Woke this morning at 6am and the wind was blowing outside. I thought, damn I reckon I can down to my favorite spot, take my work clothes, get in a quick blast, and then go straight to work. 
I got my sail in and was feeling pretty rapt that I'd pulled off a quick sail before work and then promptly reversed into a tree, smashed the rear window of the subaru and bent the rear door. 
It didn't look that bad to me, save for the fact the whole window shattered.
Windscreens O'brien quoted $2000 for the rear window but wouldn't do it as there was a minor dent in rear hatch. Panel beater reckons a couple of thousand!
I'm like WTF?!?!?
That's gonna turn my morning into a $4000 session!
Select to expand quotegregob said..
That's gonna turn my morning into a $4000 session!
My whole car is worth that much...it doubles in value when I put all my windsurf gear on it 
Select to expand quotesav911 said..gregob said..
That's gonna turn my morning into a $4000 session!
My whole car is worth that much...it doubles in value when I put all my windsurf gear on it
Mine will be doubled when I fill it up with petrol.
Select to expand quotegregob said..
Woke this morning at 6am and the wind was blowing outside. I thought, damn I reckon I can down to my favorite spot, take my work clothes, get in a quick blast, and then go straight to work.
I got my sail in and was feeling pretty rapt that I'd pulled off a quick sail before work and then promptly reversed into a tree, smashed the rear window of the subaru and bent the rear door.
Could have been a bit more expensive with someone in between your car and the tree...
Not good news at all!
Shop around for you back window, depending on model, you may pick a secondhand one up at a wreckers, or a parts importer. Also check Ebay, sometimes imported stuff shows up there. Factory 'genuine' parts are usually poisonously expensive, see if you can find something aftermarket.
Good luck, Glen.
Glad wrap makes for a good rear window.
Just dont turn on the rear wind shied wiper, it will rip the sh!t out of it.
Select to expand quoteGestalt said..
wow that's a lot of money for a window.
Rear windows always are... cos they don't sell quite as many as windscreens. Pure profiteering 
$2000 for a rear windows??? What are you driving? A Ferrari? That sounds very expensive...
That is why I installed tow bar.
I didn't try it but may help on the tight parking space save paint on your bumper too
Select to expand quoteMark _australia said..Gestalt said..
wow that's a lot of money for a window.
Rear windows always are... cos they don't sell quite as many as windscreens. Pure profiteering
yes well I do have a crack in my front window that's been there for a while now.
Don't stress. Atleast your got a before work sail . . .. You could of woken up naked in your neighbours garden with a permanent marker mustache .. .... I Really hate those mornings
Select to expand quoter2908 said..
Don't stress. Atleast your got a before work sail . . .. You could of woken up naked in your neighbours garden with a permanent marker mustache .. .... I Really hate those mornings
Ah, the glass half full approach. I like it Select to expand quotestehsegler said...
$2000 for a rear windows??? What are you driving? A Ferrari? That sounds very expensive...
2000 model Subaru Outback station wagon. Seems they are particularly unusual and O'brien's use genuine part. Select to expand quoteMacroscien said...
That is why I installed tow bar.
I didn't try it but may help on the tight parking space save paint on your bumper too
I have a tow bar. Damn tree had a curve in trunk so went straight into window and didn't touch tow bar or bumper!
Luckily for me I "inherited" the car from my partner 2 weeks ago when we got her a newer car and she had fully insured it so I will only have to pay $600 excess. Also most luckily I had sold my old bomb at same time and the money has already been spent on new Board
So the friggen tree can't take that away from me.
Select to expand quotegregob said..
It didn't look that bad to me, save for the fact the whole window shattered.
Windscreens O'brien quoted $2000 for the rear window but wouldn't do it as there was a minor dent in rear hatch. Panel beater reckons a couple of thousand!
I'm like WTF?!?!?
That's gonna turn my morning into a $4000 session!
Don't use them they are a rip, generally halve what they say for a reasonable repairer, they operate purely off their name!
Yeah. I've opened the garage door. Put her in reverse. Carefully turned the nose between the other parked car and the side of the doo.... BANG!
Ah. Somebody has parked behind me.
Also, I put dad's '77 Carrera off a cliff. "...Oh. Really? Do you think you can limp it back home?" "Er, not really dad, I'm lucky to be alive is what the car looks like. The tow truck's 30m cable can just barely reach it." Came about 50cm from doing a Peter Brock. Yeah, that was not my greatest day either. 
Think yourself lucky / unlucky* there wasn't a kiter hanging on to a Cabrinha in the tree as well.
* delete as appropriate
Select to expand quoteevlPanda said..
Yeah. I've opened the garage door. Put her in reverse. Carefully turned the nose between the other parked car and the side of the doo.... BANG!
Ah. Somebody has parked behind me.
Also, I put dad's '77 Carrera off a cliff. "...Oh. Really? Do you think you can limp it back home?" "Er, not really dad, I'm lucky to be alive is what the car looks like. The tow truck's 30m cable can just barely reach it." Came about 50cm from doing a Peter Brock. Yeah, that was not my greatest day either.
Thank you EP - that's the most helpful thing anyone has said to make me feel better yet 
Select to expand quoteevlPanda said..
Yeah. I've opened the garage door. Put her in reverse. Carefully turned the nose between the other parked car and the side of the doo.... BANG!
Ah. Somebody has parked behind me.
Also, I put dad's '77 Carrera off a cliff. "...Oh. Really? Do you think you can limp it back home?" "Er, not really dad, I'm lucky to be alive is what the car looks like. The tow truck's 30m cable can just barely reach it." Came about 50cm from doing a Peter Brock. Yeah, that was not my greatest day either.
OUCH
The Porsche thing^^
Select to expand quotegregob said..
Thank you EP - that's the most helpful thing anyone has said to make me feel better yet
It is always better to have a bad day at the beach, then a good day at work.
How does that feel gregob
Select to expand quoteneilpete said...gregob said..
Thank you EP - that's the most helpful thing anyone has said to make me feel better yet
It is always better to have a bad day at the beach, then a good day at work.
How does that feel gregob
That is true. I would have to agree with that sentiment. But it doesn't quite match the Ferris Bueler proportions of Evilpandas unfortunate predicament.
I read a great self help book once that had a key phrase "you can handle it". I think we can amend it to "if EP can handle it, anyone can handle it!"
