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Old Jul 20, 2010 | 08:57 PM
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No Hail For My MINI

I was visiting my cousin tonight when a bad storm with with marble size hail rolled through. Before it started hailing we decided to do some rearranging in the garage to see if my MINI could fit in the garage and stay dent free. My MCS just barely fit!!! The pic is proof that my cuz can now advertise he has a 4 car garage instead of a 3 car!!! (there is another car to the left of the Mercedes)
 
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Old Jul 20, 2010 | 09:39 PM
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Glad you got the MINI under cover, hail damage is a real pain.
 
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Old Jul 20, 2010 | 09:41 PM
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We had golf ball sized hail in Alberta last week. A lot of claims coming through. I parked under a bridge and then rushed home, it sounded bad but no dents for me thank goodness.
 
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Old Jul 21, 2010 | 05:44 AM
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It looks like you could even fit one more MINI in there.
 
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Old Jul 21, 2010 | 08:09 AM
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Good thing you don't have a clubman.
 
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Old Jul 21, 2010 | 09:02 AM
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Originally Posted by R56 Wi MINI
The pic is proof that my cuz can now advertise he has a 4 car garage instead of a 3 car!!! (there is another car to the left of the Mercedes)
Well 3.5 anyway!
 
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Old Jul 21, 2010 | 09:21 AM
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You could have fit what looks like at least 2 more cars. There is a lot of wasted space but, good thing you got your MINI out of the Hail. That would have been chaos with that sunroof.
 
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Old Jul 21, 2010 | 09:44 AM
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i have horrible horrible horrible dents... marble sized hail from a month ago...

at body shop getting a new hood. the roof... sadly had to be PDR'ed. Wasn't worth replacing apparently.
 
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Old Jul 21, 2010 | 12:48 PM
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Originally Posted by pillar
i have horrible horrible horrible dents... marble sized hail from a month ago...

at body shop getting a new hood. the roof... sadly had to be PDR'ed. Wasn't worth replacing apparently.
Ok, you've told us the MINI's name, what about the dog?
 
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Old Jul 23, 2010 | 08:24 PM
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Ok, you've told us the MINI's name, what about the dog?
what? from my sig? My car is named after Ron Burgandy's dog from the movie anchorman. Both the car and that dogs name is baxter. That is not my dog...
 
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Old Jul 23, 2010 | 11:34 PM
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I wish I was as lucky as you last year. 80+ hail dents on all panels on my car March 2009. Mostly PDR'd but the roof and hatch had to be patched and painted. :(
 
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Old Jul 27, 2010 | 04:01 AM
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Good work, but I'm interested in that e30. Looks nice. Your cousins car I'm guessing? Is he on any of the e30 forums?
 
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Old Jul 27, 2010 | 08:07 AM
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Originally Posted by pillar
i have horrible horrible horrible dents... marble sized hail from a month ago...

at body shop getting a new hood. the roof... sadly had to be PDR'ed. Wasn't worth replacing apparently.
I'm surprised the hood wasn't PDR'd either. I would rather have PDR than patch/paint. Factory paint is much stronger than any body shop. Body shops can't heat it to the same level a factory does with all your plastic pieces inside your car. The paint I had from a body shop on my last car was horrible!
 
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