Re: Tales of woe... chevys 2 rocco 0.

[Jan Folkson <jfolkson@optonline.net>]

WTF, WTF, WTF, WTF, WTF, WTF?????  Holy crap!

The car must be cursed, what are you going to do?


- Jan Folkson 
NYC, NY 

http://www.janfolkson.com

'86 16V
'99 Passat GLS 1.8t
'00 Beetle GLX 1.8t

"If you're not passing traffic...you ARE traffic"






> well,
> Im looking at my rocco being totaled. maybe.
> I was making a left hand turn from the left hand turn lane and got pasted
> by a Chevy (guess is was getting even for the suburban) truck in the
> drivers side front corner from behind. appearently the guy failed to see
> me until too late and swerved to avoid me into oncoming traffic, but since
> i was turning left the traffic was clear. The chevy driver got the ticket.
> 
> rocco damage
> euro bumper cover popped off and shot down the road.
> euro bumper support about 6-10" is now pointed down at the ground. from
> the end to the mount point.
> euro light (blinker and holder) disintigrated. found pieces.
> core support tweaked.
> hood tweaked
> driver fender tweaked.
> 16v kit tweaked (front right and front).
> whole front end pushed slightly to the pass side.
> both fenders are now no longer attaced to the main mody with the filler.
> I think one or both of the struts are bent. as it rides much harsher. and
> the fishtail feeling is much worse.
> so it looks like frame damage to me, but im not a body man.
> Im thinking for R&R
> both front fenders, hood, core support. and the inner fender wells have to
> be fixed and straightend. front euro bumper.
> 
> oh yeah my driver door used to ge misaligned. its shuts nice now but the
> door lines dont line up with the body lines now.
> :-(
> 
> so after the adjuster gets thru and cust me a check.
> this rocco is going up for sale as is may or may not be repaired.
> bad luck comes in threes. and I'm not waiting on #3.
> #1 nobody in the car. p-brake fails hits chevy suburban.
> #2 me and friend in car get hit freakily by someone on coming from behind
> while making left.
> #3 who knows.
> 
> 
> Oh good news. I got my rocco running cool.
> brian
> 87 16v damaged x2
> I'll have pics up by tomorrow.
> 
> 
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