Toonie sized hail in Toronto tonight... my car is afraid. (See the hail fail Lexus)
Living in the city, my car doesn't have a huge suburban garage to hide in... I have a detached garage which is too narrow to get the car into without having like 3 spotters on the way in and the way out and I'd have to move most of the crap in there out to fit the car lengthwise.
After reading about the possibility of huge hail, I am almost embarassed to say, I just got in from bubble wrapping my hood and rear deck with large half inch bubble wrap I had left over from my last move. I have a 3rd generation Lexus GS which has an aluminum hood (and rear deck I believe). I am not sure about the roof but I haven't got enough wrap to cover that hehe. My hood already has two good dings in it just from falling acorns when I had to do street parking last fall... so these weight-saving hoods are easily dented.
Kind of makes me think I should have thought about getting a car cover and some thick foam pads for occasions like this but oh well, what can I do now... nothing really.
Is anybody else afraid for their car in Toronto tonight?
Sure, insurance will cover hail damage but my deductible is $500 so I have an interest in trying to protect the thing.
After reading about the possibility of huge hail, I am almost embarassed to say, I just got in from bubble wrapping my hood and rear deck with large half inch bubble wrap I had left over from my last move. I have a 3rd generation Lexus GS which has an aluminum hood (and rear deck I believe). I am not sure about the roof but I haven't got enough wrap to cover that hehe. My hood already has two good dings in it just from falling acorns when I had to do street parking last fall... so these weight-saving hoods are easily dented.
Kind of makes me think I should have thought about getting a car cover and some thick foam pads for occasions like this but oh well, what can I do now... nothing really.
Is anybody else afraid for their car in Toronto tonight?
Sure, insurance will cover hail damage but my deductible is $500 so I have an interest in trying to protect the thing.
