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So I have bad luck with new cars.

In the first 6 weeks I owned my 2011 Focus it washiznit twice in the rear bumper. Now 6 weeks after my girlfriend and I buy a 2012 Mustang............someone hits it while it was parked in a parking garage at Northwestern University last night and takes off. A dent and scuff marks on the drivers rear quarter and bumper plus a broken driver's side tail light. Total cost to fix: $1550. At least our insurance is covering it and it's going to the body shop Monday morning. Don't buy a new car, at least a blue one.. Drive a POS beater instead. No one will hit it :mullet:.
88 Thunderbird LX: 306, Edelbrock Performer heads, Comp 266HR cam, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake, bunch of other stuff.

So I have bad luck with new cars.

Reply #1 –
why cry over something so little?  it could of been a lot worse than that and a lot more noticeable....

So I have bad luck with new cars.

Reply #2 –
That sucks man, but here is my bad luck story.......I pulled ahead early with my Audi A-4 Lease (2009) and got a 2012 Model.  On the drive home from the dealer my gearbox failure warning light came on.  I pull over and shut off the car and restart and all is fine.  A few days later i walk out of my house to find a nice se on the rear bumper from some a-hole backing into my car.  Then the day of the earthquake in NY i get a a 11 inch long crack in my windshield with less than 500 miles on the car.  Then Hurricane Irene comes and floods my block and i get water in the interior on the passenger side....$5K worth of damage. At this point less than 1,000 miles on her.  Then a few weeks later my gear box light comes on once again and they have to replace the entire unit.  (Triggered a recall)  Other than that its been a perfect experience! LOL








1983 FORD THUNDERBIRD HERITAGE 5.0
2008 SAAB 9-7X AERO 6.0 (LS2) 1 0f 554 Made
2011 FORD FLEX SEL Family Hauler

So I have bad luck with new cars.

Reply #3 –
The problem is...... you live in Chicago. I would never want to drive there...I'd rather drive in Long Island or Boston..... lol
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Pretty much every panel on my 87 is new, rebuilt, or re constructed. :D
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So I have bad luck with new cars.

Reply #4 –
Quote from: MY83T;377158
That sucks man, but here is my bad luck story.......I pulled ahead early with my Audi A-4 Lease (2009) and got a 2012 Model.  On the drive home from the dealer my gearbox failure warning light came on.  I pull over and shut off the car and restart and all is fine.  A few days later i walk out of my house to find a nice se on the rear bumper from some a-hole backing into my car.  Then the day of the earthquake in NY i get a a 11 inch long crack in my windshield with less than 500 miles on the car.  Then Hurricane Irene comes and floods my block and i get water in the interior on the passenger side....$5K worth of damage. At this point less than 1,000 miles on her.  Then a few weeks later my gear box light comes on once again and they have to replace the entire unit.  (Triggered a recall)  Other than that its been a perfect experience! LOL

That's why I buy Lincolns now...lol
I creamed 2 deer last winter at the same time, and only minor damage... 1 almost made it on the roof too...lol
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5.0 HO 306 roller block, machined GT-40P heads, Wiseco dished forged pistons, Eagle forged floating I-beam connecting rods, Lunati pushrods, ARP bolts, Scorpion aluminum 1.6 rockers, Comp Cams Magnum 266HR, Explorer intake, 65mm TB, MAF Conversion, 19# injectors, Ford Racing stainless P-headers, 2-1/2" cat-less exhaust w/ Flowtech Afterburner lers , SC AOD with 2800 BDR torque converter, 3.73 T-Lok rear, CHE rear control arms, full 2-1/2" frame w/1" jacking rails & seat supports, Rear disk brakes, Turbine wheels, All original interior w/ floor shift upgrade .......
Pretty much every panel on my 87 is new, rebuilt, or re constructed. :D
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So I have bad luck with new cars.

Reply #5 –
Quote from: daminc;377160
That's why I buy Lincolns now...lol
I creamed 2 deer last winter at the same time, and only minor damage... 1 almost made it on the roof too...lol


Oh Deer!








1983 FORD THUNDERBIRD HERITAGE 5.0
2008 SAAB 9-7X AERO 6.0 (LS2) 1 0f 554 Made
2011 FORD FLEX SEL Family Hauler

So I have bad luck with new cars.

Reply #6 –
Quote from: 88turbo;377156
why cry over something so little?  it could of been a lot worse than that and a lot more noticeable....

Because he most likely paid a lot of money to have a nice car and it sucks when people have to ruin your nice car. Right? ;)
Doesn't matter if insurance covers it, it's unecessary damage to the car ... Little or big.

So I have bad luck with new cars.

Reply #7 –
Quote from: MY83T;377158
That sucks man, but here is my bad luck story.......I pulled ahead early with my Audi A-4 Lease (2009) and got a 2012 Model.  On the drive home from the dealer my gearbox failure warning light came on.  I pull over and shut off the car and restart and all is fine.  A few days later i walk out of my house to find a nice se on the rear bumper from some a-hole backing into my car.  Then the day of the earthquake in NY i get a a 11 inch long crack in my windshield with less than 500 miles on the car.  Then Hurricane Irene comes and floods my block and i get water in the interior on the passenger side....$5K worth of damage. At this point less than 1,000 miles on her.  Then a few weeks later my gear box light comes on once again and they have to replace the entire unit.  (Triggered a recall)  Other than that its been a perfect experience! LOL


Ok you win:hick:.
 
Quote from: daminc;377159
The problem is...... you live in Chicago. I would never want to drive there...I'd rather drive in Long Island or Boston..... lol


It's not the driving it's the parked cars getting hit that  me off. Every time I've had it happen they take off without leaving a note....:mad:
88 Thunderbird LX: 306, Edelbrock Performer heads, Comp 266HR cam, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake, bunch of other stuff.

So I have bad luck with new cars.

Reply #8 –
Quote from: thunderjet302;377179
It's not the driving it's the parked cars getting hit that  me off. Every time I've had it happen they take off without leaving a note....:mad:

Why should they be forced to grow a set, man (or woman) up and accept responsibility for their actions?
If worms had daggers, birds wouldn't f**k with 'em

So I have bad luck with new cars.

Reply #9 –
new cars/trucks seem to be a magnet for morons who can't drive.. david, in your case, new or old isn't safe LOL
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So I have bad luck with new cars.

Reply #10 –
Must be something with that corner of car, My son got rear ended on the highway the other day in his 2011. He gets his estimate MondayX.
Old Grey Cat to this.88 Cat, 5.0 HO, CW mounts, mass air, CI custom cam, afr165's, Tmoss worked cobra intake, BBK shorty's,off road h pipe, magnaflow ex. T-5,spec stage 2 clutch, 8.8 373 TC trac loc, che ajustables with bullits on the rear. 11" brakes up front. +

So I have bad luck with new cars.

Reply #11 –
At least his car doesn't have a broken taillight. That costs $535! It's about a third of the cost to fix the car.

Perhaps the 2011 and 2012 Mustangs have a target painted on the driver's side rear quarter that only idiots can see ;).
88 Thunderbird LX: 306, Edelbrock Performer heads, Comp 266HR cam, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake, bunch of other stuff.

So I have bad luck with new cars.

Reply #12 –
Quote from: thunderjet302;377293
Perhaps the 2011 and 2012 Mustangs have a target painted on the driver's side rear quarter that only idiots can see ;).

seems that way.. just like fox birds having a target on the  header panels!
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3- 87 TC's / 1 really mean 83 Capri RS / 94 Sonoma SAS Project on 37x12.50 TSL Radials / 88 S10 that's LITERALLY cut to pieces / 84 F150 SAS, 351M, 39.5 TSL's / 85 Toyota regular cab, 22R 5spd, 3/4" drop, my little junkyard save/daily driver

So I have bad luck with new cars.

Reply #13 –
Quote from: thunderjet302;377293
At least his car doesn't have a broken taillight. That costs $535! It's about a third of the cost to fix the car.

Perhaps the 2011 and 2012 Mustangs have a target painted on the driver's side rear quarter that only idiots can see ;).

His estimate is $1100. Wow 535 for a taillight,crazy.
Old Grey Cat to this.88 Cat, 5.0 HO, CW mounts, mass air, CI custom cam, afr165's, Tmoss worked cobra intake, BBK shorty's,off road h pipe, magnaflow ex. T-5,spec stage 2 clutch, 8.8 373 TC trac loc, che ajustables with bullits on the rear. 11" brakes up front. +

So I have bad luck with new cars.

Reply #14 –
Quote from: Kitz Kat;377338
His estimate is $1100. Wow 535 for a taillight,crazy.

Take out the taillight from mine and the cost is about the same.
88 Thunderbird LX: 306, Edelbrock Performer heads, Comp 266HR cam, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake, bunch of other stuff.