What happens when you don’t protect your car
OK, so it seems a little mean to get a kick out of the misfortune of others.
Certainly the owners of the cars we’re about to show you didn’t appreciate Mother Nature on the fateful day the weather dealt them (and their car – literally) a costly blow.
Let this be a cautionary tale.
Weather can be a mean, cruel and unrelenting affair.
It pays to be prepared – so the next time the cumulonimbus clouds roll in or the forecast shows flashes of lightening, make sure your car is safely ensconced in a garage or carport.
Here are just a few examples of what can happen to your car if you don’t protect it during a storm.
Damage like this, or even more minor damage such as hail dents in your panelling or simple water damage, can make your car unsellable or uninsurable, even if properly repaired.
It’s easy to have a chuckle (it’s human nature after all).
But keep in mind this could happen to you!
This car earned a lucky escape from serious damage! Why?
Because the tree that fell on it had just the right shape of foliage to ensconce the car.
We can’t all be this lucky.
Photo credit: Fox6Now
If you’ve confidently left your car out of protection in the hail before and not experienced any damage, then consider yourself lucky.
Hail damage is real, you guys.
Photo credit: Wykt.
It wasn’t so smart to park this little Smart Car outside during a storm now, was it?
Photo credit: Break
So this would probably never, ever happen in Australia, except for maybe in Tassie, but we couldn’t ignore the pure awesomeness of this photo. Brrrrrrrr!
Check out more photos of insane weather damage by Break.
This baby blue Holden Astra ends up on post following a wild NSW storm in 2009 – bad luck, “Kat”.
Photo credit: Brisbane Times.
This car was a little blown away.
We’re not sure how this happens, but it’s clearly possible.
Photo credit: Anderson Agency.
And yes, we know this isn’t a video.
But not protecting your car from storm damage can be traumatising.
This girl would know.
Moral of the story, protect your car if there’s a storm on the horizon – and don’t drive if you can avoid it.
Or you may just find yourself with a lot of glass to clean up as well.
Read here to find out how a carport can protect your car.
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