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How much is a 20 cent sized door ding worth?
Put one in a Rolls Royce and it would probably cost $5000 but it shouldn't matter if you have a Rolls or a Holden. To me with an unmarked car I wouldn't be happy with $500 but probably $1000 would make me whole again. Even at $1000 I'd still prefer not having to go through the exercise. It has to be worth taking the culprit to court as the alternative is you pay for it or live with it, not an option. |
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coz theyre a##holes ....ive done the same parked a football park away and come back and heres some sh#@ter there ....thats why you park in the middle of two spaces , then the only one that can get you is a scooter that falls off its stand ![]()
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Considering side-steps for the Territory, purely for this reason..... should help with sedans etc.
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There was a similar post on this subject last year, and below is what I posted....
When I do park my car, especially at shopping centres I have these rules I always follow; Rule 1: - If possible always park at the end of the car park, and walk the extra distance.... Because a lot of car door dings and scrapes are caused by people navigating shopping trolleys between parked cars .... The closer you park (especially to a supermarket) then the more people are going to be passing your car with trolleys to get to their car...Parking at the very end of the car park, means no trolleys need to go past your car. Rule 2: - If possible always park on the very left of a row of car parks (the first spot), because 90% of cars are driven by a driver without passengers, so there is much less chance of the car parked to your right, having the passenger door opened and hitting your car. Rule 3: - Never park next to a "two door car" .... As the doors are longer on 2 door cars than 4 door cars, and there is greater chance their door will touch yours. Rule 4: - You are better to drive into a car park than reverse into it... Because if someone backs into your car, it is better to have damage on the rear than the front... The radiator may be damaged and the car could be become undrivable more so than a hit from the rear. Less chance of being stranded and the cost of repair is usually less. Rule 5: - Always fold in your wing mirrors when parked to give that little extra clearance. Rule 6: - Don't park near or next to the "shopping trolley return bays" in car parks for obvious reasons. Rule 7: - If you have to park between 2 cars , you are better, if possible to park between two small cars than two large cars, obviously their doors maybe shorter, and leave more space between the car park lines being narrower. Rule 8: - Never park next to a "side door" loading van... Unloading these vehicles risks damage to your doors from boxes, hand trolleys, etc. Rule 9: - Always try to find car spots with "2 point or more protection" ... i.e. Concrete kerb on one side and kerb, barrier or fence at the front so no one can park in front of you or on at least one side. Rule 10: - If you are parking in a car spot with empty spots to the left and right of yours, always make sure you park "centred" between the lines, and not closer to one of the parking lines. Rule 11: - If possible, it is better to park in a side street next to the shopping centre rather than in the carpark itself and walk the extra distance. And yes .... With all the above self imposed rules of mine, I do find it hard sometimes to find a carpark at certain places. ![]() But after 100,000Kms and 3 years of owning the XR6T.... I do not have a single shopping centre scratch or dent as yet (touch wood) ![]() |
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The one from my original post was a 4wd. One of the ones where there's a 90 degree-ish point because the bottom side of the door is shaped like a wheel arch and then goes vertical up the side of the door. That point on the corner of the door is what slammed into my car. Seems like a horrible design, even with the strength of a 7ish year old kid that's enough to dent any door. Here's an example: ![]() |
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Yes that rear door is like a van door with "That Point"
But 4WD's with sidestep are actually easier to get in/out but using the step without needing to fully open the door. However I have kids.. to date they haven't doored anybody under my watch, its been close! but my Beer fridge in the garage has a nice dent from that "point"
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I had my runabout, but new, Mazda 2 borrowed by my wife to go to work on a Saturday, as she was leaving her Rav. It had child seats and i had the grandchildren to take with me.
She parked it in a street , away from the shopping centre she woks at, that had a no through road. Anyway some scumbag did a u turn , cleaned up three cars with deep dents in both my driver side doors. Cost me an excess but no one saw or cared and my wife thought she was dong the right thing. Go figure. there are some horrible human beings out there. GT450 |
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I didn't get the details of the mother or the child as I was happy enough with talking to the girl and letting it slide. But! If I were to install a camera that recorded someone opening their door on to my car... and it recorded their rego in the footage... are you saying that I'd still then have to prove/identify who the person was? And if the footage didn't manage to capture it, that I couldn't find the owner of the car and claim it against them? That's a bit of a curve ball that I hadn't anticipated. Say that I *did* manage to capture the person who opened the door on to my car AND the rego of the car but it turns out they're not the person who owns the car... how would I go about finding the connection between the owner of the car and the person who was driving it that day? Can they be forced to give up the name of the person in the footage who was driving their car? |
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![]() No problems here - I car park proofed mine Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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Saw this on fbook this morning...
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I think people just need to teach their kids from a young age respect.
When my son (and it is bound to happen) opens the door on someone's car, he's getting a smack depending on how it happened, he's three at the moment and doesn't open the doors but if I am telling him in future be careful and he does that thing some kids do where they just fling the door open, he'll be getting told why it's naughty and he'll be coping one. Sent from my SM-J320ZN using Tapatalk
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Personally i dont care who does it there paying one way or another if i catch them.
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G'day ...I think the loader might have put a teeny tiny scratch on the car here.
Somehow I think the car driver won't be arguing the point https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQ9HeJ-RDKI OR This one...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLR5...U#t=160.057317 OUCH !!!!!!! Cheers Rod.. Last edited by roddy1960; 15-08-2017 at 08:23 PM. |
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Rear quarters aren't usually easily replaceable, so they get bashed out and bogged up. If I had my preference, I'd rather back in and they hit the front quarters. |
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Back on topic. As a rule most car users do not car for their or anyone elses cars, it's just a mode of transport to get somewhere without walking. Kids today are not shown to be careful or show respect so they literally do not care. Best thing to do it park away and walk.
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aluminium tray ute - does more damage to them than me.
I am sure I have had more than one old person hit my tray in a shopping center car park and saw one kid open their mums door onto it (once again more damage to their car - which was quite funny) had one guy in a merc open his door and rest it against mine while he unloaded - unfortunately for him i was watching whilst talking on the phone. I doubt he will do it to any one again. |
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I don't understand why people magnet park when there is loads of space. It's like they are drawn to your car and cannot control their doors when the magnetic force plows their door into your car.
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Just a quiky, why didn't you park in the end space?
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My wife's Mondeo copped this one today in our local supermarket carpark. No note on the windscreen or witnesses.
Dent removal guys are unable to get it out because it's in a really difficult area to get to. My crash repairer quoted me $500 because of needing to repaint the entire quarter panel and roof section. You can imagine how impressed I am right now.
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I had someone open their door on my car years ago.. i was sitting in my car at the time
I was having a really really bad day before this (child in hospital) and i wasnt in the mood for it. I jumped out and the guy denied it. I pointed to the damage and the guy said "prove it"..... Righto... Lets just say he was overwelmed If he just admitted it and apologised i would have just let him go. Last edited by Bayson; 09-09-2017 at 02:13 AM. |
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