Corvette_Ed

S'noJob's post about parking next to another Corvette got me to thinking about something that happened to me recently that kind of ticked me off and I was wondering if I was the only one who would feel this way.

I parked in one of the front spots near the entrance of my local Wal Mart, went in to do my shopping, and when I came out I found the business card of a Corvette club tucked in between the window and trim on my driver's side door.

The only way whoever did this could have slid the card in was to pull the trim away from the window (edit- they left greasy sweat marks on the glass), and it ticked me off to think this person had the audacity to touch my car. I would never even think about touching another owner's car without that owner's permission, and not without that owner standing next to me when I did so.

So what do you think? Would you be angry too, or am I just overly protective of my car?

85corvettec4

if im at the bar and im asked first HECK YA. if i come out of the store and someones fondling my girl or i find fingerprints on her im not tooooo happy

TPA Z06

+1 for overly protective

Listen, we don't drive faberge eggs - it's a car, and one that quite a few people dig. Would I appreciate someone putting their mitts on mine? Probably not, but in this case, it was a fellow Corvette guy who saw your ride, admired it, and thought you may be interested in the club.

Let it go. Owning a corvette, it sort of comes with the territory (within reason, of course).

Black 02

I would rather someone slide a card into my car than open their door against it, that's for sure.

Pirateslife4me

Corvette club...hummm I probably wouldn't do that but being around car clubs I can see an excited member that really liked your car sticking a card or something under the windshield wiper. I probably wouldn't be all to irritated since they meant it as a compliment. if was someone advertising for a business... yeah I'd be pretty ticked off. I would assume the person that left it would also be into Vettes so would be careful to not lean on the car or do anything that could possibly cause damage. Wondering if I would prefer them to leave it under the windshield wiper or in the side window rubber???? under the wiper I take the chance of them leaning over and scratching my fender with a buckle or a zipper. in the side rubber the chance is there that it falls into my door. I mean if I was the guy that really liked a car in a parking lot and wanted to invite him to join my club for me and cause he might enjoy it too I really don't know any other way to invite him other than sit out there and wait for god knows how long but then again If I came out and found some dude waiting next to my car to talk to me that might kinda put me on edge too.

I think its kinda cool that he/they liked your car enough to invite you to join their club

Bimmervet

I am in a Corvette Club and we have business cards for the club. We do the same when we see a parked unfamiliar Corvette. Many of our members were introduced to the club and were glad we put a business card on their car. Don't you think a fellow Corvette owner would show some caution, specially someone who is trying to recrute new members for their club. Relax. Why not check out the club??!!

66dts-v

I know the feeling.

When my Yamaha R1 was on display at Laguna Seca for a Yamaha event, I came back from walking around to find someone SITTING ON MY BIKE. I was pissed and didn't leave it again until I left for the day. My mirrors were readjusted, someone adjusted my levers, so nice of them to help me out.

Later another rider whos bike was also displayed told me someone had busted a GoPro off his bike and not only stole the camera but also busted it off a carbon fiber side fairing that was $1200.

Do you sit in other peoples car at a car show without asking? Readjust the seat while you are in there?

RedZMonte

if you are talking about sliding the card down in the window on the top of the door, you dont need to touch anything, just slide the edge of the card along the glass and the trim and it goes in without touching the car.. I wouldnt worry about that more then parking in a walmart parking lot near the front. I park away from the door near a island if possible. Walmart is not a place i take any car that is nice... Hell i feel bad parking my 175000 mile bonneville there, and again i wont park near the front of the building.

Now people leaning on my car or dragging their hand across my paint to feel the car (or to scratch it more like it) that pisses me off.

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3boystoys

Who takes their CORVETTE TO WALMART? JEEZ, you were ASKING for a disaster, be happy that's all that happened, you could have come out to a herd of Trailer Park babies crawling all over it.

AngryTurtle

PhysicsDude55

It wouldn't bother me that much....

Once I came out of a restaurant and found 2 teenage girls posing on the hood of the car and taking pictures of each other. I took it as flattering. I didn't see any scratches.

Now one time I had my car in a shop, and they stored a C6 hood on my trunk lid and scratched it. I wasn't too happy about that

WetteVette

C5at16

Saw a bunch of foreigners leaning against my mv agusta brutale. Wasn't happy about that either!

Phanni

Oh dear, someone touched a 10 + year old car sitting at a Wally world?

CQRT

I'm not sure I see how sliding a business card between the window and weather stripping harmed your car - - actually- it could probably be done without touching your car at all.

So yes- I think you're seriously over reacting.

I've walked out of a store and found a girl leaning against my daily driver and have politely asked her to get her a$$ off my car . . fortunately, never had that experience with one of the Corvettes.

Yellogixxer

This

Corvette_Ed

My Corvette is my daily driver; it goes everywhere I do. It was also parked in a handicap spot with no parking on the driver's side and a five foot gap between my spot and the spot to the right. I wasn't ASKING for anything. Not everyone treats their car like a garage queen.

Corvette_Ed

I guess I'm just a little too old school. I was taught that you treat a man's car like you do his wife. Look, admire, and appreciate, but don't touch.

Regardless of where it is parked it does not give anyone the right to touch it. Would you go to a car show and touch the 10+ year-old cars there?

Corvette_Ed

I did. It was a club based on race.

Corvette_Ed

Except that's not what the person did. They pulled the trim out to slide the card in and left grease marks from their sweaty fingers on the glass.