[cobrafan]

This is going to be the future headline in my local newspaper. I need a forensic auto body man.

I believe my lawn maintenance guy ran his lawnmower into my rear quarter panel and took out the lower rocker panel. In addition, the wheel ran down the rocker panel to the door hinge and looks to me like it creased that rocker. Of course, total denial!

I've taken it to the body shop and it is already $700 for the rear quarter rocker without the additional damage (possibly) of the door rocker. It could be $1,500 and I'll lose my Terlingua decals as an additional benefit. Great.

Normally the car would have been in the garage, but I just installed the new Shelby interior upgrade and was letting it bask in the sun to help shrink the leather as directed. The car was fine at the installer. Drove straight home and parked in the driveway. Lawn got mowed. 4 hours later I moved the car from the driveway straight to the garage and noticed the damage.

Unfortunately, the dent is very unorthodox to be a clear case of I gotya, but the tire mark on the door rocker matches up perfectly with the rear tire of the lawnmower.

I'll post pictures later. Right now I'm to pi$$ed off to even think straight.

PS:
By the way, the new seats look marvelous. More of a report when I am in a rational frame of mind.

[MY500SS]

Real sorry to hear this man. She'll be good as new real soon.

[kevhead20]

that blows....is he covering the damages?

[SicShelby]

Go sic'm!!

[Rarecat]

I'd say this would be a case of justified homicide

[NordicShelby]

cobrafan, on Apr 30 2009, 04:24 PM, said:

This is going to be the future headline in my local newspaper. I need a forensic auto body man.

I believe my lawn maintenance guy ran his lawnmower into my rear quarter panel and took out the lower rocker panel. In addition, the wheel ran down the rocker panel to the door hinge and looks to me like it creased that rocker. Of course, total denial!

I've taken it to the body shop and it is already $700 for the rear quarter rocker without the additional damage (possibly) of the door rocker. It could be $1,500 and I'll lose my Terlingua decals as an additional benefit. Great.

Normally the car would have been in the garage, but I just installed the new Shelby interior upgrade and was letting it bask in the sun to help shrink the leather as directed. The car was fine at the installer. Drove straight home and parked in the driveway. Lawn got mowed. 4 hours later I moved the car from the driveway straight to the garage and noticed the damage.

Unfortunately, the dent is very unorthodox to be a clear case of I gotya, but the tire mark on the door rocker matches up perfectly with the rear tire of the lawnmower.

I'll post pictures later. Right now I'm to pi$$ed off to even think straight.

PS:
By the way, the new seats look marvelous. More of a report when I am in a rational frame of mind.

ah Don that really sucks I bet you are just sick to your stomach. Its really rotten when people do something like that and then do not admit it.

[sprint200]

Please don't kill him. I don't want to have to visit you in jail

Seriously, if he doesn't own up to it honestly, then I see that as a definite breach of trust and I would be hard pressed to give him future business. However, if he honestly said, "hey I really don't think I did it; but I'm not sure. Let's check and see if the damage and the wheels and mower deck line up...." then I could trust him again......................

[joshua484]

Tough to hear......sorry about that....

[txcobra]

Damn Don, I really hope you get it fixed soon.

[Hans]

Sorry about your car, ID be getting a new lawn man that has insurance. Most of those guys don't even pay taxes.

[TwilightChrome]

"I am not a lawyer" but I think in Texas you're OK to shoot him. The whole posting to a public forum ahead of time thing might look like premeditation though. Sorry to hear it, hope it works out (inexpensively) somehow.

-TC

[msmap]

Sorry to hear this Don. Deffinitely grounds for target practice! Hope you get it all sorted out. And that grass man best be looking else where for mow jobs.

[Michael Morris]

First I can delete this post if you need me to. I dont want it to be used against you!

It will fix and be good as new, but Im sorry to hear about it. I would want to cry!!!


MM

[GT500FLYBOY]

Wow - sorry to hear about this CF. Post some pics of that interior and we'll all feel better.

[cobrafan]

OK Guys,

Thanks for the kind words, sympathy or empathy whichever way that goes. All will be well in the end. Manual, the almost dead lawnman, and I are going to have to agree to disagree. He takes responsibility for the tire marks (before I had to bring out the big guns, yes, we in TX do have our guns) but we have agreed that I can't pin the dent on him or his guy. To much reasonable doubt, even for me. You would have to see the dent to see what I mean. It almost looks like the door had to be opened. In any event, she will go in the shop Monday for repairs. Auto body guy says the door rocker is not creased and it will rub out.

[thewheelman]

Bummer.....I'll send Boa Vista out and she'll run that tire print through one of the hundreds of databases they keep in their phones and nail that sucker right now! I hate that kind of crap, bikes, mowers, pest control.....nobody pay attention to your baby like you do....

Good luck on the repair......

[ilmor]

That's a real shame - I hope it gets fixed up like new for you.

[500forme]

CF, that really BITES. Some day I will share a similar experiance with you, I know your pain!

Hey, we all screw up and have made mistakes at some point in time, just take responsibility for the screw up and learn not to do it again.

The best lessons learned are the most expensive ones. And I agree, admit the fault and make it right, don't sit there and hope "if no one says anything, maybe no one will notice and I'll get away with it".

[b17drvr]

Sorry to see the damage, Don. Will you have it ready for your show on the 16th?
Also, the interior looks great!

Tim

[tlitz]

cobrafan, on Apr 30 2009, 08:24 PM, said:

This is going to be the future headline in my local newspaper. I need a forensic auto body man.

I believe my lawn maintenance guy ran his lawnmower into my rear quarter panel and took out the lower rocker panel. In addition, the wheel ran down the rocker panel to the door hinge and looks to me like it creased that rocker. Of course, total denial!

I've taken it to the body shop and it is already $700 for the rear quarter rocker without the additional damage (possibly) of the door rocker. It could be $1,500 and I'll lose my Terlingua decals as an additional benefit. Great.

Normally the car would have been in the garage, but I just installed the new Shelby interior upgrade and was letting it bask in the sun to help shrink the leather as directed. The car was fine at the installer. Drove straight home and parked in the driveway. Lawn got mowed. 4 hours later I moved the car from the driveway straight to the garage and noticed the damage.

Unfortunately, the dent is very unorthodox to be a clear case of I gotya, but the tire mark on the door rocker matches up perfectly with the rear tire of the lawnmower.

I'll post pictures later. Right now I'm to pi$$ed off to even think straight.

PS:
By the way, the new seats look marvelous. More of a report when I am in a rational frame of mind.

Hello Don,
THAT SUCKS!!
Sorry to hear that!!
Todd