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TJHammer · 02-23-2009, 03:07 PM

It's impossible to have anything nice in this city (NYC)
This confirms for me that I should not get any new rims, and quit once my LEDs are done. My 5 month old ride got jabbed with a phillips head scredriver or the like TWICE on my driver side door. By the time you chip off the loosened paint I now have 2 near nickel sized dents with no paint. Wonderful.
I either wanna cry or really F someone up. One can't have anything too nice in this city. My story is one of many. If I did'nt have such a good secure pension to look forward to? I'd be gone
(275 for re-done door)

MrSo0h0o · 02-23-2009, 03:12 PM

ouch man im sorry to hear that happen to you. i see you live in Brooklyn. I live in Queens and thankfully I havent had anything that severe happen to me... *knock on wood*. The closest thing was getting my old 93 WHITE camry tagged with black permanent marker. Luckily it was recently waxed so I was able to take it off..

Sean89 · 02-23-2009, 03:14 PM

Sorry to hear that man, I feel your pain. Trust me. Im the type of person that parks at the far end of the Walmart parking lot so I dont get door ding'd.

BenzML · 02-23-2009, 03:23 PM

It's why I carry my panther around with me =]

TJHammer · 02-23-2009, 03:28 PM

Well, I had primer.....sealer and toyota black in my house already. (I build scale model cars) and did my own touch up so from far all it looks like is 2 nasty dings. At least its all black for the time being. I can't just go fix this because it's a lease, and if I fix it now and then more shit happens, I'll b paying twice for repairs before I turn it in. I may have to live with looking at this for 2 yrs. Ugh, I dunno
Thanks for the love though

GT-R · 02-23-2009, 03:34 PM

I messed up my steering wheel, I gave up on the fogs, I had lots of window chips, and paint chips on my old LE lease.

One way... I traded it in.

workerant · 02-23-2009, 04:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Sean89

Sorry to hear that man, I feel your pain. Trust me. Im the type of person that parks at the far end of the Walmart parking lot so I dont get door ding'd.

I used to do that, than some dumb ass still go all the way out to park next to me.

Seem like the best option for OP is to fix it up and sell it.. or sell as is.. than buy a half broken down car.

MJZ · 02-23-2009, 04:42 PM

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Originally Posted by TJHammer

It's impossible to have anything nice in this city (NYC)
This confirms for me that I should not get any new rims, and quit once my LEDs are done. My 5 month old ride got jabbed with a phillips head scredriver or the like TWICE on my driver side door. By the time you chip off the loosened paint I now have 2 near nickel sized dents with no paint. Wonderful.
I either wanna cry or really F someone up. One can't have anything too nice in this city. My story is one of many. If I did'nt have such a good secure pension to look forward to? I'd be gone
(275 for re-done door)

I love NYC, lived there 2 years ago for my first job out of college.

But if you want to keep a car, definitely either pay for parking, pay for a garage, OR drive a beater.

Post No Billz · 02-23-2009, 10:16 PM

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Originally Posted by jzh

I love NYC, lived there 2 years ago for my first job out of college.

But if you want to keep a car, definitely either pay for parking, pay for a garage, OR drive a beater.

+1

Best bet is to see if one of the houses in ya hood rents our their garage. I lived in Queens too and resorted to paying my friends father rent for a garage space @ their house after they stole my accord and basically stripped it.

TJHammer · 02-23-2009, 11:13 PM

Nah, my neighborhood isnt bad. Its where I park at work and there isn't any place for parking. Just the lovely streets of Brooklyn.

RoseMobile · 02-23-2009, 11:20 PM

yo I feel for you I'm from canarsie and some1 hit my left side right back door while parked on the street cost me 500 through insurance and took it to a shop affiliated with my dealer and got a new door I felt like crying myself effn ppl in NYC have no regard for others wish I could find a job in a different state so I could get out of this god forsaken city :-(

LOV · 02-23-2009, 11:26 PM

Sorry to hear that man.Thats f%^* pain in the a$$.

TJHammer · 02-23-2009, 11:27 PM

I live in Old Mill Basin, work near Hudde JHS. Seems like a lot of shit happens in that area. I used to teach at Marine Park, NEVER a problem, just like my neighborhood. BUT then again, I lived in Bensonhurst and had a 92 Camry stolen years back, so it is just a matter of time if you live here.
There is supposed to be an April meet for the NYC metro area, stay posted.

dcemureviews is supposed to be settn it up, stay in touch. Good to meet a local Brooklynite who feels the pain

RoseMobile · 02-23-2009, 11:33 PM

^^keep me posted

Post No Billz · 02-23-2009, 11:44 PM

Thing is you can put the bumper covers all over the car like the cabs have it...but there goes any sense of styling. Your right, parking in nYc sucks. If you car is white, both bumpers will be black with nic and scrapes within the month. Might as well take the train to work. A little more xpensive b/c of the metro card, but at least u can keep your mileage low.