went to the mountains & my svx got hurt

[berger]

its been prety warm lately. so i thought i would take the GF for a big walk in the bush, here is the car just as we entered Tarra Vally.. down in victoria here

This is a suspension bridge that we cross, its cool

Came across an Echidna on the side of the road, but it was too scared to say hello

This is the television transmission tower, has a 360deg view of the valley & ocean.

All of a sudden the weather got very dark!

looked back at the other tower, and realised that this might be a big storm, plenty of thunder & lightning at this point too!

[berger]

the rain was just about to hit us & i could not get any pictures of the ocean in time

very dark clouds

the 1st hail that landed, and this is when i realised i was in a bit of trouble

the ground started getting white from this hail, some of which were around 1inch in size

at this point i had to drive! there was not one bit of tree to get under for about 5km! but in that time the hail stopped, and im sure there was damage!

dark clouds from the storm

Just like a winter wonderland, only it was 25 degrees 10min beforehand!

got home, and i was afraid to look at the car, for i allready knew what happened! the roof, boot, bonnet, and drivers side of the car had about 150 little dints from the hail some were considerable, some werent

[GreenMarine]

Damn man... That's terrible.... Beautiful pics It is great to see an SVX in Australia .... I would love one when I move back there....

[Weebitob]

Welcome to the hail dent club my friend. My car's hood and roof are peppered with small hail pucks, they are barely dents.

Funny thing is since the car must have been waxed and polished so much, including me doing it once, you can't really feel the dents. But you can see the spiral reflection.

I will take it to a body shop some day to check out the estimate.

[BordeauxComet]

Did your trunk (boot) lid get dented? When my car got hit with hail, the roof, hood, fenders, etc. were all dented but strangely the trunk lid wasn't at all.

I really like those 3 tone SVX's. I hope you get it all fixed.

[berger]

Originally Posted by BordeauxComet

Did your trunk (boot) lid get dented? When my car got hit with hail, the roof, hood, fenders, etc. were all dented but strangely the trunk lid wasn't at all.

I really like those 3 tone SVX's. I hope you get it all fixed.

the boot didn't have anything wrong, heh, strangely enough, maybe because i was driving through it maybe?
and yes, i can see the spiral marks where all the dents are, heh
at least insurance covers me, thank god, a new rear indicator set sure would cost a couple $$$

Beautiful pictures, terrible story.

[JDW-SVX]

Ouch!



I know how you must be feeling - I almost had this happen to my SVX a year ago!

I was out on the road in early September 2004 - when a terrible hailstorm hit the northern suburbs of Sydney.

I heard the dreaded sharp tapping noise on my windscreen - and I knew what was about to happen!

Luckily, I was able to get my SVX undercover within 20 seconds!

I then watched as the hail fell, and took some photos...........



Jason.

[Chiketkd]

Extremely beautiful pics! Sorry about the hail... Glad your insurance will fix 'er up like new!

-Chike

[Chiketkd]

Originally Posted by JDW-SVX

That's a beautiful pic you took Jason. Is that little blue car (toyota maybe?) really up on the curb?

-Chike

[berger]

the blue thing is a Toyota Echo. very popular small car

[SubaSteevo]

Originally Posted by BordeauxComet

Did your trunk (boot) lid get dented? When my car got hit with hail, the roof, hood, fenders, etc. were all dented but strangely the trunk lid wasn't at all.

I really like those 3 tone SVX's. I hope you get it all fixed.

The top of the trunklid is made of fiberglass (or atleast something similar to fiberglass)

Originally Posted by SubaSteevo

The top of the trunklid is made of fiberglass (or atleast something similar to fiberglass)

Beat me to it. Yeah trunk lid isn't metal. Thats why its so heavy.

[JDW-SVX]

Originally Posted by Chiketkd

That's a beautiful pic you took Jason. Is that little blue car (toyota maybe?) really up on the curb?

-Chike

Yes - that Toyota had to park on the curb - that was the only way that it could get undercover!

Jason.

[SilverSpear]

Originally Posted by SubaSteevo

The top of the trunklid is made of fiberglass (or atleast something similar to fiberglass)

It is FiberGlass + thin silver sheet...
This is what i love about FIberglass, either it breaks or stay the same shape...