My Dark Shameful Secret

[JimW]

Pics can say more then words ever can...this happened last Decemeber, 2 weeks before Christmas.





$300 dollars and 2 days later

[Isnibs]

Mine is ,

When I purchased my Aurora it had a ding similar but smaller to the one in your first pic, I have yet to afford a repair.
Did they replace the wing?
My big worry is does the repair mach the rest of the paint?
Dare I ask how it happened

[JimW]

Here is the transcript posted on another site back when it happened

So, today I'm going to get my brother and a friend from another friends house in the ritzy area of the Kingsway in Etobicoke (between my city of 'ssaua and Toronto). I missed their house and assumed it was another place. I spotted a black BMW way up in front of this HUGE house. Now, bear in mind I had never been to this place.

Rich ppl seem to have issues with posting clear address numbers on their properties, so I drive up this snow covered winding driveway. No problem going up....get to the top. Not the right house. So...back down the driveway.....slowly, noticed the car sliding. Now on either sides of this drive is a big drop so...dammit I crane the wheel to the right to get the back end to swing away and centre myself back onto the drive.

Park the car, hop out. My driver side tire is completely turned in the right position. Nice...I notice a decorative light pole..very close to my tire...not nice. Can't go forward...to slippy...can't straighten the wheel or I lose my car down the slope....not a good feeling, I assess the situation. Rub the lamp pole and scrape the fender..or lose my car.

So I slowly begin to back out and sure enough...

ssscccrrrrapppppeeeee

DAMNIT...effin thing...

Get to the bottom of the drive..run up assess the pole...no damage. My car, 6'x6' indent above my front left tire. Nice goiuge where a screw head rubbed. Effin thing..


So I drive to a family friends house who has a body shop. Its repairable, and I get a new coating of pearl white paint on my fender

[stevensolds]

DAYUM dude that looks pretty deep from my monitor. well good decision nontheless, i would have done the same thing. rather dent my fender up than have my car get wrecked. btw, would the car have been smashed to pieces if it went down that hill ?

[JimW]

The car would have been severly damaged had it gone down the hill, all things considered I was best off rubbing the pole.

The repair shop did an excellent job...fast too!