Imagine pulling out from the dealership with your new car into this storm

Imagine having a glass panoramic sunroof....

Here in Hungary, we have a system that shoots rockets with some gases into the air, when a hail storm is arriving. It protects the properties and the farmlands. Thanks to this system, ice breaks down to very small pieces and falls with lots of rain. I can understand that in the US is not possible to cover every area. Hungary is tiny compared to your country.

This happened to me, we were outside playing tennis and I noticed a huge cloud coming insanely fast, so we ran back to the car and in like 5 seconds massive rocks were being pelted at the car. It wasn’t as bad as this one, and we managed to find some cover but it was much louder than I expected. I didn’t think the sound would be an issue but after a while it hurts your ears

That must have been a scary experience to watch your window glass just break and there was nothing you could do.

Imagine how much damage just have happened at the car dealership with all the cars sitting outside 💀

Lived in Colorado almost 15 years. Hailstorms occured with every thunderstorm, without fail. Big 2-3 inch hailstorms happened almost every summer, but it really depended on where you lived. If you lived near the towns of Fountain, Security, or southern Colo Springs, you could bet on your car/home taking damage from at least one monsterous storm. Further north it seemed less common. But there were times we drove out of town so our cars wouldn't be destroyed in a hail bombardment. You learned to check weather reports when you saw the sky darken.

ive lived in colorado my whole life. today probably one of the worst rains ive seen in a while. basement flooded, windows flooded, some light fixtures, etc. its crazy how a a storm can produce that much hail and rain.

$298 Fix The Car -Los Santos Custom

And imagine those who paid for a brand new car

I remember this, I was in a industrial warehouse and we had to double up on our hearing protection it was so loud. Not only that it broke or dented nearly every ones cars but my Crown Vic. That hail storm was pretty crazy

This guy is way calmer than I would've been

dang, I know that feeling of seeing your stuff destroyed. Sorry this has happened to you, I live in texas so we get this too. Hope youre over all of this and have another ride

Windshield Wipers: *Mission Failed, we'll get em next time...*

I love how you keep the wipers on.

"I'm not gonna get full coverage, hailing doesn't just happen like that..."

I remember running outside of my shop and trying to tell my neighbor that the hail was smashing his windows out. He thought I was full of sh*t. The look on his face when he peaked his head outside was priceless.

I would've been extremely pissed if my car was damaged like that.

That is wild. This is far harsher hail than I've ever experienced in Canada!

“Well there goes my windshield” my guy is so calm

Average person: "Wow that was a crazy freak storm" Colorado: "Wanna see me do it again?"

0:59 reason why you need to strike the corner of the glass when escape.

My sister got caught near Norfolk Nebraska some 20 years ago, baseball to softball sized, she was in a 1970's Dodge Ram, she loved that pickup, it was in pristine condition.... until that day. She called home on her cell phone and we couldn't understand a word she was saying, my father thought someone was shooting at her, it sounded like automatic gunfire, albeit entirely out of rhythm. Every window was broken, the dash destroyed, she was under the dash screaming. We lived an hour away, but watching my father head out the door, man on a mission, I just remember it being so sunny and beautiful as I watched him get into his vehicle and go roaring down the road. Thankfully she was okay. The hail had broken the shift lever off of the steering column, what kind of insane power does THAT take? My dad had to use vice grips and he drove her truck home. I was just glad my sister was okay.

Reminds me of the some of the hailstorms that hit Western South Dakota, especially around the Black Hills, which are second only to the Front Range corridor in terms of hailstorms per year. It never fails, at least once or twice a year, there'll be golf ball or baseball-sized hail somewhere in the region, and probably at least several more quarter-sized hailstorms.

0:08 "there goes my windshield"

That is terrifying! I drove through a thunderstorm here in northern Germany 10 years ago and there was also hail, but most of it quite small grains. Suddenly a loud bang and in the middle of my windshield was a circular hole (no puncture thankfully) and the windshield completely cracked. I was traveling at 70 mph on the highway. I drove down the next exit and had the car towed to the nearest garage, no one believed me when I called and when they saw the windshield they were all surprised and took pictures of it. There were also two big dents on the roof of the car. That is really very rare here in our area. My insurance paid for the damage, but actually asked three times if it really could have been hail and I sent photos to them. Since then I feel very uncomfortable in the car when it hails.

This is even more terrifying on a motorcycle. On the front range plains, you can usually see these localized storms coming and run for cover (or run the other way). Once you are in it, ooh, nasty!

So glad y’all were ok.

The joys of living near mountains in the summer

Your insurance call wait time is approximately 17 days there are 1375 calls ahead of you lol

I had a 2004 Astro van that survived 4-5 nasty Montana hail storms. Early 2000 GM paint and bodies were really good.

We had a storm like this in a smaller city where in lived in the early 1990’s. Almost every car in town had this kind of damage. Some car dealerships lost every car on the lot.

Hail yeah! That storm paid my bills for over a year. Thank you nature.

It depends on the car, it's age, it's value, and the cost to repair. For that Corolla, the insurance company/repair shop probably determined the cost of repairing is close to, or exceeds the value, so they total it. For some other cars. they end up being repaired.

Automotive industry: we design windshields to be industructible Hail: we beg to differ

the part where the rear windshield just caved in freaked me out for some reason, that hail was no joke.

atleast now it has dimple on its roof like golf ball, scientist said it will reduce wind drag

Hail is like snow that hates you

Honestly this is one of my fears for my car to be damaged by a hail storm

Colorado spring storms are unlike anything I've seen and I've lived in Tornado Valley my entire life. If you seen rain, you expect hail.

In Germany the insurance company will pay that, normally :-)

I can imagine driving home after this like Ace Ventura

We took a trip last year to southern Spain in a friend’s brand new Audi SQ7. We got caught in a similar freak hailstorm which did a very similar amount of damage and the body shop repair bill was €29,000.

That really sucks! Not only the glass but all the body damage from that hail

was lucky, that the front glass didn't break if it wouldn't have been hurt

Had to watch this again to remind me summer is coming !

It's almost June, too! CO weather is wild.

I like how perfect that the side windows is totally fine.

Scary stuff. Glad you are ok

That's some expensive damage right there! I was in a bad storm in ft wayne, 100 mph winds and some hail, but fortunately didn't sustain any damage. I thought for sure I would.

Living in Colorado I've had at least two cars totaled by hail storms and I know of a few friends who have had their cars totaled as well. Luckily my cars were at least old so I got a solid insurance payout for cosmetic damage I didn't even mind

I 've always wanted a Convertible Rain: Say no more, hold my beer... Plus I'm glad you're ok

Those hailstorms are scary there. I remember getting stuck in one outside of Fountain. There was huge hail hitting the car and it was so loud. We were traveling from Arizona to visit family in Colorado Springs. I actually thought we might die there. Thankfully we escaped with only minor cracks in the windshield but we were all really scared 😖

So my dad lives in colorado and he had him and his girlfriends cars completely destroyed from this same hail storm. My dad had a piece of shit truck he didnt care about but he really cared about a 92 Camry that he had. It was his stepfathers who just passed away a few months prior. Drove it all the way from Boston to Co. Springs and didnt have a single problem. He actually planned on giving it to my older sister when she got her license. But the car was absolutely demolished from this hailstorm. It and the other 2 cars they had were totaled from the sheer amount of hail that came down in Fountain that day. The storm did so much damaged that it even broke the sealant in his sunroom roof from how much it was warping the metal and the ceiling. This storm was so bad that it took until last year for all the damages done to the house to be repaired, due to the companies in Colorado being so backed up from how many peoples homes were hit. Hail is no joke and I'm glad we dont get it often here in Arkansas.

I feel so bad for you my hope and Parker are to you 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

Just left the dealership with your brand new car … Hail: Well Hello There

Here's a physics lesson: If the hail is flying at 40 mph, it hits your car at 40 mph. If the hail is flying at 40 mph and you're driving 60 mph into it, the hail now hits your car at 100 mph.

Bro just suffered his car and legit sacrificed his windshield. What a hero

Replace your windshield with new gorrila glass 6

Large hail is anything outside's worst nightmare, especially vehicles. It just like falling rocks. I feel sorry for anybody having to experience this exact problem.

And this, children, is why we always get comprehensive coverage on our vehicles.

Tesla cybertruck: “hold by beer”

This almost happened to me and my parents, It got cold and started to hail one day and luckily we were turning right on our road and then as we went under a tree it all fell on our car and caused a crack in the glass. We had to replace it a few weeks later because the cold made the crack to big and my parents couldn't see where they were going

Tow truck stonks after this 📈📈📈📈

This is why I invested some money into at least some proper car covers for home...it's amazing what a little bit of protective foam will do against a large hailstone. Low cost over weeks of headaches in repairs.

The aftermath on the streets was like an snowstorm

The sound must be similar to Chuck Norris cracking his knuckles.

0:55 Remember, if you are ever stuck behind a *tempered* glass window, hit the edges not the middle of it, as you can see here! With laminated glass (i.e the windshield) it is much more difficult to escape from. I think.

I was driving my dad’s company car in Loveland, CO back in 1981 and was in a hailstorm…fortunately I found a self-serve wand-type car wash to drive into with the car and avoid any damage. Also, fortunately, the hail only got to pebble-sized! 😳

i love how he just cassualy says "there goes my windsheild"

I hope you had full coverage

Dude I would be so incredibly fucking pissed. Like holy crap

Hail is scary. I've seen smashed plastic headlights from a hail storm. That was in June 2019 and the biggest hail I've ever witnessed

Whoever invented safety glass deserves a 1,000% raise.

I remember when it hailed so badly in Colorado a couple years ago that the road was literally filled with about 2 inches of hail. Luckily my car didn't get damaged, but it was quite scary to drive through, especially since it was the first time for me driving through hail.

Windshield wipers: *I'm the last one standing*

I work in auto body/collision repair in the Louisville CO area. we loved this storm. I don't wish this upon anyone, but just like roofers, we love these kinds of storms. You have insurance for a reason. when your car looks like a golf ball, come see us. unfortunately that car is a gonner. hope everyone in this video was unharmed!

We had a similar hailstorm in central OK a couple years ago. Hailstones the size of tennis balls. I have a paid off Honda Civic with the most basic insurance and I was fortunate enough to only lose the windshield. I ordered a new windshield immediately, which was the right call because people were waiting on new glass two or three months after the storm. And I'm still driving it, hail dents and all. In fact, we got my wife a newer car for about 10k less than it would have been if it hadn't been hailed on. It still drives like the car it is. It's just a little ugly.

Damn that was a mean hailstorm. ⚡️

ngl that front windshield with cracks looks pretty cool tho-

How big were those stones? Also what ended up happening with the car after this?

With those bumps Your car is now more aerodynamic.

I feel so bad for your car!😢🥺

Of course, driving into a hailstorm at that speed only increases the damage and impact to you car. Fortunately you had the right mind to stop, unlike other storm chasers.

Always pull over during a hail storm... Sometimes you can put rubber floor mats on your windshield. Anything to soften the blow of the hail hitting your windshield...

Imagine still driving at full speed in a hail storm like this guy... Only beginning to slow down once your windshield is completely destroyed.

I take it people have died being out in hail like this!

Cant imagine being a supplier of car insurance in this area at the time. Thats a hit and a half right there.

Like Bruce Lee said: The WATER can flow, the WATER can crash, Be WATER my friend!!!!

In all my lifetime of Florida living, I've never experienced hail to a vehicle damaging level.

3 minutes later and Safelite has convoys of repair vans heading towards this strip of highway

The time to upgrade to bulletproof has come.

Ahh dimple like a golf ball, very aerodynamic. How much does the feature cost to add?

that glass helf for a damn long time i cant even lie

2017. As a Coloradan, I remember it so vividly! Because I WAS THERE TO WITNESS IT! The commissary where I use to work in Fort Carson, their windows were broken and some of the structure was chipped away. You heard me; CHIPPED. Even the paint was scraped off due to the hail. Place looked like it was hit by a drive-by shooting. And the cars in the parking lot? All damaged. Chips and pieces of the vehicles scattered all over the ground like a battlefield. Luckily for me, I went home BEFORE the warzone started. Scary stuff. 😬

Why do i feel like this would be strangely fun

This went from cool to scary real fast

Absolutely insane!

Imagine someone wanted to buy their car that day and they were driving to meet them

poor car ... it feels like it was brought from the war