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Got bumped from behind in the Starbucks drive through this morning.
Went through the Starbucks drive through this morning and had just finished ordering when I get jarred. I saw that someone was coming in behind me and half noticed the person was looking through her handbag or something on the front seat next to her but didn't expect to get bumped.
I was fearing the worst as I got out expecting to see the dreaded bolt indentations from the license plate holder on my rear bumper. The other car was an older Jetta. The previous generation that has the front of the car sweeping downwards more than the recent ones. She was freaking out and apologetic. She was wearing a Canada Post uniform so she's a postie. (Glad she didn't go postal on me. hahaha) I mentioned it was only a 2 month old car which caused her to freak out a bit more (probably shouldn't have added to her stress by telling her that). I looked down and thought I saw some scratches but when I wiped at it, it was just dust. Got down low to look closely and amazingly nothing. What was lucky is that she hit me on an angle. The drive through turns to the left right near the ordering kiosk so I was on an angle a bit. Because of that she hit me with her front left of the car instead of straight on and it was plastic on plastic at low speed and no dreaded bolt indentations. Told her not to worry about it and got in the car and got my drink. She stayed really far behind me in the lineup until I left. I dodged a bullet on that one for sure. I guess distracted driving isn't just using your smartphone.
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You're lucky there isn't any damage! You definitely can't have nice things in Vancouver. I've had my EBII 435i for three months and in that time had two dents repaired. As a result, I avoid drive-thrus and park far from others, but still, its inevitable in this town.
Surprised you took it so well and brushed it off. Did you get the "appearance package" warranty? I got it for roughly $800 and it guarantees against dents and cosmetic damage. Was unsure if this was worth it during the buying process but am definitely glad I got it. |
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I didn't get the appearance package because it's a lease. I figured she was adequately apologetic and there's no damage that I can see so why be a dick about it. It's Monday morning so why start it off with a freak out.
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Yeah, she was definitely not in the "hot girl" category. Although, I do know a couple of very attractive Canada Post delivery people so it's not all bad over there. hahaha
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Hopefully your brace is not messed up behind the bumper cover. Mine had to be replaced despite the bumper looking mostly pristine. The cover is extra soft and thin so you can definitely push it very far and damage the underlying bracket, and it will come back and look like nothing happened. It was also a woman going through her purse/phone while I was stopped at a red light.
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Never seen a UPS driver like that before.
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PS: Oh and make sure they don't blend in your rear quarter panels and trunk to give the illusion that they made a proper paint match. Then you end up with an even bigger mess all over the rear of your car. They SHOULD be able to mix paint to factory spec but I guess not. Which is why I want to try the CCRC next. Last edited by ft1330; 07-16-2014 at 05:06 PM.. |
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I've checked and it's all good. Everything underneath is intact. Looked really close and found where she hit me. It was on the right side like I thought it would be. All that was there was transfer from her plastic bumper to mine. Initially thought it was a scratch but it rubbed off and didn't pierce the paint so I'm lucky.
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