Member Since: 03 Sep 2006
Location: Manchester
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Oh what a shi*ty week
After various electrical faults ..and a horrible noise comming from the underside of my car ..today just topped it off
Working at Asda Halesowen and decided to tuck my car in the corner out of the way of artics unloading .
Tucked my car in and went off to do some work . 2 hours later i was approched by a security guard with the dredded words "somethings hit your car mate "
What i found was not an artic or van but a bloody big gate rammed down the side of my car .
The gate had travelled down from the back door along the door handle and then onto the front door stopping when it had bent the mirror out .
I asked him to close the gate ..but he replied its stuck .I managed to move forward about a foot and the gate moved a little then stopped.
It would not close . I then proceded to do a 81 point turn to get my car out of the gate without any more damage.
Miraculously ..there were no dents at all . The paint on the door handle at one point is worn down to the plastic .
The rest looks like it will polish out , but its hard to tell whats the white paint from the gate and whats the undercoat .
After about an hour the gate reset it self and closed ( all be it a little shaky )
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18th Dec 2008 8:31 pm
bluebarchetta
Member Since: 25 Oct 2005
Location: Aylesbury
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Sorry to see that.
It's good that there are no dents. Hopefully some careful detailing will remove the worst without having to resort to any painting.
18th Dec 2008 8:42 pm
MacLeod 313
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December aint a great month so far for you Adrian, Lets hope its surface paint and no major damage there., and lets hope your luck changes, very soon
18th Dec 2008 8:52 pm
zebadee
Member Since: 15 Feb 2006
Location: The Magic Roundabout
Posts: 1392
I’m surprised the gate hadn’t a low torque setting, so as not to keep pushing against an obstruction. Or at the very least a “safety edge†device on the leading edge of the gate, which would stop and/or reverse the movement of the gate when it comes into contact with something.
I know that any sliding gates we install have to have, by code, a “safety edge†fitted.
Anyway, glad the damage looks more cosmetic than denting
18th Dec 2008 8:54 pm
wiggs
Member Since: 03 Sep 2006
Location: Manchester
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Cheers all
The safety stop was my car
When i moved the car forward the gate carried on to its stop ..but lucky for me it travells very very slowly otherwise i think it could of been a lot worseG4 Gone ...but not forgotten
18th Dec 2008 9:01 pm
andychelt
Member Since: 24 Mar 2008
Location: Cheltenham
Posts: 344
sh t!
and I thought my supermarket scratch was bad!
Sorry to see it mate, hope you manage to sort it without too much fuss.
18th Dec 2008 9:13 pm
POINTYED
Member Since: 22 Mar 2008
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thats sh t mate
hope it cleans up ok
dunc life is tooooo short.enjoy the moment.dont worry be happy
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18th Dec 2008 9:17 pm
ronp
Member Since: 29 Nov 2006
Location: North Yorkshire
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well that is a bit of a bummer!
hope it gets sorted ok
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18th Dec 2008 9:19 pm
innominate
Member Since: 26 Dec 2007
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Knowing how much you cherish the finish on your car, that's really bad
I hope that is the end of your troubles. Mark...
18th Dec 2008 9:20 pm
wiggs
Member Since: 03 Sep 2006
Location: Manchester
Posts: 14368
I hope so too ..gonna drop it off at the dealers tommorow and leave it with them till its fixed (after iv had a go with the polisher )
Just means no tinkering for a week G4 Gone ...but not forgotten
Good luck getting it sorted Wiggs - looks like the D3 looked after itself OK in the battle! I took mine into the garage 2 days ago for a transfer box oil leak and still not got it back yet, so know how you feel Previously:
2005 D3 2.7 TDV6 S
1984 90 2.25 Petrol CSW
1992 90 200TDi Hard Top
1995 Discovery ES 300TDi
2003 90 TD5 Truck Cab
18th Dec 2008 9:39 pm
jkp
Member Since: 17 Sep 2005
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Is the store not accepting responsability? Maybe they should have had a 'No Parking' warning
Not a good run of luck for yourself mate Hopefully that'll change soon
18th Dec 2008 9:48 pm
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Ouch!!!!
Sorry to hear that buddy, hopefully the polish will get the major parts out.
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18th Dec 2008 10:14 pm
DiscoDunc
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sorry to here that wiggs.
look on the bright side...... after all these problems the last week or so you should have years of trouble free motoring to look forward to Duncan
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This is not just any scratch. This is a bloomin' great gate at the back of a supermarket scratch.
On the plus side, if it were scratched behind a Waitrose it would have been more expensive while Tesco would have sued you for putting black paint on their gate.
On balance, could have been worse.
Hope the rest of the week is a little better for youI know it's not considered "kind" to say no these days, but no. Just no, ok? And if it's not ok, still no.
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