Bad Hail Damage, loud window; About ready to give up on the FR-S

[Cyau]

Originally Posted by SkitterSkotter

First it was my car getting keyed, now it has hail damage all over the entire body and will most likely have to be totally re-painted. The driver's side window is also making a horrible creaking noise. I think I'm about over this car and I may just trade it in because I'm not sure how much I want a car that's been completely fucked and will no longer have a drop of OEM paint. It still has less than 10k miles too. I still don't know where to go at this point...but I think my days with the FR-S are going to be over soon.

Time you paint your car in color that NO one has.

uhmmm.... I'm thinking rainbow color?

[FRiSson]

Originally Posted by Cyau

Time you paint your car in color that NO one has.

uhmmm.... I'm thinking rainbow color?

Lots of people have that color. Maybe you secretly do too.

[dro]

Quitters never win.

Winners never quit.

Words to live and die by.

[Bristecom]

The hail thing does kind of worry me... I've driven through and let my cars sit out in many bad hail storms and never once got any damage. But this car seems like it will almost certainly be damaged in a hail storm.

[Mandy]

I empathize with you OP. I have a '99 ZX-6R, and I loved it, but it got stolen once, and then vandalized on another occasion. Don't get me wrong, initially I loved that bike, but after having someone rip it from my grasp and take it for a joy ride and leave it on the side of the road, and then someone else marring it in a parking lot, it makes me feel sick to my stomach owning it. It's still sitting in my garage, but since i got the FR-S, I haven't ridden it, and it has been sitting on Craigslist.

Maybe people who haven't been as unfortunate as OP can't sympathize. Something within you changes emotionally when people act out with malice towards your belongings, it's just a psychological side-effect, and it's very difficult to cope with for some. The more I rode my bike, the more I learned to enjoy it again, but it was never the same as when I first got it.

It's reassuring to rid oneself of the "cursed" vehicle, and have something else, and perhaps a new vehicle will change that string of luck for OP. I hope that this enlightens everyone else as to what goes on when this happens to someone.

[636]

Originally Posted by Mandy

I empathize with you OP. I have a '99 ZX-6R, and I loved it, but it got stolen once, and then vandalized on another occasion. Don't get me wrong, initially I loved that bike, but after having someone rip it from my grasp and take it for a joy ride and leave it on the side of the road, and then someone else marring it in a parking lot, it makes me feel sick to my stomach owning it. It's still sitting in my garage, but since i got the FR-S, I haven't ridden it, and it has been sitting on Craigslist.

Maybe people who haven't been as unfortunate as OP can't sympathize. Something within you changes emotionally when people act out with malice towards your belongings, it's just a psychological side-effect, and it's very difficult to cope with for some. The more I rode my bike, the more I learned to enjoy it again, but it was never the same as when I first got it.

It's reassuring to rid oneself of the "cursed" vehicle, and have something else, and perhaps a new vehicle will change that string of luck for OP. I hope that this enlightens everyone else as to what goes on when this happens to someone.

Where in florida are you? We should ride, and get that bug out of your stomach.

[Mandy]

Originally Posted by 636

Where in florida are you? We should ride, and get that bug out of your stomach.

Tampa area. I might be trading it for an E30 soon though. It's not that I don't like the bike any more, I just like the FR-S much more.

[CamryDS]

Sorry to hear what happened. I know how frustrating it is when shit happens to your car and it feels singled out and directly targeted -- even if it's an act of god.

Hope you find your resolve and maybe just trade it in for another decent car. I would just try to get all the warranty stuff fixed asap, should be better afterwards.

[vh_supra26]

I know how OP feelings. My Supra has been hit 3 times (none of them were my fault). I wanted to sale/trade it for something else. But in the end I couldn't do it. I love my car too much. And their insurance paid for the repairs. Shit happens in life, unless you're gonna keep your car locked up and never take it out. Anyways good luck to OP.

[FRiSson]

Originally Posted by dro

Quitters never win.

Winners never quit.

Words to live and die by.

Time Flies like an arrow.

Fruit Flies like a banana.

Words to live and fly by.

[Dezoris]

One thing with cars, no matter which model it is, they will all get damaged or have issues. When you stop caring about them as if they are some holy relic you can just drive them and just accept its just a giant slab of metal and plastic.

I have never seen so many people overly emotional about a car since the Tiburon.

[bcj]

Originally Posted by Dezoris

I have never seen so many people overly emotional about a car since the Tiburon.

Guess I missed that one. Butt hurt about how hideous it looked?

[s0sl0w]

Originally Posted by Bristecom

The hail thing does kind of worry me... I've driven through and let my cars sit out in many bad hail storms and never once got any damage. But this car seems like it will almost certainly be damaged in a hail storm.

Everything about this car focused on light weight. Including thinner sheet metal for the body panels.

These cars will dent long before most others because the metal is quite thin.

[enderr]

...and get a new one!