New car, nine days, first scratch

LegacyUser

I was wondering how long it's take. New car for nine days, came out to it this morning and a guy had literally parked the front of his car against my back bumper. Nice one inch scratch. B@stard didn't even bother reversing to hide the fact he did it.

I have his reg. What would ye do in such circumstances (bearing in mind there was a CCTV camera preventing me from venting my anger at the time)?

FX Meister

Call the cops for a start to have it recorded and to get value for you tax money, then talk to the guy and tell him he has to pay to get it fixed.

Peace

Scratch his car, with a baseball bat.

LegacyUser

That's what I was tempted to do Peace!

Reminds me of the day I parked in the carpark of a posh hotel. A woman pulled up beside me in a Merc with a young lad in the back. I saw it coming ... young lad hops out, baging the door against mine. I looked at her, she saw what happened, but said nothing.

"You're not even going to say sorry?" I asked her. She ignored me.

AlisonB

i bumped into the back of a woman at about 2 miles an hour - and supposedly did 1600 euro damage... there wasnt a mark on the bumper... i swear to god - if i ever see her in my rear view mirror!!!!!!!! :mad:

pablo80

light a rag and place it under his car.
He'll learn how to park then in future. :eek:

e38418

Buckfast wrote:

What would ye do in such circumstances (bearing in mind there was a CCTV camera preventing me from venting my anger at the time)?

would this not have him/her driving into your car on it then?

Blitzkrieger

If it wasn't for that CCTV thing I'd cut his balls off and give him an honorary darwin award. People like that shouldn't be allowed to breed.

If you want to pursue it the fact that it is a new car and the CCTV might help but tbh I wouldn't bother. It'd piss me off to the extreme but repairing a one inch scratch is hardly worth the hassle. I'd give it a good rub with clay and see what a good buffing could do first.

I remember parking in an almost empty car park once with at least four empty spaces to either side. I came back to find a knackered old corolla parked right next to me with a fat old bint about to get out of the backseat. I disabled the alarm in the hopes that seeing the owner coming towards the car they'd be more careful but no such luck. She threw open the door banging against the side of my car then hit the door into my car again with her ass after she got out. I was furious. An empty car park and I still get dinged. Amazingly there was no mark on my car. I'm still amazed at the stupiditity of it. I mean the car park was empty - there was no reason to park right next me making it difficult to get out.

x in the city

that sorta **** gets me going.

generally speaking i park well away from other cars as much as is possible, and i try and park near well looked after (and boy racer even, cos they wont bang their maxed up doors against yours will they ) cars.

truth is, some ppl dont give a flying ****.

i recently got a 316i, its a 94, and in surprisingly good nick. its metallic maroon, some cat claws-ish marks on it, but nothin major,

id like to get a total respray, metallic blue. can u do this, is it legal? and how much would it cost. but its a long <very long> shot.

also, the bmw revs up when its idle and stalls (or tries to) when it in low gear, driving around town. but fine on the main roads......whats wrong.?

some blockage or somethin......?

oh, is there a petrol light on this , i cant see any? i know its not good to drive on a low tank, but i havent seen any light yet, tried flashing a lamp as well to see if i could suss out any petrol pump,lol

Seth Brundle

Irish people (in general) have no respect for their cars in the same way that they do in the UK.
@ x... - don't hijack this thread - but a differnet colour respray whilst fully legal will look shíte as you will always have traces of maroon (in boot, under bonnet, door sills, etc.)

Silvera

sorry to hear about your damage - so annoying I agree !

You're spot on kbannon, Irish people in general have so little regard when it comes to other people's cars.
I have lost count of the amount of times people have parked beside me - opened their doors, and banged off my car, when I'm sitting in it FFS !!!

apology ?
9 times out of 10 - NO CHANCE !!

Idiots !!

*rant over*

Ray777

AlisonB wrote:

i bumped into the back of a woman at about 2 miles an hour - and supposedly did 1600 euro damage... there wasnt a mark on the bumper... i swear to god - if i ever see her in my rear view mirror!!!!!!!! :mad:

I think (and I could be completely wrong) that sometimes, the bumper can be damaged inside, thus rendering it less effective (and even dangerous) in the event of another rear impact. The damage isn't always clearly visable - until you take the bumper off...

Dan_B

If your car is brand new, have the entire bumper replaced.
No one wants spray and filler on a new car.
Once they perp has shelled out 6 or 7 hundred notes they'll be more careful the next time.

I had just had a complete color restore done on my car a few months ago and came out of a shop to find some silly b1tch had rammed her door into my rear quarter panel. Hand to stand and wait for her (took a few photos).

She tried to get funny, "was you car there when I pulled in".
One threat to call the guards and she caved in and agreed to pay.

trotter_inc

**** - sorry to hear that, that sucks!

ambro25

Can't win 'em all, and very sorry to hear the incident on your brand new car .

I get the same problem all the time, especially in the MX-5, because the door panels are curved - one slight door touch from a neighbouring car and yep, it's in...

I had both doors and rear nearside panel done by a car paint Michael Angelo last year, couple of dings were deep enough to have cracked the paint + colour's particular, ltd edition ("Sparkle Green", wtf :rolleyes: ) - was trembling when he came back with a quote: £355, cash in hand :eek: And the best bit: it's abso-f***ing-lutely perfect, even AA inspector mate of mine couldn't see it.

Lesson now learnt, I'll usually tour car parks 'til I find a double-space, and park over both, thank you very much. I'd rather have an argument with a busybody than come back from the shops and see yet another f***ing ding! Failing that, as has been posted earlier, I'll try and park near well-looked after cars and AT ALL COSTS, avoid parking near cars with 'big' or 'long' doors (SUVs, MPVs, new-shape Honda Civics, etc.).

Seth Brundle

Worst place to park IMO is beside obvious family cars or MPVs!

BrianD3

Very annoying alright. You have to realise that the majority of the car driving population are sloppy, inconsiderate morons who don't give a sh1t about their own car and certainly don't give a sh1t about anyone elses.

As already mentioned there are a few steps to take to minimise the risk of damage eg park close to well looked after/boy racer cars and walls/pillars. In shopping centres park as far away from the entrance as possible. Avoid MPVs, jeeps, vans and anything with a towbar like the plague, also stay well away from shopping trolleys. Don't park on the street (i.e parallel parking) if possible as very many people are useless at parallel parking and will hit your car when reversing into a space.

I don't think taking up two spaces is a good idea though. What happens when the car park is full and the only space left is two half spaces either side of your car. Some soccer mom in her bullbarred Pajero will come along, completely misjudge the width of the space, will try to squeeze in and will only give up after she's whacked your car a few times. I have seen it happen.

BrianD3

kdouglas

ambro25 wrote:

....Lesson now learnt, I'll usually tour car parks 'til I find a double-space, and park over both, thank you very much. I'd rather have an argument with a busybody than come back from the shops and see yet another f***ing ding!

no offence ambro, but i despise people that double park, 1 space for 1 car, i dont care if your the president, you dont deserve 2 spaces. if people park properly, then there should be plenty of space to get in and out of their car comfortably, obviously you cant open the door to full swing but anyone who really needs to do that to get in/out of their car is either disabled or so fat they could probably get a disabled pass.

Seth Brundle

kdouglas wrote:

no offence ambro, but i despise people that double park, 1 space for 1 car, i dont care if your the president, you dont deserve 2 spaces. if people park properly, then there should be plenty of space to get in and out of their car comfortably, obviously you cant open the door to full swing but anyone who really needs to do that to get in/out of their car is either disabled or so fat they could probably get a disabled pass.

true, except for the fact that
1. many people cannot park properly
2. many car park spaces are becomming narrower thus lessening the amount of space available to get out without touching the neighbouring cars

Interceptor

Tough break Buckfast - I think everybody has had this happen and it sucks big eggs.

The two most recent times it has happened to me were in a supermarket car park - the first time was an old Fiesta which had been mashed up against the side on my Mini - I lost the plot and threw a huge pot of natural yogurt into the heater vents of the car. If you don't have enough space to park beside a Mini, forget it.

The second time was a Corsa which some tit had parked against the Espace and scratched the rear door and quarter panel, jamming it into the parking space - the Corsa had been left open and I shoved it out of the way but opened the bonnet and pulled off all the HT leads and left them on the passenger seat.

These are both illegal and I have committed an offence but would have no hesitation in saying that I felt no remorse afterward - mess with my car, I mess with your head.

'c

Boggle

many car park spaces are becomming narrower thus lessening the amount of space available to get out without touching the neighbouring cars

Who is responsible for damage done in carparks - especially if the parking space is unsuitable for anything more than a bicicle... Someone tole me once theat the signs saying " Management accept no liability..." and such have no legal bearing - is this true?

What about if it a paid car-park?

samo

ambro25 wrote:

Lesson now learnt, I'll usually tour car parks 'til I find a double-space, and park over both, thank you very much. I'd rather have an argument with a busybody than come back from the shops and see yet another f***ing ding! Failing that, as has been posted earlier, I'll try and park near well-looked after cars and AT ALL COSTS, avoid parking near cars with 'big' or 'long' doors (SUVs, MPVs, new-shape Honda Civics, etc.).

To be honest, your a brave man if you double park, I saw some eejit do this in Liffey Valley during Xmas week and he had a lovely key mark down his door for his troubles!!

samo

ambro25 wrote:

Lesson now learnt, I'll usually tour car parks 'til I find a double-space, and park over both, thank you very much. I'd rather have an argument with a busybody than come back from the shops and see yet another f***ing ding! Failing that, as has been posted earlier, I'll try and park near well-looked after cars and AT ALL COSTS, avoid parking near cars with 'big' or 'long' doors (SUVs, MPVs, new-shape Honda Civics, etc.).

To be honest, your a brave man if you double park, I saw some eejit do this in Liffey Valley during Xmas week and he had a lovely key mark down his door for his troubles!! :eek:

Seth Brundle

samo wrote:

To be honest, your a brave man if you double park, I saw some eejit do this in Liffey Valley during Xmas week and he had a lovely key mark down his door for his troubles!!

How do you know he got keyed there?
Anyway, assuming it did get keyed there:-
This is a quote from Pulp Fiction >>:
Vincent takes his works out of his case and, as the two continue to talk, Vince shoots up.
LANCE: Still got your Malibu?
VINCENT: You know what some f**ker did to it the other day?
LANCE: What?
VINCENT: F**kin' keyed it.
LANCE: Oh man, that's f**ked up.
VINCENT: Tell me about it. I had the goddamn thing in storage three years. It's out five f**kin' days -- five days, and some d**kless piece of s**t f**ks with it.
LANCE: They should be f**kin' killed. No trial, no jury, straight to execution.
VINCENT: I just wish I caught 'em doin' it, ya know? Oh man, I'd give anything
to catch 'em doin' it. It'a been worth his doin' it, if I coulda just caught 'em, you know what I mean?
LANCE: It's chicken s**t. You don't f**k another man's vehicle.

edmund_f

kbannon,
very good quote .

just out of interest, what exactly is the width of the standard car space?, or what were they. Know our company recently bought and renovated an old factory. We had to repaint all the lines as _no_ car would fit inside the spaces (my accord at the time had either mirror protruding over the lines). perhaps cars as well as getting longer and higher, are also getting fatter?, thinking of SUV's here.

Also good point about the boy racers (PC car modifiers)

Dan_B

Who is responsible for damage done in carparks - especially if the parking space is unsuitable for anything more than a bicicle... Someone tole me once theat the signs saying " Management accept no liability..." and such have no legal bearing - is this true?

What about if it a paid car-park?

The idiot who causes the damage is responsible.

ambro25

:mad: Funny you'd quote that...

I hear what you guys say, re. double-parking/keying/etc. BUT... anybody doing that will be on CCTV, thank you very much (I tend to avoid parking where there isn't any).

Car park management does decline responsibility all the time (tried it twice), and in fairness if anybody except car park employees messes with your car, it's not exactly the car park owner's/management fault. However, they don't usually have a problem handing out an extract of CCTV tape (unless they do over here? ).

The 3 times (in 16 years) I've dinged someone, I've offered to pay for damage. I've been taken up on it once. BUT the last person I caught dinging my car, to whom I politely asked what they intended to do about it, also 'laughed' and went off (as per earlier post in this thread). Only pblm for him is I tailed him, waited til he'd parked with no CCTV/ppl nearby, then keyed every last panel incl. roof down to metal. Mofo.

[CrimsonGhost]

ambro25 wrote:

Lesson now learnt, I'll usually tour car parks 'til I find a double-space, and park over both, thank you very much.

C.U.N.T
W@nk3r
D1ck-he@d
Pick one, they're all applicable. And I don't even use parking spaces as I drive a bike. Hope wherever you're parking clamps you.

Edit: And I've just read your post above. They really are all applicable to you.

ambro25

Constructive

I hope for you that when (if) you go 4-wheels, toil like a slave to eventually -after many years, in my case- afford a nice set of wheels, and some cretin with a single-digit IQ thinks nothing of causing in excess of €200's worth of damage to your doors and THEN show a total absence of moral fibre/sense of responsibilities, you'll prove yourself to be as good-natured as you have so remarkably demonstrated above. :rolleyes:

Oh BTW (to be practical), I'd have thought the half-spaces I leave would be adequate for two wheels, no?

Seth Brundle

unnecessary crimson (who is just saying that because of a lack in his vocabulary! )

[CrimsonGhost]

Oh, and how much damage do you think you caused? And in your case it wasn't a case of "thinks nothing", but rather pre-meditated.

As for parking my bike next to a car. Not unless there is something I can chain it to. Too easy for a van with four lads to pull up and lift the bike into it and be gone in <10 seconds.