bronson7

It just sucks. Some people just don't give a ****.

zer026T

Can't believe what I'm reading, you've had this car what - a week now? On the bright side it could have been a lot worse.. a little touching up and she'll be as good as new.

wc11

Oh that sucks big time.
If your gonna do a respray, just enjoy the car for the rest of the summer and do it before you put it away.
I ll check to see if I still have my Dr.Colorchip kit. We could do a touch up in the mean time.

Christien

Go to your local NAPA store and get some Farecla compound. I think the one you want is #3, but read the bottle closely. With a terry cloth rag, start gently and gradually increase pressure until the dark material starts to come off. You should be able to get 100% of the discolouration off, and what you're left with might be imperceptible enough that it doesn't bother you. I learned of this stuff when I accidentally got black spray paint overspray on my yellow 944, and that's what a body shop recommended I do. I couldn't believe how well it worked.

993GT

stuff like this really p*$$es me off! don't understand society and the lack of care and conscience

theiceman

and what you need for the other car that hit you is a special stuff called fecal compound ,

REDTURBO

Thanks Gentleman!
I wouldn't have been too ticked if the front bumper needed a re-spray, but it was pretty clean unlike my last Porsche's front bumper.
I'm pretty certain it's scratched through the paint.

I might take Will's offer and complete a Dr. Colorchip job for the rest of the fall and re-spray the front end next spring after storage!

911 Rod

That really sucks.
A can image the feeling you must have got in your gut when you saw it.

It's like people have the attitude that this is just normal wear and tear and not a problem.

I watched a guy do pretty much the same thing to a car in front of my office a while ago. I ran out on to Leslie and chased the f####r down and made him come back.

creaturecat

my daily-driver type vehicle has 5 different areas that have been hit and ran. twice in the parking lot at work.
in Vancouver.
not counting the door dings.
btw i am careful as to where i park, even with the Ford Ranger.

PPo

Happened to me this winter in a private parking garage... a pick-up truck backed into my Mercedes and caused $4800 damage. Being a private garage, there was only one vehicle that was at the height that could cause the damage. Pick-Up driver was an *** and denied everything... cops and building management both said they can't do anything. No cameras and not enough evidence. So it cost me $500 and an insurance claim. The worst part was I had to drive a rental Buick for a week!!!

I have resigned to the fact that if you drive a car daily in Toronto, it will get scratched and dented... I just live with the small ones until I need to get a larger portion repaired or about to sell.

theiceman

sorry to profile like people profile us but I find in general Pickup drivers the worst , if there is someone on my rear window trying to drive over top of me its usually a short bald guy in an f150 with his bb cap on backwards.

mike.baa

Beautiful looking bumper too. Hopefully the damage won't be too bad.

PPo

I think I have said this before here.... But one thing I always questioned: Do you have to be an a$$hole to buy a F150? or do you become an a$$hole WHEN you buy an F150?

Political Disclaimer: Yes, I know that is a generalization. No, I don't actually believe all drivers who drive one particular vehicle have the same attitude. It's an attempt at humor with a dose of probably truth.

terrencetong168

i think those were the people that got dings and hits too often prior to the purchase of F150. In the end, they all said F it, buy a F150 and not give a **** lol

Christien

I've always said most of the a$$holes on the road are BMW and pickup drivers. That's not to say that most BMW/truck drivers are a$$holes, just that most a$$holes are driving one of those two cars. Turns out I'm not wrong:

http://elitedaily.com/envision/cars/...s-on-the-road/