Why is it...
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Burning Brakes
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From: Jupiter Florida
Why is it...
...that no matter how far out in the toolies I park my Corvette in a public lot, when I return some retard is parked right next to me? I could park on the roof of WalMart and I swear when I come out of the store, there will be some pile of rolling scrap parked next to me. Is it because
1.) they want to get a closer look at my car? That makes me a little nervous, what are they looking for exactly? Bundles of cash?
2.) we're now in some kind of club together? Will I be receiving a newsletter? 'Far-out Parkers Monthly'
3.) they're doing it to spite me? After all the message I'm sending is 'I can safely assume that my fellow man is too big a bunch of drooling lip-smacking morons to be trusted to open their doors without chipping my car so I'm going to stay as far away from them as I possibly can.'
I wouldn't care at all if it was another Vette or a Benz or some other car that was clearly also trying to avoid door dings, but it never is. Rather it's always some piece of crap that looks like the Springer Show reject that owns it is intentionally collecting body damage. If I see any new marks on my car, I guarantee they'll get what they're after.
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1.) they want to get a closer look at my car? That makes me a little nervous, what are they looking for exactly? Bundles of cash?
2.) we're now in some kind of club together? Will I be receiving a newsletter? 'Far-out Parkers Monthly'
3.) they're doing it to spite me? After all the message I'm sending is 'I can safely assume that my fellow man is too big a bunch of drooling lip-smacking morons to be trusted to open their doors without chipping my car so I'm going to stay as far away from them as I possibly can.'
I wouldn't care at all if it was another Vette or a Benz or some other car that was clearly also trying to avoid door dings, but it never is. Rather it's always some piece of crap that looks like the Springer Show reject that owns it is intentionally collecting body damage. If I see any new marks on my car, I guarantee they'll get what they're after.
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Le Mans Master
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From: Corona CA
Re: Why is it... (rocketfinger)
I thought this only happened to me.
This occurs almost everytime I go to a Home Depot. When I get back there is always at least one truck and sometimes two. One time the guy pulled in next to me before I got out of the car. I restarted it and moved someplace else.
This occurs almost everytime I go to a Home Depot. When I get back there is always at least one truck and sometimes two. One time the guy pulled in next to me before I got out of the car. I restarted it and moved someplace else.
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From: Edmond OK
Re: Why is it... (rocketfinger)
It's usually pickups that park next to me.
I've found that a sure way to get someone to park next to you and/or do damage to your car is to park far away from everybody else. And a double dare to fools is to park way out away from everybody and take more than one parking spot. That will almost surely invite rednecks/teen punks/jerks to
park next to you.
I gave up and just try to park next to other nice cars. I'd rather have door dings than a keyed or otherwise vandalized car.
I've found that a sure way to get someone to park next to you and/or do damage to your car is to park far away from everybody else. And a double dare to fools is to park way out away from everybody and take more than one parking spot. That will almost surely invite rednecks/teen punks/jerks to
park next to you.
I gave up and just try to park next to other nice cars. I'd rather have door dings than a keyed or otherwise vandalized car.
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From: Cary NC
Re: Why is it... (rcolling)
I thought this only happened to me.
Don't understand why there is always one POS car always parked next to me. Never fails. One of these SOB's dented my wife's car tonight. :mad
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Re: Why is it... (rocketfinger)
OMFG LOL s*** I know it sounds like I'm just jumping on the bandwagon, but I thought It was just a fluke................this s*** happens to me every f*** day I go to the store or somethin. Aight now this may seem like I'm an a-hole but sometimes I park in a handicap spot(when there's like 3 others open around me) when I'm just goin in fo like the paper or somethin and these are the spots that are like NEVER filled. I come back out and there's atleast one motherf*** that's parked RIGHT NEXT TO ME and it's always some beat up ricer *** crap-ride with the seats all ripped and a cig still halfway lit on the dash and HE DOESNT HAVE A HANDICAP TAG ON HIS CAR EITHER!!!!!! What the F***!!!!!!!!! Do I start trends now? LOL the last guy that did that to me had the cig on his dash and bein the evil mo fo that I am......... flicked it on his seat and when I sat back in mine I'm like BURN MOTHERF*** BURN!!!!!!!! LOL But nothing. Damn flame retardant ***-trapz. Atleast those Rustang's Burn when you light em up. Cant say the same bout Hondas. Heh but man do they burn :D :) :cool: :cheers:
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Re: Why is it... (morphious)
My dad bought a brand new 911, one that he had been dreaming of for years, and parked it way out near a light pole. As he was alking to the hospital (doctor), he sees a junker park near him, and hit his new porsche!!! :eek: THe junker then leaves rela fast :rolleyes:
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From: tacoma wa
Re: Why is it... (rocketfinger)
Been there. Two day old paint on my Espresso van and low and behold this guy opens his door and dings the van.....I'm standing right there. " sorry man" is all he says..... If it was my Vette I would have broken his face.
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Re: Why is it... (SEAvette)
I am soooooo glad I'm not alone on this. I had a woman actually hit my car with her door WHILE I WAS IN IT! :mad A million other spots mind you. Yes I waited until she went into the store and then..........well, you get the idea. :smash: I have resorted to parking SIDEWAYS out in the boonies - takin up four spots. :p: But hey, there are a ton more spots closer to the door, and there is no one immediately around me, so what the hell?
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From: Rock Island IL
Re: Why is it... (rocketfinger)
Truthfully I always try to park up front, seems the older and more careful people park there(they drive around till the front ones open) I've driven sports cars since I was 16 and have never had a ding yet. The trick seems to work. When I was 16 I used to park way out and they always park next to you, I think they think it makes their POS look better. As for the wal mart thing ever think that it was an employee? Maybe they assumed you were the new manager and were trying to park in the same area. I used to work for wally and i know some emplyees tried kissing up that way. Tony never liked POSs next to his new truck though, poor guy.
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From: Edmond OK
Re: Why is it... (MaSTeRofDZaSTeR)
Hmmm....too much caffeine?
OMFG LOL s*** I know it sounds like I'm just jumping on the bandwagon, but I thought It was just a fluke................this s*** happens to me every f*** day I go to the store or somethin. Aight now this may seem like I'm an a-hole but sometimes I park in a handicap spot(when there's like 3 others open around me) when I'm just goin in fo like the paper or somethin and these are the spots that are like NEVER filled. I come back out and there's atleast one motherf*** that's parked RIGHT NEXT TO ME and it's always some beat up ricer *** crap-ride with the seats all ripped and a cig still halfway lit on the dash and HE DOESNT HAVE A HANDICAP TAG ON HIS CAR EITHER!!!!!! What the F***!!!!!!!!! Do I start trends now? LOL the last guy that did that to me had the cig on his dash and bein the evil mo fo that I am......... flicked it on his seat and when I sat back in mine I'm like BURN MOTHERF*** BURN!!!!!!!! LOL But nothing. Damn flame retardant ***-trapz. Atleast those Rustang's Burn when you light em up. Cant say the same bout Hondas. Heh but man do they burn :D :) :cool: :cheers:
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Re: Why is it... (rocketfinger)
I park in the safest part of the lot: Right next to the cart corrals! Well, hell, I never see any other cars parked close to them and I sure as poopie have never seen any CARTS anyhwere near them!!! :lol: :lol: :lol:
Funny story: I stopped at Kroger one night and parked at the end of the lot (wayyyy out there), and when I came back out, I was flanked by two..... OTHER VETTES! :D I waited a few minutes for them but my beer was getting warm. :lol:
Funny story: I stopped at Kroger one night and parked at the end of the lot (wayyyy out there), and when I came back out, I was flanked by two..... OTHER VETTES! :D I waited a few minutes for them but my beer was getting warm. :lol:
Burning Brakes
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From: Charlotte, NC USA
Re: Why is it... (rocketfinger)
Some time back I began to park beside the space that the stores use for shopping cart return. It seemed risky but I noticed no one else ever parks there and I saw that the people that go to the trouble to return their carts to this designated area also go to the trouble to push them into the rack. I have never been "dinged" while parked in that spot. Of course if any of you decide to park there and get dinged...
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Ooops! I read a number of the replies and then decided to reply before reading 92Shawnster's reply. Hey, it works for me...
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