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BalogUK · 10-15-2009, 09:34 PM

...(girlfriend's driveway, pretty steep, bitch to reverse up) so I park at the top of the hill, 1st gear engaged, parking brake on. couple hours pass, come out, my car is at the bottom of the hill in the rear bumper of her jetta.

what do i do.

1320junkie · 10-15-2009, 09:36 PM

call your insurance company

Michael_Js · 10-15-2009, 09:38 PM

Wow! That bites!! :( In gear, huh?

BalogUK · 10-15-2009, 09:44 PM

yeah in 1st. damage to the camaro is minimal- the bumper is slliiiightly warped where the supports are to the left and right of the peak.. the jetta's bumper has a pretty solid concave bulge... speed was definitely slow, faster than a crawl though...

someone correct me here, but 1st gear + ebrake should be damn hard to move.

franknbeans · 10-15-2009, 09:45 PM

wow, that's crazy.... parking break doesn't work very well... may have to get mine looked at. . .

1320junkie · 10-15-2009, 09:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BalogUK

yeah in 1st. damage to the camaro is minimal- the bumper is slliiiightly warped where the supports are to the left and right of the peak.. the jetta's bumper has a pretty solid concave bulge... speed was definitely slow, faster than a crawl though...

someone correct me here, but 1st gear + ebrake should be damn hard to move.

I would think so..I dunno what went wrong

BalogUK · 10-15-2009, 09:49 PM

i've got a 1k collision ded. so its either live with her new blemishes, or take it out of pocket...

novocaine · 10-15-2009, 09:53 PM

check out the car maybe at the dealer and let them know. That thing should move if only in gear, but the parking break?

Either that or your car was trying to mate with her car. American and German. Hmmm. One standard and one metric might not fit well.

a_Username · 10-15-2009, 09:56 PM

Lol jk. But check with your insurance company. Be sure to take pictures first...

BalogUK · 10-15-2009, 10:04 PM

you know, that's what insurance is for, but umm- does GM have an issue

a_Username · 10-15-2009, 10:05 PM

I doubt it. He may have got a monday car lol.

deljaso · 10-15-2009, 10:08 PM

When I had a manual car, I always put the car in a gear opposite of the hill direction.
For example, nose down the hill, put it in reverse. Nose up the hill, put it in first.
Did you check if the car was still in gear when it was resting against the Jetta?

1320junkie · 10-15-2009, 10:12 PM

I always turn my wheels into the curb also when parked on a hill

thesnoopster · 10-15-2009, 10:12 PM

Damn ....i guess the e-brake might have disengaged or something which is wierd...and by being in 1st gear ,,,just enhanced the roll out ....just my opinion

10-15-2009, 09:34 PM	#1
BalogUK THE architect. Drives: 2SS/RS M6 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Suwanee, GA/Seeley Lake, MT Posts: 837 View My Garage	so I'm parked at the top of a hill... ...(girlfriend's driveway, pretty steep, bitch to reverse up) so I park at the top of the hill, 1st gear engaged, parking brake on. couple hours pass, come out, my car is at the bottom of the hill in the rear bumper of her jetta. what do i do. __________________ #34122 EMPTIED, AT YARD ON 8/26/09; Delivered 9/07/09 MODS: Borla ATAK Cat-Back GFX (#140378), 35% Ceramic all-around, CAI, Inc. Intake w/ Scoop, Hurst Short Throw, Heritage Grille, GM Dove Tail, Laser Interceptor Triple v8.9, Passport Max, Pfadt ZL Stage 2 Last edited by BalogUK; 10-15-2009 at 10:41 PM.

10-15-2009, 09:38 PM	#3
Michael_Js SoCal C5 Family Member Drives: 2010 Camaro SS/RS - Black w/IOM; 6M Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: San Diego, CA, USA Posts: 5,299 View My Garage	Wow! That bites!! :( In gear, huh? __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2010 Black 2SS/RS; 6M; IOM, GFX, sunroof; ADM Race CAI; Zoomers CB; Viper Alarm; Pdaft F&R sways, Adj Endlinks, Rtrailing arms, Camber kit, strut brace, Front Trailing Arm Bushing; SLP Skip-Shift Elim; Tinted lights/windows; Hurst Short-throw; LoJack; Door & Dash ABL Mods; ********; JBA Shorty headers; AACStyle LEDs; Stillen DS rotors, Hawk Ceramic pads; Havoc Blk Chrome wheels: 20x9s; Lingenfelter Blk Al Pedals; RevXtreme Catch Can; Goodridge SS lines; Ported TB; RK Sport hood; Hotchkis chassis brace; KW V3 coilovers;

10-15-2009, 09:44 PM	#4
BalogUK THE architect. Drives: 2SS/RS M6 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Suwanee, GA/Seeley Lake, MT Posts: 837 View My Garage	yeah in 1st. damage to the camaro is minimal- the bumper is slliiiightly warped where the supports are to the left and right of the peak.. the jetta's bumper has a pretty solid concave bulge... speed was definitely slow, faster than a crawl though... someone correct me here, but 1st gear + ebrake should be damn hard to move. __________________ #34122 EMPTIED, AT YARD ON 8/26/09; Delivered 9/07/09 MODS: Borla ATAK Cat-Back GFX (#140378), 35% Ceramic all-around, CAI, Inc. Intake w/ Scoop, Hurst Short Throw, Heritage Grille, GM Dove Tail, Laser Interceptor Triple v8.9, Passport Max, Pfadt ZL Stage 2

10-15-2009, 09:45 PM	#5
franknbeans Whipped Drives: 2010 CAMARO Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Pittsburgh-ish - PA Posts: 4,216 View My Garage	wow, that's crazy.... parking break doesn't work very well... may have to get mine looked at. . . __________________ Car of the week 7/7/14

10-15-2009, 09:49 PM	#7
BalogUK THE architect. Drives: 2SS/RS M6 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Suwanee, GA/Seeley Lake, MT Posts: 837 View My Garage	i've got a 1k collision ded. so its either live with her new blemishes, or take it out of pocket... __________________ #34122 EMPTIED, AT YARD ON 8/26/09; Delivered 9/07/09 MODS: Borla ATAK Cat-Back GFX (#140378), 35% Ceramic all-around, CAI, Inc. Intake w/ Scoop, Hurst Short Throw, Heritage Grille, GM Dove Tail, Laser Interceptor Triple v8.9, Passport Max, Pfadt ZL Stage 2

10-15-2009, 09:36 PM	#2
1320junkie Drives: The Imperial Army Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: The Darkside Posts: 15,742	call your insurance company

10-15-2009, 09:53 PM	#8
novocaine Drives: cgm 2ss m6 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: kennewick, wa Posts: 37	get it checked. check out the car maybe at the dealer and let them know. That thing should move if only in gear, but the parking break? Either that or your car was trying to mate with her car. American and German. Hmmm. One standard and one metric might not fit well.

10-15-2009, 09:56 PM	#9
a_Username Drives: 2010 2SS Camaro Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Murfreesboro, TN Posts: 3,890 View My Garage	Lol jk. But check with your insurance company. Be sure to take pictures first...

10-15-2009, 10:04 PM	#10
BalogUK THE architect. Drives: 2SS/RS M6 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Suwanee, GA/Seeley Lake, MT Posts: 837 View My Garage	you know, that's what insurance is for, but umm- does GM have an issue __________________ #34122 EMPTIED, AT YARD ON 8/26/09; Delivered 9/07/09 MODS: Borla ATAK Cat-Back GFX (#140378), 35% Ceramic all-around, CAI, Inc. Intake w/ Scoop, Hurst Short Throw, Heritage Grille, GM Dove Tail, Laser Interceptor Triple v8.9, Passport Max, Pfadt ZL Stage 2

10-15-2009, 10:05 PM	#11
a_Username Drives: 2010 2SS Camaro Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Murfreesboro, TN Posts: 3,890 View My Garage	I doubt it. He may have got a monday car lol.

10-15-2009, 10:08 PM	#12
deljaso Drives: 2010 1LT/RS Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Lexington, KY Posts: 325	When I had a manual car, I always put the car in a gear opposite of the hill direction. For example, nose down the hill, put it in reverse. Nose up the hill, put it in first. Did you check if the car was still in gear when it was resting against the Jetta?

10-15-2009, 10:12 PM	#13
1320junkie Drives: The Imperial Army Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: The Darkside Posts: 15,742	I always turn my wheels into the curb also when parked on a hill

10-15-2009, 10:12 PM	#14
thesnoopster Drives: '17 Fifty SS - '18 Traverse Redline Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 3,616	Damn ....i guess the e-brake might have disengaged or something which is wierd...and by being in 1st gear ,,,just enhanced the roll out ....just my opinion __________________ 2017 Camaro SS -"FIFTY" Mods: "93 Octane"

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