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

[Mark Strangways]

Must have been a politician, you know how careless they are.

And there are just so many of them in one small space up there.

Mark (hoping Tony isn't an MP) S
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tony Curran" <tony.curran at sympatico.ca>
To: "Dave Ellis" <UrS4 at sympatico.ca>
Cc: "S-Car-List at Audifans.Com" <s-car-list at audifans.com>
Sent: Saturday, February 05, 2005 12:20 PM
Subject: RE: [s-cars] Just drives you nuts...re-assessment...


> 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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