had pulled up the a fire hydrant. He has a lead foot so when he pulled out he ran straight in to the hydrant and pushed his bumper back.
 
Fleet said:
I did not have a visibility issue. Hell, I have tinted windows and I could see fine. I just forgot I parked next to the column. When I pulled out and turned, SCRAPE! If I had parked in my normal spot, no problem.

My insurance adjuster called me yesterday, and I am all set for repairs starting Monday. They're scheduled to be done on Friday. That's good, because I have about 50 people coming in from out of town on Saturday for my daughter's baby naming. I will be running back and forth to the airport. I'd hate to have to do that in a rental Cavalier.
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Fleet your quarter panel can be worked out by a PDR guy.
 
There was more damage than just the quarter panel - the rear tail light was cracked and the rear bumper was scraped as well. Insurance is covering it. I'm actually very happy with my insurance company - no problems at all. I'll see how happy I am in August when it is time to renew, though. This is the first claim I have made that is my fault. :(

Oh well, at least I'll have the joy of removing the swirls put into the paint by the dealer when they prep it for me to take home. I wonder how long I should wait before waxing the repainted areas.
 
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