I'm convinced owning cars is generally a pain.
Of course there's the whole thing with maintainance such as oil changes, tires, battery, and of course, paying for gas. Then you have the whole insurance thing -- eeh.
But what's been bothering me the most lately is keep a newer car looking good.
My wife own drives our 2000 Toyota Camry. She bought it new. It's a nice looking car. Its silver and still shiny.
But unfortunately, the car has had some trials and tribulations. First I scuffed the front corner of the bumper a couple times (long stories). Then I rear-ended some one in it. My wife just about killed me. The body shop put on a new bumper and hood with a fresh paint job. (which they supposedly guarentee for as long as you own the car) At least that took care of my first few scuffs
That cost me $500, raised insurance rates, and the "I forgave you but not really" mentality from my wife.
Next, a couple Thanksgivings ago my wife made stuffing for our church Thanksgiving Dinner. It was thi huge batch that was in this flimsy tin-foil-like container. She made the mistake of placing it on the trunk door while she opened the back door of the car (it was pretty heavy). This cause the container to put a bunch of surface scratches on the trunk door. Fortunately you can only see those when you look at them in the light a certain way. But just knowing they are they drives us crazy.
Then, my wife got a little too close to a drive-thru window and put a big scratch on the left mirror. Touch up paint covered it up a bit, but it's still visible.
Also living in California, parking spaces are small and parking lots are full. There are very many inconsiderate people who don't seem to feel quilty when they didn't up your door. Including people who park their monster SUVs and trucks in compact cars spaces.
So to say the least there are also some small chips, dents and scratches on our doors.
Lately, my wife scratched the corner of the bumper up against the post of our covered parking spot. No dent, but the paint keeps peeling off. This is the body shop paint that is supposedly "guarenteed". I called up the body shop, but they said they don't cover it if the "seal of the paint was broken". A couple days later, I was washing the car and I notices there are some other small areas on the same bumper that have paint chipped/bubbling off. It's not related to that bump-in. I might call them up again and tell them about that. I just hope they don't think I'm bringing it/faking it so they will fix the big piece of paint missing.
Does anyone have any sympathy? suggestions?
Will my car ever look nice again???
Of course there's the whole thing with maintainance such as oil changes, tires, battery, and of course, paying for gas. Then you have the whole insurance thing -- eeh.
But what's been bothering me the most lately is keep a newer car looking good.
My wife own drives our 2000 Toyota Camry. She bought it new. It's a nice looking car. Its silver and still shiny.
But unfortunately, the car has had some trials and tribulations. First I scuffed the front corner of the bumper a couple times (long stories). Then I rear-ended some one in it. My wife just about killed me. The body shop put on a new bumper and hood with a fresh paint job. (which they supposedly guarentee for as long as you own the car) At least that took care of my first few scuffs
That cost me $500, raised insurance rates, and the "I forgave you but not really" mentality from my wife.Next, a couple Thanksgivings ago my wife made stuffing for our church Thanksgiving Dinner. It was thi huge batch that was in this flimsy tin-foil-like container. She made the mistake of placing it on the trunk door while she opened the back door of the car (it was pretty heavy). This cause the container to put a bunch of surface scratches on the trunk door. Fortunately you can only see those when you look at them in the light a certain way. But just knowing they are they drives us crazy.
Then, my wife got a little too close to a drive-thru window and put a big scratch on the left mirror. Touch up paint covered it up a bit, but it's still visible.
Also living in California, parking spaces are small and parking lots are full. There are very many inconsiderate people who don't seem to feel quilty when they didn't up your door. Including people who park their monster SUVs and trucks in compact cars spaces.
So to say the least there are also some small chips, dents and scratches on our doors.Lately, my wife scratched the corner of the bumper up against the post of our covered parking spot. No dent, but the paint keeps peeling off. This is the body shop paint that is supposedly "guarenteed". I called up the body shop, but they said they don't cover it if the "seal of the paint was broken". A couple days later, I was washing the car and I notices there are some other small areas on the same bumper that have paint chipped/bubbling off. It's not related to that bump-in. I might call them up again and tell them about that. I just hope they don't think I'm bringing it/faking it so they will fix the big piece of paint missing.
Does anyone have any sympathy? suggestions?
Will my car ever look nice again???
