Ali SC3

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I think its the latter... I feel your pain, I have never hit anyone like that before but these things seem to happen to me. I had a camry that the front end was smashed by a truck reversing, but the lady was nice enough to leave me a note that time (she was also on camera though).

Haha, you have been through a lot with the SC Tabaka, to be honest my car needed a paint job anyways so now I just need some body work in addition to that. I am thinking I will wait until I can get the poly AC like kit that just came out and get everything done at once but itll be at least a few months before that can happen.

Its disappointing but I am going to get a report and hopefully If I can find the car I can get some money from them or at least their insurance info. My neighbor is a car guy and he noticed the type and color of the car that was parked next to me that night and it matches the paint left on my car.. so there is a chance they might be back around. I usually see it on fridays or saturdays as I believe its a friend of someone who lives there and they throw big parties on the weekend. must have had one too many drinks is my thinking...

I know what you mean, some people just think they are so good, but really they eventually hit a car when parking, its just a matter of time if you always cut it close.
The problem with my car is it has the sc400 front lip, so I have to park it behind the curb.. and the SC is so darn long that you have to wait longer to cut if you are parked next to it. I am pretty sure that had something to do with it and the persons lack of depth perception.

I still find it hard to believe someone didn't notice a bright red car next to them.. its not like a dull color or anything.

I wont be replacing it that would be cut out and weld and expensive, I rather buy a clean sc400 and track/drag the SC300 to be honest. I have a good bodyshop guy I think they can get the big dent out and then fix the scrape and paint it. This car has been demoted as my nice car, I will just fix it with hopefully a body kit and call it a day. I wanted to use it for more track stuff in the future so this is just like wearing a new pair of shoes, its worn in now

Ouch, that looks pretty bad. much worse than mine. I can get away with a repair it looks like.
Most of the paint should come off also but leaving it on there in case I find the guy.

Thanks man, I am not too affected by it but it is unfortunate. If it was a mk4 I think I would go batsh@$ crazy.

Ouch, that some bad luck but it does make me feel better about mine thanks

It happens, you just have to move on. at the end of the day its a car that can be replaced.
I just wish they had owned up to it and left a note... at the very least I should be due for some good luck soon.

Yeah, I think I can claim on mine, or I might wait to see this weekend if the car comes around again as I know what it looks like, have seen it a few times. If they didn't even realize they hit my car, Its probably have a good chance they will be partying here again and I will be outside waiting with a police officer.

Yeah, my brother said the same thing. we have a relationship with a shop that we used to take cars to when we had a dealer license for the auction cars etc.. they can knock it out but right now I don't want to do anything until I find the guy cause the police will need to look at both vehicles to remotely prove that it was that car that hit me.

It was like a smaller ford suv, like the new explorer or escape I forget but I have seen it enough times to be able to recognize it when it comes back around here. Its odd that the newer ones the bumpers are so low cause mine is lowered a little and they still hit the very bottom of the panel.

That is a good thing though cause if it was the top of the rear quarter I would probably have to replace it.

Well said Salim, some people do not care or understand about those things. I partly blame insurance cause everyone is afraid of their rates going up is what causes this. if Insurance was more reasonable with small accidents then maybe people wouldn't leave. its just how the system works though, I guess that is what uninsured motorist coverage is for.

Yeah, no worries. By 2017 it will be looking better than ever but I just want to have a few choice words with the owner of that car if I it around again.

I think for sure I am going to wait until I move back into a place with a 2 car garage and driveway so this sh#$ does not ever happen again. then I will do the body kit and paint

I'll keep y'all posted... on the good side, nothing mechanical was damage, she still gets up and goes as straight as she ever did

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Kira X

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I hate when that happens. It's a car enthusiast's worst nightmare. My 02 LS got hit while it was parked in front of a restaurant. It sucks having to pay for the damage.

I would assume it was a hit and run in your case?

CatManD3W

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Sucks man...

Wait till you get some marks on your truck/SUV...

A lot of people with cars always scrap their mirrors on my trucks for some reason....with it being lifted it hits you right in middle of door.

Ramblerman

That is quite easily repair able. At least you didn't put a concrete filled steel pole into the front of it like I did mine when I slid on ice. Damn hit & run drivers anyway. You should find them & kick their qtr pnl in like I did to some one when they bashed my newly painted 68 Javelin. I've calmed down alot since getting older.��

Ali SC3

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Ouch, not as bad but anything in that area really sucks having to deal with repairing.
I wish it was the front so I could replace the fender and call it a day.

Yeah, its a bad situation but at the end of the day it wont be the most costly repair or anything.
Yeah It is a hit and run, I was not anywhere close when it happened.

That is funny I think I already have one of those.
My GX is my beater... which is not how most people use it but it has so many random scratches and dings all over now that if there was a new one I probably wouldn't notice.
I plan to throw the ARB front bumper off a Prado on it and some 4runner sliders and it will look like all the scratches belong right where they are.

Yeah, definitely repairable. ouch that sounds pretty bad I would not want to slide into anything like that at all. First I have to find the car, then I will think about kicking things in. more so I just want them to make it right monetarily so it can go towards repair and/or bodykit without being so much out of pocket.

Ramblerman

Ali: They didn't have money or insurance, so I took my frustration out the only way I could. Catman: I'm quite familiar with Pittsburgh drivers & wouldn't park anything on the street if I don't have to. I've watched to many of them use the parked cars as bumpers to stay on the street.��

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Someone trying to parallel park front first side swiped my GX last week. No note.

kartel876

that sucks dude mine was nailed by a drunk a month after i bought my SC and he tried to run. i did catch him and had him arrested. tore up the driver side of my car but its fixed now and ready for NA-T setup finally

SC400slide

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Idiots are all over the place. That was probably a 1985 civic that was spray painted white that swiped you there. At least it isn't too bad...I avoid parking in the streets when I can.

Ali SC3

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Yeah I recently had to relocate and lost my garage so pretty much figured something like this would happen sooner or later.

Its all good though, after a little bit of work it looks so much better now!!

salimshah

How about a mod ,,,
proximity sensor activates a camera.

Salim

Blkexcoupe

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Quarter panel damage sucks. It's hard to tell, but it looks like some that paint transfer could be polished out. I think it would make it a little easier on the eyes until you can get it fixed properly.

I had some damage on the same section of my car. Every shop I went to insisted on painting my entire quarter panel on both sides plus my roof since there wasn't any body line they could stop at, and this resulted in a lot of $2-3k quotes. I regret not spending the extra cash at the time and painting the entire car at once.

If you're only going to repair the damaged area, then I would recommend having a shop paint below the body line/crease on the quarter panel. It'll be cheaper and if the paint match isn't good it's just a small section. If you're planning on painting the entire car, then ignore what I said.

97-SC300

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Sorry to see that. Perfect excuse to repaint the entire car.

sakataj

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this is why i got a blackvue 2 channel dr650gw-2ch camera records for 8-12 hours of idle time AND turns on, on a impact. front/rear cameras.... people suck