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Got a vicious shopping cart dent on my 9 month old '21 Powerboost over Christmas that I just got fixed out of pocket, they had to massage the aluminum and then paint the bed side. Came out great, perfect paint match even though they didn't push me to spring for painting the cab corner to blend it.
It was a very cold and windy day, and the sun was going down when it must have happened so I didn't see it at the time. Wife and Mother in Law had me out to 2-3 different stores for last minute ingredients they kept thinking up on Christmas eve. It must have happened in one of them, then I didn't notice it til Christmas afternoon when we were loading up to go to my Mother's. Thankfully got a great body shop a 5 minute walk away from me that always turns out perfect work. It looks minor in pics but the paint is gouged down almost to the metal in that light spot so there was no touching it up or blending it to my satisfaction. Had the paint survived the impact I'd guess it would have been a couple hundred bucks to fix at the most.
I do not recall seeing loose carts nearby at any of the stores when I went back to it. If I did it would have raised alarm bells and I'd have looked closer. So someone must have accidentally let their cart fly while loading groceries, seen what it did then taken it from near the truck and put it away. IT was one of those "Expensive enough to sting but not enough to make a claim cost effective" things. I have chips I have touched up and moved on from so I'm not being a lunatic about it, this is just outside the scope of what I can live with on such a new truck.
Also, I was nervous about the tailgate disconnect issues but never mentioned it. The shop did whatever they did and all electronics functioned as normal when I got it back.
the thing about these types of dents, is that it's not very noticeable until you are walking by and the light or reflection is on it, and then it just stands out from the rest of the whole truck. Standing still someone may not even see it, but as soon as a reflection hits...
Then you can't quit looking at it. Haha. I would have had to get it fixed also. Good thing you have a shop that does great work. Getting harder to find those
Usually, it's a hunting related mishap. I once was loading a deer onto my tailgate, and jammed a deer antler through my tail light. Another time I approached the truck with my climbing tree stand strapped on my back and turned sideways, and jammed the corner of my stand into my door. I've hit two low flying turkeys. I've backed into trees. Jackknifed a boat trailer. Parked next to idiots who were careless with their doors. Had a school bus sideswipe my driver's side mirror. There are probably more that I can't remember.
I know some people are just less careful with their truck (not as worried about trade in value probably), but I'm really surprised with how much damage people manage to put on a truck. Made me think, this may be an interesting and somewhat entertaining thread. Share your dent or damage stories. 😁
Aha, true confessions time, trying to coax embarrassing or "stuff happens" tales from us. OK, I'll bite with my embarrassing dent story:
A couple years ago I had a 40 acre place with a separate 4-stall, 3-sided tractor shed about 150 yards from the house. Crushed limestone drive from the concrete driveway to the tractor shed, stalls were crushed limestone too. Along with my 4wd utility tractor I stored my 6x12 pipe top utility trailer and other crap under the tractor shed to keep everything out of the elements. My UTV's I kept in a 4-stall enclosed garage/workshop area next to the house.
I had picked up a new UTV (Kaw. Mule Pro-FX) using my utility trailer and my 2016 157" WD 2wd Screw. Drove it home, unloaded the new UTV. It was just turning dark; normally I use my UTV to put the utility trailer back into the shed stall area 'cause the ground (field) in front of the tractor shed is Bahia grass and soft/muddy after rains, 4wd and aggressive tires on the UTV make backing the trailer into the stall a non-issue. BUT - I was tired and wanted to get the trailer put away fast (mistake #1). So drove the truck and trailer to the tractor shed, eyeballed the ground in front of the trailer stall, and decided "hey I think I can pull forward far enough with the F150 to back in the trailer without getting my rear wheels (with all-season tires) in really muddy ground - and my e-locker will help me too!" (mistake #2).
So I did that and tried to back the trailer in. Even with e-locker engaged, got nothing but wheel spin in the slicker-than-snot-on-a-doorknob Mississippi mud. Then I got the brilliant idea 'ok I'll just drive forward a little more onto non-rutted grass/mud, then pop it in reverse and take a running start at getting enough traction to get the trailer moving' (mistake #3).
I did get some traction my 2nd attempt but to 'be sure' I gunned it. And I got traction. And the trailer moved backwards quickly - very quickly. And of course I wasn't lined up perfectly straight, so you can guess at the result. I managed to prove what they tell you about backing up utility trailers:
It caused about $1700 worth of damage to my right rear fender area. That pipe top trailer was stout. Expensive lesson to learn.
Aha, true confessions time, trying to coax embarrassing or "stuff happens" tales from us. OK, I'll bite with my embarrassing dent story:
A couple years ago I had a 40 acre place with a separate 4-stall, 3-sided tractor shed about 150 yards from the house. Crushed limestone drive from the concrete driveway to the tractor shed, stalls were crushed limestone too. Along with my 4wd utility tractor I stored my 6x12 pipe top utility trailer and other crap under the tractor shed to keep everything out of the elements. My UTV's I kept in a 4-stall enclosed garage/workshop area next to the house.
I had picked up a new UTV (Kaw. Mule Pro-FX) using my utility trailer and my 2016 157" WD 2wd Screw. Drove it home, unloaded the new UTV. It was just turning dark; normally I use my UTV to put the utility trailer back into the shed stall area 'cause the ground (field) in front of the tractor shed is Bahia grass and soft/muddy after rains, 4wd and aggressive tires on the UTV make backing the trailer into the stall a non-issue. BUT - I was tired and wanted to get the trailer put away fast (mistake #1). So drove the truck and trailer to the tractor shed, eyeballed the ground in front of the trailer stall, and decided "hey I think I can pull forward far enough with the F150 to back in the trailer without getting my rear wheels (with all-season tires) in really muddy ground - and my e-locker will help me too!" (mistake #2).
So I did that and tried to back the trailer in. Even with e-locker engaged, got nothing but wheel spin in the slicker-than-snot-on-a-doorknob Mississippi mud. Then I got the brilliant idea 'ok I'll just drive forward a little more onto non-rutted grass/mud, then pop it in reverse and take a running start at getting enough traction to get the trailer moving' (mistake #3).
I did get some traction my 2nd attempt but to 'be sure' I gunned it. And I got traction. And the trailer moved backwards quickly - very quickly. And of course I wasn't lined up perfectly straight, so you can guess at the result. I managed to prove what they tell you about backing up utility trailers:
It caused about $1700 worth of damage to my right rear fender area. That pipe top trailer was stout. Expensive lesson to learn.
There's not much more dumb accidents than me throwing a 2x4 "under" the truck and hitting the bottom of my door instead. Lol I guess it all makes for a good story later.
Those short trailers turn really fast. I have a 20' dovetail that is really nice and easy to back, but if I hook up my brother's little short atv trailer, good grief that thing is goofy to maneuver. It will come around sideways in a hurry
There's not much more dumb accidents than me throwing a 2x4 "under" the truck and hitting the bottom of my door instead. Lol I guess it all makes for a good story later.
Those short trailers turn really fast. I have a 20' dovetail that is really nice and easy to back, but if I hook up my brother's little short atv trailer, good grief that thing is goofy to maneuver. It will come around sideways in a hurry
Try getting out of the Kenworth with the 53' trailer into the pick up with the 10'
For me, the question is more like "how will I dent it, or scratch and otherwise do something ugly?" My new 2023 Lariat will replace a 2001 Suburban 2500 that I have owned since new, and used for work and play, especially as a geology field vehicle. I don't think twice about driving through brush or close to rocks on narrow trails. So far I have managed to avoid actual dents, but it has lots of small nicks and scratches all around.
the thing about these types of dents, is that it's not very noticeable until you are walking by and the light or reflection is on it, and then it just stands out from the rest of the whole truck. Standing still someone may not even see it, but as soon as a reflection hits...
Then you can't quit looking at it. Haha. I would have had to get it fixed also. Good thing you have a shop that does great work. Getting harder to find those
YEah my Mother in LAw was like "but is that really a big deal?"
Wife and sister grew up with Mom in a single parent household. No male influences. Did the bare minimum needed to keep the house standing and functional and the cars running. Were never sticklers for anything, didn't generally proactively fix things that wore out before they broke or tackle little minor things. It shows in my wife's mentality about a lot of things.
If I showed a pic of what the 45k luxury car the wife bought new in 2015 looks like now it might make some of you ill.
Yeah, I can`t stand any scrapes, dents, scratches etc. on any of my vehicles. I have Obsessive Compulsive disorder. I once had a truck that had a small gouge in the bumper from rubbing a concrete post. I bought a new bumper the next day.
02-27-2023, 01:59 PM
