Time to first damage (The Golf Accident Thread)

[Rob_R]

Didn't think you were that smart


*runs*

Duh!........but I can lift things heavy!!!

[goose]

Hi guys,

Had to happen eventually - having said that, just over 4 months since delivery isn't too bad given some of the horror stories in this thread.

First things first - I screwed up. Misjudged the height of a stupidly high kerb near Westfields Parramatta doing a u-turn and did this to the front left corner.



It looks significantly worse in the image than in the flesh, you can't actually see it without getting down under the front lip. That said, it goes all the way back to the plastic guard that sits behind the bumper. Reckon it's worth getting fixed or just put it down to the sort of scuffing that is going to happen and move on? Appears to have gone through the clear coat and the scratches are very rough to the touch, but I wouldn't want to spent a huge amount getting it sorted. If it is worth fixing, given it is fairly out of the way and hardly critical, would it be worth investigating a Touch Up Guys style service rather than taking it in to a body shop?

Note: the mark above and to the left of the big scratch isn't another scratch, car hasn't been washed in the last week or so given the lousy Sydney weather.

Secondly - I'm missing a rubberised/plastic screw cap from just inside the drivers' side door. It has been loose since day one, each time I bumped it with my hand it'd pop out, this time I've not noticed it falling out, so no idea where it could be. Where would one find one of these and/or will it be a drama (re: washing the car, heavy rain) to leave it as is, with the screw (and the hole next to said screw) exposed?



Here's a pic of the equivalent cap from the passenger door. It's actually grey, the camera flash has blown it out, apologies for the atrocious mobile phone photos.

[Roddy]

Yeah, I popped the same little cap off my passengers front door a week ago, thankfully felt it go, and found it and put it back. Very flimsy fit, won't last I wouldn't suggest!

Rgds
Rod

[Rob_R]

Floor tile glue and a Golf R don't mix very well. Fark I'm not happy! Tradies need to secure there loads better. Think I've got most of it off the duco but tyre tread looks ***** now that they are bright white. Seems the glue has bonded to the tyre rubber.

[Thesnowburner]

Over the past 20 years have owned 4 brand new vehicles and all were dinted or scratched in shopping centre car parks within the first 2 weeks.I would park as far away as could and always some twit in a bomb would come there as well.I think just to do some damage. Since buying this golf 6 weeks ago, no dints yet touch wood, but dealership was a bit rough fitting door actuator last week took a slice in the window tint and also pulled a big thread in door card material. I havent tuned them in yet.

[Rob_R]

Yeh funny how a car can be parked a mile away from any other car but when you come back to it always seems to have made friends with other cars. I'd be having a word to the dealership about the damage asap.

[Candyman]

Floor tile glue and a Golf R don't mix very well. Fark I'm not happy! Tradies need to secure there loads better. Think I've got most of it off the duco but tyre tread looks ***** now that they are bright white. Seems the glue has bonded to the tyre rubber.

Damn

Tyres are replaceable or wearable mate

Good to hear it all came off the paint

[Rob_R]

Damn

Tyres are replaceable or wearable mate

Good to hear it all came off the paint

Yep you're right about the tyres. Maybe the white will dull off quickly and become less noticeable. Rapt about it coming off the duco but wheel arches still need a little work. Really need to take wheels off to do it right.

[Foos]

Guttered a rear wheel (about 3 inches worth around the edge) - swerving as the di!@#$ next to me cut into my lane when going around a corner.

Never guttered a wheel in my life before this!

ah well - when I bought the car, i also bought a spare rim + tire on ebay for $250, so just waiting for that to arrive anyway!

[Converted]

A Ford Festiva clipped the rear left corner of my bumper this evening on the way home. Was on the main arterial straight road - my right of way, doing under 50km/h....no kidding and she failed to stop or never intended to stop at the intersection despite the large STOP sign! I did not realize it till I was passing the intersection and notice her car heading towards my passenger side with my wife in it, so I floored the accelerator, swerved right onto the opposite lane and quickly pulled it back in left to drift my rear away from the Ford - thanks goodness for the turbo and VW's driver training sessions...and coincidentally, believe it or not I've just signed up for the VW Evolution Driver Training course this morning!!! Worse thing is, she did not stop and drove away after the incident so I had to give chase to get her rego.
The amazing thing is that there was no structural damage nor dent to the bumper, just a few scratches at the corner, it was THAT close...clipped me by millimeters hence I did not feel the impact.

[vundabar]

Yep!

Got one today!
My driver side bumper came to a contact with rear passenger side(just above the passenger side rear wheel) of another.
I was pulling out of parked space with no other cars to the front or at the back on quiet street...(yes, I wasn't paying attention...)
Other driver was driving straight minding his own business...
Other car owner wasn't sure if his car came to a contact with mine.
I knew...
I felt so bad but yet again, thankful that it's so minor.

I was very apologetic and he was an absolute gentleman about the whole thing.
He was keep saying if it was worth the trouble(his car had many many dints, many many dimples and horribly fading paint on all over the car...) but I insisted we exchange details just in case.
He joked about how he wished that I damaged or rammed into his car just enough for his car to be written off...
I asked him if he would like to get quote of his own in case it's cheaper and more convenient than insurance claim.
He agreed that he will get quote and get in contact with me.

I have very good rating with my current insurance and I don't really care which way.

His damage looks more than mine.
It's where the passenger side rear strip ends right above rear wheel. Scrape marks of paint but no chip but it's metal body part that needs fixing. (it's dinted like a door ding)

My damage...
It's only on the very corner of driver's side of the bumper.
No paint chip but marks and some indent if that... Can see some clear coat crack if I look really close. Bumper looks slightly and I say slightly moved by comparing the gap between the passenger side gap between a bumper and body part by looking at it and by running the hand over it. (gap between passenger side seems little wider by 2mm if that and that seem to contributed part of bumper to be slightly moved outward...)
I am not a type of person to drive any vehicle with blemish as such so I will still have to fix paint work on my bumper. Than again, I don't want to make mountain out of mole hill with bumper position,... (if I didn't look for it. I wouldn't know...) Per say, if someone pushed my car out of parking spot or whatever without visible damage, I wouldn't know.

Now, I wonder if it's just easy to take it to insurance and let them deal with the lot.
I really don't know what to do with this sort of minor paint job? or repair?
I don't know who to call or even where to take.

Can anyone help me out or give me some advise?

[Teddit]

I have heard of (pardon the phrase) "Rim Polishers" , that can get slight curbing of your wheels fixed. My partner unfortunately curbed mine not too long ago, I was a little disappointed. Does anyone know of a good business in Melbourne that repairs them? Are they mobile too?

Tedd

[Paul_R]

Picked the car up just over three weeks ago. Mother-in-law side swiped it this morning on her way to work! Got both driver's side doors and a nice crease in the rear wheel arch.
I was surprisingly calm about the whole thing. Maybe I'm still in shock...

[SMOK3Y]

8 months 20000ks finally damage (very minimal) driving home after
work 0230 some ******** kids put massive branch across both lanes
around bend in 80k zone straight into it no body damage just a coupla
marks on lower black grille very surprised

[ian]

Yep!

Got one today!
My driver side bumper came to a contact with rear passenger side(just above the passenger side rear wheel) of another.
I was pulling out of parked space with no other cars to the front or at the back on quiet street...(yes, I wasn't paying attention...)
Other driver was driving straight minding his own business...
Other car owner wasn't sure if his car came to a contact with mine.
I knew...
I felt so bad but yet again, thankful that it's so minor.

I was very apologetic and he was an absolute gentleman about the whole thing.
He was keep saying if it was worth the trouble(his car had many many dints, many many dimples and horribly fading paint on all over the car...) but I insisted we exchange details just in case.
He joked about how he wished that I damaged or rammed into his car just enough for his car to be written off...
I asked him if he would like to get quote of his own in case it's cheaper and more convenient than insurance claim.
He agreed that he will get quote and get in contact with me.

I have very good rating with my current insurance and I don't really care which way.

His damage looks more than mine.
It's where the passenger side rear strip ends right above rear wheel. Scrape marks of paint but no chip but it's metal body part that needs fixing. (it's dinted like a door ding)

My damage...
It's only on the very corner of driver's side of the bumper.
No paint chip but marks and some indent if that... Can see some clear coat crack if I look really close. Bumper looks slightly and I say slightly moved by comparing the gap between the passenger side gap between a bumper and body part by looking at it and by running the hand over it. (gap between passenger side seems little wider by 2mm if that and that seem to contributed part of bumper to be slightly moved outward...)
I am not a type of person to drive any vehicle with blemish as such so I will still have to fix paint work on my bumper. Than again, I don't want to make mountain out of mole hill with bumper position,... (if I didn't look for it. I wouldn't know...) Per say, if someone pushed my car out of parking spot or whatever without visible damage, I wouldn't know.

Now, I wonder if it's just easy to take it to insurance and let them deal with the lot.
I really don't know what to do with this sort of minor paint job? or repair?
I don't know who to call or even where to take.

Can anyone help me out or give me some advise?

It will all depend on what your excess is, My brother had a similar indecent like you a Woman in a Bentley changed lanes in front of him and he braked and just missed her , he was driving a 1999 Suzuki with a bull bar, well this woman jumped out and started to a buse him
saying he had scratched her car pointing to a mark on the rear wheel chrome arch ,
They exchanged details my brothers car sustained not a mark and he said hadnt touch her car .
Well about a month latter he got a bill for $28,000 ,every nut and bolt had to be remover the boot adjusted the rear bumper repainted a wheel alignment new rear tyre the list went on and on ,
His insurance came and inspected car and could not find one mark that lined up with her so called damage, so now she has taken him to the Supreme court except now she has reduced the damages down to just $18.000 ,
So always take pictures of any damage you may cause to any car before signing anythingthing.