Ed, I feel you pain man! We can't win in NYC. No matter how careful you are. Some idiot will do damage one way or another.

Around my area, people use your car as a guide to park (and the freaking space is ******* huge!!!!!).

SPORTcoupe, your idea is nice. However, it won't work if you don't catch them. And if you do catch them. I'm sure once their premium goes up, they'll put a couple of nails on your tires.

You just can't win unless you live in the middle of nowhere.

I was thinking about this the other day. There are different living communities around (i.e. elderly communities, gay communities, etc.). They should create an auto enthusiast ONLY community. In order for you to qualify to purchase a property there, you must past a test:
- First test is on paper. Just general automotive knowledge. The more the person knows, the more he/she repect cars.
- Second test is a road test, which stresses all different methods of parking.

It will make life a lot stressfree......yeah yeah, unrealistic.