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GT4.
Join Date: Dec 2004
Posts: 4,218
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Had some bad luck with my fiesta lately I have.
I washed it yesterday, and noticed a bent euro plate (Costing $95 to replace), and some lovely black scuff marks all over the front where someone had backed into it. The little circular thing that comes off under the drivers headlight was hanging off too. Anyways, easy fixed the plate and polished off the scuff mark, looking good again. This morning, Go to get in the car, and the rear drivers side guard has a massive long scrapey dint thing from a seperate incident. Bout the size of a 20 cent piece and theres a liney dint which flows into yet another dint the size of a 5 cent piece... I can't beleive it. ![]() I dont give a shhiit if its just a Fiesta, I care about it and its my new car, arrsseholes just hit it and walk away, even when I try my best to park it away from idiots who dont care.. It aint fair, now I gotta fork out for a repair job, cuz i'll be buggered if im gonna leave it like that!! ![]() |
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black zetec
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: melbourne
Posts: 114
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bastards.. sorry to hear that mate.. if you need any advice on the best place to have it fixed, let me know. i'd be devastated if someone hit my baby, even if it was a Pink Hyundai. It's just not right is it?
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Sthn NSW
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Bad luck eh Danny, I get it too "Oh its just a small car" - well scuse me mr ********, it happens to be MY car and I paid good money and put a lot of effort into keeping it looking good!
Mine has one particular cosmetic issue atm but I wont admit it cos its my fault ![]() ![]()
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Join Date: May 2005
Posts: 307
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thats sux mate just piad $310 to get the chips out , kit resprayed and the side/back trim painted its worth it
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Victoria
Posts: 1,007
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ouch =x man that sucks big time =/ i tend to park at spaces where theres space on either side of me at uni (all my classes are nearly 2pm in the arvo :])
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Posts: 1,516
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In my local shopping centre, i only park in one of three car spots. All three spots have a wall on one side and a post on the other
![]() And they are like 100 meters from the shopping centre entrance, i never hear the end of it from my gf, she complains about walking that far. and for all you pricks out there wondering if shes a fat minger the answer is no,
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Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: melbourne
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Sthn NSW
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hell no, not that stupid.
No I used a product that I thought you be safe to remove watermarks, turned out to be abrasive as hell and scratched the clearcoat rather badly. ![]()
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black zetec
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: melbourne
Posts: 114
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have you tried using a good cuttting compound by hand.. I'd suggest Farecla G3 liquid. It should clean up your scratches.. I can tell you where to buy it in Nsw if you PM me your location
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Join Date: Dec 2004
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Posts: 368
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No offense but alot of 'parking lot' incidents happen because of:
a. housewives who cant drive properly to save thier lives, hit a pole or another car and say 'uh oh, better find another spot'. b. ignorent arseholes who drive banged up cars, hit someone elses new car and drive off, they dont care because thier car is already a P.O.S c. P-plate drivers (like me) who are too young and stupid to pay attention on the road and hit someone elses car because they aren't paying attention. |
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Join Date: Apr 2005
Posts: 81
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"marcosambrose"... mate speak for yourself... not all p plate drivers are stupid... are you trying to say that you are one of the ones not paying attention?
You may be young and stupid... but there is not need for stereotypes. I would think that the real reason for car parking accidents is that when you have so many cars in close proximity, esp with things like shopping trolleys causing an obstruction, it is a simple matter of murphy's law. Something is bound to happen, and it is just unfortunate if it happens to be you. I spose its a case of the "wrong place at the wrong time". If you really want to be incident free at carparks, the best thing to do is simply not use them, or maybe not use them in your area when you are around... no offense Last edited by theostheone; 25-10-2005 at 10:03 PM. |
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Join Date: Dec 2004
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Starter Motor
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Brisbane
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Hey sorry to hear,
I too try to park away from the shops, with some sort of divider or space between my car and the next (ie. pole, concrete)... yet i came back the other day to find a nice new set of white stripes and a ding - on the side that had the 'divider'. Talk about ****ed - got it fixed that very arvo by a paintless dent remover and now its like new. i couldn't stand to leave it - it was on the driver's side and i would have seen it each time i hopped in. unfortunately panther paint shows up any marks or dents easily. |
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Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Melbourne
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My car has a chunk taken out of the drivers door, caused by a barrier 'falling' onto my baby at a "Secure" parking place. Being a black car, kinda makes it EXTREMELY obvious.
After a week of debating, they have advised they will pay for the repairs, however, as a general rule, they accept no liabilty. |
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Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Inner West, Sydney
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Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Melbourne
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I've not had a quote for the repair as yet, but Ford tell me that the paint protection alone on the door will be $330.00 - I can't wait to tell the parking guys
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Melbourne
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I had my car for 2 weeks back in they day (2½ years ago now), park it at work and since I work for a company that supplies Ford you think people would be cautious about cars ect. On my passenger mouldings I have 5 dints in the plastic, I have no other choice but to replace it, people don't give a crap about their own cars or others. I think I should by a big bubble for my car, or keep doing what I do when I'm in a car park.....PARK IN ALL 4 PARKING SPOTS!
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Rollin
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Adelaide, SA
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i got black fez and have a couple dents form ****ers in carparks opening doors, not even worth looking into fixing, would cost to much :(
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Rollin
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Adelaide, SA
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shows me some rock in a dish and shows a bottle of hydrocloric acid and goes watch this, puts a drip of the rock is fizzes eats away a little then goes ove rto a car and goes this bonnet has been protected puts a drop on and nothing happens see. then proceddes to wipe the stuff of with her hand and a tissue, lol would have to be dumb to belive that hahahaha |
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Sthn NSW
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The line they used on me was that it stopped scratches and chips too, made it harder to see etc. I knew the detailer whose job it was to apply it and they were doing a GT at the time, I asked the woman who sold the stuff to point out which panels had been done with the sealant so i could see the difference. She kinda lost me when she pointed to the panel and said it was done, then the dealer said "no it's not".....
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Rollin
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Adelaide, SA
Posts: 214
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jsut get a bottle of turtle wax or the like, will be thicker than there crap, and still wont protect againts scratching and dents etc
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black zetec
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: melbourne
Posts: 114
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Or if you can find some, Pyrmo Hard WAx, is a great protectant, but it's not being imported anymore as it's harmful to the environment.. Mother Nature aka Party Pooper.
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