RE: Morning Commute $$$$$$$$$$

["Squier, Craig" <craig_squier@arvin.com>]

Sounds like you might need to use your collision comprehensive on that
one...

Bumper cover is like $150, grille another $100, condenser around $150,
Radiator about $200 plus labor plus the purge/recharge of the AC, plus
painting, maybe even replace the styrofoam bumper core...

What was "X" anyway? a depleted uranium penetrator???

Good luck
-Cab

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> From: 	chris collier[SMTP:collier@iglou.com]
> Reply To: 	jettaglx@igtc.com
> Sent: 	Thursday, September 23, 1999 10:19 AM
> To: 	Digest, jetta glx; Listserver, gti-vr6
> Subject: 	Morning Commute $$$$$$$$$$
> 
> Dear Lists,
> 
> Yesterday morning, and what is turning out to be an expensive morning to
> get to work, a foreign object decided it would like to meet the front
> end of my car.
> 
> I am not going to go into the blow-by-blow of what happen, I think that
> i will go straight to the facts.
> 
> A piece of "X" came flying off the highway in front of me and hit the
> front of my car. BIB BIG thud!!!!!!!!!
> 
> First thought.....................HEADLIGHT!!!!!!!! $$$
> Second thought.................Front lip of hood $$$$
> Third thought.....................Just loud,  no damage (fingers crossed
> at this point)
> 
> I was going to wait until I was out of traffic to asses the damage.
> While continuing to drive I noticed the reflection of BOTH of my
> headlights on the Explorer in front of me.  COOL rule out my first
> thought.................-$$$
> 
> As I pulled to the side of the road, I walked around the front of my
> car, and low and behold, rule out Second Thought (and there was much
> rejoicing, but wait..............)
> 
> Rule out Third Thought,(and a hush comes over the crowd)
> 
> Fourth Thought, which has become the First Realization: worse than any
> of the previous thoughts.................
> 
> Piece of "X" hit the front bumper, cracked the paint in several places,
> gouged the plastic bumper cover, then went through the grill (destroying
> it), then went through the AC condenser(destroying it), then stopped at
> the radiator.............................
> 
> OOPS, the scenario just got worse, quick................
> 
> So what now was a morning commute, has become very
> expensive......................
> 
> Now to my question, does anyone have any experience with replacing the
> AC condenser core on our cars?
> Is the AC condenser core on our cars the same as on ALL A3's?
> 
> I now have to replace my front bumper cover, the front grill, and the AC
> condenser core
> 
> Grand Total $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
> 
> thanks,
> 
> chris
> collier@iglou.com
>