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Eturbo924 · Joined: 09 Nov 2002 Posts: 2212 Location: Londonderry NH

So... took my car outside today to let her see the sun and run outside in the fine weather.

After it ran a bit I let her sit and bask in all her glory. So in the mean time my son comes home and a friend comes over for a visit. We are sitting around and they decide to ride out riding lawn tractor/mower.

So... can you guess what is coming? It is an old mower and the parking brake no longer works. My son parks the mower up the driveway from my car and jumps off to talk to our visitors whom are on a bike of his.

Before I can do anything the 300 plus pound mower is racing towards the back of my 924. I let out a yell and only get there in time to slightly slow it with one arm and it caves in the rear quarter of my pride and joy!

All I can do is walk over and sit down. I am not one of those nuts who would value his car over his sons life so I did not kill him. I just had to sit....

I guess I just needed some time to take a breath...

UG!!!!!! Just when I thought things could not get worse.
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Rasta Monsta · Joined: 12 Jul 2006 Posts: 11733 Location: PacNW

Ow, I trashed my pop's car once. . .don't forget to remember how shitty he feels.

Sorry for your dentage.
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Chrenan · Joined: 15 Jan 2003 Posts: 3903 Location: Canada

Sorry to hear, that is a shame, try to remain calm, I'm sure I wouldn't.

Now for the important question, is the riding lawnmower OK?
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Eturbo924 · Joined: 09 Nov 2002 Posts: 2212 Location: Londonderry NH

Yeah I wrecked the front pass fender of my Fathers 300E but felt terrible about it for some time. I was 17 at the time and could feel remorse much better than my 10 year old does. He was off and running not 20 minutes later.

Ah what a good dad I am for not killing him on the spot.

Ah hell lucky for me the 20 plus year old lawn tractor only had some nice mocha swartz paint on it. DOU!!!!

Just did not need this. Been laid off for 6 months now with out two pennies to rub together. The 924 was the last santuary...

Ah well... such is life I guess. As my Father said to be... I can see you are as upset about it as I am just get it fixed. So... some day when I have money again... it will be made right.

Just needed some support.

I did laugh about the comment about the lawn mowers condition.

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skytrooper · Joined: 29 Aug 2007 Posts: 461 Location: Canandaigua, NY

Sorry to hear about the unfortunate accident that your car had with a runaway lawn tractor.
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Eturbo924 · Joined: 09 Nov 2002 Posts: 2212 Location: Londonderry NH

Thanks

Man if they only made the quarter panels out of the same material as the front of the lawn tractor. Only paint from my car on the tractor and no dent. UG.
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Chrenan · Joined: 15 Jan 2003 Posts: 3903 Location: Canada

Try to make a claim on your insurance for being struck by an underage uninsured driver

But seriously, things will work themselves out in the long run, pretty soon you'll have more than 2 pennies to rub together and you'll fix it up like it never happened. Don't let it get you down too much, focus on something positive, like the fact that you have a child to dent your car, not everyone is that lucky.
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Brockoli · Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2008 11:13 am Post subject:

this could be your excuse to upgrade the body/paint. I have read so many stories in car mags that start out with "my car was pretty much totaled" or "I had a big accident". And then those people get carried away with fixing them and after its all done, usually a couple years, there car is nuts and in magazines.

It sounds like the damage isnt as bad as those stories but it might be good in the end..... who knows.... biggest thing is not to get discouraged. when I ever break stuff I think that it can always be fixed, and maybe made better.

good luck fixing her, cant wait to see the pics of the new shiney fender!!
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Pelican924 · Joined: 20 Aug 2006 Posts: 98 Location: Mountains of WNC

FWIW: I know a guy whose son wrote, "I LOEV dAddY" on the hood of his new truck with a rock.

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Slam · Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2008 12:53 pm Post subject:

In Grade 3 I carved the name of my mom's car into the trunk. In Grade 12 I backed her Jeep into a telephone pole (in open field with girl).

This year alone my 944 has been vandalized twice, hit by an idiot trying to park (an idiot who ran away), and I backed it into my mom's Town Car. No damage that time. Not too long ago our resident 7-year-old threw a rock without thinking and left a big gouge in the 944's rear quarter. Right after I'd straightened and painted the valance on my wife's 924 she hit a parking stop and trashed the valance and a fender. What goes around, I guess...

More importantly, my grandfather suffered an injury that left him in very rough shape and we had to move him into a home over Christmas. Won't bore you with the details, but things like that make dents and scratches seem like what they are. My mom didn't kill me. I didn't kill Mand's kid. Somebody's gotta be there to help when it's your turn to go into a home.
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Eturbo924 · Joined: 09 Nov 2002 Posts: 2212 Location: Londonderry NH

Yeah I guess I am quite lucky. I tell myself that a lot. Love the kids even when they send a speeding lawn tractor into the side of my car.

The only thing about getting my car into a magazine is that I have already spend $2250 on the paint and body work just a couple of years ago and it is (my car) in a book recently released.

Also I had just finally put in the PORSCHE decal across the back. ... AH hell I did a poor job of putting it on anyway... trying to look at the bright side

Thanks again everyone. Got some good laughs... maybe now I can sleep.

Heck... he did not write wov u dad on it

... well not yet.
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D Hook · Joined: 02 Nov 2002 Posts: 3158 Location: Omaha, NE

Hang in there buddy....it'll get better.
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flosho · Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2008 2:06 pm Post subject:

Lets see some pictures of the carnage?! I promise to tell you it doesn't look that bad!
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nguyenaq · Joined: 19 Apr 2004 Posts: 65

Sorry to hear...at least your son was safe

thats what matters the most right?

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Stampedetrail · Joined: 29 May 2005 Posts: 274 Location: Fairbanks, Alaska

Sounds horrifying, but I can't believe it can't be fixed, what with all the parts cars in your sig. This is what rattle-can spray paint is for, just make sure you match color etc.

My sympathies.
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