2 weeks old and already abused!

[Etch]

Got our first door ding. I really hate people sometimes. I come out from a restaurant and find a green paint mark up on high on the passenger door. Obviously from a green truck or SUV that was not there when I saw the mark. Of course the green paint came off, but there was a small ding left behind. Not that noticeable, but I sure am steamed about it. Guess I 'll see if I can get PDR done on it.

Door moldings wouldn't have helped. It was around the height of the door handle.

[Lakerfan1975]

I feel your pain....today I spent all morning and most of the afternoon helping my youngest brother and his girlfriend move back into my mom's basement until they can get their finances straight. Well...we were trying to move this huge dresser down a tight long flight of stairs and the damn thing falls on my shin. I go running up the stairs in pain and look out the kitchen window to see a fricken Dodge Ram truck sliding(ice) into the back of my 3 week old Rogue. My car was PARKED and this was in a culdesac for #$%^@ sake. I find a large dent and missing paint on the passenger side bumper right under the brake light. 30 minutes later the dent was magically gone(thank god!) but there is still chipped paint that will need to be fixed.

[tinstar]

I know exactly how both of you feel. I make it a point to park as far away from other vehicles when I go to the mall, movies etc. Even when I park at my own condo complex I park in the most remote parking spaces I can.

However it seems like your (my) new car has a magical magnet that causes other vehicles to park next to it and slam it with their doors.

I hope people do it totally by accident because they are oblivious to their surroundings. However, I hate to be cynical but I think some people do it on purpose.

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND GOOD WILL TOWARDS MAN AND THEIR ROUGES!

[jlsatt00]

I feel your pain! I bought my Rogue in October. Six days later, it was in the shop for a week because someone hit it in a parking lot. At least they were decent enough to leave their info.

Just two weeks ago, I caught a guy (litterally saw him do it an confronted him) leaving a door ding that broke the paint. He of course said he would fix it, but has yet to pay anything and has stopped returning my phone calls.....so....I found his insurance company. He doesn't even know I have filed a claim (because he refused to give me insurance info), but my company has a special team to track people down, so I used it. It is only a $400 repair and I don't think the insurance company will really pay to have it fixed, but I figure he at least will have a claim sitting, waiting for him. People can be so rude. I figure a man is only as good as his word...he obviously isn't...

[Etch]

I feel your pain! I bought my Rogue in October. Six days later, it was in the shop for a week because someone hit it in a parking lot. At least they were decent enough to leave their info.

Just two weeks ago, I caught a guy (litterally saw him do it an confronted him) leaving a door ding that broke the paint. He of course said he would fix it, but has yet to pay anything and has stopped returning my phone calls.....so....I found his insurance company. He doesn't even know I have filed a claim (because he refused to give me insurance info), but my company has a special team to track people down, so I used it. It is only a $400 repair and I don't think the insurance company will really pay to have it fixed, but I figure he at least will have a claim sitting, waiting for him. People can be so rude. I figure a man is only as good as his word...he obviously isn't...

It sure feels good to catch people in the act. I remember last year I was sitting in my truck in a crowded parking lot talking on the phone and all of sudden I feel the whole truck rock. I looked back to see this big dark green Lincoln. He tried to park next to me and took it too wide and hit my bumper. Looked like he was trying to leave so I got out and confronted him. He was a young hispanic with his girlfriend. He was very apologetic and we looked at the bumper. Just a very minor scratch. I told him to be more careful.

Another time I was in my Mustang. I had just pulled into a spot when a minivan pulled in next to me. For some reason I knew he was going to hit my car. Sure enough he opens his door right into my door. I immediately jumped out and gave him an earful right in front of his 3 passengers, 1 of them being a colonel (I was an E-5 at the time). None of them said a word..lol Fortunately, no damage was done. Turns out the guy works at the same building I did and he avoided parking anywhere near me after that.