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Old Dec 1, 2008 | 08:34 PM
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Beware of acorns

I parked my 09 TSX under an acorn tree, and had dime size light acorns fall on it. It looked like I was hit with a ball ping hammer on the roof/deck lid. It is the same tree I have parked my Mazda 3s and Chevy Cavalier/Avalanche/Trailblazer under and not experienced any dents before. The metal is very thin. The car was only 2 weeks old and $450 later it was fixed. Acura would not honor it (I was not expecting them to, but it did not hurt to ask).
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Old Dec 1, 2008 | 09:40 PM
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That Acorn was on a mission. What we like to say, "That Acorn Was Not F**king Around"

Sorry man. That sucks. Someone threw a non alcoholic beer bottle at my RSX when I had it.
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Old Dec 1, 2008 | 09:41 PM
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Wow, that's nuts



(groan)
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Old Dec 1, 2008 | 09:43 PM
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Wow, that's nuts



(groan)
Punny, you smart ass. I thought I was bad with my Dane Cook like joke. You win.
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Old Dec 1, 2008 | 10:59 PM
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Originally Posted by 09TSXMN
I parked my 09 TSX under an acorn tree, and had dime size light acorns fall on it. It looked like I was hit with a ball ping hammer on the roof/deck lid. It is the same tree I have parked my Mazda 3s and Chevy Cavalier/Avalanche/Trailblazer under and not experienced any dents before. The metal is very thin. The car was only 2 weeks old and $450 later it was fixed. Acura would not honor it (I was not expecting them to, but it did not hurt to ask).
That's Nothing, I parked on Wall Street the other day and when I got back to the car I had a dent from a Stock Broker that through himself out a window. No problem though, because I'm just going to ask for a few billion dollars to fix it from the feds. It was insured with AIG



Tough brake on your car though, the first 6 months is like having a new born.
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Old Dec 2, 2008 | 05:17 PM
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Punny, you smart ass. I thought I was bad with my Dane Cook like joke. You win.
Well, we don't have Acorns here, but a co-worker had his rear windshield broken by a falling coconut!
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Old Dec 2, 2008 | 05:29 PM
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Originally Posted by 09TSXMN
...a ball ping hammer...
*coughPEENcough*
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Old Dec 2, 2008 | 05:53 PM
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This whole conversation about nuts made me think of this item that I heard about in a podcast:

http://www.likecool.com/The_Chair_fo...ing--Home.html
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