370z vs Range Rover (pics)
 

So my girlfriend drives the kids to school this morning, comes back into the bedroom and says "So I uhmmm hit your car in the driveway"

Now knowing she drives a huge Range Rover, I did my best to stay cool, and first asked her if she was ok, even tho I knew she had to be fine. (Major brownie points for the future for asking about her before the car)

She told me she was in a rush and didn't see the Z parked right behind her, and in her partial defense, about a week ago her backup warning signal stopped working and is due for servicing next week. (Range Rovers are one of the most overpriced, least reliable POS vehicles on the road, this is our 2nd new RR and I could make a list 3 pages long of all the problems)

Anyhow I walked out to the driveway expecting to see the front end ruined, and damn if the front plate didn't save most of the damage.

Now my girlfriend is amazing, and already told me she was getting me the Carbon Signal Raptor Front Bumper for my Birthday and has already paid for the deposit weeks ago.

I'm not that upset, just a little bummed out that for the next 2 months of summer my front bumper will look scratched up badly until the new bumper arrives. I am pretty relieved, because I think this is about as good of an outcome as can happen when a Range Rover backs up hard into a Z.

I'm sorry. That sucks :(

However, since she drives a Land Rover, I presume she can cover your repair bill no sweat. In fact, I just glanced up and saw that she did, and it's full of win! Well played!

Flatten out the plate and no one will notice!

Yup, I think this is the best approach. Should I even bother having a body guy try and touch-up the scratches, or just screw it since a new bumper is on the way?

waste of money. your getting the new one soon anyway. hell, ill let my gf back into my car for CS's fuji bumper

Yep, just leave it and wait for the new bumper. :tup:

Yup, it's pretty hard to be angry about a damaged front bumper when a new one is already on the way, (8 weeks) and she bought it for a birthday gift for me.

It was hilarious, I showed her and the kids a pic of the bumper months ago, and her son kept saying "Mommy you should get that bumper for Adam's(me) birthday, it's awesome"

Her son is only 12 but loves cars, and did this daily without me telling him to, so after a month of if she comes up and says "Apparently the kids feel strongly about you getting that bumper for your birthday, so it's yours" :bowrofl:

Sometimes in life, you meet super awesome women, on those rare occasions it's best to keep them in your life..:icon17:

well now i dont feel so bad about mine :D sirry bro that sux

If you have a body guy you are friendly with, just bring it in and ask him to hit it with the buffer, about 80% of the more shallow scuffs will buff out and make it look acceptable until you get the new bumper in. He probably wont even charge you if you give him the bumper install job.

Sorry to hear that. If it makes you feel better my girlfriend took my EP3 after I was passed out from drinking and wrecked it. She didnt even make it past 3 houses and hit a damn pole. She asked if she could go to the store and I said yes but didnt even realize it cause I was gone...:shakes head:

Well you know the saying... "women driver no survivors". :rofl2:

In all seriousness, sucks that it happened but in the end it is a non issue with a new one on the way.

Holy crap, in that instance I would have been pretty pissed off.

She hit a pole? Was she drinking also? :ugh2:

Dude I'm sorry to hear about the Z, but you're one lucky guy. You still coming to the meet?

EDIT: P.S. Adam, that wasn't the pole the dudes gf was aiming for :D

Gah! this happened to me a few years ago... I just got my car out of the paint shop and my boss's wife backed into it... except she destroyed the bumper and broke the headlight.

It wasn't that big of a deal but I had the entire car color changed and it too about 8 weeks for them to finish it. ugh!

in for pics of the new bumper :tup: