Stangers leaning/sitting on your P&J - WTF

[NateWM]

rouge59 said:

You're an anally retentive man who owns an Accord.

Some bird sitting on your car is honestly the very least of your myriad sociological problems.

You'll have to do better than that chap, but it gave me a giggle, needed that!

Pretty sure she was a woman, not a bird, But she could easily pass as a hippopotamus when viewing from the rear, thanks to that rather rotund arse of hers!

Edit: never mind it makes sense now. Had a skim of your profile.

Edited by NateWM on Thursday 18th September 01:43

[Webber3]

Several years ago I had some 5 year old kid try to write his name in my driver's door with a stone! His mum saw him do it and half heartedly told him to stop.

She couldn't understand what the problem was, as it was only a few scratches. It was way too deep to buff out. I said, whether I got it repaired or not it was going to cost me money. Sure enough when I traded that car in they spotted the damage and knocked £350 off their offer.

[DougMcC]

A couple of days ago I came out of the shop to find a bloke stood at the front of my Capri taking a picture. No problem I thought. Then his mate comes running up from behind the car and does a starsky and hutch jump and roll across the bonnet. Who the fk does that to someone else's car! I now have a dent and scratches in a line across my bonnet and a dented bumper when his foot landed.

The worst bit is neither of them could understand why I was annoyed at this!

[s p a c e m a n]

I would have technically mugged her, that purse would have been emptied. Worst thing that could happen would be a couple of policeman on my doorstep with no proof and I've no previous or need to mug people, she definitely wouldn't do it to another car afterwards. And yeah, I'd do it to a bloke too because I'm a badass

[BritishRacinGrin]

I left my Caterham on a street in Surbiton while I went into a pizza shop for a slice. When I came out there was some pissed bint happily sitting in the driver's seat, her handbag on the bonnet. Realising she was probably too pissed to realise that I might not be happy about it I politely asked her to get out. A couple of minutes of hilarius clambouring ensued as she realised it wasn't so easy to get out with high heels on as it had been to get in. In her final act of inconsiderateness she stood on the leather drivers seat in her heels before stepping off of my car over the sill. Luckily the leather didn't rip.

The apparent uncomfortableness of her male friends about the whole thing re-assured me that at least some people understand that this kind of thing is inappropriate.

I wasn't too precious about that car as it was ultimately being converted into a racer, but it bothered me in principle and if the leather had ripped it would've cost me a good few hundred quid.

[Mound Dawg]

Years ago when I worked in a big office we had a fire alarm I got to the car park to find a load of women leaning on my car. Wasn't worried about the paint, it was a 600 quid Alfa but I got some small amusement from pressing the personal alarm button on my keyfob and watching them all leap in the air when the alarm went off.

We often take one or two cars to Race Retro and I'm always polishing sticky paw marks off them. Why do people have a compulsion to touch shiny cars? It's painted metal, what do you think it'll feel like, feathers?

[carreauchompeur]

Ugh, I was at the Ferrari Racing Day last week and the number of children being actively encouraged to pose leaning on/all over thoroughly expensive machinery did my head in!

[g3org3y]

NateWM said:

Surely I'm not alone here?

I HATE it when people lean or sit on any of my cars! It's probably a bit of OCD coming into play, but I just cannot stand seeing someone else sitting or leaning on the car, as there are always smudges and marring left behind, and even light scratches.

Not alone.

[boxedin]

Who are these 'Stangers'? :-)

If it ain't yours, don't touch it. Damage it, pay for it. Simple enough rules in my book..

Maybe rubbing their face down the side of their car, and go, 'its just a car right? and hey, no-one died?' and to quote ( nearly ) Depeche Mode, 'and the blood will wash off, when it begins to rain. Soap won't wash away your shame'.

I have no idea why people have to touch stuff, its just metal, plastic.. christ. Its not you're in a showroom and checking out the cabin's plush interior?

Oh, try owning a bike, people have a tendency to sit on them or place their kids on them. I dunno, maybe I should pop round to their house and test out their bed for comfort.

[LP670]

i had an old renault 5 which i never got round to selling after i bought a new car. it had run out of tax and test so i kept it in the garage. anyway, i was having some building work done and the garage needed to be emptied to i put the renault on my front lawn, second night of it being out there and a group of people turned the car over on to its side. i never heard anything, just woke up and looked out of the window in the morning as i usually do to see it on its side. it was worthless anyway so i wasn't too upset about the damage but the lack of respect for peoples property did annoy me.

[Riknos]

I had someone lean on my spoiler the other day while he was chatting to the guy working on my car... Bit annoyed about that attitude, but was more worried about the thing breaking off! (It didn't!)

I can't understand WHY people think it socially acceptable to sit on or GET IN to another persons car!! (that blows my mind!)



...But rolling someone's car over is actually quite funny

[996TT02]

rouge59 said:

You're an anally retentive man who owns an Accord.
Some bird sitting on your car is honestly the very least of your myriad sociological problems.

Nath88n said:

^ Occupation: Dosser.

So your Porsche is a public bench I assume?

After all, it's only an old 2.7 Boxster...

[J4CKO]

rouge59 said:

You're an anally retentive man who owns an Accord.


Some bird sitting on your car is honestly the very least of your myriad sociological problems.

Doesn't matter what it is, some of us with cheaper, older cars look after them more than some folk who have brand new 100 grand ones, and anyway, you dont touch other peoples stuff, end of.

I think most people realise this, but not all, and even then I think some view cars as big tough objects that arent easy to damage, they don't notice small dents and scratches, or if they do, they aren't bothered, after all, it doesn't affect the operation does it ? I wish I wasnt bothered, but I think you need to go all the way and run a snotter, something painted with blackboard paint but my problem is, I get a snotter then I tidy it up and get it spot on and I am back to square one.

[rek]

Ive come back to find some parents chatting away while their kids were using my kit car as a play area.. lights were on, hazards going etc... I got told they "were only playing"... Mind you I had parked in the Point in Bracknell which does get some odd people in it at times...

[Hudson]

Twice. Once in works car park, some "woman" walked up to my car while we were walking back to it and jumped up and perched her fat arse on the bonnet. Like, jumped off the ground and broke the fall with her arse and my car. Luckily ze german automobiles are tough enough to withstand it. I think she was trying to be cute.

Second time i was parked outside my girlfriends house and some yoots decided that my ST24 was a leaning post. i unlock the car and get in, and they still don't move, a couple of his mates eyeing me up to see what i'd do. So remembering i had a straight pipe i started it and revved the st out of it - cue flailing arms, a high pitched scream and all his mates laughing at him.

i do miss that car..

[m4tti]

This sort of thing always reminds me of mike reids character in snatch, think he handles it well

[Doug sees four Jewish kids smoking outside his shop]
Doug the Head: What are you doing?
Jewish Boy: [spits] It's a free country, innit?
Doug the Head: Well, it ain't a free shop, is it? So fk off!

Edited by m4tti on Thursday 18th September 09:16

[silverfoxcc]

rek said:

Ive come back to find some parents chatting away while their kids were using my kit car as a play area.. lights were on, hazards going etc... I got told they "were only playing"... Mind you I had parked in the Point in Bracknell which does get some odd people in it at times...

Rek, is not 'at times' Its 'ALL THE BLOODY TIME' Its a Jeremy Kyle open audition down there most days
A 12 stone girl looks anorexic there

[NateWM]

Small update, stopped by the body shop on the way to work and got the painters opinion. The bad news is that it will need the bonnet respraying, and then blowing into the wing, then wetsanding and buffing. The good news is that he has plenty of paint left over, so he said he'll do it for some beer money. Top bloke, although I'll still chuck him a good bit more than that if I'm happy with the finish.

Booked in for tomorrow anyway, will be done next week, and I'll be leaving the mark on the wheel. Whole situation is a PITA, but hopefully this will be sorted relatively easily and I can start forgetting about the wench that decided to lounge about on my bonnet...bh.

[GC8]

rouge59 said:

You're an anally retentive man who owns an Accord.


Some bird sitting on your car is honestly the very least of your myriad sociological problems.

You were mistaken. Pistonheads already has more than enough dheads and your half-arsed contribution will not be required.

Tool.

[Mike_Mac]

NateWM said:

Small update, stopped by the body shop on the way to work and got the painters opinion. The bad news is that it will need the bonnet respraying, and then blowing into the wing, then wetsanding and buffing. The good news is that he has plenty of paint left over, so he said he'll do it for some beer money. Top bloke, although I'll still chuck him a good bit more than that if I'm happy with the finish.

Booked in for tomorrow anyway, will be done next week, and I'll be leaving the mark on the wheel. Whole situation is a PITA, but hopefully this will be sorted relatively easily and I can start forgetting about the wench that decided to lounge about on my bonnet...bh.

I'd still send her the bill TBH.