Extensive hail damage

[nicandlance]

Would be nice if AAMI could only find me one of these....... sigh......

[Corey_R]

Yeah. Nothing wrong with the 2nd one!

Yeah - but my point was in response to a question about whether you could really tell which one was the more accurate 'photo'. In my opinion the top one isn't a photo at all (or is a heavily photoshopped/retouched composition of multiple photos made to look very artistic and not-of-this world).

[G-rig]

Agree, they shouldn't make it too unrealistic/enhanced in the brochures.. but most photos you see (ameture ones and different peoples cars) the colours all vary wildly depending on the camera/shot.

[triode12]

Yeah - but my point was in response to a question about whether you could really tell which one was the more accurate 'photo'. In my opinion the top one isn't a photo at all (or is a heavily photoshopped/retouched composition of multiple photos made to look very artistic and not-of-this world).

I agree wholeheartedly, what passes as photography today really isn't.

[Corey_R]

Agree, they shouldn't make it too unrealistic/enhanced in the brochures.. but most photos you see (ameture ones and different peoples cars) the colours all vary wildly depending on the camera/shot.

Totally. The simple fact is that most people don't even know about colour calibration. FWIW though, I do have a Datacolor Spyder available and have my main systems calibrated. Though you're still correct that unless the photographer has a calibrated screen and colour correction profile for their camera, that still doesn't guarantee accuracy. But clearly we're in a better situation looking at these ammature shots (especially from a range of sources) than the 'cartoons' in the VW R brochure

[triode12]

Totally. The simple fact is that most people don't even know about colour calibration. FWIW though, I do have a Datacolor Spyder available and have my main systems calibrated. Though you're still correct that unless the photographer has a calibrated screen and colour correction profile for their camera, that still doesn't guarantee accuracy. But clearly we're in a better situation looking at these ammature shots (especially from a range of sources) than the 'cartoons' in the VW R brochure

'Amateur' guys not 'ammature'/'ameture' .

[Flighter]

Hail Damage - Perth Edition

As of about an hour ago, my Golf now looks like a golf ball too (from tennis ball sized hailstones I'm told). First some jerk in a car park scrapes it, and now this; all in only 4 months of ownership too. Maybe it will get hit by lightning next.

[hoi polloi]

Ouch... Hope all of this stuff gets fixed up soon..

- Anthony.

[Corey_R]

That's not good news Flighter, sorry to hear that.

On the topic of these threads now, there is now 3 hail damage threads, would anyone be offended if I merge them all?

[MurphyTheElf]

Oh man that sucks. Luckily I got a call from my girlfriend letting me know about the hail in advance - but only two suburbs across. I quickly got into the car and drove to an underground carpark nearby. I've now driven back home (no undercover carport) but the hail part of the storm should be over. I hope.....

[Flighter]

Oh man that sucks. Luckily I got a call from my girlfriend letting me know about the hail in advance - but only two suburbs across. I quickly got into the car and drove to an underground carpark nearby. I've now driven back home (no undercover carport) but the hail part of the storm should be over. I hope.....

That was lucky on your part. I only hope I get as lucky as Nicandlance did, and get a write off. After 4 months of ownership it is surely time to upgrade!

[Guest1306]

That was lucky on your part. I only hope I get as lucky as Nicandlance did, and get a write off. After 4 months of ownership it is surely time to upgrade!

Might be time for that GTI Robert?

[hoi polloi]

Maybe it will get hit by lightning next.

Ha ha ha... Probably will do no damage to it... I remember an episode of Top Gear where Hammond sat inside a Golf (Mk V??) and they simulated a lightning strike in some high voltage test facility - apart from flickering lights on the dashboard during the arc itself nothing exciting happened... When done the car just started first go and was driven off...

Regards,
- Anthony.

[MurphyTheElf]

Might be time for that GTI Robert?

How did your stock fare, Dermot? Although I suppose you won't be 100% sure until tomorrow morning....

[Guest1306]

How did your stock fare, Dermot? Although I suppose you won't be 100% sure until tomorrow morning....

So far just one demo car was damaged, which was out in South Perth at the time. We filled the showroom and workshop before we left tonight as it is due to return, but so far all looks ok thank god. We didnt really get hailstones up north, just wind and rain.

On a side not I am not sure what all the fuss is about, feels like a normal Irish summer to me.