Open letter to the person who keyed my car
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On Sunday 30th March, on my way back from a weekend in London I found you had keyed the passenger side of my car from its front bumper to its rear light cluster. I’d stopped at Watford Gap to give our 8 month old boy a feed and stretch my legs ahead of the remaining 2 hour drive after a great but tiring weekend and Mothers Day lunch and noticed it as I put the little man back into his car seat.I can’t understand what made you want to damage my 2003 Volvo V40, it’s a great car, I love it and I’m gutted you decided to scrape a key along the passenger side of it.
To give you some background, I recently bought this car to transport me on my 112 mile daily commute, ferry my wife and 8 month old around on the weekend and travel to play rugby most Saturdays. I needed a cheap car that would allow me to focus my earnings onto my young family, be comfortable and safe for my family to travel in… the thing is the car really grew on me. Now I have a scratch along the entire side of the car which I can’t afford to fix and I’m really disappointed that you took this action.
I’ve looked back at where I’ve been since I’d last seen that side of the car pre-keyed; I’d traveled to Rossington to play rugby on a Saturday 22nd March, Costco in Leeds on Sunday, in the work carpark in Hull all week, then in my parents driveway in North London and Chinnor rugby club on the weekend of the 29th March.
At no point did I park outside or near someone else’s house/driveway, drive aggressively, inconsiderately or indecisively and said thank you to every driver, pedestrian and biker who gave way or thanked me for something… So I’m assuming this was a random act and although desperately disappointed, I’m not going to hold it against you. We all do silly things in life, we all go through phases as we mature that we’re embarrassed about and sometimes during this time we impact other people’s lives.
If this wasn’t random and I did do something wrong, a note or a conversation would have been more desirable and constructive.
Yours,
A disappointed Volvo driver
Edit - to end the back to the future conspiracy theory
To give you some background, I recently bought this car to transport me on my 112 mile daily commute, ferry my wife and 8 month old around on the weekend and travel to play rugby most Saturdays. I needed a cheap car that would allow me to focus my earnings onto my young family, be comfortable and safe for my family to travel in… the thing is the car really grew on me. Now I have a scratch along the entire side of the car which I can’t afford to fix and I’m really disappointed that you took this action.
I’ve looked back at where I’ve been since I’d last seen that side of the car pre-keyed; I’d traveled to Rossington to play rugby on a Saturday 22nd March, Costco in Leeds on Sunday, in the work carpark in Hull all week, then in my parents driveway in North London and Chinnor rugby club on the weekend of the 29th March.
At no point did I park outside or near someone else’s house/driveway, drive aggressively, inconsiderately or indecisively and said thank you to every driver, pedestrian and biker who gave way or thanked me for something… So I’m assuming this was a random act and although desperately disappointed, I’m not going to hold it against you. We all do silly things in life, we all go through phases as we mature that we’re embarrassed about and sometimes during this time we impact other people’s lives.
If this wasn’t random and I did do something wrong, a note or a conversation would have been more desirable and constructive.
Yours,
A disappointed Volvo driver
Edit - to end the back to the future conspiracy theory
Edited by Potatoes on Monday 31st March 22:16
TooMany2cvs said:
Potatoes said:
Now I have a scratch along the entire side of the car which I can’t afford to fix
It's a 10yo shed. A couple of quid for a touch-up pen.dave123456 said:
MoelyCrio said:
Why people worry about scratches on old cars is beyond me.
guess, fundamentally, the same reason you have a shower in the morning.maybe you don't worry about smelling terrible either. life's pretty easy?
Fundamentally, I have a shower because otherwise I'll smell terrible and it will only get worse. The scratch on an old car affects nobody.
(Unless its going to cause structural rust, which is unlikely)
I remember when I was a kid living in Brighton, Dad was doing fairly well and had a Range Rover. This was early 2000s and that general 90s sentiment of hating 4x4s was still rife.
It was parked up on the small driveway outside the house and somebody keyed every single panel. Every. Single. Panel.
Needless to say it was an expensive fix but why do people do this? What joy do they gain?
He also had the front and rear badges pinched off his beloved '82 911 SC. Do you know how much they cost to replace?!
I really do hate people and the world some times. Why can't somebody own something nice without becoming a hate figure?
It was parked up on the small driveway outside the house and somebody keyed every single panel. Every. Single. Panel.
Needless to say it was an expensive fix but why do people do this? What joy do they gain?
He also had the front and rear badges pinched off his beloved '82 911 SC. Do you know how much they cost to replace?!
I really do hate people and the world some times. Why can't somebody own something nice without becoming a hate figure?
MoelyCrio said:
dave123456 said:
MoelyCrio said:
Why people worry about scratches on old cars is beyond me.
guess, fundamentally, the same reason you have a shower in the morning.maybe you don't worry about smelling terrible either. life's pretty easy?
Fundamentally, I have a shower because otherwise I'll smell terrible and it will only get worse. The scratch on an old car affects nobody.
(Unless its going to cause structural rust, which is unlikely)
kING PROPERY - if I want it scratched I'll do it myself not have the choice taken out of my hands by some fking scumfker. What sort of fking planet do you live on where that's acceptable?irocfan said:
seriously??? If I drive too close to a hedge and my spotless 10yr old car is scratched it'll swear at myself for being a dick - if it's done deliberately that's bang out of line. IT'S MY fkING PROPERY - if I want it scratched I'll do it myself not have the choice taken out of my hands by some fking scumfker. What sort of fking planet do you live on where that's acceptable?
+1kING PROPERY - if I want it scratched I'll do it myself not have the choice taken out of my hands by some fking scumfker. What sort of fking planet do you live on where that's acceptable?Potatoes said:
On Sunday 30th March, on my way back from a weekend in London I found you had keyed the passenger side of my car from its front bumper to its rear light cluster. I’d stopped at Watford Gap to give our 8 month old boy a feed and stretch my legs ahead of the remaining 2 hour drive after a great but tiring weekend and Mothers Day lunch and noticed it as I put the little man back into his car seat.I can’t understand what made you want to damage my 2003 Volvo V40, it’s a great car, I love it and I’m gutted you decided to scrape a key along the passenger side of it.
TooMany2cvs said:
It's a 10yo shed. A couple of quid for a touch-up pen.
MoelyCrio said:
Why people worry about scratches on old cars is beyond me.
Utter nobs, the pair of you.Doesn't matter how old it is, not everyone can afford or even want a brand new car. It's obviously his pride and joy from what he's wrote and pretty cut up about it, just as I would be. Go and find some other threads to troll and leave this chap alone ffs.
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