WOW cheap panals near the fuel tank

[Rocky918]

So I was at the gas station filling up, Im pumping my gas, holding the nozzle with my left hand, facing away from the car, and leaning back on the car like a mini seat (dont worry i had sweat pants on, nothing to scratch it)... i was relaxing because this fuel pump was exceptionally slow, took like 7 minutes to fill up...

so im leaning against hte back part of the side of the car and all of a sudden the panel bends inward, i feel it in my ass (no pun intended) and i immediatly jump up off it ... i was in disbelief thinking i was day dreaming, so i lean against it again with slight pressure and it dips in again and snaps back to normal.... it didnt damage it in anyway, looks fine, no wrinkle, but WHAT THE HELL????????????? im only 200lbs and 6'3... is this really made that cheap in that part that the panal will fold in under such little pressure? i wasnt even putting a 1/5 of my body weight on it

has this happened to anyone else?

[TJ91]

i did the same thing, my elbow even made the part where the concept filler was bend. I felt like i was leaning on a honda. Lol never again.
You know what im talking about right, the part where the concept filler was originally? that dam part bended down with just my elbow.

[ORANGE U NV]

Rocky, I'm real sorry you've had such a bad experience with your car so far. The scratched rim at the automated car wash, young people not staring at your awsome ride and now thin body panels........:(

[bolteon593]

in all honesty though, what are you expecting? those panels are made to be cheap to replace and cheap to manufacture...

not for leaning on. you want something to lean on, go find a car that was made back in the 70's.

[levi1922]

Originally Posted by ORANGE U NV

Rocky, I'm real sorry you've had such a bad experience with your car so far. The scratched rim at the automated car wash, young people not staring at your awsome ride and now thin body panels........:(

[TJ91]

guys, you dont need to get rude, i can lean on my brothers mustang or my fusion and none of the panels bend. Dont start chirping the mustang either. Camaro is a great car, but not one i would lean on.
Try touching the bumper with your finger, the whole thing bends lol Top Gear joked aabout that with the vette

[FenwickHockey65]

I would suggest you go to your Chevy dealer, your Buick-GMC dealer, your Cadillac dealer, your Ford dealer, your CJD dealer, your toyota dealer, and push on the panels of any of the cars...and I'm sure you'll find at least one panel on each car that does exactly that.

[levi1922]

Originally Posted by TJ91

guys, you dont need to get rude, i can lean on my brothers mustang or my fusion and none of the panels bend. Dont start chirping the mustang either. Camaro is a great car, but not one i would lean on.
Try touching the bumper with your finger, the whole thing bends lol Top Gear joked aabout that with the vette

haha i was actually about to say that i hope top gear doesnt notice this if they ever test it

[Ghost Rider]

I must confess to the same experience. I was washing my Camaro and leaned on the "shoulder" as I bent down to wash the rear wheel and felt it give. No damage done. Who knew.

[fastball]

That's your federal safety standards at work. Welcome to the world of "front and rear crumple zones"

Seriously. Most any car today has soft metal panels designed with impact absorbtion as the main function. They will flex quite a bit if you just push them with a moderate amount of force.

[PQ]

Originally Posted by ORANGE U NV

Rocky, I'm real sorry you've had such a bad experience with your car so far. The scratched rim at the automated car wash, young people not staring at your awsome ride and now thin body panels........:(

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Originally Posted by bolteon593

in all honesty though, what are you expecting? those panels are made to be cheap to replace and cheap to manufacture...

not for leaning on. you want something to lean on, go find a car that was made back in the 70's.

It's just a body. A cosmetic shroud to look good over a high performance chasis. You see it rippling in the wind, then you got a problem.

Originally Posted by FenwickHockey65

I would suggest you go to your Chevy dealer, your Buick-GMC dealer, your Cadillac dealer, your Ford dealer, your CJD dealer, your toyota dealer, and push on the panels of any of the cars...and I'm sure you'll find at least one panel on each car that does exactly that.

Some designs won't as badly and some will even worse.

[Rocky918]

Originally Posted by ORANGE U NV

Rocky, I'm real sorry you've had such a bad experience with your car so far. The scratched rim at the automated car wash, young people not staring at your awsome ride and now thin body panels........:(

No way, I LOVEEEEE my car with a passion... I scratched rims are just bad luck, lesson learned the hard way.... idc if people dont look, i was just a little suprised, it looks awesom to me and thats what matters... and i just didnt know the panels were so thin, excuse me

Originally Posted by fastball

Seriously. Most any car today has soft metal panels designed with impact absorbtion as the main function. They will flex quite a bit if you just push them with a moderate amount of force.

I had no idea about this, my old benz never flexed in once.... ive filled up many other cars as well and also leaned on a bunch of my friends cars over the years (only wihtout jeans or a belt) and I have never had the car bend inward like that in my life... it was a new experience... so once again... EXCUSEEEE ME, i didnt know... no need to be dicks about it for the other people who were

[shank0668]

My dads 05 ram is the same way.

[PQ]

Originally Posted by Rocky918

No way, I LOVEEEEE my car with a passion... I scratched rims are just bad luck, lesson learned the hard way.... idc if people dont look, i was just a little suprised, it looks awesom to me and thats what matters... and i just didnt know the panels were so thin, excuse me




I had no idea about this, my old benz never flexed in once.... ive filled up many other cars as well and also leaned on a bunch of my friends cars over the years (only wihtout jeans or a belt) and I have never had the car bend inward like that in my life... it was a new experience... so once again... EXCUSEEEE ME, i didnt know... no need to be dicks about it for the other people who were

It's all good. No one is being a dick. Some just don't use smilies much.