The bad, the worse, and the straight up crazies

[PNW FRS]

18 months of ownership - park just about anywhere in pubic lots and no issues... but I do choose carefully. The only bad ding was while WallyPark Valet Garage at SeaTac Airport. Filed a claim but they denied it on the basis that none of their employees reported the incident - ya think!!??

Anyway had to go thru insurance - was handled as a pseudo hit and run since I had yards of claim documentation. $1000 later... good as new.

WallyPark Premier... Don't trust your car with them!

[mitosis]

Originally Posted by Shady195

Nothing pisses me off more than when I park litterally in the middle of no where of an already empty lot all the way in the back. ONly to come out to find someone parked right next to me.

You know why I parked out here, why do you insist on being an asshole

I've on a few occasions have had someone do that to me while I was still in the car. I then moved up a spot, when I get out they look at me like im some kind of asshole.

Sorry you parked kinda close.. dont trust you after you intentionally did so.

Seeing a lot of posts like this and pictures depicting this made me think of something... I'm that guy who parks right next to you when every other spot is open, and I'm doing you a favor.

Think of my beat up Honda as a shield, protecting you from the unknown variable who COULD park next to you instead of me. When I park next to you I GUARANTEE you're not getting any door dings, catch my drift?

If I parked my FR-S next to you there'd be no doubt, right? You'd be like "awwwwww yeh, 86 bros watchen each others backs, yo" and we'd nod at each other knowingly, secure in the knowledge that we parked next to each other so no dumb soccer mom could park there and let her rampaging spawn fling the doors open with a level of gusto only a 7-year-old is capable of.

[#maverick#]

"so no dumb soccer mom could park there and let her rampaging spawn fling the doors open with a level of gusto only a 7-year-old is capable of." LOL that just made my day... im literally loling with tears

[Golferguy667]

My general rule of thumb is to park next to cars that have owners who seem to care. When I'm parking at college parking lot, I try to only park next to modified vehicles.. No1 is gonna let there baby get damaged by dinging me. Lol. That's my flawed logic anyways.

[ftc~brz]

I don't feel this is 86 specific but rather sports car specific. Any car that looks fast,sleek, or new with 2 doors brings every asshat out from around us.

I once had a cop not let me merge onto a highway from a ramp. I was forced to speed up and cut him off or break check the persons behind me. I went with speed up (he had 3 open lanes to the left, but staid in right lane).
I ended up with a warning for speeding as I kept going faster when he was then tailgating me from lane to lane. But I sure did tell him why he was a ****.

[Frozen_skidmark]

This is why dash cams are important to have. And anytime you deal with a cop, record it, they're recording you. I've actually stopped right in front people (tailgaters), gotten out and went back and asked them what their problem was. One guy didn't stop, so I went back again, he was laughing right up until I ripped his mirror off and handed it to him. But I'm a mean tempered welder, I wouldn't recommend anyone else do that.

[tYtEn86]

Originally Posted by ftc~brz

I don't feel this is 86 specific but rather sports car specific. Any car that looks fast,sleek, or new with 2 doors brings every asshat out from around us.

YES.

[VeezyF]

people including cops will tailgate because our cars look fast and are sports cars. the first 'sports' looking car i bought was a tiburon back in 2007 -- i never had anyone tailgate me or cut me off etc until i got that car. it's like a magnet for assholes. lol

[sirisvirus]

I personally think people hate others who have nice things and naturally want to mess it up so they feel better about their pos.

[FiReStorm2013]

For those of you who have come out to the parking lot to find an @$$hat has parked closely to you, do you leave them a note or just drive off.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by FiReStorm2013

For those of you who have come out to the parking lot to find an @$$hat has parked closely to you, do you leave them a note or just drive off.

No note. That just reinforces the fact that they managed to piss you off (if that was what they were going for).
I really think most are not doing it on purpose and they are just too dumb to realize they did anything "wrong". From their point of view they were just parking and that is where their car ended up.
Watched a person pull into a pull through spot at work the other day. When they first stopped (from pulling straight in) the car was at about a 30 degree angle in the spot. They realized how bad it was and took 4 attempts to get it straight. Took 5 minutes to park in a spot most people could have drove straight into in the first place!

[gramicci101]

Originally Posted by DarkSunrise

Encountered some crazy drivers/cyclists/pedestrians coming into the city today. Just this morning, almost got hit by:

1) Cab driver who didn't check his blind spot
2) Oncoming van driver trying to take a left into oncoming traffic without waiting
3) Cyclist who swerved into the car lane to avoid another cyclist in the bike lane (one of these idiots was going the wrong way in a one-way bike lane)
4) Homeless guy staggering around in the middle of a busy street

I've managed to daily-drive this car into the city for over a year without any dings/dents, but it feels like it's just a matter of time. Doesn't help that our cars are small and low. I'm glad for the Perrin exhaust, which helps make it a bit more conspicuous.

You may want to look into having a bull bar made for your FRS.

[FiReStorm2013]

I see what your saying. I've driven with my mom before and she tailgates everyone. I'm like, "why do you tailgate everyone?" She didn't think she was tailgating. My sister doesn't believe she drives fast in parking lots, yet our family all agrees she does.

Warning for all drivers: hospitals are the worst place to park. My dad got a ding in his new car the other day after parking far away. We think it was some old person....that reminds me of this Seinfeld clip on "old people." hahaha

[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAt0u7r3g3k"]Seinfeld on Old People - YouTube[/ame]

[gramicci101]

Originally Posted by FiReStorm2013

Warning for all drivers: hospitals are the worst place to park. My dad got a ding in his new car the other day after parking far away. We think it was some old person....that reminds me of this Seinfeld clip on "old people." hahaha

I've watched a little old lady start to pull into her parking spot, slump over the steering wheel, roll backwards and impact the parked car behind her, then wake up, pull into the spot, and walk inside. She didn't even realize what had just happened.