Another Hit & Run Victim

[Maritime Storm]

Ran a few errands with the car yesterday morning, came home, later decided to detail the car, noticed someone was nice enough to hit my car in a parking lot and bugger off. A least the damage is minor, still pissed off over it. Wife is not impressed and is attempting to touch it up with a paint stick.

[kodyo]

Had the same thing happen at work with a pretty nasty door ding. I ended up doing this to cover it up and prevent future ones.

http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=42660

If it's more serious than a door ding, consider paintless dent removal, PDR.

[frs10]

yeah it runs rampant everywhere... its a damn shame, nobody cares about their car anymore. 95% of people see cars as a mode of transportation only and dont really give a damn about dings and such...

[jjaisli]

I'm sorry to hear this. But trust me, it's nothing new. The first 'new' car I ever purchased was a 1991 Golf GTi (more than 20 years ago now). Within just a few months, I had a massive ding on the driver's side door, another, slightly smaller but still large ding on the passenger side from somebody who let their door fly open in a parking lot, and a big ding on the hood from the world's largest acorn that just happen to fall and hit the car as I was driving underneath a tree. Talk about cursed. Not to mention several obvious stone chips. It was the biggest, most expensive thing I had ever purchased at that point in my life and it made me so angry that it was starting to look like a beat on city car after just a few months. I didn't bother to fix them but about two years later, when I had a bit more cash I had all three of them taken care of. And predictably, I was gifted with another door ding within a few months.

It's a losing battle. And I was somebody who always made an effort to park far away.

[drewbot]

Damn I feel for you. Had a guy hit me on the driver's side front fender. Luckily my dashcam got it and nailed his ass

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[ZionsWrath]

Originally Posted by drewbot

Damn I feel for you. Had a guy hit me on the driver's side front fender. Luckily my dashcam got it and nailed his ass

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[noobcake]

Originally Posted by jjaisli

And I was somebody who always made an effort to park far away.

you don't always have to park far away, just park next to another luxury vehicle like the benz or a bmw. Those guys care about their car a lot since it is twice the value of a twin.

[drewbot]

Originally Posted by ZionsWrath

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Damn this happened in March, gotta find it

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[serialk11r]

Sorry to hear man. It happens though, people are kind of shitty. My MR2 was hit while parked and it took out the bumper, a quarter panel, and a light, and no note was left or anything like that.

[DeadStar7]

Sorry to hear it. I'm so paranoid about this happening to me. I always park away from other cars. I don't mind walking a bit further to get to the store I need. I like to park off by myself, at least a spot or two away from anyone else. I know this can have its own problems, but it makes me feel a bit better. I get all nervous when I'm walking back to the car and there's someone parked next to me.

Ah, the fun of owning a new car.

[jason.h]

Originally Posted by noobcake

you don't always have to park far away, just park next to another luxury vehicle like the benz or a bmw. Those guys care about their car a lot since it is twice the value of a twin.

I always park next to expensive cars if I can for that very reason.

[Maritime Storm]

The "repair" turn out ok, we've decided we can live with the look of it. Just pisses you off that people don't give a rat's ass about others today.

[PHLonomenal]

I think "hit and run" is one of the most cowardly acts known to man. Good luck to the OP and others...this is becoming a weekly sporting event.


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[humfrz]

Originally Posted by noobcake

you don't always have to park far away, just park next to another luxury vehicle like the benz or a bmw. Those guys care about their car a lot since it is twice the value of a twin.

OR ...... pick out a junk vehicle and park next to it ..... that way you can park a "safe" distance away ...... AND .... when you return, you won't be surprised to see a junker parked next to you.......


humfrz