[V6-12v] so talk about a bad day....

Rob beattyr2003 at cox.net
Sat May 13 11:52:23 EDT 2006


So yesterday, my car (95 a6 sedan) gets broadsided by a postal truck during
the day.  Crushed in the passenger front door, broke the glass, tore off the
mirror and buckled the floor and the roof.  $3200.00 worth of damage.  To
expedite things with the bodyshop, I call Forcefive and talk to Chris.  He's
got a door for 200$ and just so happens to be driving to RI in a few hours.
I say great!  I'll meet you where your picking up and grab the door from
you.

 

So fast forward to about 10pm.  Chris calls me says hes almost there.  I go
out to my wifes car (95 a6 wagon) and remember to grab a wheel I was suppose
to return to Chris.  So I open the hatchback, put the wheel in the back and
close the hatch.  That's when it happens

 

The rear hatch glass EXPLODES!

 

Someone shoot me please!  In the middle of rain, on the weekend when its
going to give us oh about 5" of it just on sat alone according to forcasts,
this unbelieveable, improbable event occurs.

 

Sigh.

 

So got the door and now I'm pricing rear glass / rear hatch for the car.
600$ roughly new, 400-500$ for a hatch.

 

ARGH!

 

Anyone got rear hatch glass lying around they want to sell for less than
that? :P

 

Just needed to share how amazingly bad yesterday was.

 

Rob

95 dented A6 sedan

95 vented to atmosphere A6 wagon

 

 



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