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Last Friday, I got caught out in the worst hail storm I have ever seen. I was at a party in Northwest Austin, and we saw on the radar that a huge storm was moving in from the west. I live north of town, and the path to my house looked clear. So, I left the party at 9:30 hoping to outrun the storm. I didn't make it... I only got about a half mile away when I got pinned down on a hill out in the open (Spicewoods Springs near 360 for Austinites). I could not see anything except golf balls flying past. I thought at any moment my windows would explode. The large hail lasted for about 10 minutes.
When the large hail passed, the van stopped in front of me had busted out tail lights, and the side of it looked like the surface of the moon. I did not get out of my car to inspect. I just wanted to get the Hell out of there and get home to my safe garage. I feared the worst. When I finally made it home, I was very surprised to see that I HAD NO DAMAGE! :jammin: The only casualty was that the hail hammered off my front driver side wheel center cap. I washed, clayed, and waxed the car and did not find anything. I guess having a plastic car is better than I thought. The other cars that stayed at the party were seriously damaged as were the ones stuck out in the open with me. The house where the party was had broken windows and syklights.
Should I be worried about future cracks? Anyone else had their vette out in hail like that?
When the large hail passed, the van stopped in front of me had busted out tail lights, and the side of it looked like the surface of the moon. I did not get out of my car to inspect. I just wanted to get the Hell out of there and get home to my safe garage. I feared the worst. When I finally made it home, I was very surprised to see that I HAD NO DAMAGE! :jammin: The only casualty was that the hail hammered off my front driver side wheel center cap. I washed, clayed, and waxed the car and did not find anything. I guess having a plastic car is better than I thought. The other cars that stayed at the party were seriously damaged as were the ones stuck out in the open with me. The house where the party was had broken windows and syklights.
Should I be worried about future cracks? Anyone else had their vette out in hail like that?