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I would cry if this was my car, then proceed to beat the operator senseless. But I mean it could have been a lot worse than it is.

 

The excuses will be endless.

 

OUCH!!! id hate to be the owner..

 

Oooooo,, that is painful just looking at it. Looks like the rear end of the load plate snapped clean off sending it backwards. Really could have been ALOT worse than it is with ALOT more damage.

 

Ouch!! I think a moment of silence is on order................... ....... ........ ....

 

Senseless? Looks like he doesn't need a beating to get to that point....he may be already there.

 

the question now is how to bring it back down without causing any more pain

 

got these pics off the thread...

 

The real problem here, is that there are dealerships (I don't know about Aston Martin dealerships, but some others do) who would try and conceal things, repair this kind of damage as cheaply as possible, and sell them as new cars (yes, there are dishonest dealerships out there). In some cases, they lose less money doing that than if they sell it as a new vehicle with accident damage on its record....that, of course, goes on the vehicle's CARFAX file and greatly lowers its value, even brand-new with no miles on it.

This is why I tell people who are new-car shopping to inspect and test-drive a new car on the lot as carefully as you would a used car before signing on the dotted line.....I do it myself for them as a help and courtesy, when I am helping them shop.

 

I would love to know which of the other people was IN the car when it hit the ground. One of many things I have done in my lifetime was load cars onto carriers; both the conventional kind as well as the specialized carrier seen here. It CAN be done as a one man job, which is why the operator has such a long amount of play on the controls (yellow box in first pic). Normally you roll the car onto the platform, make sure it is good and on the platform, hold the brakes and grab the control unit and UP ya go until you reach level, then just drive in and secure. Looks like the operator was on the ground the entire time, so am wondering which person was in the car assisting him when it hit; had to have really hurt. Yes it could have been much worse, and this clearly is a mechanical failure, although somebody is STILL GONNA PAY FOR IT.

 

Looks like it is in the shop.

 

............................................................. WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT THE ****! how how how how did they manage to do something like that?!?

 

Probably had it in neutral and it rolled off after they stopped the tray stopped when they were bringing it out.