Bloody Hailstones!

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Originally Posted by It'sNotWorthComplaining!

I went through Ferntree gully, I reckon there will be a lots of new Land cruisers and other toyos and and Nisans/ Hondas going cheap. The local Car yards look like a they copped a hiding. Now's the time to pen a windscreen business, the demand might outweigh the supply!

I copped damage to both cars, one broken front window, and my boat cover is shredded.
Lucky it wasn't a meteor shower!

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Werner Toyota is a write off. Out of 250 odd cars, 180 have hail damage. Their new showroom has been damaged as well. Reported claim of $8 million but will be higher.

I find the photo of the Commodore with the broken rear window interesting- it is not shattered and you can see where the hail has gone straight through the glass - how fast would they be going to do that.
I happened to be in Kew around 2:30pm on Saturday and copped a bit of hail and a down pour, then got to Greensborough where it was sunny until 3:30pm, when it started to rain. Decided to head home along the hume and at Wallan it started to hail, was driving about 70Km/hr, about 15 - 20 min later blue sky again, until Murchision where I again encountered hail. I pulled off to the side of the road where it was safe, as I could not see the road infront of me.
Shepparton copped it bad, trees down all over the place. Where I live just rain, did not know such a storm happened so close until I heard it on the news that night.

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Originally Posted by V8Ian

It was reported that Ferntree Nissan suffered $10,000,000 damage! :o

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Geez they must have written off 100,000 Pulsars.:p

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Originally Posted by crash

I find the photo of the Commodore with the broken rear window interesting- it is not shattered and you can see where the hail has gone straight through the glass - how fast would they be going to do that.

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I reckon could be over 200mph. Just guessing but that is the terminal velocity of a falcon in a nose dive (The feathered variety:p). Haven't taken into account wind gusts that could have easily been 100knots in the downburst.

Well, my damage bill is in....$8000 :(

Part replace, part Paintless Dent Removal, new screen & scuttle plate. Interesting to note that the new bonnet is $1500. Thats just for the part, no paint, no decals :eek: Surprising to note the windscreen is $185...cheap :D

As I said before...this is going to get messy. Running on payout figuire, 60 - 75% of that equals very close to write off territory.

The two governing factors are that the vehicle is in excellent condition for its age and a Td5.

There you go....another reason to have a Td5 :p

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Originally Posted by feral

There you go....another reason

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not to live in Melbourne :wasntme:

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Originally Posted by RaZz0R

just went out to get some food - 5mins later.... *Bang* on the rangie roof!!!

The size was huge - never seen hail so big before - fangged the rangie round the back of the shops & parked close to the building - was awesome! :)

Good rain as well :) just thought I'd share :)

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Have a glass sunroof in the 1984 RRC we want to sell. Always wondered how that would go in hail.