Just a reminder - park far away

[biggie]

I could have nearly gone to jail for homicide a few minutes ago.

Went to lunch, parked close to the building, but its the second spot. First spot is an X5 that is way to the left leaving extra room, so I pull in with plenty of room (2.5+ feet) on each side.

Get done eating, get in my car. As I close my door I see a man and woman getting into the truck beside me (full size). He doesn't slow down, look, or anything. Just slings the door open quickly and far as it would go. The edge of it slamming and scraping half across the front of my passenger side mirror.

I stared at him, he didn't look, I quickly cranked the car and drove off.

Get back to work and see the 4" scratch with deep red from his door drove into it.

Seriously pissed off right now.

[biggie]

While I'm at it. Best thing to get that red paint off of the mirror?

[370Z/28]

What a piss off. If it is his paint on your car, it should come off with some Scratch Out and some elbow grease.

I hate when I park 20 spaces away from anyone else at Wal-Mart and come back out and some tool in a dually will be parked right next to me. Gimme a break!

[BrandAidDesignG35]

That's disturbing...

Almost as disturbing as the fact that you drove away without retribution.

What goes around comes around - Should've put some sugar in his tank

[BrandAidDesignG35]

I once noticed a Saturn had bumped into my G35 front bumper. I left them a long note on their car, it was along the lines of What the HERL are you doing with your POS Saturn, learn to drive, you bumped into my new G35.. rant rant rant...

So, the funny thing was I wrote a pile of furious writings, on the back of a good friends business card... he gets a call from a poor old lady that night appologizing for the damage Sorry to thread jack

[biggie]

That's disturbing...

Almost as disturbing as the fact that you drove away without retribution.

I haven't been in a fight since 5th grade. I'm litterally afraid I would kill someone if I ever got into one now. Especially since I saw this guy walk past me just a couple seconds before. He didn't come up to my arm pits.

[pfarmer]

I could have nearly gone to jail for homicide a few minutes ago.

Went to lunch, parked close to the building, but its the second spot. First spot is an X5 that is way to the left leaving extra room, so I pull in with plenty of room (2.5+ feet) on each side.

Get done eating, get in my car. As I close my door I see a man and woman getting into the truck beside me (full size). He doesn't slow down, look, or anything. Just slings the door open quickly and far as it would go. The edge of it slamming and scraping half across the front of my passenger side mirror.

I stared at him, he didn't look, I quickly cranked the car and drove off.

Get back to work and see the 4" scratch with deep red from his door drove into it.

Seriously pissed off right now.

If you saw him hit your mirror why in the world would you have not picked up his plate number? With that and the paint match you would have had him.

Perry

[G_whizz]

Uunngghh...sorry to hear..

But I'm confused... did you not get out of the car and get his info?????

[Graflo]

I feel sorry for you man... I hope it buffs out... This is my worst nightmare...

I am buying a new house just so I can have a garage for my new G...

I park as far away as I can everywhere I go. I am so paranoid about someone hitting my car with a door I have lost 5 pounds just from all the extra walking. I have gone to a store and left without going in because I wasn't comfortable with any of the parking spots... And Wally world is the worst... I park as far as you can get with no cars around and sure enough... some DB is parked next to my car when I get out....

It is seriously a problem for me as I live in the sticks now but I grew up in the city, I have a somewhat short fuse when it comes to the G... And I carry a gun everywhere I go.

I think I should research how much it would be to fix worst case scenario if I got a ding... (I cringe even saying the word)... That way I can do a cost analysis of the legal fee's Vs. the repair bill.

[biggie]

I didn't get out or anything. I knew it would be just a waste of time. If I would have gotten out I'd been so angry I wouldn't have formed complete sentences anway. He didn't drive off, I did. Just knew it would take longer and cause more issues than the $5 repair would warrant. Though before that this car at over 6 years old didn't have door ding of any kind.

Just the matter of him not looking or only opening his door enough for him to get in. Which would have been a foot or 2 less and missed my car completely. That's what pissed me off.

[kmckis1029]

i would of stopped him... but im like you on that too... i would of been real mad though... on second thought i would of just got his plate... i might of been fighting... the lack of care for another person's property you just described is making me mad as i type...

(deep breath)

ok im good...

[LuckyLuke]

I always park far away from people.. but when I am at busy parking lot, I try not to park next to the van or an SUV. Kids!! they are dangerous

I hope it is an easy fix for you...

[370Z/28]

When my kids were in day care, My Camaro was my daily driver. I would park at the business next door to it to drop off the kids and pick them up. Nobody ever complained.

On the last day my kids were in day care, I took that business a big box of candy and gave it to the receptionist. She said "What is this for" I said "because I have parked my car in your lot for years and you never complained" She said "it is so pretty we always enjoyed looking at it"



There was no way I was parking around all those soccer moms, kids, strollers, car seats, lunch boxes etc.

[Poyzinous]

Dude I know how you feel. When I had my altima, It had so many little dings and things I didn't care much about people slamming it. It was a 15 year old car, and not my pride and joy. Anyone see that episode of Malcom in the Middle where his mom and some lady in a Mustang get into a car fight? Yea I almost started one of those. Some tool in a accord swings his door into my rear door. I'm parked out, he's parked in (to my left). So as he closes his door and casually starts to trot off, I WOOSH my door open, 3 times the force of his opening, and slam his rear door, leaving a massive crease and he's all 'HEY WHATS WRONG WITH YOU!' and I told him as I looked at my rear door I was checking on my door that he hit. He says I hit his car too. An eye for an eye then. Toodles! and drove away. In any case Biggie, you should have calmly (if possible) confronted the dude. I've had 3 of my 4 doors clunked by clumsy parking lot morons, but never seen it happen. No thread jacking intended by the way.

[biggie]

After I got a chance to look closer after work it should come out without an issue. Luckly the mirror started to fold so took away most of the force and isn't a deep scratch.

[SVTCOBRA]

sorry to hear about the ding!!

Both of my G's have dings that need to be popped out... Luckily, no paint damage.The sedan got nailed at ASU parent's weekend last fall.The coupe got it at the beach this summer.

[G37 Man]

nice time you park,take two spots up and avoid the problem!

[370Z/28]

I hope your ding isn't where mine is. The Dent Doctor couldn't get to mine. I have to pay big bucks for a body shop to do it.

[zozoka1212]

nice time you park,take two spots up and avoid the problem!

I think that calls for trouble.

I hate when people don't care about others property no matter if it is a car, bike or house or anything small.

[SVTCOBRA]

I think that calls for trouble.

I hate when people don't care about others property no matter if it is a car, bike or house or anything small.

Yeah, I agree. Don't want to draw attention by parking like that. I normally park away from the crowd.However, in both instances, I had no choice - limited parking at the CROWDED hotel & limited parking at the CROWDED restaurant...

[zozoka1212]

Yeah, I agree. Don't want to draw attention by parking like that. I normally park away from the crowd.However, in both instances, I had no choice - limited parking at the CROWDED hotel & limited parking at the CROWDED restaurant...

I do the same. I park far far away. Soetimes you still end up find somebody parking right beside you. So far I have/had no dings on my G's. At home it is always in the garage and at work we have cameras so people are carefull after few of them got nailed and ended up paying. Also probably pretty uncomfortable to know everybody else knows about you dinged somebody's car and left without saying a thing.

I remeber the first one I was in the "investigation". She was kept saying I didn't do it. I parked on the other side bla bla bla. Then she was asked if she wants to see the video footage from the security cameras. After few seconds of silence she stood up. Its ok I pay for the damage. 3 weeks later she quit her job. Nobody thought we actually using the cameras. They thought all the cameras were dummies. LOL

[Kendahl]

Assuming you have your cell phone with you, take pictures of him, his license plate, his truck and the mark on your mirror. Request his name, address and phone number. Explain that you need this information so that you can send him the bill from the detail shop or body shop, whichever is needed, to fix your car.

If he blows you off, track him down via his license plate and take him to small claims court. With the photographs and a receipt from the shop, you can't lose. If he still won't pay up, you can have the satisfaction of trashing his credit record. This will haunt him for years for everything from mortgage rates to car insurance premiums.

[Tampa G35 Sedan 6MT]

I don't have one door ding.... and I can tell you one thing... If that Little Fcker would have done that to my G and I would have seen him... He would have been apologizing fast and paying for it to be repaired or he would have been picking up his teeth off of the parking lot!

I am very good with my words especially when I'm pissed and I would have flabbergasted him really fast where he would have admitted guilt!

Sorry to hear that... Try a clay bar to remove his paint...

DJ

[bunburry99]

I always park far away. I come out of work to the garage the other day, and my car's sitting in all by itself, except for a lone seagull. He's next to my door, and he's pecking away at it for no reason. I ran towards him to try and scare him away, and he just gave me an 'fu' look and walked away nonchalantly.

Maybe if my car was sandwiched between two other cars, the little jerk would have pecked on someone else's door

[Poyzinous]

and my car's sitting in all by itself, except for a lone seagull. He's next to my door, and he's pecking away at it for no reason.

I almost poo myself trying to picture that. Its hilarious.

[ryan_g35]

Did you really just drive away?

[pfarmer]

I always park far away. I come out of work to the garage the other day, and my car's sitting in all by itself, except for a lone seagull. He's next to my door, and he's pecking away at it for no reason. I ran towards him to try and scare him away, and he just gave me an 'fu' look and walked away nonchalantly.

Maybe if my car was sandwiched between two other cars, the little jerk would have pecked on someone else's door

Awhile back in this area buses were getting attack in their 'bus barns' (not necessarily under cover but lots). I am not sure if they ever figured out exactly why but was under the impression it had something to do with color. What color is your 'G'?

Perry

[bunburry99]

Awhile back in this area buses were getting attack in their 'bus barns' (not necessarily under cover but lots). I am not sure if they ever figured out exactly why but was under the impression it had something to do with color. What color is your 'G'?

Perry

Black. I figured it was stealthy. Go figure

[pfarmer]

Black. I figured it was stealthy. Go figure

Next time don't wash it, he was fighting himself.

Perry

[G37 Man]

Well you can always get a sign and put in your car.

Mafia Car,park at your own risk!