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Tcoat · 07-07-2015, 10:39 AM

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Originally Posted by wbradley

Built in Canada...from wood.

And training squadron was stationed about 3 miles from where I live.

Bergen23 · 07-07-2015, 10:42 AM

I have a bunch of chips, paint is peeling on my fender, my bumper is scraped up from being low, my wheels have curb rash, my tires are half worn from camber. I drive the car whenever I can. Stuff is going to get messed up. Nothing I can do about it but call them battle scars and embrace them.

wbradley · 07-07-2015, 10:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Tcoat

And training squadron was stationed about 3 miles from where I live.

London Airport or the armoury? I wouldn't want to live in the neighbourhood close to the armoury. The legendary EOA area (east of Adelaide) LOL.
My uncle, who is 94 worked in the Lancaster squadron, radio operator I believe.
The old DeHaviland factory is just across the street from my high school. Home of the legendary Twin Otter and Beaver.

Tcoat · 07-07-2015, 10:53 AM

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Originally Posted by wbradley

London Airport or the armoury? I wouldn't want to live in the neighbourhood close to the armoury. The legendary EOA area (east of Adelaide) LOL.
My uncle, who is 94 worked in the Lancaster squadron, radio operator I believe.
The old DeHaviland factory is just across the street from my high school. Home of the legendary Twin Otter and Beaver.

At the air base that is now the airport. Farmers in the area still dig up pieces of crashed ones every now and then.
The Armoury has been a high end Delta Hotel for decades now. They kept the shell and built the hotel up through the center. It actually looks pretty cool. You have to go a little farther east to get to the real east of Adelaide joys.

ZX88 · 07-07-2015, 10:24 PM

Thanks alot subaru

gravitylover · 07-07-2015, 10:40 PM

The ones on the front don't bother me as much as some of the others, they're bound to happen especially if you drive on the highway in the winter. My back bumper is dimpled and has a small crack in it from somebody parallel parking by braille and my trunk lid edge has a big chip down to bare metal where a guy on a bicycle rear ended me and went up on the back of the car. The passenger door has a deep cone shaped dimple from a shopping cart or something and the clear coat is damaged the drivers side where somebody threw up on the car.

Kimsey47 · 07-07-2015, 10:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Tcoat

There is something to be said for going braless as well though

Probably the best gif ever....

Sarlacc · 07-07-2015, 11:14 PM

The trick is to first get good insurance coverage and then get some real damage once in a while.
First I had the front bumper completely replaced with lights and everything after being backed into, and recently a lot of respray work for bare-metal scratches and chips.
Hasn't cost me anything so far.
Well, except the premium, of course...
I guess I could have had a banged up car and a nice boat instead. Oh well. I'd get sea sick anyways.

jlugo711 · 07-07-2015, 11:30 PM

I use the chips as memories. I do plan to buy another color matched bumper and clear bra it sometime down the road... Maybe. Maybe I'll keep the chips for character.

SCIONMONTREAL · 07-08-2015, 12:14 AM

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Originally Posted by wbradley

Just live with the chips. If you keep the car long enough eventually you could just refresh the bumper having it repainted if you want. Virtually all current car paint is the same, some incrementally better/worse. One benefit to a black car is the chipped bumper doesn't reveal a second colour underneath.

hahahahaha reason why I got mine black !!!

Hotrodheart · 07-08-2015, 12:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Bergen23

I have a bunch of chips, paint is peeling on my fender, my bumper is scraped up from being low, my wheels have curb rash, my tires are half worn from camber. I drive the car whenever I can. Stuff is going to get messed up. Nothing I can do about it but call them battle scars and embrace them.

That's some sales pitch.

Turbo95eg6 · 07-08-2015, 12:34 AM

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Originally Posted by SCIONMONTREAL

hahahahaha reason why I got mine black !!!

Black is actually worse, it shows up white chips.

iJeff · 07-08-2015, 01:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Turbo95eg6

Black is actually worse, it shows up white chips.

Weird. My white bumper shows black under chips.

You might be thinking of the metal parts rather than the bumper?

Bergen23 · 07-08-2015, 01:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Hotrodheart

That's some sales pitch.

Thank you?

07-07-2015, 10:40 PM	#34
gravitylover Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Drives: 2013 BRZ Premium 6MT White Location: SE NY Posts: 1,503 Thanks: 1,218 Thanked 669 Times in 474 Posts Mentioned: 7 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	The ones on the front don't bother me as much as some of the others, they're bound to happen especially if you drive on the highway in the winter. My back bumper is dimpled and has a small crack in it from somebody parallel parking by braille and my trunk lid edge has a big chip down to bare metal where a guy on a bicycle rear ended me and went up on the back of the car. The passenger door has a deep cone shaped dimple from a shopping cart or something and the clear coat is damaged the drivers side where somebody threw up on the car. __________________

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