The box now has 4 nice dents and a scrape about 1 foot long on it :(

Ryan

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Tonight I was delivering to a private apartment complex - they have a liftgate at the entrance. I deliver there around 3 to 4 times a night, and have been for the past three years without a problem.

For the past two weeks - the life gates have been nonoperational and stuck in the upright position. Tonight, they weren't. I was in a line of cars waiting to enter the complex.

As usual, the gate lifted for the car in front of me, and they proceeded through without a hitch. The gate usually lowers after the car exits, then I would usually pull up and the gate would go back up - but this time it didn't go down after the car in front of me pulled foreward.....:confused:

I waited a few second, and it still woudl not go down, so I pulled foreward. Midway through, the arm comes crashing down on my car, not one time, but FOUR TIMES!!!! Now the Box has 4 dents where the roof bends to the side of the body, and a foot long scrape along the side where the arm DRAGGED against my car :(

I called and left an irate voicemail with the complex office, and said that I'd be by in the morning :| I really hope they pay..... :(

my poor baby - before he was violated :(
 

arcenite

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Originally posted by: rbloedow
Tonight I was delivering to a private apartment complex - they have a liftgate at the entrance. I deliver there around 3 to 4 times a night, and have been for the past three years without a problem.

For the past two weeks - the life gates have been nonoperational and stuck in the upright position. Tonight, they weren't. I was in a line of cars waiting to enter the complex.

As usual, the gate lifted for the car in front of me, and they proceeded through without a hitch. The gate usually lowers after the car exits, then I would usually pull up and the gate would go back up - but this time it didn't go down after the car in front of me pulled foreward.....:confused:

I waited a few second, and it still woudl not go down, so I pulled foreward. Midway through, the arm comes crashing down on my car, not one time, but FOUR TIMES!!!! Now the Box has 4 dents where the roof bends to the side of the body, and a foot long scrape along the side where the arm DRAGGED against my car :(

I called and left an irate voicemail with the complex office, and said that I'd be by in the morning :| I really hope they pay..... :(

pwned.

 

Ryan

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Originally posted by: everman
Are there any warnings posted like 1 car at a time?

No, but the arms are getting ripped off like every couple of weeks. :confused: I've never had a problem for over three years - and I'd venture to say I go in and out more times than the complex's actual residents!
 

deftron

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Originally posted by: rbloedow
Lol - one of our other drivers has a new Scion tC :D

WTF ... I drive for my job (bank courier) and I use a crappy Cavalier

wouldn't ever use a brand new car (if I had one)






 

Ryan

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I figure - a car is a car - I should use it for what it was made for :p Besides - I pamper it, and it's a Toyota - keep up with the maintenance and I'll be fine :D

I'm at 20.5 K miles after One year, one month, and a few days :p
 

Evadman

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Originally posted by: Baked
'Cause the OP is rich, biotch?

With an xB? He is delivering pizza's for crying out loud. In middle school at the job fair, do you think there was a booth for "Pizza Delivery Man?"

"Mommy, Mommy! I wanna deliver pizza's for a living! I wanna I wanna I wanna!"
*Smack*
 

Rent

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Originally posted by: Ketteringo
You deliver pizzas in a new scion? Weird. I thought most pizza drivers drove Metros or Escorts.

You do understand that you can get a xB for something like 13-14k right?

 

Ryan

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Originally posted by: Rent
Originally posted by: Ketteringo
You deliver pizzas in a new scion? Weird. I thought most pizza drivers drove Metros or Escorts.

You do understand that you can get a xB for something like 13-14k right?


Yep - not that expensive - mine was 16,660 IIRC :)
 

dudeman007

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Just for the record I love Papa Johns :)

I hope everything gets fixed. Yeah believe it or not my friend broke one of those today. Didn't have a pass to get out, so he broke it. Yup.