[Vwdiesel] Smooshed Golf

Matt Alkire malkire at gmail.com
Wed Oct 31 11:34:02 PDT 2012


That'll buff right out!

Honestly, I'm sorry that happened to you.  If someone hit my Golf and
damaged it like that, I think I'd combust.  Good luck with the repairs!

-Matt

On Wed, Oct 31, 2012 at 2:31 PM, Dave Cook <davevw at yahoo.com> wrote:

>
> http://sphotos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/77594_10151521718602598_1609998889_o.jpg
>
> Rear ended on my way to work this morning, pushing me into the car in
> front of me.  Awesome.
>
> If you look closely, you can see that the license plate is bent around the
> hitch receiver.  It runs and drives OK though the left turn signal cluster
> is not working.  I imagine the wiring harness got pulled off or something.
>
>
> In the parking lot we all pulled into, I noted that the rear doors opened,
> but seemed a little tighter, and the gap around the bottom edge is a little
> smaller.
>
> Also, the cup holder came out of the dash, and the left side of the radio
> popped out.  No other dash damage is noted.  My coffee mug pinwheeled,
> spraying coffee on the dash, inside of the windshield, and headliner before
> wedging itself, right side up, between the passenger seat and door pillar.
> Weird.
>
>
> I'm going to take off work in a bit and go to a body shop or two to get
> estimates.  If it weren't for concerns about the frame (rear doors tight)
> I'd strongly consider just getting parts and fixing it myself.
>
> I'll let ya'll know how it turns out.  It could be I have some parts for
> sale soon.  Or it could be I need some parts soon!
>
>
> Dave Cook
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