Ever damage your front bumper cover pulling OUT of a parking spot?
08-27-2002, 10:51 AM
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Re: no no no. This is not about the truth, it is this guy trying to get Audi to pay
So you Audi employees never noticed that a fishook is easier on the way in than out? HELLO!!!
BTW, why do they call them parking lot BUMPERS? Because with most cars you bump your tire into them, but with an A6 they take off your bumper!
BTW, why do they call them parking lot BUMPERS? Because with most cars you bump your tire into them, but with an A6 they take off your bumper!
08-29-2002, 10:13 AM
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Re: and yes, Audi should take the same approach and make a simple fix.
<center><img src="http://www.uleth.ca/~michael.basil/audifront.jpg"></center><p>Or at least WARN people of the problem.
As for you Audi appolgists (employees), how do you expect people to know about the limitation ("driver error indeed!") before it's happened? Hello?
As for you Audi appolgists (employees), how do you expect people to know about the limitation ("driver error indeed!") before it's happened? Hello?
08-29-2002, 10:16 AM
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Re: It's NOT possible to only make contact on the way out...
True. But the sound of the hook sliding over the concrete barrier isn't nearly as loud as when you pull out and the bumper is being ripped off! In the second case it's the addition of a much louder sound!
08-29-2002, 10:21 AM
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Re: yes, and yet to get it fixed... not happy with design flaw.
I think an owner could easily modify the bumper cover to clear the concrete. But is that insight acquired BEFORE the bumper gets ripped off for the first time?
08-29-2002, 10:23 AM
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Re: Long, low snoot = scrunch. The fact that the damage occurs ...
Right. So say you buy a new car and the first time it goes over 60 the wheels fall off. Driver error!!! The driver should have know what was going to happen before it happened. You're presupposing a lot there!
11-08-2017, 01:22 PM
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I am an investigator in Southern California. I am working on a case involving Audi, and the A6 model in particular. Numerous A6 owners (including my father) have suffered damage to the front end of their cars when pulling OUT of parking spaces that have concrete curbs/ parking blocks.
The owners have reported that they did not hit or scrap the curbs/parking blocks on the way into the spot, but only on the way out. How is this possible? I would look forward to speaking with any A6 owners who have experienced this problem, or those who wish to avoid it. The repair costs have ranged from $800-1,200. Thanks.
The owners have reported that they did not hit or scrap the curbs/parking blocks on the way into the spot, but only on the way out. How is this possible? I would look forward to speaking with any A6 owners who have experienced this problem, or those who wish to avoid it. The repair costs have ranged from $800-1,200. Thanks.
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11-11-2017, 08:58 AM
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My opinion:
Don’t pull so close to the curb that your bumper goes over the top of it. Not all curbs are the same height so why take the risk.
It cracks me up when I see people pull so far forward as to drive over the curb, and that is exactly what you are doing. The curbs are to stop you from going forward. Drive over them and pay the price. It is not a design flaw, it is a parking error.Take responsibility!!!
Don’t pull so close to the curb that your bumper goes over the top of it. Not all curbs are the same height so why take the risk.
It cracks me up when I see people pull so far forward as to drive over the curb, and that is exactly what you are doing. The curbs are to stop you from going forward. Drive over them and pay the price. It is not a design flaw, it is a parking error.Take responsibility!!!
05-16-2018, 01:12 PM
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Yes. It can happen because of parking lot design flaw
If the parking lot has a dip, then your front bumper can suddenly bottom out onto the raised sidewalk, raised planter or tire stop without hearing a scraping noise. This happened to me and my front bumper snagged and ripped of while backing out. Mine was caused by a raised tree planter designed to have the front end of car hover above it by 2 feet.
02-05-2023, 07:45 AM
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It’s the driver, it’s the designer
It is absolutely NOT a drivers fault, it is the designer’s. Whoever designs the height curb stop is a fault. I say we need to go after the designers and builders that make these WAY to high or deceptively low.
they must've slightly scraped the curb stop on the way in...very similar to a barbed hook...goes in relatively easy, but gets caught-up on the way out. Whether they want to admit it or not...they rubbed over the curb stop on the way in...the car doesn't magically drop down after it sits in a parking spot.
Everyone who has done this...it is their own fault. It is an unfortunate error in judgement but it IS a driver's error. Just because one cannot see the bumper in front of the car doesn't mean you should continue moving forward until you hit something.
Perhaps Audi and it's dealers should alert buyers to this potential hazard...it would be nice...several people here have done it...but you don't go suing a car company because it's mirrors stick out too far and you sometimes bang it getting in or out of the garage or along a fence, etc.
I think virtually everyone here admits that it is their own fault for this...although some think it is a bit of a stupid design to have the lower air dam come down so low just in front of the tires. I agree it is not the ideal design and can lead toward an easy unfortunate, unintended dam-ectomy...but you can see the curb stop when pulling in, so you know it's there...now just stop before you hit it!
Everyone who has done this...it is their own fault. It is an unfortunate error in judgement but it IS a driver's error. Just because one cannot see the bumper in front of the car doesn't mean you should continue moving forward until you hit something.
Perhaps Audi and it's dealers should alert buyers to this potential hazard...it would be nice...several people here have done it...but you don't go suing a car company because it's mirrors stick out too far and you sometimes bang it getting in or out of the garage or along a fence, etc.
I think virtually everyone here admits that it is their own fault for this...although some think it is a bit of a stupid design to have the lower air dam come down so low just in front of the tires. I agree it is not the ideal design and can lead toward an easy unfortunate, unintended dam-ectomy...but you can see the curb stop when pulling in, so you know it's there...now just stop before you hit it!