The bad, the worse, and the straight up crazies

[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.

[Takumi788]

When I owned my FC I drove to the bank with my gf and while I was sitting there waiting for my gf to return some lady in a Monte Carlo pulled in. Without me noticing she was trying to park next to me. There was a large curb on one side and me on the other. All of a sudden I feel a bump and look in my drivers side rear view to see that she had just hit me. Before I could open the door to say WTF she gassed it and scraped all the way down until the front of my door. She jumped when she looked over and saw me in the car. When I got out to confront her her best excuse was "I DIDN'T KNOW ANYONE WAS IN THERE." Like it would have been ok if I wasn't in the car. Dumb-ass told the officer that same excuse too. He laughed.

I park the FRS in the middle of nowhere all the time. If I am unsure of where I am going/parking I drive the daily.

[Dave-ROR]

Originally Posted by tYtEn86

This may be true, my last car I owned for 3 years I park anywhere did not get a single scratch, my frs however I got a door ding within a week of ownership, needless to say now I be real careful of where I park.

And yes, everybody and theirs grandma try to race me on the road.

They are just accelerating normally, that's just how slow these cars are.


On topic, I try to park in areas where my cars won't be damaged, but if it happens, it happens. It's just a case.

[Shark_Bait88]

Yep. Driving up to Michigan for the 4th. My cousin was driving this stretch (we were in my car), and we were going through a construction zone that narrowed the highway down to one lane. We were stuck behind a line of cars and a late 90s Explorer was tailgating us like crazy. Once the work zone ended he flew ahead, tailgating other people, cutting people off, and just driving like a general jackass. So my cousin started to get up behind him and threw the brights on him. The guy slams the brakes super hard, trying to brake check us. My cousin avoids it easily, and he does it again like 3 more times with us easily being able to avoid him. He flies off doing over 100. About 45min later after a pit stop we end up catching up to him on the same highway. We don't do anything, just driving by to pass him, and he swerves into our lane trying to force us off the road, nearly managed to do it too. He then slowed down a bunch, otherwise I was about to get his plate and call the cops on him.

[extrashaky]

Originally Posted by DarkSunrise

Haha I just had a mental image of a huge orange safety cone on wheels driving down a city street. With a loud exhaust. That'd definitely get some attention.

My black Jeep has been hit twice by idiots who somehow didn't see it. I was seriously considering painting it traffic barrel orange with reflective stripes, then nicknaming it Traffic Barrel.

The only thing that changed my mind is that one of the local cab companies uses SUVs painted that color, and I'm afraid some drunk will get in my Jeep thinking it's a taxi.

I selected Lightning Red for my BRZ specifically for visibility. I think it actually does help, although it makes me a lightning rod for cop attention.

[campy]

I once went to the mall on a weekday. It's a huge lot with practically no one there, and I parked in the back anyway just out of habit. Come out, see this:



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[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by DarkSunrise

Haha I just had a mental image of a huge orange safety cone on wheels driving down a city street. With a loud exhaust. That'd definitely get some attention.

Ya TRD exhaust and intake they can hear me too! Now if I could just cover taste, touch and smell I would have all the bases covered.

[ssyed]

Yea I'm always paranoid. Not because of the way this car looks but because what happened in the first 3 months of owning the car. It was parked outside of work and I'm about to go home and I see this on my rear quarter panel. No note, no contact of who did it. Ended up paying $1000 out of pocket to repair it. I was always careful of where I parked however after this accident I'm extremely paranoid and park the furthest. I park like 5 mins away from work where I see no cars at all.

Car is dirty cuz it happened during winter.

[DarkSunrise]

Originally Posted by extrashaky

My black Jeep has been hit twice by idiots who somehow didn't see it. I was seriously considering painting it traffic barrel orange with reflective stripes, then nicknaming it Traffic Barrel.

The only thing that changed my mind is that one of the local cab companies uses SUVs painted that color, and I'm afraid some drunk will get in my Jeep thinking it's a taxi.

I selected Lightning Red for my BRZ specifically for visibility. I think it actually does help, although it makes me a lightning rod for cop attention.

Yeah I've got whiteout, which stands out a bit as well. Combined with my exhaust, I thought it'd make me a prime target for cops. Surprisingly, I haven't been pulled over in this car yet. Maybe owning a loud, bright-colored sports car is good for my driving habits

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by DarkSunrise

Yeah I've got whiteout, which stands out a bit as well. Combined with my exhaust, I thought it'd make me a prime target for cops. Surprisingly, I haven't been pulled over in this car yet. Maybe owning a loud, bright-colored sports car is good for my driving habits

Had one cop follow me into and wave me over in a donut shop (cliché I know). Couldn't figure out what I had done. Turns out he wanted to know where I got the car and what I paid for it. Gave him the salesman's card and went on my way. I now know I am at least a little bit covered in that town!

[DarkSunrise]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

Had one cop follow me into and wave me over in a donut shop (cliché I know). Couldn't figure out what I had done. Turns out he wanted to know where I got the car and what I paid for it. Gave him the salesman's card and went on my way. I now know I am at least a little bit covered in that town!

Haha that probably got your heart rate going a bit! I've been asked by random people what kind of car this is and what I paid for it, but never a cop in uniform.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by DarkSunrise

Haha that probably got your heart rate going a bit! I've been asked by random people what kind of car this is and what I paid for it, but never a cop in uniform.

Speed CHECK, Seatbelt CHECK, Turn signal CHECK, Granny shift for exhaust noise CHECK,
WHY IS HE FOLLOWING ME???????????
WHY IS HE STOPPING?????????????
WHY IS HE WAVING AT ME??????????

Actually not only did we chat he bought me a coffee!!!!!!!

[DarkSunrise]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

Speed CHECK, Seatbelt CHECK, Turn signal CHECK, Granny shift for exhaust noise CHECK,
WHY IS HE FOLLOWING ME???????????
WHY IS HE STOPPING?????????????
WHY IS HE WAVING AT ME??????????

Actually not only did we chat he bought me a coffee!!!!!!!

Damn. The only thing cops ever give me are speeding tickets.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by DarkSunrise

Damn. The only thing cops ever give me are speeding tickets.

Let me correct that he "got" me a coffee. He is a cop and I didn't see any money change hands.