Time to first damage (The Golf Accident Thread)

[55ASI GTI]

Has anyone else noticed that it doesn't matter where you park your near new Golf in the local shopping centre (even if you have at least 10 bays free to the sides and front and back) someone always park right up against your car?

Yes yes yes yes !!!! Some ****box goes "oh theres a nice car they wont hurt my ****box, i shall park next to it" >< one time there were like 500 other empty spaces, as i parked way away, & yes i return to find a commodore right next to mine.... !

Down my passenger rear side is about 6 dents

[San Gimignano R]

Got caught in a hail storm last night in Sydney while at the pub. Was spewing as hail stones were about the size of marbles, maybe bit bigger for some. Panicked big time and went to Kev car and find some shelter, couldn't find any. Anyway giving the car a good check after getting home, I found no damage.

However lots of crap on the road driving home, had a look under the front bumper and found scrape marks on two areas under the running lights, obviously from driveways being steep or sipped bumps being little high. Is this normal, I normally creep ever so slowly over these etc, does anywhere else have this damage?

I'm NOT very happy!

[SilvrFoxX]

Glad the car took the hail stones without issue.. as for scrapes under the front spoiler.. I got one leaving the dealers on the driveway the day I bought it.. yes it is common, no you cant do anything about it..

[RosscoMK3]

Glad the car took the hail stones without issue.. as for scrapes under the front spoiler.. I got one leaving the dealers on the driveway the day I bought it.. yes it is common, no you cant do anything about it..

Yes you can.
Always approach an obstacle at a slight angle and reduce the speed a little. Problem solved.
Being a builder I often have to deal with the different regulations that relate to driveways and laybacks. It's often impossible to comply.
Speed humps on the other hand work fine if you obey the recommended speed. 5km/ hour is nearly impossible IMO. Even my ute suspension struggles over the long term with those sort of things.

[SilvrFoxX]

I assure you my exit from the dealers was less than 5 kph and at an angle, the construct of the driveway was such that you had no choice.. but if you have managed to remain damage free in this department .. happy days

[Candyman]

Yes you can.
Always approach an obstacle at a slight angle and reduce the speed a little. Problem solved.
Being a builder I often have to deal with the different regulations that relate to driveways and laybacks. It's often impossible to comply.
Speed humps on the other hand work fine if you obey the recommended speed. 5km/ hour is nearly impossible IMO. Even my ute suspension struggles over the long term with those sort of things.

Had your car seviced yet

They love reducing the vehicles weight by thinning the paint

[RosscoMK3]

Whooh there....
That was my point about driveways that often don't comply. It's often not the cars fault, nor the builders. A driver can limit their liability,but at the end of the day it's upto them to decide whether to stop or go.
I can assure you that 99.9% of driveways can be tackled without scraping the bumper by simply changing the angle of approach. This applies to a low spoiler just as much as it relates to a heavy load. The principle is the same.

I'd be a liar if I said I've never done the exact same thing exiting a driveway.
Speed humps are a different matter. If they damage your car at the recommended speed then a letter of demand is in order( as long as your car is within local regulations).

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Had your car seviced yet

They love reducing the vehicles weight by thinning the paint

Classic.

[San Gimignano R]

I assure you my exit from the dealers was less than 5 kph and at an angle, the construct of the driveway was such that you had no choice.. but if you have managed to remain damage free in this department .. happy days

This wasn't by any chance Chatswood Classic. If so, that's where I might have done it too. The driveway from the showroom is just ridiculous! As for speed bumps, I am sure it wasn't that, I always approach at angles and creep over them, though the bigger issue is definately driveways, even mine is pretty steep from the road where it meets. As I back up and reverse into driveway the back end goes up hill leaving the front exposed if all factors line up.

I was panicking about the hail stones, jumped into car and tried to find shelter but just couldn't. I had BOTH our new cars out aswell. Thank goodness though they don't seemed damaged being only weeks old.

[SilvrFoxX]

No , it was the rear entrance to Denlo at parramatta.. tip to all don't use it

[Candyman]

Bought our GTI off them, never again

However, we did take the R over there for a cruise and out the back exit

Didn't have a problem, using an angled exit and slow speed

[SilvrFoxX]

Bought our GTI off them, never again

However, we did take the R over there for a cruise and out the back exit

Didn't have a problem, using an angled exit and slow speed

My Hero

[Candyman]

Photo doesn't show in TapaTalk

Oh well, knowing you, must be sarcasm

[SilvrFoxX]

Who me...

[Candyman]

Picked up a nice stone chip on the front grill today.

Chunk out of the black piano finish

Oh well, less weight

[SilvrFoxX]

Ouch.. wonder how much a replacement would be