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25-12-2011, 04:57 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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just had a fairly decent hail storm thomastown /reservoir area, the bigger bits of hail the size of small walnuts, , so if your in other area`s of melbourne that have an under cover option , now might be a good time to take that option, it only lasted about 5 minutes, and i don`t know if they are big enough to damage panel work, it would be pretty close i reckon.
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25-12-2011, 05:00 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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My car has been totally pummelled :(
Keilor East - lets see what the insurance company says! Doors, bonnet , bootlid and roof copped the brunt of the damage   
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25-12-2011, 05:02 PM
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25-12-2011, 05:05 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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Yep. Merry Xmas!!!!!!! Not too fussed mate. It will get sorted.
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25-12-2011, 05:07 PM
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Yep the storm has arrived. We have lost power twice in the past hour....
Buckle up people. We are in for a wet night.
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25-12-2011, 05:16 PM
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heaps of people on facebook reporting a lot of damage to cars
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25-12-2011, 05:48 PM
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My car has plenty of damage, and only third party insurance. Merry ******* xmas!
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25-12-2011, 05:58 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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sounds like the storm is cranking up again, yep big stones.
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25-12-2011, 06:16 PM
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Glad I paid for undercover parking at Tullamarine, shade cloth should be enough to stop hail stones, right?
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25-12-2011, 06:18 PM
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Ducked out just as it started and dumped the whole washing line of clothes over the BA. Seemed to have done the trick, but the bonnet copped a few dimples. Good excuse for a Boss bonnet upgrade..
 . Caroline Springs, VICOld man's '11 corolla didn't come up too good.. bonnet, roof, bootlid covered in dents. |
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25-12-2011, 06:18 PM
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=[ pretty flat right now, cars fairly dinted up
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25-12-2011, 06:21 PM
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25-12-2011, 06:25 PM
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Didn't hit any hail while driving home, but damn I had a lot of aqua planing on the freeway, got the ticker racing.
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25-12-2011, 06:26 PM
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Check out the radar for Melbourne area http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDR024.loop.shtml#skip
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25-12-2011, 07:12 PM
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Just slidin'
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Well, apparently Tennis Ball sized hail, and also a Tornado. Keep safe down there guys,not that good of a present for you.
http://instagr.am/p/bbMgR/
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25-12-2011, 07:21 PM
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Gazza!
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Good to hear some folks getting a respray for a belated Christmas present
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25-12-2011, 07:26 PM
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Both my cars made it through okay. Some very interesting moments driving back from the other side of town though!
Three of my cousin's cars are seriously damaged though. They are in Burnside. GK
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25-12-2011, 07:52 PM
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I coped it in Thomastown on the ring road bonnet roof a bit on the front guards. But the hard lids fine tho lol.
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25-12-2011, 07:56 PM
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I just went to check on mine and all looks good at the moment...thank god
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25-12-2011, 08:33 PM
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Mine has copped it, the roof has taken quite a dinger where it meets the rear windscreen, the bonnet is peppered, as is the boot. No pics, the phone has crapped out and I have no other camera handy.
The car was in Taylors Hill whilst I was in Torquay. |
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25-12-2011, 08:48 PM
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I was correct - AGAIN
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Just returned from Tullamarine airport. The roads are covered in debris. Looks like a huge storm hit the place this afternoon.
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25-12-2011, 08:50 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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Laserlite sheeting in my garage copped it :(
Nothing one sheet of laserlite wont fix though Need to sort that before the Landau returns home! |
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25-12-2011, 09:16 PM
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how do solar panels go with hail like that?!
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25-12-2011, 09:19 PM
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25-12-2011, 09:21 PM
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EDIT: Beat me to it ^^^^
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25-12-2011, 09:30 PM
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If this keeps happening It wont be long before Insurance companies change their policies to not include hail damage or charge a higher premium for cover.
Hail storms in Melbourne seem to happen more frequently and a lot wilder over the past few years.
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25-12-2011, 09:30 PM
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Some areas have copped it really bad. We didn't get any hail here, however 5 mins down the road in Ferntree Gully they did!
Hopefully insurance will cover the cost of the damage. ^^ Seems Jack and I were thinking the same thing.
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25-12-2011, 09:34 PM
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Purveyor of filth
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Irreparable roof damage, is it grounds for a writeoff?
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25-12-2011, 09:34 PM
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real aussies drive aussie
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Not good at all.
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