Boy, did I do something stupid
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Melting Slicks
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Boy, did I do something stupid
I was taking the Vette to work with me this morning which required moving cars around. I backed my wife's Jeep up enough, or so I thought, to allow me to move the Vette out of the garage then I took her keys back into the house. Well, being the genius that I am, I backed right into the Jeep's bumper
I hear the noise, immediately realize what I'd done then felt my heart stop. I jumped out and look at all of the scuffs and panic. Oh crap! I run back inside and get a clean towel and some Zaino detail spray. I rub lightly and voila, it rubs right off
I got lucky, but boy do I feel dumb.
I hear the noise, immediately realize what I'd done then felt my heart stop. I jumped out and look at all of the scuffs and panic. Oh crap! I run back inside and get a clean towel and some Zaino detail spray. I rub lightly and voila, it rubs right off I got lucky, but boy do I feel dumb.
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Been there done that but wasn't as lucky. I got stress cracks in the paint on the passenger side of the rear fascia. Second day I owned it. Had the e brake on. I was thinking this idle sure is smooth when, bump, freaking brake didn't hold and I'd rolled back into my jeep.
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Similar thing almost happened to me last weekend. Had the back end up in the air changing out a crappy exhaust gasket--went to back out after and forgot to remove one of the wheel chocks. No damage or anything, but I thought I had backed over my jack or something.
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Glad there was no damage. You sure dodged a bullet.
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Thank god I'm so brilliant and observant that I've never done this..
(except for the one time backed my brand new SSR into a low concrete tub surrounding a light pole..all it took was 3K of bodywork and a bit of car wax and she looked brand new again)
(except for the one time backed my brand new SSR into a low concrete tub surrounding a light pole..all it took was 3K of bodywork and a bit of car wax and she looked brand new again)
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But for the grace of God........
I was taking the Vette to work with me this morning which required moving cars around. I backed my wife's Jeep up enough, or so I thought, to allow me to move the Vette out of the garage then I took her keys back into the house. Well, being the genius that I am, I backed right into the Jeep's bumper I hear the noise, immediately realize what I'd done then felt my heart stop. I jumped out and look at all of the scuffs and panic. Oh crap! I run back inside and get a clean towel and some Zaino detail spray. I rub lightly and voila, it rubs right off I got lucky, but boy do I feel dumb.
I hear the noise, immediately realize what I'd done then felt my heart stop. I jumped out and look at all of the scuffs and panic. Oh crap! I run back inside and get a clean towel and some Zaino detail spray. I rub lightly and voila, it rubs right off I got lucky, but boy do I feel dumb.Here's one.......... how many jack pucks have you lost because you forgot to take them out after working on the car. Duh! After losing 3 of the real pretty Elite Engineering Aluminum ones, I now use $2.00 hockey pucks!
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I had one of these moments, backing my 2010 Camaro SS out of a mall parking lot late at night, windows were super dark. Those cars are hard to see out of too begin with. Back right into a huge truck with the big metal welding rear end on it. I had a small little scratch on my car and absolutely nothing done to his truck.