Celica Forums General Discussion General How the hell

Dont know how it happened but it did! Was getting outa the car today and noticed a while mark on the rear bumper, it looked to be a salt mark but when I walked closer it turned out to be a chip in the paint.

Couldnt tell ya how it happened but it looks like something fell on it. The F/G isnt cracked and the marks look like they have a downward motion to them.

All I know is im the only one that could fuck up a 3k paint job in 3 months. First the front of the car and now this

I havent washed the car in about a week and to tell you the truth im really not looking foward to it either. Id be just my luck to find more of these marks covered up by the dirt.

that sucks

Sorry man!! Hopefully when it gets cleaned there wont be anymore.

what fonz182 said

Please just make it STOP

Right after I got my kit marks & scratches started appearing everywhere. People around here don't know how to park.

oh thats terrible...

This is probably gonna sound really weird but is modifying your car simply a hobby to you or do you put your car before other things in your life?

Dude you have some bad luck! If I had a $3000 paint job I would make sure no one touched it. I'd probably bring a car cover to every parking lot...hehe

Hope your bad luck stops, it's a shame to see such a sweet looking car get ruined!

its a hobby, why?

Just curious. Without threatening people too much and without trying to get into anything worth arguing over; Anything more than a hobby would be putting our insignificant cars over more important things in our lives. There is nothing wrong with a hobby so I dont have much of a point then.

I get my paint chipped sometimes on the freeway from rocks hitting my front end.but dont worry your bad luck will rub off

so what if he gets upset over his cars luck, if i put my money into it i would be a little more then upset when i keep f-ing things up or getting scratches and big ones at that. tell me that if someone came and put a big crack in your hood you wouldnt be mad then a wee later someone steps on your side skirt. im not trying to be an ass hole but im just sayin you were implying he worries over his car too much

ouch that sux, hope you dont find any new marks...I know how that feels

damn, sorry to hear.

dont drive your car in the winter... go buy a beater for 1k

Too bad. Do they gravel (not sand) the roads in winter like they do here? My car takes a beating all year form the shit they put on the roads in the winter and the leftovers in the summer.
I like the wingless look on your car. I just removed mine last week I like it a lot better. I dislike useless aero bits.

sorry dude...

everyone car is having a bad year

I did, the damn trans went a week later

Im looking into just buying a second car anyway. The celi is almost 3 years old and I only have 33k on her, the only way to keep the mileage low is to get another "drive able" car so...

can't wait 'til spring when i get to wax for the first time in 2005. it's always exciting to find what damage you got from the winter.

Screw that, its going back in the shop in the spring for the repairs and for a wheel and polish

I avoid waxing at all costs

doesn't look too bad
but that sucks, i know how you feel

it really isnt that bad but being I already have to have the gront repaired its just more money to spend

It sucks when you put that much money into it and you think you can move on to something else, and this shit happens. I hate it too! What about using a bit of touchup paint in that area, I don't think anyone will notice.

nah im not one for touch up, Ill just have it repainted

Sorry man. Thats sucks

that sucks be careful next time

Sorry dude, but i really like the paint. I havent seen any new pics of your car wit hthe new paint job. Do you have any to post.

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You have severe climate in Michigan, just like CT. Here, that means up to 4-5 months of rocks, sand, salt on the roads, depending on the road maintenance practices in each town. The way the Celi front end is shaped, the front end gets brutalized with assorted chips and dings, there's no way to prevent.
As I don't have a winter beater, I'm already resigned to getting my black front end painted every 2 yrs @ $450-$500. Sucks, but I don't have a lot of choices in snowy winters...