yes, it would and yes, you would. But of course you won't know until you have kids.Zimm wrote:if my kid had done that, it wouldn't cost me a penny to fix.
of course, i don't have kids, and if i did, they sure as heck wouldn't get the keys to my vibe.
Mark wrote:I knew this was a potential issue, but it's why I bought the 08 Stealth last year, so my daughter could drive Frosty. Right now State Farm is charging me $800/yr to have her on this car with just liability, which I guess could be worse.
She said it was a chain link fence, so the black that rubbed off must be some sort of plastic coating. Any recommendations on the best method to get this off? I have some Goof Off that will probably remove it, but I don't want to damage the paint.
Edit: Well, I stand corrected. The black is the plastic bumper showing where the paint was scraped off. I have a body guy who is very reasonable, maybe I'll get him to take care of this and the chips in the hood all at the same time. I realize it's a 10 y/o car, but it's mechanically perfect and I'm hoping to max out the OD some day. It would be a shame if the body was what kills it.
Oh, I hear you on the insurance! Luckily I've had my daughter, and my son before her, insured on my 87 Mustang, even though neither of them ever drove it. Ran me about $50-65 a month for everything but collision. Now I have her on the 03 GT and it is about $58 a month, same coverage.Mark wrote:I knew this was a potential issue, but it's why I bought the 08 Stealth last year, so my daughter could drive Frosty. Right now State Farm is charging me $800/yr to have her on this car with just liability, which I guess could be worse.
She said it was a chain link fence, so the black that rubbed off must be some sort of plastic coating. Any recommendations on the best method to get this off? I have some Goof Off that will probably remove it, but I don't want to damage the paint.
Edit: Well, I stand corrected. The black is the plastic bumper showing where the paint was scraped off. I have a body guy who is very reasonable, maybe I'll get him to take care of this and the chips in the hood all at the same time. I realize it's a 10 y/o car, but it's mechanically perfect and I'm hoping to max out the OD some day. It would be a shame if the body was what kills it.
Whatever you end up doing shouldn't set you back much at all. Have that young lady put up some of her $$$ to help in the repairs.Mark wrote: State Farm is charging me $800/yr to have her on this car with just liability, which I guess could be worse.
Thanks, I'm pretty pleased with how it came out. From even 10 feet away you can't really tell, up close the gouges in the plastic are still noticeable but not all that bad.trb wrote:That looks very good! They do have the flexible spot putty that can be used to fill in the gouges in the plastic, but then you have to worry about sanding and having it not match the texture on the rest of the bumper cover. But overall, a very good job!
Mark wrote:I had the paint guy at the local NAPA mix me up a rattle can of the 40U/WA9737 for about $25, and he had an ounce or so left over that he put in a bottle with a touch-up brush lid. I didn't fix the dent near the headlight, I did use the brush to fill in some of the scratches and then sprayed. I also cleaned up the hood and covered a lot of the rock chips. Not perfect, but for a 10y/o car with 146k, it'll do.
vibrologist wrote:Mark wrote:I had the paint guy at the local NAPA mix me up a rattle can of the 40U/WA9737 for about $25, and he had an ounce or so left over that he put in a bottle with a touch-up brush lid. I didn't fix the dent near the headlight, I did use the brush to fill in some of the scratches and then sprayed. I also cleaned up the hood and covered a lot of the rock chips. Not perfect, but for a 10y/o car with 146k, it'll do.
There ya go! That's the way to fix this. And first you thought it would take hundreds of dollars. Good job!
That makes sense.Mark wrote:vibrologist wrote:Mark wrote:I had the paint guy at the local NAPA mix me up a rattle can of the 40U/WA9737 for about $25, and he had an ounce or so left over that he put in a bottle with a touch-up brush lid. I didn't fix the dent near the headlight, I did use the brush to fill in some of the scratches and then sprayed. I also cleaned up the hood and covered a lot of the rock chips. Not perfect, but for a 10y/o car with 146k, it'll do.
There ya go! That's the way to fix this. And first you thought it would take hundreds of dollars. Good job!
That's because I would have had him fix that dent and paint the entire hood and front end, including the front of the A pillars and roof. Still may do that some day.
This jogged my memory. We camped at Rob Roy Reservoir and everyone had one night on the Spruce Mountain Fire Tower. Plan 2 years ahead: it is very hard to reserve a night.Mark wrote:That's great that you got out here and had a good time, Vedawoo is an awesome place. I've spend many days hiking, climbing, bike riding and just picnicking up there. It's amazing what the lack of ambient light and an extra mile or so of atmosphere does for the view of the night sky!
Are you sure she's not texting and driving? Because that's pretty bad. My BF has clipped the Impala's front bumper on the fence and not done it again and also he makes his turns much better and tighter. You may consider riding with her and grilling her if she has too much slack in turns etc.Mark wrote:The other front corner this time, not as bad just a scuff. But not paying attention again and being in a hurry, got too far out at an intersection and got clipped on the front bumper. Strike two. One more absent minded fender-bender and she won't be driving one of my Vibes any more.