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today i went to subway to get that new chicken bacon ranch. damn good. i wait in line sub ready. some dude comes in. i did not pay attention. i got to my car and drive off. i did notice his car was really close to mine and parked like crap. more sideways then into the stop. i get out, and go around on the passanger side. guess what. suprise. he hit that platic molding in the midle. what pisses me off is that the paint got scrached. also the ****er, tells me he just got on to the car and that i was there before he parked. i wanted to smack that crap out of him. welcome to cali i guess. is true calli people are *******s. i will post a pic in a second.

Doesn't that just suck? Sorry man, I really feel for you. People that don't care about their own cars are one thing, but those that don't even bother paying any bit of consideration to other peoples' cars (or property in general) are so annoying. I say we ship them all to the moon and just be done with it.

i am mad since i did not even have the car for 1 month. it would of been on the 11th. well... i passed 5k today...

Sorry about your car...... but oo that chicken bacon ranch is my favorite - toasted of course!

damn right... the best...

yea people here is cali are horrible drivers...especially in fresno! i wish there was a bubble that u could wrap around your car for protection...or just a sign to slap on peoples haed that says idiot driver beware!

I just spent a week in southern California (Riverside/Ontario) and I can say for certain it's like a whole different world. People do definitely drive more aggressively, but you have to. If you are passive driving there you'll never get anywhere.However, I've been hit in parking lots here in MT and people do the same thing. They don't ever want to admit they're at fault. It's always someone else's problem.

Learn to park away from everyone else. It may take an extra 2 mins to walk the extra distance, but it's worth saving yourself from dents. Front parking spaces are prime spots for people in a hurry who don't care where they swing their door open.The next time you walk to your car, count how many other cars you see full of door dings. I'd be amazed if you could find one with out any.

Maybe God is trying to tell you that you should have gone to Quiznos! Mmm.....mmm.....mmm.....mmm.....mmm.....TOASTY!

i do park far. hell i paked on the the left, since there was the first parking. some how this guy managed to park sideways next to mee.. screw him. i know quiznos, they are good. but my mind is set on the bacon ranch...

LOL!Never had the bacon ranch...sounds intriguing. Might have to go.Unfortunately, we live in a world where too many people don't care about anyone else, or respecting anyone else or their property. It's sad, but it's true. I've long since given up on trying to protect my car from damage in the parking lot, since no matter how far I park, someone feels they are "just as cool" as me, and park right next to me. IMHO, you have *less* of a chance of damage from a door ding farther away because MANY senior citizens (not all), park as close as possible to stores. They, to me, seem more likely to accidentally throw a door open too fast...Thankfully, I've had no dents...but those side spears are chipped to hell, as you've noticed the paint there doesn't grip very well. If at all.As an aside, we've had our G6 since December 30th, and not a chip on it yet. And it endured winter's mud, rock salt, and crap. So, it seems the paint problem is definitely traceable to something with NUMMI, whether it be product or procedure...BUT, we'll see how it looks at the end of summer...

I feel your pain my friend. Sometimes no matter how far away you park some idiot has got to see how close they can park next to you. I swear that they are just plain stupid. I tell you that if someone parks that close to me and door dings my car and I know that the car next to mine is the one that has done the damage it will have a couple of flat tires when the dude comes back to get his car. It won't take the dent out but it will give me some satisfaction that I have caused him some grief also. I know not the way to be BUT.

To Raginfish....I saw you signature change to a Solstice..I work for GM, and sat in a turbo Solstice yesterday... Talk about Mmmm... Mmmm... good! Can you say sweet!

turbo solstice?!?! niiiiiiiiiiice. is that slated for production?i got my first door ding a week ago in the molding on teh drivers door. a big one too. how do you hit a car that hard? its really disrespect for other property, which doesn;t seem to phase anyone any more.got two rock chips in front. poor vibby is getting beat to heck, but its tough and comes back for more.

Quote, originally posted by remusrm »today i went to subway to get that new chicken bacon ranch. damn good. i wait in line sub ready. some dude comes in. i did not pay attention. i got to my car and drive off. i did notice his car was really close to mine and parked like crap. more sideways then into the stop. i get out, and go around on the passanger side. guess what. suprise. he hit that platic molding in the midle. what pisses me off is that the paint got scrached. also the ****er, tells me he just got on to the car and that i was there before he parked. i wanted to smack that crap out of him. welcome to cali i guess. is true calli people are *******s. i will post a pic in a second.Man that really stink and I hate those morons that don't know how to park car in parking alot. I feel you pain! Next time you go Subway, park your VIbe in wide open spot and walk little extra distance. Just my two cent...I always park my Vibe in wide open parking spot that I don't want morons stratches my doors. Mmmmm, tastey nice warm chicken bacon ranch. Yeah, that mine favorite too.

Quote, originally posted by ragingfish »Thankfully, I've had no dents...but those side spears are chipped to hell, as you've noticed the paint there doesn't grip very well. If at all.I have two dents because of angled parking spaces and someone with high doors that didn't hit the cladding instead. But those trim pieces on the doors are really getting in rough shape, especially the driver's door. The paint is chipped off in at least 3 or 4 places now, and the touchup paint won't really adhere either.

Quote, originally posted by ragingfish »LOL!IMHO, you have *less* of a chance of damage from a door ding farther away because MANY senior citizens (not all), park as close as possible to stores. They, to me, seem more likely to accidentally throw a door open too fast......The two largest dents in my car came from "senior citizens". One at the "Y", the other at my office. I saw who parked next to me and when I got back to my car later found HUGE gashes in the trim