Noooooooooooooooooooooo!!!! w/pics

[stealthwolf]

I scratched my GTI last night 

Decided to visit parents. They live in a dodgy part of the midlands and there was no way I was gonna leave my GTI parked out on the street.

Parked it into the garage but it was too narrow for me to open the door and squeeze out, though I did try. I didn't notice until afterwards but the painted bumper strip has a touch of paint missing right from the edge. This wasn't the problem since you could barely see it with the door closed.

I decided to retry and park it a second time to give me more room ...SCRAPE!...managed to catch the door on one of the pillars by the garage wall. There are now three scrates running down the door, horizontally, maybe a millimetre wide, upto 20cm long and down to the primer. Did the fingernail test and I could *just* about feel it. Rubbed my finger over it and most it was gone but there was still some marks there.

Had the car about ten days. Drove ever so carefully everywhere I went and now this happens!

I feel gutted. I want to hang my self. I scratched my GTI. 


Will post pics later when I feel less suicidal.


PICS:
Difficult getting a decent pic when it's still in the garage, but the damage is worse than I thought:






The only thing that mildly cheers me up is that yesterday I accidentally discovered that the stereo will hold 6 CDs. I thought it was just a single-slot single-CD player. Obviously not. Just would have been nicer to have been mp3 compatible.

[mrlapou]

I can feel for you. Scratched and dented my door on garage pillar a few years ago.
A tip.... drive head on into garage, pop the hatch and climb out from the boot.... 

[WhiteGTI]

I can feel for you. Scratched and dented my door on garage pillar a few years ago.
A tip.... drive head on into garage, pop the hatch and climb out from the boot.... 

But first make sure that the garage is tall enough for the boot when open.... I made that mistake a few years ago too..!

[jeynesey]

I can feel for you. Scratched and dented my door on garage pillar a few years ago.
A tip.... drive head on into garage, pop the hatch and climb out from the boot.... 

But first make sure that the garage is tall enough for the boot when open.... I made that mistake a few years ago too..!

That would be so much worse...
Thats smug feeling of coming up with a genius plan to not scratch the doors. Then offset by the horror as you take a chunk out of the boot!!! 

Oh and stealthwolf, im sorry about your loss 

[Greenouse]

Gutted for you mate!!!

I did a similar thing a good few years ago, had a week old Corsa SRi and took the door mirror completely off whilst reversing into the garage  I wasn't best pleased with myself to say the least!!!!

Hope you get it sorted mate!! 

[boneybradley]

I did a similar thing a good few years ago, had a week old Corsa SRi and took the door mirror completely

and that was a bad thing?? You were just starting the inevitable!!

oh and stealth i feel for you after some idiot hit my rear bumper and has taken lots of pint off!!  ...... I want someone to invent some not dull non scratch paint 

[WhiteGTI]

I did a similar thing a good few years ago, had a week old Corsa SRi and took the door mirror completely

and that was a bad thing?? You were just starting the inevitable!!

oh and stealth i feel for you after some idiot hit my rear bumper and has taken lots of pint off!!  ...... I want someone to invent some not dull non scratch paint 

And also which cannot be keyed - would solve a lot of issues lol!

[SteveP]

Ouch, sorry to hear about the scrape. 

[Greenouse]

I did a similar thing a good few years ago, had a week old Corsa SRi and took the door mirror completely

and that was a bad thing?? You were just starting the inevitable!!

oh and stealth i feel for you after some idiot hit my rear bumper and has taken lots of pint off!!  ...... I want someone to invent some not dull non scratch paint 

The only GTI available at the time was a MK3! Nuff said 

[Top Cat]

I scratched my GTI last night 

Decided to visit parents. They live in a dodgy part of the midlands and there was no way I was gonna leave my GTI parked out on the street.

Parked it into the garage but it was too narrow for me to open the door and squeeze out, though I did try. I didn't notice until afterwards but the painted bumper strip has a touch of paint missing right from the edge. This wasn't the problem since you could barely see it with the door closed.

I decided to retry and park it a second time to give me more room ...SCRAPE!...managed to catch the door on one of the pillars by the garage wall. There are now three scrates running down the door, horizontally, maybe a millimetre wide, upto 20cm long and down to the primer. Did the fingernail test and I could *just* about feel it. Rubbed my finger over it and most it was gone but there was still some marks there.

Had the car about ten days. Drove ever so carefully everywhere I went and now this happens!

I feel gutted. I want to hang my self. I scratched my GTI. 


Will post pics later when I feel less suicidal.

My garage is just wide enough for my car i have screwed camping mattresse's all the way down the driver's side wall. I can only get out of the car if i park within half an inch of the buttress this leave's less than 1 inch when closing the garage door the recaro seats also add extra difficulty getting out of them.
I am used to this procedure now iv'e got the time down to 2 hour's and a new clutch every 6 month's