I hate cars

This makes the 9th time the car has been hit/damaged while sitting in a parking lot. I park very far away from everything but in the past, a tree fell on it when it was a few months old, a welding truck hit it when it was literally the only car in the parking lot. A chick hit it in an old mall parking lot where there were about 5 cars in this huge parking lot and I parked far away from anyone. It just attracts bad luck.

This time I came out from Valentines day dinner and there was a note under the wiper stating my car was hit with a number. I walked around to the back and sure enough, paint transfer and my paint was flaking off. I called the chick and I was thinking about coming out of pocket since she actually left her number but she started the whole "are you sure that wasn't already there, there was white paint and my car isn't white" so I decided right then she was going to foot the bill instead of helping her out.

That's it, just another parking lot hit to document. This should be fun, I love body shops.

SharksBreath

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pics or gtfo.

jk...that sucks Matt. but seriously, pics.

EvilVirus

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damn that sucks especially since she left you the number and then went on about saying the paint is different. She should know if she hit you or not and to leave a note obviously she must have. Best of luck dude

TLtrigirl

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i kind of know the feeling with random stuff happening to the car when you try to do your best to keep it out of harms way.

make the stupid girl pay. sorry to hear...good luck with the fix.

Project 04TL

atleast it wasnt one of those "im just writing this because someone watched me hit you" notes.

Steven Bell

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Dude.....sorry to hear this.

TheDingo

lol. who's to say it wasn't? Is that something you might consider writing in the note?

Acura_Dude

Sorry about your car, OP.

05_NBP_TL

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ban chicks












sorry to hear this. GL

huystAr

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That is sucky.... I wish I could get my rear bumper repainted lol. The white is horribly matched to the car good luck OP!

ff4930

wait...so she left you a note then tried to deny it after you called her?

BeezleTL85

Drugs....... And yes

I hate cars

The pics would be disappointing. Just some white scratches and paint flaking off. I'm not sure the bumper cover needs replacing.

Pair of TLs

I think they love you...

I hate cars

They must love me. I'm taking it back to the only bodyshop that did great work which happens to be the first one I took it to. That happened to be in Feb of '06, just 2 months after I bought it in Dec of '05. In fact, that was Feb 13th of '06 and this was on Feb 14th of '13. Maybe I'll start keeping it in the garage in the month of February.

dontTL'em'nothing

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i know that feeling all to well with a car you keep up with and it gets hit while parked. The same thing happened to my prelude 5 times, eventually my last accident it got totaled. Now what i do when i go out i try to park next to an island or park anywhere where a vehicle can park on one side. I back in so that way i can see the damage (IF ANY) when i come back. Anyways sorry didnt mean to hi-jack. If the girl was going to try to deny why leave her phone number, stupidity. Did you record the conversation when you called her?

SharksBreath

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yup over the weekend it was very windy here. i had to run to walmart, so i pull in the parking lot and park my car (far away from anyone elese) and finished up a phone call i was on. as i'm sitting there, i see a shopping cart heading towards me FULL SPEED (wind speed) and i have to hop out of my car with the quickness and stop the shopping cart from slamming into my car.

i assume it was left by one of those awesome people that don't like to walk the extra 15 feet and put their cart away. needless to say, i moved my car again, even farther away. if i hadn't been on that phone call i would have came out to my car with a huge dent in it.

mn2trance

Is your car black? For some reason, people tend to not see black cars even if it's stationary.

I hate cars

It is. You might be on to something.

Pair of TLs

So, is it just early February, IHC?? The month isn't over yet...

I also park far away from the masses. Once I came out of the store and there was someone parked next to me in one of those far away spots. Yeah, I checked for door dings, but weird, huh?

If I can't find an island to use as a shield, I'll use a shopping cart return space for protection.

BeezleTL85

^ I will never park next to a shopping cart return thingy ever in my life. That's just asking for it IMO.

fsttyms1

whats stopping you? There is nothing saying you cant get it repainted. You just have to pay for it yourself

Acura_Dude

Close call.

Never thought of it that way.

mn2trance

There are assholes everywhere and you can't even trust them to return the carts right even if it's in a cart corral.

4drviper

there was a rumor (or is it true) that black cars' insurance rate is higher for the reason

TLtrigirl

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park uphill

stay away from high traffic areas in a parking lot including the cart return and entrances. your risk for damage goes up unless you dont' care about what happens to the car.

mn2trance

That's no more true than red cars' insurance rates are higher because racecar.

I hate cars

I was protected on 3 sides but she managed to get the one that wasn't protected. My luck I guess. Going to get an estimate after work today. I was parked in front of a tanning place and there's always someone in the window with a clear view of my parking spot. The girl that works there said it was a customer and she saw it happen.

SharksBreath

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and the plot thickens...

Will Y.

9 times??!
Ouch. Sorry to hear, but it does sound like your TL is just a magnet for parking lot mishaps.
Really hope you don't encounter any more such incidents!

jaeravenal

Got hit in the east hills mall?

Seriously, such a deserted place to be hit.

Sorry for your loss bro. Hopefully you can get insurance money or something. Try giving your insurance your number? Bug the hell out of that bitch

Bakersfield drivers are the worst drivers

Rollen

I wish my problems were dealing with dings and scuffs. I got hit with a deer... TWICE in the SAME DAMN spot. Had to pay out of pocket... First month of getting my clean fresh TL I get tackled by a deer doing 25 mph.

I hate cars

Agreed. I get amazed every day, especially taking Taft Hwy to work.

AZP-TL

My previous 2G TL was hit twice while parked and I didn't get a note either time. It was also black. I had many a close call with that car, idiots pulling out in front of me or into my lane like I wasn't even there. I have to agree with mn2trance.

I hate cars

I have the headlights on 100% of the time and it seems to cut down on the people pulling out in front when you're moving but not a whole lot of good in the parking lot.

About a year ago I had a chick pull out in front of me while I was doing 55mph. I swerved hard enough to mess up the leather on the steering wheel and I grazed her front bumper, leaving only a transfer of paint that I was able to rub out. It's a scary moment when you actually tap the other car at that kind of speed.

On another note, I have 1,000 lumens worth of light on my mountain bike. It's mostly for mountain runs at night but it stops cars dead in their tracks on the street. They will sit and wait for you to go past instead of pulling out in front and at night I usually get flashed with high beams before they realize it's a bicycle. I would probably get a ticket from a cop but it's worth it to not have people pulling out right in front.

AZP-TL

One time I was coming up on a traffic signal on a two lane street in the right lane, some idiot was trying to make a left turn from the left lane instead of the turning lane holding up about 5 cars behind them. As I was coming up to pass going about 30 one of the drivers pulled out right in front of me and I had to swerve as there no way I would have been able to brake in time, there was just enough room and I missed him by a hair. I even had some dumbass cop pull into my lane without stopping at a cross street and again had to swerve. Happy to say I've never actually been in an accident (as the driver), only had one minor fender scrape. Someone did run the red once and t-bone me as a passenger.

I don't blame you for having a mini sun on your bike.

june_june_0912

smh...i know the feeling...both my quarter panels are hit im going to send my car to get fixed...but damn 9 times...smh i probably wouldve been like F*** this...sorry to hear and good luck

Silver_Surfer

Some m****f***** gave me several sharp dents to my passenger side door. I believed it happened at a shopping mall lot like Target. No note! No nothing!

jaeravenal

I can't believe how much this town has progressed I remember years ago there wasn't really much traffic and rosedale was nothing but dirt and construction, there wasn't much cars to begin with. Now 4-6pm is traffic time with everyone rushing home. Hwy 58 is jam packed, rosedale is crowded everywhere, AHHHHHH
plus throw in the mix of bad drivers Lol

I've seen people get ran over on california ave towards mt vernon. Wasn't really the drivers fault as the people were walking across when the walk sign was off and that lane's light was green but that car was definitely driving 55mph +

welp i hope your car does't get hit anymore

i've been noticing tons of small dents on my drivers side door when i look into the reflection
i wonder how they got there

UA6

That sucks man. Behind the wheel stupidity never amazes me.