When the Gods turn away...
#1
Three Wheelin'
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When the Gods turn away...
End of a perfect day. Drop off a friend on the way home - top down all the way - and leave my car for the garage guys to park it. 10 minutes later I get the call. Someone who shouldn't have been in my condo garage has taken most of the side off my new car - not even run in yet. There are fluids leaking from somewhere, the driver's door won't open, one wheel is damaged, the front and rear bumpers are hanging off, driver's door, front and rear fenders are crumpled...
I guess I should never have driven that SL550...
Now I'm going to miss my car. I had a trip planned to drive from Chicago to Minneapolis next weekend, and so on...At least no one was hurt and I'm hoping most of the damage was panels and nothing structural.
Enjoy your Porsches guys and think of mine in the body shop for a few weeks.
I guess I should never have driven that SL550...
Now I'm going to miss my car. I had a trip planned to drive from Chicago to Minneapolis next weekend, and so on...At least no one was hurt and I'm hoping most of the damage was panels and nothing structural.
Enjoy your Porsches guys and think of mine in the body shop for a few weeks.
#3
Originally Posted by Le Chef
End of a perfect day. Drop off a friend on the way home - top down all the way - and leave my car for the garage guys to park it. 10 minutes later I get the call. Someone who shouldn't have been in my condo garage has taken most of the side off my new car - not even run in yet. There are fluids leaking from somewhere, the driver's door won't open, one wheel is damaged, the front and rear bumpers are hanging off, driver's door, front and rear fenders are crumpled...
I guess I should never have driven that SL550...
Now I'm going to miss my car. I had a trip planned to drive from Chicago to Minneapolis next weekend, and so on...At least no one was hurt and I'm hoping most of the damage was panels and nothing structural.
Enjoy your Porsches guys and think of mine in the body shop for a few weeks.
I guess I should never have driven that SL550...
Now I'm going to miss my car. I had a trip planned to drive from Chicago to Minneapolis next weekend, and so on...At least no one was hurt and I'm hoping most of the damage was panels and nothing structural.
Enjoy your Porsches guys and think of mine in the body shop for a few weeks.
#4
Don't forget about diminshed value when talking to your insurance ( their insurance hopefully)- the decrease in resale value due to the history of damage ...
Good luck
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#10
Originally Posted by Le Chef
...At least no one was hurt
#11
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Hey Chef, so sorry to hear that. ... Damn!
I'm not sure I follow you, though, in your explanation of what happened. Maybe it's because you're still in shock over what happened and are too numb right now to describe exactly how it happened. Not trying to be insensitive, just trying to understand. But do all cars in your condo garage get valeted? Did this someone who wasn't supposed to be in your condo garage take the keys from the valet cabinet and take your car for a demolition ride inside the garage, knocking loose both front and rear bumpers as he banged around the garage posts, hell bent on destroying your car? Or was he in another car and just ran into yours? Just trying to picture how both bumpers got severely damaged in the process. Did they catch the guy?
At any rate, my heart goes out to you. It's easy to get depressed over something like this, especially when you dwell on it by yourself. Seek out close friends and loved ones for comfort and support. Take comfort in knowing there was nothing you could have done differently to prevent this. It was out of your control, as your thread title implies. And as you're suspecting, it was probably just body panels and nothing structural. May it get put back together as good as new.
I'm not sure I follow you, though, in your explanation of what happened. Maybe it's because you're still in shock over what happened and are too numb right now to describe exactly how it happened. Not trying to be insensitive, just trying to understand. But do all cars in your condo garage get valeted? Did this someone who wasn't supposed to be in your condo garage take the keys from the valet cabinet and take your car for a demolition ride inside the garage, knocking loose both front and rear bumpers as he banged around the garage posts, hell bent on destroying your car? Or was he in another car and just ran into yours? Just trying to picture how both bumpers got severely damaged in the process. Did they catch the guy?
At any rate, my heart goes out to you. It's easy to get depressed over something like this, especially when you dwell on it by yourself. Seek out close friends and loved ones for comfort and support. Take comfort in knowing there was nothing you could have done differently to prevent this. It was out of your control, as your thread title implies. And as you're suspecting, it was probably just body panels and nothing structural. May it get put back together as good as new.
#13
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Very sad to hear it Chef. The fact that the car is farily new bodes well in terms of making it right again. Yes, it sucks but I'll bet you'll be a happy boy again in a few weeks.
Again, my condolences man.
Again, my condolences man.
#14
Three Wheelin'
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Thanks for the condolences - you have to vent - but in truth it's a car and not a person who got hurt.
Explanation on what happened: there are a few owners in the building who self park rather than valet, and it costs them considerably more to do so (for obvious reasons when you read this). The valet guy was driving my car up the ramp and the daughter of one of the self parkers was driving down. The valet guy did not know she was in the garage, hence the big bang...
Building manager and I will get it resolved for sure, but I'm just anxious to get the repair process going and get the car back and some more top down driving before the summer ends.
Explanation on what happened: there are a few owners in the building who self park rather than valet, and it costs them considerably more to do so (for obvious reasons when you read this). The valet guy was driving my car up the ramp and the daughter of one of the self parkers was driving down. The valet guy did not know she was in the garage, hence the big bang...
Building manager and I will get it resolved for sure, but I'm just anxious to get the repair process going and get the car back and some more top down driving before the summer ends.
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Originally Posted by Le Chef
. . I'm just anxious to get the repair process going and get the car back and some more top down driving before the summer ends.