Advice to confront my neighbor

[ichitaka05]

Originally Posted by whaap

I retired after handling insurance claims for 25 years. You can forget about your insurance company going after her or going to small claims court. Unless you have proof (witnesses) that she hit your car nothing will happen.

Those side protectors look like a pretty good idea.

^This

I learned the hard way. I got 2 HUGE dent on my passenger door, but there were no witness, so I go totally screwed!

If I was you, get some security camera hooked up on your car and rec for the proof before tell her. If telling her gets sour, you have proof vid to show to police that she hit it

[Kimsey47]

Originally Posted by InstinctRacer

I have a pair of these things I install real quick when I'm in tight areas. They simply install by suction cups, and are like 25 inches long by 6 inches wide.

I keep them under the trunk mat and whip 'em out when needed.

Seems like the perfect solution for overnight parking in a cramped parking lot.

http://www.autoanything.com/garage-a...Fc6DQgodJVcARQ

I thought this was a great idea at first, but then I wondered... How many people hit these just because they can?! Plus no offense to my fellow countrymen but we have A LOT of sloppy Americans that would just see this as an invite/excuse to be negligent when opening their door.

Have you experienced anyone abusing your application of these???

[Mr. Man]

Heres what i would do: set up a ridiculously overelaborate trap triggered by her door touching yours and ending with her getting tipped over onto her back with a cupcake dangling barely out of her reach. thatll show her

[Rayme]

Why not a simple shock alarm?

[wbradley]

Originally Posted by ichitaka05

^This

I learned the hard way. I got 2 HUGE dent on my passenger door, but there were no witness, so I go totally screwed!

If I was you, get some security camera hooked up on your car and rec for the proof before tell her. If telling her gets sour, you have proof vid to show to police that she hit it

I dont think the cops can use your video evidence. The value of the damage is too small anyway and it's a civil matter. Cops and insurance are not the best route at this stage.

Just leave her a note and see what happens.

[ichitaka05]

Originally Posted by wbradley

I dont think the cops can use your video evidence. The value of the damage is too small anyway and it's a civil matter. Cops and insurance are not the best route at this stage.

Just leave her a note and see what happens.

Very true. Even with witness it'll go into civil court for all the BS stuff...

[DarkSunrise]

If she's overweight and elderly, she may not be able to avoid bumping your car when she gets out (may need a wide door opening), so talking to her may be futile.

If she was a normal sized lady, I'd say go talk to her directly, but in this case, I would go with the solution below. Just throw it on whenever you park at home. Cheap and quick, and solves the problem.

Originally Posted by InstinctRacer

I have a pair of these things I install real quick when I'm in tight areas. They simply install by suction cups, and are like 25 inches long by 6 inches wide.

I keep them under the trunk mat and whip 'em out when needed.

Seems like the perfect solution for overnight parking in a cramped parking lot.

http://www.autoanything.com/garage-a...Fc6DQgodJVcARQ

[tech4pdx]

Honestly, I would invite her over for dinner.. Wine her and dine her. Give her some dessert too. Then make an offer she can't refuse.

[Mr.Jay]

Originally Posted by wbradley

So the lady's ignorant behaviour costs the OP more $??

Because having a dash cam is a bad thing?

OP could continue to use the camera to record driving adventures or as a security cam just in case it occurs again with someone else or if she takes revenge on him

Hell you can buy a cheap ass $20 dollar cam and that would work too

[Carbon420]

Originally Posted by campy

I would go to the apartment office and ask for a new spot, saying that the person who parks next to you is damaging your property.

Are there security cameras which view your parking spots? Maybe you can ask for the footage to submit to insurance.

You are being much more polite about this than I would be. I wouldn't so easily forgive some old lady who ate a few too many cheeseburgers and now can't get out of her car without swinging the door all the way open. It is 100% her fault and I wouldn't just let it slide if it's damaging your car like that. It's ruining the resale value and yes, people do notice dings like that, especially if they're all over the side of the car.

Agreed especially with the end part. Easiest way to got about it is through your landlord. Tell them your not looking to give her shut just want her to be more aware of it in the future. If she is the type to be a botch and purposely damage your car after that then call the cops. I agree its no reason to go off the handle about... Yet... A mistake is a mistake but continued mistakes and purposefully damage can't be tolerated. Are u in the states or Canada?


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[FRiSson]

Originally Posted by shyong

Sounds like you need to move. Apparently, people living there don't give a rat's ass about other people's property.

I always wondered. If it turns out that you do "give a rat's ass" is that a good thing?

[shyong]

Originally Posted by FRiSson

I always wondered. If it turns out that you do "give a rat's ass" is that a good thing?

Sure. Two incidents already in the same apartment complex. One can assume there's inconsiderate people living there. Why not move and save all the headache?

[wbradley]

Originally Posted by shyong

Sure. Two incidents already in the same apartment complex. One can assume there's inconsiderate people living there. Why not move and save all the headache?

Because there are inconsiderate people everywhere.

[chenshuo]

Originally Posted by that_one_guy

A few weeks ago I noticed a couple white chips on the passenger door. I was annoyed but I'm not huge on visual perfection so I just let it go. Later I noticed a couple ultramarine colored chips on the edge of my neighbor's driver's side door. This really annoyed me but she is an elderly obese woman, we are all human and make mistakes, so again I let it go.

This morning I come out to find two more chips! I can excuse A mistake, I'll even let ignorance go once if she didn't realize she hit my car while getting out, but this is bordering disrespect and not acknowledging my car right there.

I've only seen this woman once, never talked to her, so I'm not sure how to approach her about it, or even if I'm just over reacting. I think a note is passive aggressive, not to mention my apartment is full of less than intelligent upstanding citizens so she could be very sweet, or she could fling her doors open extra hard next time as an FU to me for confronting her about it.

I thought about getting an orange traffic cone to place between our cars as a buffer so her door will hit it instead, but that could also make it more difficult for her to get out of her truck. Thoughts? Comments? Suggestions?

Put a BigMac further away from your car she'll park further away, near the BigMac.