It’s still raw to this day, at 17, my first car was an Audi coupe in 1986, I bought it cheap from my wealthy uncle, but he had neglected it.
All the tatty bits had been put right with loving care, finally to service the engine, all done bar the air filter (which wasn’t really needing done).
I went to the motor factors, put the bonnet up on its stay, removed the filter to take in and show them.
To my horror, when I’d returned, the wind had lifted the bonnet out of the stay and slammed it shut on the air intake box which was on top of the engine.
A huge, upward dent stayed there the whole time I owned that car.
I’m never comfortable leaving bonnets on stays now, even in the garage!
