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It finally happened. 5 months of handwashing and nick-free parking and dusting the dashboard constantly and my pristine vehicle is no longer pristine.
I didn't even have to resort to using the key on it.
I had just gotten home after 10 days in England, a week-long meeting in Cambridge and a weekend of sightseeing in London. Only saw about 3 Prii during the entire time! So... I figure after 10 days the car probably ought to be driven and we needed milk and something microwaveable for dinner, so I VERY CAREFULLY, mindful of being tired and jet-lagged, took the Pod out for a drive to the store.
I had just loaded the groceries up into the cargo net, got into the car, turned it on and was preparing to back out, when I noticed the person crossing behind my car to hers look up suddenly. So I glanced in the same direction she was looking and much to my horror saw a lone shopping cart acccelerating as it rolled downhill. All I could do was watch as it banged into the right side of my beautiful Prius and the slid along the doors until it came to a stop. I didn't actually burst into tears until I got home, but I sure felt like it. The cart came from the area where the carts are supposed to be returned... it's on a significant slope and the woman who also saw it, said it just broke loose from the pack and took off. The store took a report and sent it in to the parent company, but I have little hope they will pay for it... I'm going to get a couple of estimates and see if it's worth making a claim on my comprehensive insurance. There is a dent in the panel just above the right rear wheel where the panel has a slight contour, and scratches along both right doors. The dent is an inch or two in diameter and fairly deep -- You can see it from across a parking lot and to me it looks like the grand canyon. My S.O. thinks it will probably pull out OK and the scratches are superficial enough to buff out. I'm bummed. Any suggestions on the repair work? I figured I'd get quotes from the dealer and from a local body shop that does good work.
I had just gotten home after 10 days in England, a week-long meeting in Cambridge and a weekend of sightseeing in London. Only saw about 3 Prii during the entire time! So... I figure after 10 days the car probably ought to be driven and we needed milk and something microwaveable for dinner, so I VERY CAREFULLY, mindful of being tired and jet-lagged, took the Pod out for a drive to the store.
I had just loaded the groceries up into the cargo net, got into the car, turned it on and was preparing to back out, when I noticed the person crossing behind my car to hers look up suddenly. So I glanced in the same direction she was looking and much to my horror saw a lone shopping cart acccelerating as it rolled downhill. All I could do was watch as it banged into the right side of my beautiful Prius and the slid along the doors until it came to a stop. I didn't actually burst into tears until I got home, but I sure felt like it. The cart came from the area where the carts are supposed to be returned... it's on a significant slope and the woman who also saw it, said it just broke loose from the pack and took off. The store took a report and sent it in to the parent company, but I have little hope they will pay for it... I'm going to get a couple of estimates and see if it's worth making a claim on my comprehensive insurance. There is a dent in the panel just above the right rear wheel where the panel has a slight contour, and scratches along both right doors. The dent is an inch or two in diameter and fairly deep -- You can see it from across a parking lot and to me it looks like the grand canyon. My S.O. thinks it will probably pull out OK and the scratches are superficial enough to buff out. I'm bummed. Any suggestions on the repair work? I figured I'd get quotes from the dealer and from a local body shop that does good work.