I hate trees

[Cotswold Pete]

The other day driving along, and hear a loud bang that came from the rear the car. Assumed I had hit something in the road, and later when I checked underneath, could find no problems.  But the next day noticed a big dent in near side rear pillar, about the size of a saucer and it has actually created a slight crease in the metal work - so must have been heavy?

Given the bang happened on a treelined road, I assume therefore a branch/log whacked the back.

So now my lovely motor is looking somewhat in need of some work, what with the keyed doors on drives side (over 18 months ago - but no rust coming through), the bat sh*t pock mark on the bonnet (over two years ago) and now a log strike.

Not sure with rear pillar issue to just get it professionally filled, or get the internal panel off and at least get it knocked out a bit before finishing, but either way seems like a bit of cash (which I do not have at the mo) needs to be spent.

The joys of owning a car - and at least the log fell on the rear rather than through the windscreen!!!

[Chris Skelton]

The joy of the Cotswolds? All those lovely Japanese tourists admiring the trees and.......

[Cotswold Pete]

28 minutes ago, Chris Skelton said:

The joy of the Cotswolds? All those lovely Japanese tourists admiring the trees and.......

That's a thought, could have been a tourist climbing a tree to get a better view, and fell on the car while trying to get a better selfie

[runsgrateasanut]

Can you not use a sucker to pull out the dent?  May not be perfect if rippled but worth a try. You can get Saucer size!

[Cotswold Pete]

17 hours ago, runsgrateasanut said:

Can you not use a sucker to pull out the dent?  May not be perfect if rippled but worth a try. You can get Saucer size!

Might be worth a try, especially as every morning the dent catches my eye, and then later on I will get it sorted properly, as I feel the need to get my car back to great looking motor it was before all the other paint work damage, and get the headlights polished back, and the leather seats a good old clean.

At least when driving I cannot see how shabby the LS is looking!!