burfy

Last night my P1 was showered by a gritter travelling towards be on a B road. I had nowhere to go, so the offside took the full brunt of this twit driving a sixty miles an hour towards me.
Guess what? Yup you've guessed it, stone chips all the way down one side!!
Any chance of suing the b4st4rds?

Wurzel

iTrader: (1)

I bet your the kind of person that would complain and want to sue them if you crashed your car because they had not gritted the road.

nigel s

The same happend to me on sat night, although I was on a fairly wide A road, didn't notice him untill it was to late to pull over, even with a bloody great flashing light. Have checked the offside but in garage light so Ill have a better look in daylight. Think I got away lightly. Sorry to hear about the P1, is it just Subaru paint that chips easly or does this happen to everyone else on the road..

Brun

You've got no chance You would have to prove it was the gritter who chipped ya motor.

speedking

When I cleaned the car at the weekend I found loads of grit stuck in the gaps around the foglights. A very delicate operation to remove without scratching the paint or plastic surround [img]images/smilies/mad.gif[/img]

Brun

LMFAO

Shark

I think Wurzel is trying to say that stone chips are part of the joys of motoring.

David

STi wanna Subaru

iTrader: (1)

The odd chip agreed but not a full pebble dash down the side of your car!

Triple X

iTrader: (1)

I too suffered the attack of a gritter coming toward me on a narrow B road. I started to slow down and then it hit me (not the gritter but an idea) BOOT IT!!
I was lucky that no (not that ive noticed any) chips occured.
Sorry to hear about yours, but as its been said, its the joys of motoring.

black knight

better stone chips than sliding uncontrollably into hedges or tress.

i'm not saying i like gritters coz i dont but at current driving conditions, better to have them around. skidded on m56 travelling at 20mph in fresh icy snow.

but i'll advise keep eyes open and avoid where possible or like me just bite hard and hope not many chips when those big basta*ds pass by.

hope no excessive damage to your car though.

STi wanna Subaru

iTrader: (1)

I agree they are essential this time of year but they don't have to drive past at 60 mph and cover the roof of your car

Is the spreading in relation to the speed of the vehicle?

P1 Owner

Burfy, sorry to hear about the mowtah....

I do think the paint finish is well, it seems as though somebody's gone along and thought they were painting a ruddy water painting.. its not a thick coat by any means...

My front bumper/splitter getting repsrayed next week, a friend of mine said he'd use a soft foundation b4 respraying, as this will make it alot softer, so mr stone comes along and BOING... hopefully damage wont be so bad... I'll let you know how I get on.

Molds

Try having one pass you when you are on your MTB! May not be much of a stone chip potential, but I would prefer to be in my car

burfy

Thank you for your kind words, especialy Wurzel- Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries!

[Edited by burfy - 2/5/2003 9:33:05 AM]