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ktulu7 · 05-07-2013, 02:24 PM

Well I knew it'd happen eventually, but I didn't think it would be during the first week I owned the freakin' car... I had to run an errand for my wife while she was stuck at work, and I juuuuust barely ran over a damn curb with my front fender... Scraped the damn paint off very easily... The curb was made of that concrete that is full of larger gravel, so it wreaked havoc on the bottom of my front fender. That paint protective film be damned, of course, heh.

Mandy · 05-07-2013, 02:40 PM

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Originally Posted by ktulu7

Well I knew it'd happen eventually, but I didn't think it would be during the first week I owned the freakin' car... I had to run an errand for my wife while she was stuck at work, and I juuuuust barely ran over a damn curb with my front fender... Scraped the damn paint off very easily... The curb was made of that concrete that is full of larger gravel, so it wreaked havoc on the bottom of my front fender. That paint protective film be damned, of course, heh.

Same thing happened to me yesterday. Was pulling out of a parking lot and contemplating making my way across three lanes of traffic to make my turn, but decided to take another crossroad. The exit had quite a dip and scratched the bumper on the bottom.

Can't see it while you're looking at it, but just knowing it's there bothers me.

nodeal · 05-07-2013, 02:42 PM

Did the same thing pulling into a parking space. Not used to really not being able to see the nose of my car at all. Did some scraping all the way underneath. Sucks, but i touched it up with a paint pen and some clearcoat and it came out alright. I learned to get better at judging my car spacially, and i started backing up into all my spaces! Day by day, im getting less noob.

Ingen · 05-07-2013, 02:44 PM

I just stay ridiculously far back in the parking space. Our cars are so short that it usually doesn't hang out anyway.

suaveflooder · 05-07-2013, 03:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Ingen

I just stay ridiculously far back in the parking space. Our cars are so short that it usually doesn't hang out anyway.

Me too. I've always owned low, long nosed cars, so I'm used to parking WAY back from the concrete stop.

ktulu7 · 05-07-2013, 03:35 PM

I'm used to parking way back too, but I was in a hurry, and just fudged up. It's been a long time since I've done that to a car, but ohhhhh well...

naikaidriver · 05-07-2013, 03:35 PM

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Originally Posted by suaveflooder

Me too. I've always owned low, long nosed cars, so I'm used to parking WAY back from the concrete stop.

Likewise!
Every car I have ever owned has had a low nose. Even when I drive my wife's tC I still park far away from sidewalks, curb-stops, ect. just out of habit.

Scott

Ingen · 05-07-2013, 03:38 PM

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Originally Posted by suaveflooder

Me too. I've always owned low, long nosed cars, so I'm used to parking WAY back from the concrete stop.

I had a pickup before this.

It has been an adjustment. previously I didn't bother to parallel park, just hop up on the curb and drop down where i needed to be! It made things easy.

I find the 86 almost impossible to parallel park

I suck

strat61caster · 05-07-2013, 03:39 PM

2 days in I gave up on keeping the front lip pristine, you can't see it unless you get down low or under it sooo

Sigh-on-Rice · 05-07-2013, 03:49 PM

I've scraped the front over 5 times already. I'm always extra careful going over the driveways, but I scrape no matter how careful I am. One time, it started to scrape even before I got to the deepest point, so I had to reverse out and forget entering there. Driveways here sucks. I don't understand why they need to be so deep. And my car isn't even dropped.

mikalem · 05-07-2013, 03:52 PM

Had a rock chip on top of the driver side fender that I attempted to fill and sand down..... with disastrous results. Poor girl is going in tomorrow to get the fender resprayed and my wallet isn't happy about it. That's what I get for being a little OCD .... <rotfl>

Tt3Sheppard · 05-07-2013, 04:04 PM

I've learned from the first time this happened to me in the FR-S. Park far away from curb :|

Endless Mike · 05-08-2013, 11:33 AM

I've scraped mine multiple times. I still try to avoid it, but I've decided not to worry too much when I do it. I can get it repainted before selling or just disclose to a potential buyer (since I have a feeling finding one with pristine paint under the bumper will be difficult short of buying new).

frslee · 05-08-2013, 12:14 PM

I scraped my lower front bumper once over those stop concrete. I felt sad, but oh well..

P.S.
Check out my parking skill hahaha so damn close!

05-07-2013, 02:24 PM	#1
ktulu7 Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Drives: 2016 GMC Canyon Location: West Des Moines, IA Posts: 78 Thanks: 67 Thanked 27 Times in 16 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Already damaged paint... Well I knew it'd happen eventually, but I didn't think it would be during the first week I owned the freakin' car... I had to run an errand for my wife while she was stuck at work, and I juuuuust barely ran over a damn curb with my front fender... Scraped the damn paint off very easily... The curb was made of that concrete that is full of larger gravel, so it wreaked havoc on the bottom of my front fender. That paint protective film be damned, of course, heh.

05-07-2013, 02:44 PM	#4
Ingen Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Drives: Ultramarine FR-S 6MT Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 525 Thanks: 349 Thanked 204 Times in 121 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I just stay ridiculously far back in the parking space. Our cars are so short that it usually doesn't hang out anyway. __________________ Car Received: 10/18. Break in ended: 10/28 Goal: Openflash UEL headers, Stage II 93 oct, TRD intake, arm rest :P

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05-07-2013, 02:42 PM	#3
nodeal Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Drives: Scion FRS Location: New York Posts: 35 Thanks: 13 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Did the same thing pulling into a parking space. Not used to really not being able to see the nose of my car at all. Did some scraping all the way underneath. Sucks, but i touched it up with a paint pen and some clearcoat and it came out alright. I learned to get better at judging my car spacially, and i started backing up into all my spaces! Day by day, im getting less noob.

05-07-2013, 03:35 PM	#6
ktulu7 Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Drives: 2016 GMC Canyon Location: West Des Moines, IA Posts: 78 Thanks: 67 Thanked 27 Times in 16 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I'm used to parking way back too, but I was in a hurry, and just fudged up. It's been a long time since I've done that to a car, but ohhhhh well...

05-08-2013, 11:33 AM	#13
Endless Mike Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Drives: 2013 Ultramarine FR-S Location: DC Posts: 70 Thanks: 14 Thanked 10 Times in 8 Posts Mentioned: 6 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	I've scraped mine multiple times. I still try to avoid it, but I've decided not to worry too much when I do it. I can get it repainted before selling or just disclose to a potential buyer (since I have a feeling finding one with pristine paint under the bumper will be difficult short of buying new).

05-08-2013, 12:14 PM	#14
frslee Just drive it Join Date: Mar 2013 Drives: 13' FR-S Location: Maryland Posts: 1,122 Thanks: 97 Thanked 321 Times in 218 Posts Mentioned: 10 Post(s) Tagged: 3 Thread(s)	I scraped my lower front bumper once over those stop concrete. I felt sad, but oh well.. P.S. Check out my parking skill hahaha so damn close!

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