parking tips?
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parking tips? hi i only use my t/a once a week. during the week shes under a cover parked very close to a wall to avoid people parking close to me and leaving me surprise dings(i live in an apartment). my car is in mint condition, no dings at all(53,404mi). thats why i try to care and preserve her as long as possible. and when i do take her out, i park far from everyone.
heres the thing:
1.i'm sick of driving my girlfriends piece of **** 93 honda civic for 6 days/week
2.i just wanna drive my t/a all the time now.
3. i'm sick of wasting time parking far from everyone
but:
i hate dings!
i would like to park where ever i wanted without worrying about dings.
do you guys have any tips for me? perhaps i can keep something in my car that relieves dings the minute i see it? and a tube of touch up paint. i heard of "ding king" what do u guys know about it? thanks guys
heres the thing:
1.i'm sick of driving my girlfriends piece of **** 93 honda civic for 6 days/week
2.i just wanna drive my t/a all the time now.
3. i'm sick of wasting time parking far from everyone
but:
i hate dings!
i would like to park where ever i wanted without worrying about dings.
do you guys have any tips for me? perhaps i can keep something in my car that relieves dings the minute i see it? and a tube of touch up paint. i heard of "ding king" what do u guys know about it? thanks guys
dings are gonna happen if you drive it everyday. get over it. its not like you are driving some kind of exotic sports car man. its a friggin f-body. if you screw it up, you just have a really good excuse to get a new (better) paint job.
. Thats prolly the best that you are going to get at an apartment complex, unless you have the covered single garages like some apartments have. I'm extremely paranoid when I park mine. If I take it to work, I will either take 2 spots sideways next to rotting truck, and take an orange contruction cone and put it on the other side of the car. Or I open up the gated / barbed wire outdoor car storage area, and lock my car up begind the gate if I am the only person there. And if I go to a store, I get 1 unlucky person to go w/ me and I have them stay with the car in the parking lot and put them on "guard" duty, or I will wait for them. I'm just really paranoid about my car since it is the biggest investment I have made in my life, It's low miles, dent free, and I plan to keep it that way, lol
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Originally Posted by BlackDuk98
Thats prolly the best that you are going to get at an apartment complex, unless you have the covered single garages like some apartments have. I'm extremely paranoid when I park mine. If I take it to work, I will either take 2 spots sideways next to rotting truck, and take an orange contruction cone and put it on the other side of the car. Or I open up the gated / barbed wire outdoor car storage area, and lock my car up begind the gate if I am the only person there. And if I go to a store, I get 1 unlucky person to go w/ me and I have them stay with the car in the parking lot and put them on "guard" duty, or I will wait for them. I'm just really paranoid about my car since it is the biggest investment I have made in my life, It's low miles, dent free, and I plan to keep it that way, lol
Then there are the idiots who will mess with a car because it is taking up two parking spots.
I just try to park at the end of a row or i just park away from everyone.
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In a parking lot, park and walk. You'll notice other nice cars doing that too. Grandma always parks up front cause she don't want to walk, and she don't care about your ride. If you see someone else parking far away, park right next to them. At least one side of your car is safe. The other thing is that you might get paint chips but not door dings and dents because the only metal fenders on the car are the rear ones. The doors and front fenders are plastic, dent resistant. Use a magnet, it will only stick to the rear fenders.
Originally Posted by KrazyDan
Those are some of the most paranoid things Ive heard of. Thats pretty extreme taking an extra person to the store to "gaurd" the car.LOL
Then there are the idiots who will mess with a car because it is taking up two parking spots.
I just try to park at the end of a row or i just park away from everyone.
Then there are the idiots who will mess with a car because it is taking up two parking spots.
I just try to park at the end of a row or i just park away from everyone.
Last edited by BlackDuk98; Feb 4, 2007 at 04:27 PM.
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Originally Posted by ghardester
In a parking lot, park and walk. You'll notice other nice cars doing that too. Grandma always parks up front cause she don't want to walk, and she don't care about your ride. If you see someone else parking far away, park right next to them. At least one side of your car is safe. The other thing is that you might get paint chips but not door dings and dents because the only metal fenders on the car are the rear ones. The doors and front fenders are plastic, dent resistant. Use a magnet, it will only stick to the rear fenders.
doors are not plastic, they are fiberglass
Your best bet is to park it far away and just walk. I always look for a nice car in the lot, that probably tried to park far away from everyone else too. I used to daily drive my car and always did this, I only got one mark on my door and it isn't even a ding. Just need to be careful, I don't think there really is anything else you can do.
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I only park the car if Im goin into somewhere to grab a coffee and be back out in 2 minutes. LOL, Im fairly paranoid myself, in almost 4 yrs ownership, it has only sat outside over night once! I try not to park it anywhere, people can't be trusted!
The best was last Hallowe'en, it was pretty nice out, a few friends were goin down to the lake and i figured itd be a great trip out in the TA. I got a wierd feeling before we left(it IS halloween) so i said the hell with it, keep the TA here, my bro starts railin me for not driving the car. So we go to the park and chill. As were leaving, I walk up towards my other car and all i see are two idiots running down the street away from me and my buddies and they have about 3 dozen eggs with them(12 eggs already thrown, none at my car, but my buddies talon got f&^ked!). Luckily we came when we did, for my ride anyways, but I can only imagine what would have been done to the TA, people have no respect
The best was last Hallowe'en, it was pretty nice out, a few friends were goin down to the lake and i figured itd be a great trip out in the TA. I got a wierd feeling before we left(it IS halloween) so i said the hell with it, keep the TA here, my bro starts railin me for not driving the car. So we go to the park and chill. As were leaving, I walk up towards my other car and all i see are two idiots running down the street away from me and my buddies and they have about 3 dozen eggs with them(12 eggs already thrown, none at my car, but my buddies talon got f&^ked!). Luckily we came when we did, for my ride anyways, but I can only imagine what would have been done to the TA, people have no respect
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My car got egged and I about ****. I saw someone kick a dent in my bumper and immediately I whipped out my baseball bat from my trunk and gave them a new paint job and a reason to get new windows.
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From: Grande Prairie, AB. That's Canada you hoser.
As my friend found out durring a parking lot fender benter.. all accidents in parking lots are 50/50.
Meening that if someone launches their car from the other side of the parking and bullseyes you're baby... he's only going to pay 1/2 the damages.
IE: the damages on his car. (1/2 the vehicals involved)
And if you don't call the cops to have them look at the car and doa report before you leave the parking lot or move the car, they might not do anything for you. =\
It might not be the same every state/country to live in, but I'd rather not find out the hardway.
Meening that if someone launches their car from the other side of the parking and bullseyes you're baby... he's only going to pay 1/2 the damages.
IE: the damages on his car. (1/2 the vehicals involved)
And if you don't call the cops to have them look at the car and doa report before you leave the parking lot or move the car, they might not do anything for you. =\
It might not be the same every state/country to live in, but I'd rather not find out the hardway.
If you plan on driving, plan on chips/dings. It happens. If you can't deal with that, then don't drive the car/leave it parked anywhere. Best advice I can give is to take care of the paint. I wax/polish mine just about once a month. Not so much for the "bling", but to "keep the paint soft" which helps to absorb impact of small rocks, etc. instead of leaving a fresh white mark where the paint used to be.
