Unbelievable! I think my neighbor hit my Coupe!!!

[bembol]

I can't believe this! Noticed it this morning coming home from work...





I'm pretty sure it's my neighbor, they have a Green Ford Windstar and I park alone at the back at work. I'm guessing it happened yesterday while I was sleeping and didn't noticed it when I left for work since it was dark outside.

The damage is $850, 401-Dixie Nissan Bodyshop.

[chamade]

Aww man that sucks.Are you going to ask him politely if he hit you? I think that's all you can do as far as hoping that he will pay for it.

[generic808]

That sucks!! Ask nicely, but if he repsonds very rudely, I'd take a baseball bat to his fender, and thensome haha j/k Or maybe not!

[LongBeachCoupe]

If you guys are that concerned about theneighbors... i can show you cheap CCTV systems... for like 50 bucks you can have a IR cam pointing at your car... as long as you have it infront, or at a driveway... my car is.. well not by my house.. its a secret where i keep it...

[mgamino]

Doesn't that suck... You do everything you can to take care of your car: you park far away from others, being cautious when opening your doors, trying to avoid any danger that someone else may do something to your car and then what do you know- the f%$&n neighbor jacks up your ride! Sorry that happened to you.

[SHIFT_COUPE]

Damn! Thats terrible. Dude would get a beat down if I figured out it was him and he didn't leave a note.

To be honest, it would be hard to prove it unless they actually admit it to you.

I'd recommend going to the suspected individual and just kindly tell them that your asking several people about the incident. See if they say anything. No one likes to be accused of something even if they did it.

Good luck!

[bembol]

Exactly! ^

We are beside each other, you think (if he/she did hit it) they would be kind enough to tell me. Still waiting for them to get home.

It's not about the money too, I just hate that my baby got hit.

[SHIFT_COUPE]

Do you live in a complex where there are a lot of spaces? Or do you live in a neighborhood with a neighbor on each side of you?

[bembol]

Side-to-Side.

[SHIFT_2.5S]

This really sucks. Try to reason with the person (after all, there is a chance that it's not them). If you're 100% certain that it's your neighbor, tell him/her that you have witnesses. Either way, the damage is done.

I really hate people that do this and are not honest/courteous enough to respect others' property and admit fault.

And $850 for that not-so-big fix seems like a lot.

[MagicM]

Not so sure it would be the windstar, From the picture it looks like somebody with a high front end vehicle hit you. The windstar front end if it hit you would be lower than your picture, it looks like a SUV hit you. If you really wanted to make sure, take a sample and check for Green color marks under some scope. Unless he parked beside you and smoked his door open on your side, then it might be the windstar.

[SHIFT_2.5S]

Must've been a pretty serious hit to cause the well to bend in like that.

[prlwhitecoupe]

**** man, that pisses me off!!! I'm going to be at 401-dixie getting my oil change in the morning...i picked up my mats from there too..after my experience at brampton nissan, i've switched; anyways...

I hope u catch these mother****ers....one time I parked sideways in the AMC lot, all the way in the back, and i always check my car all around before i get in everytime and i check the license plates of the cars next to me if i absolutely have to park next to someone before I leave anywhere...what else can u do right......but yah when I came out of AMC some mofo had spit coffee or some nasty **** on my door handle, prolly some sick prank because i parked sidways, but the guy next to me had enough room...but basically i was saying stay the **** away..ppl are jealous out there man.....what can you do.....its sad

Neways man, all the best, sorry that happend to you....today I just told off some kid with his dog. Everytime i park on the street when i goto my friend's house theres this stupid kid that walks his rotweiler like 50 times a day and i get so nervous when he walks him by my car. I was like get your dog away from my car man.......wanted to smack him.....i dont want any dog nail scratches on the paint.....i'd flip man....

peace..

[jdshift]

Doesn't that suck... You do everything you can to take care of your car: you park far away from others, being cautious when opening your doors, trying to avoid any danger that someone else may do something to your car and then what do you know- the f%$&n neighbor jacks up your ride! Sorry that happened to you.

Thats so true...............seems like no matter what you do to avoid crap,it still finds a way.

[bembol]

Not so sure it would be the windstar, From the picture it looks like somebody with a high front end vehicle hit you. The windstar front end if it hit you would be lower than your picture, it looks like a SUV hit you. If you really wanted to make sure, take a sample and check for Green color marks under some scope. Unless he parked beside you and smoked his door open on your side, then it might be the windstar.

This makes more sense after thinking about it...

I waited all day and fell asleep (got home from working nights) yesterday and woke up this morning and they're gone.

[SHIFT_2.5S]

This makes more sense after thinking about it...

I waited all day and fell asleep (got home from working nights) yesterday and woke up this morning and they're gone.

Don't wait too long to talk to them. Otherwise, the issue will be long gone...

[MadBlackCoupe]

I've just been skimming, but couldn't you take a peak at the car?

If you have a dent, they have a dent.

[notaverage]

I've just been skimming, but couldn't you take a peak at the car?

If you have a dent, they have a dent.

Not necessarily...

[SHIFT_2.5S]

I've just been skimming, but couldn't you take a peak at the car?

If you have a dent, they have a dent.

If they do, it could be from somewhere else. Also, the car may not have been noticeably damaged, and he would have to know if they hit it with the front or back. Either way, it is a start.

[MagicM]

There's no way the front or rear of that windstar would make a impact like that,the van is far too low like that of a car. Looking at the height and the way there is a long skinny vertical dent, with the height, iam nearly 90% sure somebody smoked thier door while opening. Whoever it was hit it hard, because i've seen a number of people hit thier doors on other vehicles in parking lots, and you have to really open it hard to make that kind of a dent.

[notaverage]

There's no way the front or rear of that windstar would make a impact like that,the van is far too low like that of a car. Looking at the height and the way there is a long skinny vertical dent, with the height, iam nearly 90% sure somebody smoked thier door while opening. Whoever it was hit it hard, because i've seen a number of people hit thier doors on other vehicles in parking lots, and you have to really open it hard to make that kind of a dent.

[SHIFT_2.5S]

Yeah, that's a pretty huge dent. Must've been one heavy door (if it was a door at all).

In the photo, are those also remaining scratch marks around the wheel well (to the left and bottom of the dent)?

[Buzzman]

one time I parked sideways in the AMC lot, all the way in the back, and i always check my car all around before i get in everytime and i check the license plates of the cars next to me if i absolutely have to park next to someone before I leave anywhere...what else can u do right......but yah when I came out of AMC some mofo had spit coffee or some nasty **** on my door handle, prolly some sick prank because i parked sidways, but the guy next to me had enough room...but basically i was saying stay the **** away..ppl are jealous out there man.....what can you do.....its sad

Man, I know you are trying to protect yourself by parking sideways out in the back 40, but all you are really doing is attracting attention to yourself. Same goes for the guy that uses 2 parking spaces by straddling the white line. You are a huge target when u do that. Anybody that is the least bit jealous will hit on your car. I've seen it happen. What I always try to do is either nab the spot right next to a handicapped location, or take a space at the end of a lane, preferably next to a curb. That way you can cheat your position a bit towards the curb and leave lots of room on the other side. The handicapped spaces are also much wider, so the spots right next to them allow me to move closer to the handicapped line, and leave lots of room on the "normal" side. This also does not attract attention to my vehicle. My wife thinks I'm anal, but I don't have any door dings either.I also avoid, at all costs, parking next to any 2 door vehicle, or an older panel van. 2 door vehicles have much longer doors and need to be opened wider in order to get in (the worst ones are Camaros and Firebirds). The old panel vans have front doors with a very sharp 90 degree edge that will punch a hole in plate steel.Also watch out for SUV's with car seats. Kids don't know better when getting out, and will swing their doors wide open, right into your car.Hope this helps.

[SHIFT_2.5S]

^ All very good suggestions (pointers) and very well thought out.

[SHIFT_COUPE]

When you guys started to mention parking ridiculously I thought of this...

[MagicM]

Haha that's funny, it's really ignorant to take up 2 spaces with that small X3.Although i actually think it's equally ignorant to purposely damage somebody elses car even if they did park in 2 stalls. I also see that quite a bit where i live. usally a soccermom/mid to upperclass women that does it with her "precious" bmw. ON some cars i would understand like a Hummer h1 or a dually pickup truck as they really do need 2 stalls. BTW i also like beachs, sand and sun is nice

[SHIFT_2.5S]

Very funny note.

[heysteve]

beaches are fun.

[prlwhitecoupe]

Thanks for the advice man, but I already do exactly the stuff you do, I always try to find spots next to the curb in a corner, or next to a pillar or between pillars in a parking garage. And if all that fails, I'll park at the end of the lane and park a lil over the thick line....I also look for certain cars that I'm comfortable parking next to (if I absolutely have no choice)..other ppl who look like they take care of their cars as well....I stopped parking sideways after that incident, it was so disgusting, I washed the hell out of my car when I got home that night. I'm just glad I looked before I touched the door handle, I even knew I was asking for it....but I was being ignorant I guess...f-u-c-k-i-n-g prick, I wish I had caught him.

I'm just glad I've been able to avoid careless people, and I usually don't even bother parking in certain plaza's cause of the congestion. What else can you do.

[SHIFT_2.5S]

What else can you do.

There's only so much you can do. In the end, you can only account for your own actions/decisions and have to remember that it's just a car. Image what people with Bugatti Veyrons are going through when they have to park...