Sweet07TL-S

Me and the wife were at Circuit City yesterday buying a lap top. We were in the store less than 30 minutes. I even parked 3 spaces away from the nearest car. When we came out I noticed 2 big ass scratches from the driver's side rear door all the way up to the head light. I called the local PD and they sent out a community service officer(not an actual cop). I wrote a statement and the guy tells me that the statement won't even get to a detective, because I estimated the damage to be $750. Probably a mistake I know, but the CSO told me to write down an estimate. I went straight to State Farm. They just said get an estimate and we'll get started on it. I plan on taking it to the nearest dealer (Fountain Acura) and getting an estimate from them.

I know this thread is worthless without pics. I'll try to post them up later tonight.

My car is an 07 WDP TL-S.

TL1999

sorry to hear about this..

hope everything works out...

good luck

Distorted Reality

Damn bro that sucks, that has to be the most cowardest thing anybody can do. To destroy someone elses property. Does the parking lot you were at have security cameras by any chance? To see if any of it was caught on tape?

Sweet07TL-S

No, there aren't any security cameras. I had my wife ask the store manager. His car actually had a window smashed last week in the same parking lot. He said that the rent-a-cop that drives around the parking lot is all the security there is.

TL_Captain

probably dudes from Best Buy are trying to scare customers away from Circuit City.

ChrisQ1980

Jealous bastards

Walshstl

Sorry to hear that. I fuckin hate people that do this shit.

keneticmojoe

sorry to hear that....... same thing happened to me.... two months after i got my car i took it to NY and i got keyed from the back all the way to the front.... i feel your pain......

csmeance

Call them up and ask if the do the body work on site, if not they will send you to a body shop away from then, thus wasting time and gas. I used the courstey center collision center which is benz certified and they did an excellent job and the work has a life-time garuntee, though you do have to check the work for drips and stuff...

dragonzspirit

im so sorry that happened! what jerks! i just got my 07 WDP TL-S back in June and im hoping that doesnt happen to me either! i just traded in my 03 civic ex which had the driver side window keyed....the window of all things!

007TL-S

Damn that suck's! , sorry to hear that!....today Iwent to work-out at the YMCA, and parked way's away from everyone as usuall, and just as I was walk out of the gym, a clown and and his punk-ass buddy parked right up on my shit, no dent!, I was lucky !.....man I was seeing red ! .....I got up in his shit and asked if he could of parked closer,and like the Moron that he was, he said of Course!...I gave his ass a near full, we exchanged words, being a 40yr old man, I'm not gonna get stupid and jack up a 17yr old Idiot !.....So as he left I spit a nasty goober on his driver's window on his Jeep cheerokee......F@#$ him !......got his , I hated to doing, but think he got my message!

Sweet07TL-S

It doesn't look terribly deep. If it can be buffed out will I be able to tell when it's done? Is it something I can do myself?

handy911

if your deductible is $100, then you should repaint...

I wonder what motives these people have..

I heard it's gotta be something (ex-girlfriend, people you cut on the street, etc)

Did it happen during the day or at night?

AZN.M3NACE

i was keyed back in Nov 07 but all the way around.. 2K in damage.. and my deductable was 100.. but good luck into getting the car repainted...

Blazing GT

bastards!

paliknight

oh man, i know if this happened to me i wouldnt let the guy live if i caught him. good luck with everything. hopefully it all works out.

stillhere153

iTrader: (1)

ARE YOU SERIOUS.... DAYUUUUM... well see if they can blend in your bumpers while your at it... just trying to lighten up the situation since you are wdp and all heheheh...

best of luck on this

ps.on the thread titled it is edited but stealthy way since I can tell it says "cocksucker" lol

P1zzaman

iTrader: (1)

Here's what you do, you find his car and dump crap over it

Tecciztecatl

Boy, that's mature. I didn't know you owned the parking spots. Trust me I know how you feel and I feel the same and also park away from everyone else, but you can't act like that. It's only a car bro and everyone has a right to park where they want, he didn't dent it right? So what's the problem? Sounds like you started shit ... that's how stuff escalates.

btw real men don't spit.

ducati748R

First off sorry about the damage to your TL man. It's really unfortunate but there seems to be a lot of punks that hang out around that area. A couple of weeks ago, I was with my gf shopping at Bed Bath and Beyond and had to yell at some kids for playing with shopping carts around and between peoples cars. They didn't come close to hitting my TL but they did almost hit someone's Mercedes. Barney Fife in the golf cart was completely useless...

I don't think Fountain Acura has a body shop and personally I can't stand that dealer. I take my car to Courtesy even though it's further away. If you need a good body shop go to K&J Customs, they do quality work. They aren't cheap, but the work is really good and I'm pretty meticulous. I've used them for years and have always been happy. Last year my silver Nissan Titan was keyed all along the passenger side causing $1100.00 worth of damage. You can't tell it was repainted and looks great.

Here is a link to their web site. http://www.kandjcustoms.com/index.html

White is one of the hardest colors to match so make sure the body shop you choose is a reputable one. As another member suggested, check what your deductible is under your comprehensive coverage and go through insurance if it's cheaper

To test if it can be buffed out, run your finger nail across the scratch. If it catches, it's most likely too deep and can't be buffed out. Post some pics of the damage if possible and we can help you decide.

SouthernBoy

This is a pisser. Man, I am sorry to hear of this. Pray for their bloody and painful death 'cause the police ain't gonna be of any help.

Sweet07TL-S

Handy 911- it very well maybe someone I know. I doubt it's an ex-gf, since most of them don't even know what kind of car I drive now. I've been working as a corrections officer for the past 8 years. There are a whole load of people that don't like me. I've always had the opinion that if I don't piss somebody off at work I'm not doing my job. Guess it bit me in the ass real bad. I live in a county where I run into ex-inmates at least once a week. The ones in jail usually know what kind of car you drive as soon as you get it.

I tried to take some pics several times today, but I couldn't even see the scratches through my camera. They are worse in some spots than in others. I'm going to take it to a couple of places tomorrow. Hopefully they can give me an idea on whether it needs to be repainted of can be buffed.

subinf

Are you really 40? I thought that shit stopped when people were 20.

Nasty188

Haterrrssss !!!

TLTrance

You do realize that your TL's color is much less common than others, so you'll most likely run into that kid again.. He'll be the one seeing red. Literally. Guess what might happen next time?

Sweet07TL-S

It turns out that Fountain Acura actually does have a body shop. They quoted me $965.xx for the work. My deductible is only $250, so I will definately be going through my insurance.

Sweet07TL-S

I finally had my baby fixed. IMHO opinion Fountain Acura's body shop did a terrific job. It looks brand new. I can't even tell it was ever keyed. The best part is that due to the coupon ($100) in my pre-paid maintenance book it only cost me $150 out of pocket.

Walshstl

^ Nice! Glad to hear it!

Ackack

I'm happy for you


Dam why can't we ever catch the muthaf%^% in the act? There would be consequences and they would pay for there actions.

rastaracer

damn i hate haters, i would much rather someone try me than mess with my car..well glad to kno it worked out with getting it fixed, but that $150 could of definately been used for a better purpose, like new mod money..lol

I hate cars

Sorry to hear that. Some people just don't like others having nicer things than them. They're all cowards, no one would do it in front of you.

With all the stuff that's happened to my car, the one time I finally caught someone (door ding) who was stupid enough to leave their car parked next to me with their paint transferred onto my car and the door marks lining up perfectly, I got so lucky I didn't go to jail. I had several meetings with the police but I guarantee the person that did it will never door ding another person.

Walshstl

^^ Yea but those kind of people are just stupid. I doubt they purposely f'd up your car and left their car right next. I can forgive those people. The real c*cksuckers are the ones that purposely do it because their jealous, or the ones that do it accidentally, then split. I believe in Karma.