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I'm still in the getting-acquainted period of GTO ownership, but the more I'm around the car, the more I like it.
Even though I've washed the car twice now, it wasn't until I'd parked at work this morning and was walking away that I noticed a subtle . . . "irregularity," I guess, in the sheetmetal. (And for those wondering how I noticed it while walking away, yes, I did turn to look back!)
The low morning light was hitting the passenger side of my car, and I noticed that the yellow reflection of the eastern horizon warped a wee bit just aft of the GTO badge that sits between the door edge and the front wheel well. So I walked back, squatted at the rear of the car and looked down the side. There's an ever-so-slight vertical deflection in that area--certainly not a dent, but an irregularity of some sort. It seems to line up with the aft edge of the GTO badge.
I looked to see if the driver's side was the same, but of course the light was different on that side of the car. It seemed to me there may have been a similar little warp there, too.
I suspect one of two things: A) The metal may be reinforced in that area on account of being near the door edge; or B) the installation of the badge may have some effect on the surrounding sheetmetal.
I'm talking subtleties here, folks--not damage. I just wondered if anyone had noticed anything similar on their cars.
Even though I've washed the car twice now, it wasn't until I'd parked at work this morning and was walking away that I noticed a subtle . . . "irregularity," I guess, in the sheetmetal. (And for those wondering how I noticed it while walking away, yes, I did turn to look back!)
The low morning light was hitting the passenger side of my car, and I noticed that the yellow reflection of the eastern horizon warped a wee bit just aft of the GTO badge that sits between the door edge and the front wheel well. So I walked back, squatted at the rear of the car and looked down the side. There's an ever-so-slight vertical deflection in that area--certainly not a dent, but an irregularity of some sort. It seems to line up with the aft edge of the GTO badge.
I looked to see if the driver's side was the same, but of course the light was different on that side of the car. It seemed to me there may have been a similar little warp there, too.
I suspect one of two things: A) The metal may be reinforced in that area on account of being near the door edge; or B) the installation of the badge may have some effect on the surrounding sheetmetal.
I'm talking subtleties here, folks--not damage. I just wondered if anyone had noticed anything similar on their cars.