Can't have 'owt nice
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So yesterday, after a trip to High Cross in Leicester my car now has scrapes dings and scratches on all sides (and corners). I do try to keep my car in good nick, mechanically and cosmetically. Serviced on time, if it needs replacing it is replaced a.s.a.p. etc.
It's a shame other people are not so caring. None of these cosmetic afflictions have been due to my driving or even occurred while I was at the wheel. I deliberately park away from the herds too and yet my efforts have not been sufficient. Every single dent, scuff, scrape and scratch is down to some careless f
ker who either a) can't open a door gently and without hitting the car next door or b) can't navigate a stationary object. I have even had people bash their doors in to mine while I was still sat in the car! My incredulous look to them receives a "what you fking looking at mate?!" back... mental.
I give up. Yesterdays is the worst yet. Someone had already clouted the back corner, cracking the paint, but this one is a good 2 ft long scuff with scratches down to the plastic and lashings of red paint. Was there a note saying here are my details? NO. Even a sorry note would have done. No, nothing, just drive off.
I am not actually too annoyed about the car, its nothing special, its a Civic and its coming up 9 years old this year. Its the principle. I have tried to keep the car in good nick, it is a good car, still looks modern, still drives well. But people just don't seem to give a st. If it had been something more special, I would be seriously angry now.
I look outside at my ratty, 20 year old shed of a Volvo and just think; "I should probably just get another one of those, people actively avoid you that way!"... why have anything remotely nice? Just buy something that looks like it drove through a thorny hedge and been in a few "fender-benders" to begin with.
It's a shame other people are not so caring. None of these cosmetic afflictions have been due to my driving or even occurred while I was at the wheel. I deliberately park away from the herds too and yet my efforts have not been sufficient. Every single dent, scuff, scrape and scratch is down to some careless f
ker who either a) can't open a door gently and without hitting the car next door or b) can't navigate a stationary object. I have even had people bash their doors in to mine while I was still sat in the car! My incredulous look to them receives a "what you fking looking at mate?!" back... mental.I give up. Yesterdays is the worst yet. Someone had already clouted the back corner, cracking the paint, but this one is a good 2 ft long scuff with scratches down to the plastic and lashings of red paint. Was there a note saying here are my details? NO. Even a sorry note would have done. No, nothing, just drive off.
I am not actually too annoyed about the car, its nothing special, its a Civic and its coming up 9 years old this year. Its the principle. I have tried to keep the car in good nick, it is a good car, still looks modern, still drives well. But people just don't seem to give a s
t. If it had been something more special, I would be seriously angry now. I look outside at my ratty, 20 year old shed of a Volvo and just think; "I should probably just get another one of those, people actively avoid you that way!"... why have anything remotely nice? Just buy something that looks like it drove through a thorny hedge and been in a few "fender-benders" to begin with.
nomank said:
Otispunkmeyer said:
So yesterday, after a trip to High Cross in Leicester my car now has scrapes dings and scratches on all sides (and corners). I do try to keep my car in good nick, mechanically and cosmetically. Serviced on time, if it needs replacing it is replaced a.s.a.p. etc.
It's a shame other people are not so caring. None of these cosmetic afflictions have been due to my driving or even occurred while I was at the wheel. I deliberately park away from the herds too and yet my efforts have not been sufficient. Every single dent, scuff, scrape and scratch is down to some careless fker who either a) can't open a door gently and without hitting the car next door or b) can't navigate a stationary object. I have even had people bash their doors in to mine while I was still sat in the car! My incredulous look to them receives a "what you fking looking at mate?!" back... mental.
I give up. Yesterdays is the worst yet. Someone had already clouted the back corner, cracking the paint, but this one is a good 2 ft long scuff with scratches down to the plastic and lashings of red paint. Was there a note saying here are my details? NO. Even a sorry note would have done. No, nothing, just drive off.
I am not actually too annoyed about the car, its nothing special, its a Civic and its coming up 9 years old this year. Its the principle. I have tried to keep the car in good nick, it is a good car, still looks modern, still drives well. But people just don't seem to give a st. If it had been something more special, I would be seriously angry now.
I look outside at my ratty, 20 year old shed of a Volvo and just think; "I should probably just get another one of those, people actively avoid you that way!"... why have anything remotely nice? Just buy something that looks like it drove through a thorny hedge and been in a few "fender-benders" to begin with.
Sorry to hear this. I actually find the Highcross one SO much better to avoid this sort of thing than the one above Debenhams/etc. Have you noticed how lots of peeps park in the electric bays there?? A little larger space I reckon. My advice is to go for the end spots closest to the exit lane but on level 2. Reason being is that everyone is trying to park as close as possible to the main entrance/level 3 they forget about these spots. I usually see some exotic motors parked in these bays so rock up next to them It's a shame other people are not so caring. None of these cosmetic afflictions have been due to my driving or even occurred while I was at the wheel. I deliberately park away from the herds too and yet my efforts have not been sufficient. Every single dent, scuff, scrape and scratch is down to some careless f
ker who either a) can't open a door gently and without hitting the car next door or b) can't navigate a stationary object. I have even had people bash their doors in to mine while I was still sat in the car! My incredulous look to them receives a "what you fking looking at mate?!" back... mental.I give up. Yesterdays is the worst yet. Someone had already clouted the back corner, cracking the paint, but this one is a good 2 ft long scuff with scratches down to the plastic and lashings of red paint. Was there a note saying here are my details? NO. Even a sorry note would have done. No, nothing, just drive off.
I am not actually too annoyed about the car, its nothing special, its a Civic and its coming up 9 years old this year. Its the principle. I have tried to keep the car in good nick, it is a good car, still looks modern, still drives well. But people just don't seem to give a s
t. If it had been something more special, I would be seriously angry now. I look outside at my ratty, 20 year old shed of a Volvo and just think; "I should probably just get another one of those, people actively avoid you that way!"... why have anything remotely nice? Just buy something that looks like it drove through a thorny hedge and been in a few "fender-benders" to begin with.
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