[s-cars] Just drives you nuts...re-assessment...

[Tony Curran]

When I first looked at the damage the car was still wet. I was in the garage
a few hours later when it had a chance to dry off. The damage is much worse
that I originally thought. The hit starts at the apex of the wheel arch,
there are a couple of scratches down to metal. The door also has a band of
scratches about 6" wide above the protection strip. And there appears to a
dimple in the passenger door protection strip.

So this guy has dragged his bumper across my car for 6 feet. The mind
boggles at the total lack of driving skills.

I am somewhat careful where I park. I never park next to a SUVs or
mini-vans. Generally park at several slots away from other cars. Very
occasionally will I park next to other cars and that is if no other spaces
available.

Thanks everboby for the links to sources for protection strips.

Tony

-----Original Message-----
From: Dave Ellis [mailto:UrS4 at sympatico.ca]
Sent: February 5, 2005 6:06 AM
To: Tony Curran
Cc: S-Car-List at Audifans.Com
Subject: Re: [s-cars] Just drives you nuts...



Hey Tony,

VM Autohaus ( http://www.vmautohaus.com , 604-298-9637 ) carries them.
Even with shipping they're still _much_  cheaper than the stealer.

-Dave



Tony Curran wrote:

>It's a nice day here in Ottawa. Temperatures are above freezing so I decide
>to give my car a wash. Get all the caked on salt off and stand back in
>horror. Starting from just beside the Audi symbol on the driver fender, all
>the way along the driver door and 8" of the passenger door is a scrape on
>the  protection strips. Holy $#!^ and &%$#*%#*% I say out loud. Door ding
>one comes to expect but this is just sheer laziness by whoever did it.
>
>And on the rear bumper thats only 9 months old is a gouge but that could
>have been from a large chunk of ice moving at speed.
>
>My swirl remover is still frozen so won't get a chance to attempt to get
the
>worst of it off till the srping. Any know of source to replace these other
>than stealer - Blau?
>
>AAARRHHH!
>
>Tony
>96 S6
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