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[growler_south]

I'm massaging the big dent out of the MR2's fender. In the rain. The fender is fucked- it'll never be straight again, which is totally depressing because it's completely and utterly rust free. Not to mention that it matches the paint on the rest of the car, and a new fender wont.

At least its raining, so I can imagine I'm miserable because of that.

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[f8n-begorra.livejournal.com]

How did it get dented?

[growler-south.livejournal.com]

Some bastard reversed into it while it was parked- it wasnt dented one day, and it was the next. :-(

[musclebearnz.livejournal.com]

is the fender the mudguard?

[querrelle.livejournal.com]

..or the bumper?

[musclebearnz.livejournal.com]

Im not sure either, I think its an American term, i'm not sure whether its the mudguard or the bumper..

[querrelle.livejournal.com]

"Pull up to the fender, baby" doesn't have quite the right ring, does it?

[growler-south.livejournal.com]

Yup. Its an american term as most of my readers are american- or soon will be.

Consider it a free vocabulary lesson ;-)

[musclebearnz.livejournal.com]

so what is it then? the mudguard or the bumper (for us still in the britsh colonies)

[growler-south.livejournal.com]

its the mudguard...

[musclebearnz.livejournal.com]

I thought it was !!

[sinnabor.livejournal.com]

But isn't a mudguard the rubber flappy thing on the body behind the wheel?

[musclebearnz.livejournal.com]

nah, dats da mud flap..

[sinnabor.livejournal.com]

Ah, the two terms are used nearly interchangably in the US, as far as I can tell. When I ordered mudflaps for my RAV4, Toyota insisted they were mud guards.

[musclebearnz.livejournal.com]

mmmmm, a mudflap downunder is that rubber/chrome thing that screws onto the mudguard and stops mud splashing down the side of the car..

(hey I love your pic too)..

[gryphons-hole.livejournal.com]

*hugs*

Man, that rots.
My vehicles in the past have had perfect bodies brutalized by asses as well.
It is a gross feeling...