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So.. Watch When You open Your Doors In Parking Lots..?

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Old 04-15-13, 10:05 AM
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Originally Posted by 1sWt2GS
Your cars so dirty I can't even tell where the ding is! :P
My thoughts exactly. He should have at least cleaned it first and then take a pic.


The people that walk in between your car carrying handbags, bookbags, and briefcases can leave some scratches on your paint. Those metal zippers and buckles can do the damage. When I drive my daily to work I tend to park closer to the building but in a spot where the car is less likely to scratched. I'll walk the extra steps when I decide to take the other car.
Old 04-15-13, 05:41 PM
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It's not just about parking far away, but you want to park so that even if people park next to you they wont get to your door as long as they're within the lines. So find a corner spot and park over the far line.. as far as possible. Thats my method and I have yet to get a ding that way since I started parking that way.

Stole this pic from another CL thread:

Old 04-15-13, 05:52 PM
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Actually, in that pic, I'd rather park in the other corner pic. Only 1 adjacent car.
Old 04-15-13, 06:57 PM
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Wow. Thank you all for the replies. I need to figure out how much it will cost to get the small dent removed.

Originally Posted by 1sWt2GS
Your cars so dirty I can't even tell where the ding is! :P
It's dirty because kansas weather cant keep its **** togather. I keep my car spotless but its sunny for a day, then it rains and we still get news that it might snow.. yes snow in april in Southeast kansas.
Old 04-15-13, 08:00 PM
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Originally Posted by panda08
lol thats true. its like people think "oh this car looks lonely, ill go park next to it"
Maybe the car needed some "friends"
Old 04-15-13, 09:06 PM
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I got so mad the first thing this happened to me.......damn kids in SUVs
Old 04-17-13, 06:11 AM
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same thing happened to me the other day
Old 04-17-13, 08:28 AM
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Unrelated, but some guy got out of his car to punch mine at a stop light because he was mad that I honked at him when he tried to cut me off. Dude didn't even make a dent lmao

I'm lucky the people at work respect the vehicles around them. The mall is another story..
Old 04-17-13, 10:08 AM
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its always the ****tiest POS cars that park next to nice cars. I see it all the time! Nice cars are like magnets to ****boxes that just dont care if they scratch ot ding other's
Old 04-17-13, 12:18 PM
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Park at the far right edge of the parking lot: your passenger door is covered; just hope the car park right next to you does not have a passenger! LOL
Old 04-17-13, 07:22 PM
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How about my girlfriends dad parks next to me and when we are leaving the place, he leaves his door open, the wind catches it and. boom. what do you know. damn I was pissed. damn im still pissed.
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