I park alone..to STAY ALONE!!!
12-22-11, 09:51 PM
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I feel your pain. I do the exact same thing. I usually try to park next to a curb or a 4 door car since their doors seem to be shorter. My wife hates it because I take too long looking for a good parking spot but she puts up with it.
In our youger days, my buddy parked his car in this 80% EMPTY PARKING LOT far away from what he thought was safe from any potential door dings. One a$* Ho*% decided that it would be funny to park his truck so close to my friend that he had to climb in from the passenger side of his car so he can get to the driver seat. He was so mad that he slashed all 4 tires of the truck.
In our youger days, my buddy parked his car in this 80% EMPTY PARKING LOT far away from what he thought was safe from any potential door dings. One a$* Ho*% decided that it would be funny to park his truck so close to my friend that he had to climb in from the passenger side of his car so he can get to the driver seat. He was so mad that he slashed all 4 tires of the truck.
12-22-11, 10:19 PM
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Just to clarify, Im not actually gonna get out of my car and shoot the poor retard who dings my car. Although I still carry a pistol with me. Im in florida, so my car is considered an extention of my home..
I live in Brandon (where retards ding cars) and work in Tampa. You?
You know what man, I wouldnt doubt it at all! The Walmart that USE to go to would always have kids walking through the parking lot cause its one of the more populated parts of town. After examing it a little more this afternoon when I woke up for work, I noticed that it could have been a cart that hit it (although thats a **** ton of damage for a cart)
On another note..(havent really done a search) Whats the best way to get out DEEP scratches/chips? The paint is literally chipped to the bottom layer of paint..its about the size of a dime.
I live in Brandon (where retards ding cars) and work in Tampa. You?
You know what man, I wouldnt doubt it at all! The Walmart that USE to go to would always have kids walking through the parking lot cause its one of the more populated parts of town. After examing it a little more this afternoon when I woke up for work, I noticed that it could have been a cart that hit it (although thats a **** ton of damage for a cart)
On another note..(havent really done a search) Whats the best way to get out DEEP scratches/chips? The paint is literally chipped to the bottom layer of paint..its about the size of a dime.
12-22-11, 10:28 PM
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P.S. In Kennesaw GA it is okay to brandish a fire arm if you feel that your property is being violated........nice huh (rather it be house home or auto the law has clauses but in all it does state that lol)
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12-22-11, 11:46 PM
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One time I was with my wife at petco and she bumped a cart and it started to roll down the parking lot picking up speed to the point when it hit the side of an explorer it put a good sized dent in the door. I went inside and asked at the register till I found the owner. He was pissed but thanked me for not just driving away. Turned it into my insurance and that was the end of it.
Mad respect!! Not many people would do that.
12-22-11, 11:52 PM
#54
Ouch! Sorry to hear LexUser85! That sucks... it's like no matter how much you try to avoid there is always some careless idiot swinging doors open. 
^ YES! More than usual lately.... No matter where I go I park at the end of a row with PLENTY of other empty spaces around and yet the best place to park is right next to my car for some reason. I even park in the deepest corner of my parking lot at work near other guys that take pride in their cars who obviously also don't mind the long trek into the building. Yet every so often a massive truck or larger sedan tends to park right next to me. SOO ANNOYING, there are 6 other free & empty spots around me always, why next to my IS... I have yet to understand this. 
12-23-11, 12:28 AM
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^ YES! More than usual lately.... No matter where I go I park at the end of a row with PLENTY of other empty spaces around and yet the best place to park is right next to my car for some reason. I even park in the deepest corner of my parking lot at work near other guys that take pride in their cars who obviously also don't mind the long trek into the building. Yet every so often a massive truck or larger sedan tends to park right next to me. SOO ANNOYING, there are 6 other free & empty spots around me always, why next to my IS... I have yet to understand this.
wow now it makes me second guess myself about where i park. I do the same thing as you by parking as far as i can. maybe now i should go later than usual no so jerkface does something like that. sucks tho that its down to the paint
12-23-11, 09:10 AM
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Ok back on the topic of my beloved paint...I went and checked at a local paint shop to see what they had to say about it and they told me that it was too deep to buff out. They could repaint over it but the guy told me since it was so close to the door seam it would be one hell of a blend job and might not match up..any suggestions?
12-23-11, 10:00 AM
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it's so hard to keep your car free of dings. even if you park next to two really nice cars there is no guarantee that they won't leave and two dump trucks will then park beside you.
also, as written here even if you park far away, someone will still intentionally park close to you.
for me, the older my car gets the less senstive i am to dings.
sometimes i think dings are God's way of teaching me not to cherish material things quite so dearly.
also, as written here even if you park far away, someone will still intentionally park close to you.
for me, the older my car gets the less senstive i am to dings.
sometimes i think dings are God's way of teaching me not to cherish material things quite so dearly.