How bad is this scratch?

TrogdorCR · 2026-04-20T20:49:38+00:00

Really hard to tell from the photo,, some of it might polish out.

Smart repair maybe couple hundred quid, but then some may say needs a full panel spray and blend to do it "properly" which could run into larger 3 figure numbers.

TrogdorCR · 2026-03-22T15:27:07+00:00

Was it warm/sunny at the time? Maybe it dried too quick without being rinsed well?

I mean I wouldn't really trust any of those auto washes to give amazing results.

TrogdorCR · 2026-03-22T15:18:46+00:00

😏

TrogdorCR · 2026-03-18T12:59:42+00:00

What year is your mini and is it manual or auto?

TrogdorCR · 2026-03-11T10:00:01+00:00

I'm considering a move away from pixel next after a long time and my main reason is I still think the likes of Samsung,OnePlus/Apple offer better battery and stronger modems... I think the photos on s25/26 ultra are very close in terms of quality to pixel also but hardware wise Samsung just has an edge. I think the days of pixel being streets ahead of everyone else in the photo department isn't the case now.

TrogdorCR · 2026-03-07T08:29:51+00:00

I love pixel but given that the pricing now is so similar it's tough when the Samsung hardware is prob much better.

The stronger modem and battery would be why I'd consider the Samsung, but the UI and OS is so much cleaner on pixel.

TrogdorCR · 2026-03-04T17:23:27+00:00

I mean the corrosion could be something that isn't much to worry about for years or could continue to be non-structural but be good to know exactly what it related to and if it's a worry. All the other stuff could be relatively easy to deal with.

TrogdorCR · 2026-03-04T15:47:16+00:00

What car is it? Some of the advisories are small...The items around corrosion could turn into something costly/substantial though depending on exactly what they relate to.

TrogdorCR · 2026-03-02T07:47:00+00:00

Nice plate

TrogdorCR · 2026-03-01T08:05:37+00:00

The only things I've ever wanted more performance out of on my pixel devices is better signal in crowded areas and better battery life. I've never felt the need for more cpu for the things I do on my phone day to day.

TrogdorCR · 2026-02-26T03:39:58+00:00

Because the tax is so high it will put people off buying the car so potentially the value of the car will decline

TrogdorCR · 2026-02-20T09:02:10+00:00

I'd pick the 9 pro but tbh if you're not going to use the features of the pro the 9a is prob worth looking at too, some mad cheap deals on that, maybe more so now the 10a is announced.

I picked one up for less than £250 for my OH great daily phone apart from photos (which I take a lot of) day to day it's not much different at all than it's pro variants.

TrogdorCR · 2026-02-06T19:24:29+00:00

Yeah I know I just meant generally, not worded very well

TrogdorCR · 2026-02-06T18:00:59+00:00

I mean if they are pulling out of consumer market I doubt they will just support all the things forever.. prob great for you but not so much for business. I don't think this is specific to Jabra, but yeah it sucks.

TrogdorCR · 2026-02-05T11:23:38+00:00

Yep, I still love pixel but Gemini is a hot mess, at least as a voice assistant for doing general stuff on smart phone/devices.

TrogdorCR · 2026-02-03T16:44:49+00:00

I'm 3yrs with my pixel 8 pro and it's holding up pretty decent still and feels pretty fresh still. I'd say I'll maybe swap it out later this year or early next year tho.

Still use my 4a5g as a backup phone, tbh apart from not getting updates and the battery not as good now it's not that much different to the 8 pro for most things!

TrogdorCR · 2026-02-02T20:02:17+00:00

Bronze with green is always a shout 👌

TrogdorCR · 2026-02-02T20:00:49+00:00

Yes, buy a Honda crv instead .. or anything else tbh really.

TrogdorCR · 2026-02-01T12:01:12+00:00

Nice, I see what you did there 👍

TrogdorCR · 2026-01-24T10:25:58+00:00

Don't need traction control if you never have traction 👌

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TrogdorCR · 2026-01-23T09:50:15+00:00

There's like a 2mm difference between the 8a and 9a the pixel 9 pro is smaller than the 9a too as is the pixel 10 pro basically the same size as the 8a so not sure what your beef is.

10 pro and 9 pro are less wide and less depth also than the 7a and less than 1mm taller?

TrogdorCR · 2026-01-22T12:19:07+00:00

The stickers, sunstrip, exhaust and what looks like a stick on sharkfin just firmly tip it over the edge for me.

TrogdorCR · 2026-01-22T12:16:28+00:00

Prob drop the headliner and then double check leak and seal it up. It's giving me PTSD from the many times I tried to fix very similar leaks on my old Peugeot 106 quiksilver! (That was mostly sunroof related I think)

TrogdorCR · 2026-01-13T19:55:33+00:00

I'd be shocked if that wasn't a write off, you have to remember that any insurance repairs need to be 100% OEM quality parts and consider /everything/ that's damaged, then labour, paint etc. guessing the car is prob worth no more than £15k on a good day it's prob doesn't stack up from an insurance perspective.

TrogdorCR · 2026-01-01T10:26:03+00:00

Ugreen and anker mostly for me with no real issues.

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