Never mind the car. What about the wall?
You'll be relieved to hear that the wall is fine. It is the wall of a raised flowerbed at the front of the house, and I managed to hit the top corner of it which punched the hole in the bumper.
If anything it has improved the wall, which now has a faint silver sparkle to it, and no doubt will look delightful in the moonlight.
After reading all of the comments above (thanks for everyone's input so far), I will see if I can live with it for the next few days and hopefully just look at getting it repaired prior to a sale.
The good thing is that from the back and from above it really doesn't look like much at all (when my wife went to look at it, she didn't initially see it), but when you get underneath the impact point it looks much worse.
So maybe if I can put it out of my mind I can convince myself that it isn't there. I doubt it though!
Thanks again.
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"GB" sticker ? About a quid should do it !
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...It is the wall of a raised flowerbed at the front of the house...
Anything around knee height or lower is the easiest thing to hit.
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"GB" sticker ?
And has an alternate meaning - Getting Better ;o)
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I will see if I can live with it for the next few days and hopefully just look at getting it repaired prior to a sale.
The thing is, if you're going to spend money fixing it anyway, wouldn't it be better to do it sooner rather than later? So that you don't get the bad feeling every time you see it but do have the benefit of the bumper in one piece instead of the next owner.
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The thing is if you're going to spend money fixing it anyway wouldn't it be better to do it sooner rather than later? So that you don't get the bad feeling every time you see it but do have the benefit of the bumper in one piece instead of the next owner.
I'm thinking that I might as well wait, just in case I damage it again. Pretty negative I know, but I'm not feeling so confident about my reversing anymore and, of course, even if I drive perfectly there is always the chance that somebody else could damage it.
Because it is not so obvious, I might just be able to live with it.
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I'm thinking that I might as well wait just in case I damage it again.
Because it is not so obvious I might just be able to live with it.
Good way of looking at it!
when you feel more confident, maybe in the new year, then think about getting it sorted.
As someone already said, one of the mobile guys should be able to sort it for around a ton.
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one of the mobile guys should be able to sort it for around a ton.
And that passes for cheap these days. For a tiny bump that shouldn't even make a noticeable scuff.
How dare these screaming carphounds make people pay thousands of pounds for a piece of rubbish that can't cope with the conditions.
Mind you, the customers rush up barking excitedly with their tongues hanging out just begging for it. Look at you all. Listen to you all.
Serves you damn well right.
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Makes you wonder, doesn't it.
Many years ago, my father misjudged the entrance to the drive and knocked over the brick gate pillar. There was a small dink in the chrome on the door handle, but no other visible sign of the altercation! The Rover Car Company made those P4s well...
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With you on that Lud. How did we all become beguiled into buying a machine that is almost inevitably going to suffer minor bumps and scrapes in its life but will cost hundreds to repair the smallest damage. On top for that we insist on a high gloss paint finish that will show the smallest imperfection in any repair. Totally crazy.
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That's as maybe, Lud. My first car was a 1975 Mini Clubman, with chrome bumpers. These made firm contact with a variety of inanimate objects over the 2 years I kept it, resulting in nothing that couldn't be buffed out with chrome polish on a rag. Fast forward to my Audi, which has not a jot of protection anywhere around its lovely perimeter. They've even removed the bump strips from the doors... I suppose we could vote with our wallets and drive old pick-ups, but realistically? OK, maybe the answer is to drive an old pick-up.
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