First Ding
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First Ding
Ouch, I've just received my very first ding on my 3-day-old 2002 TL-S. It's a little pinhead-sized pocket on the front left, just above the left headlight. Oww, oww, oww.
Didn't break the clearcoat though. I've always been a dent magnet for some reason. My previous car (a 97 Accord) has collected more than its fair share of dings and dents. I think it's because my work commute coincides with several routes taken by heavy machinery--there's a rock quarry down the highway.
Oh well. At least I had a perfect car for two days. I'll do my best to keep it clean and shiny. I'll get the dents out once every six months or so.
Didn't break the clearcoat though. I've always been a dent magnet for some reason. My previous car (a 97 Accord) has collected more than its fair share of dings and dents. I think it's because my work commute coincides with several routes taken by heavy machinery--there's a rock quarry down the highway.
Oh well. At least I had a perfect car for two days. I'll do my best to keep it clean and shiny. I'll get the dents out once every six months or so.
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Originally posted by bioyuki:
are you sure this ding wasn't from the dealer ?
are you sure this ding wasn't from the dealer ?
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Originally posted by bioyuki:
are you sure this ding wasn't from the dealer ?
are you sure this ding wasn't from the dealer ?
That's a very good and legitimate question bioyuki! That's exactly what had happened with mine. Here's what happened...when I had my car in for the LoJack installation (3 days after initial pick up), this is whats on the list of things to be done on my car for the day:
1) LoJack installation
2) Customer request loaner car
3) Inspect the small dent in the right rear fender
I asked the service guy how he knew about the dent on my fender and the service guy mentioned that I was the one who told them about it. Obviously they knew all along it was there. Sometimes it is hard to find any ding in your new car because it is so shiney when it's new. Lesson learned (for me at least, inspect every inch of your new car before signing for the keys.
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Originally posted by Davids-TLS:
That's a very good and legitimate question bioyuki! That's exactly what had happened with mine. Here's what happened...when I had my car in for the LoJack installation (3 days after initial pick up), this is whats on the list of things to be done on my car for the day:
1) LoJack installation
2) Customer request loaner car
3) Inspect the small dent in the right rear fender
I asked the service guy how he knew about the dent on my fender and the service guy mentioned that I was the one who told them about it. Obviously they knew all along it was there. Sometimes it is hard to find any ding in your new car because it is so shiney when it's new. Lesson learned (for me at least, inspect every inch of your new car before signing for the keys.
That's a very good and legitimate question bioyuki! That's exactly what had happened with mine. Here's what happened...when I had my car in for the LoJack installation (3 days after initial pick up), this is whats on the list of things to be done on my car for the day:
1) LoJack installation
2) Customer request loaner car
3) Inspect the small dent in the right rear fender
I asked the service guy how he knew about the dent on my fender and the service guy mentioned that I was the one who told them about it. Obviously they knew all along it was there. Sometimes it is hard to find any ding in your new car because it is so shiney when it's new. Lesson learned (for me at least, inspect every inch of your new car before signing for the keys.
Oh well. It's inevitable anyway. I'll just gather a few more and get them all fixed in 6 months.
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