Careless ***** opening doors

[Humdizzle]

yeah it sucks. best advice i can give is to get a beater. that way your never forced to park a nice car in a less than ideal environment or busy parking area. parking in higher end areas, boutique shops, or around other nice cars helps. parking it at walmart or CVS/walgreens/doctors offices/fast food joints... you are just asking for a door ding.

[kurosagi1]

Sorry to see this and I am very angry for you. People don't care or just pain jerks. I always parked my car super far and still some jerks just park near it for fun!

[BMWM5NYC]

Originally Posted by DanMpower

Story of my life...

I'll find the farthest parking space with nobody around and they'll still find me.

The key is to park "far" but not "too far" . This will happen a lot because the person knew you were anal about your car so they mess with you. I can see them saying "oh he thinks his BMW is soooooooo special he doesn't want us "peons" next to it Well here you go Mr. BMW , I am right next to ya!! " It happens everytime I park my M5 this way unless I actually stay in the car.

[uncle ben]

I always park on an end spot. Mathematically 50% less chance of ignorant a$$holes door dinging your ride.

[IVM3]

Originally Posted by DanMpower

Story of my life...

I'll find the farthest parking space with nobody around and they'll still find me.

I'm guessing the other car wanted the shade of the tree. As others have said, I try to park farther and get a corner spot if possible. The only danger is curbing wheels when trying to get very close to the edge of some spots.

[HyeM3]

Originally Posted by wonton1017

Haven't fixed the dings for about a year now, huge eye sore when I see it but I mentally avoid looking at it now.

Save yourself the stress and just have a PDR guy come to your house and pull them out. Should only cost you like $100 or so

[therealkenc]

Originally Posted by HyeM3

Save yourself the stress and just have a PDR guy come to your house and pull them out. Should only cost you like $100 or so

Got a couple of quotes at $200-$250 for PDR of 1 smaller-than-golf-ball-sized ding on the rear quarter panel here in San Francisco. Where in CA do you find $100 quotes? I could sure use some!

[Rabidwooz]

Originally Posted by six75LT

the people who dont return their carts are the same people who ding your car door.

I recommend watching "Cart Narc" on YouTube.

[HyeM3]

Originally Posted by therealkenc

Got a couple of quotes at $200-$250 for PDR of 1 smaller-than-golf-ball-sized ding on the rear quarter panel here in San Francisco. Where in CA do you find $100 quotes? I could sure use some!

That's unreal what a ripoff... I live in Fresno. When I got my car I had 2 dings on the hood about the same size as yours that I had pulled out and it was more expensive to get it out of the hood since it's aluminum than on any other panel. And it was also more expensive because one was right on the body line of the hood so he had to be extra careful. It cost me $125 and it looks good as new now. When I bought my old car it had a big dent in the door the size of my foot and it was only $95 to fix too. There's got to be someone just outside of the Bay Area that could do it for a decent price man that's crazy

[therealkenc]

Originally Posted by HyeM3

That's unreal what a ripoff... I live in Fresno. When I got my car I had 2 dings on the hood about the same size as yours that I had pulled out and it was more expensive to get it out of the hood since it's aluminum than on any other panel. And it was also more expensive because one was right on the body line of the hood so he had to be extra careful. It cost me $125 and it looks good as new now. When I bought my old car it had a big dent in the door the size of my foot and it was only $95 to fix too. There's got to be someone just outside of the Bay Area that could do it for a decent price man that's crazy

That sounds a lot more reasonable - $125 for 2 simple dings. Looks like I gotta hunt around. Was also toying with the idea of getting one of those DIY PDR kits for $50 and spending Thanksgiving pulling the ding out.

[six75LT]

Originally Posted by Rabidwooz

I recommend watching "Cart Narc" on YouTube.

oh i already do

[Beemerm3]

Kids open the door n this car happen. Opening door for a baby seat too

[DML]

Originally Posted by HyeM3

Mine is to find a corner spot and park as close to the curb as possible so when people swing their doors open it can't reach your car

Gotta have a curb👍50% ding reduction.

[ABenLauda]

Originally Posted by DanMpower

Story of my life...

I'll find the farthest parking space with nobody around and they'll still find me.

I hate these c***s with a passion!

[JagR2611]

Originally Posted by DanMpower

Story of my life...

I'll find the farthest parking space with nobody around and they'll still find me.

+1 - I have no idea how it happens & it drives me nuts!!

[Gladius Nova]

Always park next to a vehicle of equal or more value. Most people like this are either jealous of your car or they drive a shitbox and don't care.

[masab321]

I always park far away in the grocery store parking. Luckily I always see an Audi S5 parked there so I usually park next to it. I had a bad experience of someone key scratching the door on my 530i last year.

[PhatLyfe]

other option is PPF, you will have a dent but the paint will be there.

[wknd_M]

To avoid this completely is to leave the car at home parked in the garage.

[TEGRITY]

this is the worst of it all.. mindless buffoons don't give a damn about others property.

for this reason alone, i go very early to busy spots, shopping centres etc and find a solo spot.

once, i had an SUV guy parked next to me leaning on his door which was pressed on my door and chatting away.. I lost my shit and he was like chill man, its only a car.

wish I could face him in a boxing ring...

it sucks.

[TEGRITY]

Originally Posted by Gladius Nova

Always park next to a vehicle of equal or more value. Most people like this are either jealous of your car or they drive a shitbox and don't care.

I try but if you are gone for a while, that car is gone and you have got another idiot whose has parked

[TrevorM3]

it terrifies me to have something nice sometimes.