They rolled a rock in front of my car!!!

[kovalevandrew]

Well... Needless to say, my car is now pretty messed up.
I thought they were playing with a soccer ball, clearly not... I hit it with the front right side of my car(drivers side). The entire car lifted into the air, front bumper is all messed up, pieces of the front grill are missing, mudd guard and other stuff from inside the wheel arch are gone. Spotlight on that side doesn't work. Lights are all messed up. I've got more CEL's showing up that i've ever seen in my life. It ripped the front right tyre to pieces, i drove on the rim to get away from them.

Most of all, I think the suspension is messed up pretty bad. When driving, car doesn't pull to any side under acceleration, but the steering wheel is about 25 degrees out, to the left... Under braking, it doesn't pull to any side at all. How bad could it be...? I have the spare wheel on at the moment. I drove about 2km on the rim to get away, another 12 or so on the spare wheel with the damage to the car.

[davyboi]

Who is "They" ??

[ConroeS4]

yeah plese explain the story...

[AudiA4_20T]

yea wtf who throws boulders at ure car

[kovalevandrew]

Rocks in the road is common when people try jacking your car, or robbing you, or killing you..... NONE! of which i find amusing in any way.

I went out for dinner etc with a friend. Dropped her off, on the way back, i came towards some traffic lights. Some people were messing about on the side, as i was about 10m from the intersection they all started to run towards me, and what looked soccer ball size was rolled into the road, which i hit at around 70km/h... Bounced the right side of the car up pretty bad, popped the front tyre, i wasn't going to stop so just drove. Half the front of my car is in the back seat of my car still. I ripped off the bumper, and i don't know what else from the front of the car, as well as inside of the wheel arch when i eventually pulled into the filling station to change the wheel. It's not that badly damaged, run flats are your friend!

Reported it to the police, not that they were in any way interested. Assholes.

[oneohone]

Wow is South Africa really that bad.

[kovalevandrew]

Wow is South Africa really that bad.

You have NO idea. People here get stabbed and shot for a mobile phone worth $25... Or less than that.

[biketsai]

You have NO idea. People here get stabbed and shot for a mobile phone worth $25... Or less than that.

*palm face*

[kovalevandrew]

*palm face*

I'm out of this shithole country, i've had enough. I'll rather go back to Russia where i'm from than stay here and have to deal with this. It's just not worth it. The shock hasn't even set it yet, i know it will, which is going to ruin my entire week, i can't wait. My nerves are shot to hell. This isn't the first time it's happened to me. The last time i had 8 bullet holes in my car, spent a week in hospital for stress as a result.

Don't come to this fuckup of a country, EVER! It's not worth the risks involved. Tell this to the ones you care about, you could very well be saving their lives.

[a4937]

Wow.. hope everything works out for you man. That's some fucked up shit.

[HOFFY11]

Wow is South Africa really that bad.

this seems terrible..get the hell out of there

[andyrew]

Holyshitfuck.


Pack your shit and get out, Damn.


I cant imagine going through that... There would be people dead if that happened to me.

I hope you have insurance and enough disposable cash to get out of that country... Damn.


So sorry to hear that! Glad you kept driving and that your ok!

Andrew

[arorem]

wow, i though south Africa is a british colony, i had no idea it was that bad. Get the fuck out of that mess!

[the_pirate]

wow. that sucks man. why are you there in the first place?

[ILoveT]

Nuke 'em.

[lukepl]

what part of SA you from? also you have any pictures?? I hope everything works out though and you moved back :)

[milehighpilot]

buy a big f'in gun.... make that two... possibly a RPG....

[t1demont1]

damn bro, that sucks. I hope you manage to get out okay. You havent been on this forum long, but youve been a great member. I hope the best for you, and hopefully you end up in another audi if you leave the country. I know you had big plans for that one.

[bernB5]

aren't you the one who had plans for big turbo and built motor etc..? living in that bad of a place would make thing twice about owning ANYTHING remotely nice/luxurious.
there can't be any reason enough to keep you there... no money is worth living in those conditions.
good luck and stay safe.

[bob12312357]

8 bullet holes., god damn. Leave now

[bob12312357]

Holyshitfuck.

I cant imagine going through that... There would be people dead if that happened to me.
Andrew

Yea, except your wrong. There would be a dead person, not people. That person would be you. The lone tough guy isn't gonna last long against a group with heavy weapons, over there a lil 12 year old will jack you up with an Ak-47

[B518T]

crazy shit man...glad to hear you are safe....what up with auto insurance in south africa?

gl!

post some pics of the damage if you get a chance...

[SoFresh]

wow, GTFO of there... who'd want to live there anyways!?!

[kovalevandrew]

Yea, except your wrong. There would be a dead person, not people. That person would be you. The lone tough guy isn't gonna last long against a group with heavy weapons, over there a lil 12 year old will jack you up with an Ak-47

Hence me getting the fuck out of there at all cost, i saw at least 3 of them, i've no doubt i'd have been killed if i had stopped.

Going to take some pictures now. Don't know if i'll be able to move it from where it's parked though.

[Siena]

The last time i had 8 bullet holes in my car, spent a week in hospital for stress as a result.

Hot damn!

Sounds like something out of the Al Capone era.

Glad you're ok though, and looking to leave.

[kovalevandrew]

I took the car out to see if there was anything majorly wrong. From what i can see, no bent or broken arms or anything, more cosmetic damage. Alignment is shot to hell, but that's to be expected. The car doesn't pull in any direction when at constant speed, accelerating, back off, or braking. Just the steering wheel that's not centered.

Here are some pictures! If anyone hassome advice on what i should have checked out first before i continue to use the car, please let me know.

Cut in the tyre is big enough to put 3 fingers in...

The other bits that came off...

Ignore the black marks on the bumper, that's from me hitting the side of my gate at home.

Spare wheel on, the photo is a bit distorted, dunno what happened.

Inside the wheel arch. Note the missing bits.

[Siena]

Jeeze, a lot of damage.

[Maki]

Damn! Can't even imagine getting in to that situation..I've heard a lot of crazy shit about S-A, so get the fuck out of there!! Hope you got out yesterday already.

[kovalevandrew]

Jeeze, a lot of damage.

I'm going to get the alignment done tomorrow, will also go looking around for a new bumper, as well as the inside of the wheel arch. Hopefully none of the suspension is bent, the shock on that side is totally screwed though, can hear it leaking.

[ApexIt]

why did you move to SA again? oh, and i think your spare is low on air lol

[prodrive]

Sorry to hear man, just before your BT installation :)

[G Men 08]

get out before you dont have the option!!

[kovalevandrew]

why did you move to SA again? oh, and i think your spare is low on air lol

My family came here about 20 years ago for work reasons, and to get away from -60 degrees centigrade weather.

I've had enough of this place though, it's getting worse and worse. All the government cares about is the stupid world cup soccer bullshit. I can only imagine how many people will get mugged, assaulted, raped, murdered here while that's going on in 2010.

Yeah, first time the spare has been on the car. Last time i checked it was about 18 months ago.

[kovalevandrew]

I was pulling things off the car now, and i noticed that the suspension on the right side bottomed out. It made two dents in the upper section of the wheel arch. Would this be anything to be worried about...? I'm having new shocks put on all round when it goes in tomorrow for realignment.

[ApexIt]

I was pulling things off the car now, and i noticed that the suspension on the right side bottomed out. It made two dents in the upper section of the wheel arch. Would this be anything to be worried about...? I'm having new shocks put on all round when it goes in tomorrow for realignment.

if your putting new shocks on then i would say that you dont have too much to worry about if it did in fact bottom out. As long as all the other bits and pieces arent it should be fine. I guess you will know once you get that alignment.

[kovalevandrew]

if your putting new shocks on then i would say that you dont have too much to worry about if it did in fact bottom out. As long as all the other bits and pieces arent it should be fine. I guess you will know once you get that alignment.

From what i could see, nothing else is broken or anything. Going to get the alignmnet done now, so i guess all i can do now is hope for the best.

[Maki]

I wish you luck!

[1fstavant]

damn dude sorry to hear that sucks the big one

[kovalevandrew]

I wish you luck!

Thanks man.

Dropped the car off, the guy who did the work didn't seem to be all that worried. He called me about 5 hours later to say that it was all done. Picked it up, aside from the obvious cosmetic damage, car is 100%.

I have a few things that need to be done still:
Wheel arch liner
New bumper
New wheels
Find and kill the bastards that did this

[Maki]

Thanks man.

Dropped the car off, the guy who did the work didn't seem to be all that worried. He called me about 5 hours later to say that it was all done. Picked it up, aside from the obvious cosmetic damage, car is 100%.

I have a few things that need to be done still:
Wheel arch liner
New bumper
New wheels
Find and kill the bastards that did this

Wouldn't it be better to move away?!