I smashed her up.

[Pilot2519j]

Originally Posted by cartagena

Here is the wall.....

Upon closer scrutiny of the"WALL" there seems, not I can say with certainty, to be a lot of reddish material on the floor which leads me to believe that the wall in question is not cement but a terracotta block wall with stucco on the outside. A concrete wall ASTM C-90 reinforced with #5 rebars @ 24" o.c for seismic conditions as you have in Colombia your car would not be able to penetrate or break the wall. My recommendation are as follow:
1/ Raze the subpar garage rebuild properly using seismic construction. No shortcuts.
2/ Before engaging car engage brain.
3/ Get a manual car.
4/ Remedial driving course.
5/ Buy the book; Parking for Dummies 3rd Edition.
6/ Take two aspirins.
7/ Write a big check for the repair shop. Muchos pesos!

Yes, the wall is made of blocks. If it was solid concrete then the car would have been much more damaged so this is a bad idea. To repair the wall will probaly cost $20, the car is going to be about $2000.

Originally Posted by Pilot2519j

Upon closer scrutiny of the"WALL" there seems, not I can say with certainty, to be a lot of reddish material on the floor which leads me to believe that the wall in question is not cement but a terracotta block wall with stucco on the outside. A concrete wall ASTM C-90 reinforced with #5 rebars @ 24" o.c for seismic conditions as you have in Colombia your car would not be able to penetrate or break the wall. My recommendation are as follow:
1/ Raze the subpar garage rebuild properly using seismic construction.