thewelsho Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 Doing around 70 - 75mph on the M8 this morning and a flying rock (I think) whacked my bonnet and windscreen. Totally crapped myself! I couldn't tell if the rock came from the lorry in front of me or if he kicked it up off the road. Slight damage to the bonnet as well as serious damage to the glass. I spose kudos to the windsreen manufacturer is in order, given that the glass didn't come all the way in!!! Link to comment
embee Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 Thats a nightmare mate, looks like you were lucky it didnt come all the way in!! Link to comment
C_WRX Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 Nightmare John, you and burgy_51 are having all the bad luck on "not my fault" damage. Your insurance cover the windscreen replacement for £50ish ? The day I picked my Scooby up I remember driving home and a stone skelped the windscreen, the small mark is still there given it wasn't enough to warrant a replacement ! A few choice words used but it happens. Link to comment
burgy_51_ Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 I think the next mods for me and you mate is get the cars wrapped up in bubble wrap and that will stop the tits out there! Sorry to hear about youre car mate! Link to comment
mystery machine Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 You're having no joy of late, Welsho Have you had thone car park damage fixed yet? If not, I guess at least you don't need a separate visit to the paintshop to have the bonnet fixed at the same time. And you can't beat a flawless new windsrcreen... Years ago I was travelling at 70-ish on an empty dual carriageway, when out of the blue there was an almighty crack as something hit the windscreen. I noticed a circular chip with a tiny 1cm crack emanating from the side of it. By the time I got to work, the crack was halfway along the windscreen... Never found out what caused it, but with no traffic around and farmland either side of the road, my guess is it might have been an airgun pellet (administered by a gun-totin' farmer or grouse-humper). On stones/rocks, just a couple of weeks ago something larger than a pebble dunted the door of my Scooby after being thrown up by a passing car - left two wee scrapes in an otherwise perfect door panel - bandit! Don't think it was as big as the projectile that hit your bonnet, mind... Chin up, mate. Link to comment
irn_bru Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 Sorry to read about your car taking more damage. "if it wisnae fur bad luck,yid hae nae luck" seems to fit atm. Im sure you will come into a run of trouble free motoring very very soon. Colin. Link to comment
StrikE Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 Bloody hell..... judging by the size of that hole in the glass it must have been half a brick....... talking of bricks i bet you laid a few when it hit!! You are just bang outa luck with that one Link to comment
pmacFTO Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 I had a similar hole in my window a few years back and the crack eventually worked it's way to the top of the windscreen and I was terrified it would come in till the AutoGlass guy told me the windows have multiple layers and can't just collapse in on you. Link to comment
st3ph3n Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 They're laminated so should never full shatter. I had an impact slightly smaller than John's one there a couple of years back but the crack eventually went the full height of the windscreen after I'd left the car at the station to go to work. I'm on my third windscreen now I think Link to comment
oobster Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 You'd be as well entering the car in a banger race at this rate John! Link to comment
RS Grant Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 Doesnt seem like you can get a break from the problems JW... things MUST be due to turn though, so hang in there!! Cheers, Grant Link to comment
scoobymark Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 bad luck m8 phone auto windscreens, sure they advertise they will fix a chip on your winscreen for free if they catch it early enough Link to comment
thewelsho Posted March 12, 2009 Author Share Posted March 12, 2009 You'd be as well entering the car in a banger race at this rate John! LOL! With Number 13 on it! Ha! The car is going in beginning April to get the car park damage sorted out but I'm not gonna bother with the bonnet damage as it isn't too bad. I'll just cover it with a sticker. I need to replace my sunstrip though BOO! Mark, its not just a chip, its a bit of a hole and lots of long and getting longer cracks spreading from it It's getting sorted at the college on Tuesday Link to comment
craigdmcd Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 (edited) Never mind John, your luck might change at the weekend, and your team might actually get a result Edited March 12, 2009 by craigdmcd Link to comment
colzo Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 You'd be as well entering the car in a banger race at this rate John! One careful owner indeed! Never mind John, your luck might change at the weekend, and your team might actually get a result Doubt it! Your luck MUST change soon though John. Link to comment
neill54 Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 me just jioned this club too today stone hit my window on my way home need to dig out the insurance to try and get it seen to asap!! NEIL Link to comment
empty_heed Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 that's pants welsho....i think you should get some white heather & jam it in your grill Link to comment
thewelsho Posted March 12, 2009 Author Share Posted March 12, 2009 that's pants welsho....i think you should get some white heather & jam it in your grill Well, in the grand scheme of life and all things considered, relatively speaking its no more than a pimple on one's ar$e. Link to comment
bobbyc Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 Your no havin much luck John, Fri the 13th the morro leave the car at home mate Link to comment
marky.t.s Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 I know how you feel mate,i had kids drop a big stone off a flyover bridge years ago ,the noise was like a bomb going off! had ringing in my ears for about 1/2 an hour after it....absoloutely cacked myself. Link to comment
scoobymark Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 I know it's not just a chip, more like a bloody creater ! but thought it would be worth a laugh watching the windscreen guys face when you tell him to have a look at it, and see if he can sort it Link to comment
nkwrx Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 Hey John that's a real bummer mate. Good to see you being so philosophical about it tho . You're none the worse for the experience and that's all that matters Link to comment
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