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

[FRSBRZGT86FAN]

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.

I wish you lived in PA then I would SO buy it off you for almost 15k, I have yet to get one. Sorry this has happened to you life's tough sometimes

[SkitterSkotter]

I was so pissed off about the whole situation and lost all interest in the car that I decided not to drive it for a bit over a month and just ride my bike to work instead. Anyways, I got an estimate on the damage today (finally) and it looks like it is going to cost around $2,500 to get fixed. Now insurance will cover all but my $250 deductible, but it still sucks. I just don't quite know what to do with the car. I have absolutely no attachment to the car anymore and I just don't feel like it's mine because of its effed up history. Nonetheless, I will get it fixed because I'm tried of driving around in a dented up 2013 car. That said, I think I'll throw it in the garage for a while and just ride my bike to work/errands as much as possible until I get some passion for it again.

Lame right? I know.

[Obsidiank]

Originally Posted by SkitterSkotter

I was so pissed off about the whole situation and lost all interest in the car that I decided not to drive it for a bit over a month and just ride my bike to work instead. Anyways, I got an estimate on the damage today (finally) and it looks like it is going to cost around $2,500 to get fixed. Now insurance will cover all but my $250 deductible, but it still sucks. I just don't quite know what to do with the car. I have absolutely no attachment to the car anymore and I just don't feel like it's mine because of its effed up history. Nonetheless, I will get it fixed because I'm tried of driving around in a dented up 2013 car. That said, I think I'll throw it in the garage for a while and just ride my bike to work/errands as much as possible until I get some passion for it again.

Lame right? I know.

LAME

[radroach]

That's fucked up man about your dents and having to pay bills and stuff, I guess shit happens (vandalism, weather) - don't look at this the wrong way but people are going to judge so get used to it- and possibly make the changes you want to see in your life to be the kind of car owner you want to be.

I've gone through my own personal dillemas and hardships, and peer judgement of owning a brand new BRZ in the city, downtown and even made considerations to trade for another car because I wasn't sure at the time if I was comfortable with long term ownership of the car, I couldn't decide if the car was right for me.

I got some advice from someone just to be myself and not get thrown around or put down just by someone else's opinion of my car, so right now I'm making out fine, though I usually park the car almost all day at home, do my business walking around the city neighborhood, and only drive when necessary or at night, early morning when I have the driving spirit.

[j2digit]

Originally Posted by SkitterSkotter

I was so pissed off about the whole situation and lost all interest in the car that I decided not to drive it for a bit over a month and just ride my bike to work instead. Anyways, I got an estimate on the damage today (finally) and it looks like it is going to cost around $2,500 to get fixed. Now insurance will cover all but my $250 deductible, but it still sucks. I just don't quite know what to do with the car. I have absolutely no attachment to the car anymore and I just don't feel like it's mine because of its effed up history. Nonetheless, I will get it fixed because I'm tried of driving around in a dented up 2013 car. That said, I think I'll throw it in the garage for a while and just ride my bike to work/errands as much as possible until I get some passion for it again.

Lame right? I know.

Dude, you have a garage?
Why wasn't it there in the first place?

No seriously, if you've lost your passion , then do what must be done. But if I was you, fix it up even better than what it was before
Maybe turbo kit, body kits etc.

Good luck

[radroach]

Originally Posted by j2digit

No seriously, if you've lost your passion , then do what must be done. But if I was you, fix it up even better than what it was before
Maybe turbo kit, body kits etc.

Exactly, by now he's gotta be the only NA FR-S in all of colorado!

[j2digit]

Originally Posted by radroach

Exactly, by now he's gotta be the only NA FR-S in all of colorado!

Yeah, I know right?

[jarviz]

I'm curious to know what the statistics is for having our cars keyed, like what percentage of our cars have been keyed, which colors get keyed the most, and what kind of area/neighborhood this takes place.

I've parked and all over nyc streets and parking lots and I'm actually somewhat surprised nothings happened to my car yet... *knock on wood*

[SkitterSkotter]

Originally Posted by j2digit

Yeah, I know right?

I know! It's insane that I'm the ONLY one in the entire sate with 5.18 million people to have a n/a FR-S. I can barley get up to the speed limit going by the usual:
HP LOSS = ([elevation in feet] x 0.03 x [HP at sea level]) / 1000

So (5300)x0.03(200)/1000
159x200/1000
31800/1000 = 31.8 hp loss at the wheels meaning I now have 168.2 hp at the crank...thus translating to roughly 15hp at the wheels. SHIT!

However, let's not forget about the reduced air pressure and resistance due to said altitude.

Well fuck it, I'm bad at life, I'll leave the forum now.

[j2digit]

Originally Posted by SkitterSkotter

I know! It's insane that I'm the ONLY one in the entire sate with 5.18 million people to have a n/a FR-S. I can barley get up to the speed limit going by the usual:
HP LOSS = ([elevation in feet] x 0.03 x [HP at sea level]) / 1000

So (5300)x0.03(200)/1000
159x200/1000
31800/1000 = 31.8 hp loss at the wheels meaning I now have 168.2 hp at the crank...thus translating to roughly 15hp at the wheels. SHIT!

However, let's not forget about the reduced air pressure and resistance due to said altitude.

Well fuck it, I'm bad at life, I'll leave the forum now.

whoa,...........hold on there dude. i think you're looking at it from a half glass empty angle. I totally understand that the car is not what it was when you first bought it but that goes for all of us. we've all experienced bad luck at one time or another and sometimes , you just have to ride it out.

and as far as the hp decrease because of altitude and elevation,..... well, that applies to any car in that area. It's all in the attitude. Really, if you think about it, its not that bad. So man up, dust yourself off and get back on that horse.

[root]

Put in a lift, get some dirt tires, time to rally!

[HunterGreene]

Not to one-up, but my car just went in for hail repair damage for the second time, this summer alone. No offense, but suck it up and enjoy the car. The hail damage hasn't made my car undriveable, which is 90% of the reason I bought this car--to DRIVE it. That and I dropped $200 for a padded car cover

[Erik-Frs]

Should have bought a Tank.


Maybe next time.