Shopping Centre Carparks

[Fly_With_Sky]

I had to go to the post office earlier today and went down the road to the local westfield in figtree (it is in wollongong). I was no more than 15 minutes inside the centre when i returned to my car and saw that just behind the back right wheel some idiot scraped his car down the side of mine.

Now i usually park as straight as i can right in the middle of the parking spot as i dont want any people to hit my doors with theirs. Now it looks like i have to worry about people not knowing how to reverse out of a spot.

Seriously, it is very frustrating. Some drivers must judge the amount of space they have left by saying, "when i hear a thud or a grinding noise i know thats when i have enough room, but what the hell, i'll keep going anyway."

Damage isn't as bad as it could of been i suppose. Good thing my uncle is a panel beater and owns his own shop so he can fix it back up at a low price (cost if materials and here is a case of beer sort of thing for your time).

[lingeringsoul]

be selfish, BE VERY SELFISH when parking, take up 2 spots if you can....because your skyline is more precious than the value of what ever thy are driving

Edited February 15, 2006 by lingeringsoul

[br3tt]

be selfish, BE VERY SELFISH when parking, take up 2 spots if you can....because your skyline is more precious than the value of what ever thy are driving

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Ive considered that, but then i read a few comments some guys posted and they said that they get targeted for taking up 2 spaces. :s

You can't win.

[Sl!m]

yeh your probably more likely to get your car keyed by taking up to spaces. First time I ever took my line to a shopping center some one reversed into when leaving and chipped a little bit out of my rear bar.. and 2 hours proir to that some one reveresed into smashing my reverse light <_<

[R33GTRVSPEC]

Some old fart reversed into my fiancee's car today. She was standing right next to the car when it happened and started yelling at him to stop but he was off in old man's land and just ignored her. I try to avoid car parks.

[lingeringsoul]

people theses days huh................found a red chip on the door, yep you guessed it, got it from parking lot, probably someone opening up the door.......

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sigh...........

[Kel]

I have the same scrape on the rear wheel arch of the Zed.

Happened in the carpark at work and the black paint on the bumper of a 4wd that often parks next to me gave a pretty good indication of who might have been responsible.

Funnily enough they haven't responded to the note I left on their windscreen saying I think they might have "accidently" touch parked me.

[FriniK]

take a couple photos of the cars around you before you leave it ....

if you come back and evidence has it that the car you took a photo of was responsible ....hunt them down and givem hell

[Sl!m]

too bad that wouldnt really offer any proof that it was them.. but hey.. if you see them again.. take your anger out on them :lol:

[nzm033]

U think thats bad

i work at Castle Hill RSL and ive been hit 3 times in 1 month since i have started working there

First time was my front guard was dented in, then my rear drivers side quarter panel got dented in with a long scrape and 2 days ago my front bar got 3 large scrapes along the side and is almost falling off

there are cameras in the carpark but they cant tell who actually does the damage

Extremly frustrating......i goto work to earn money ...to pay for the damage that i get from working

Ps. i always park in the middle on the lines and infront of cameras

Anyone know what i can do????

[Fly_With_Sky]

damn skyline17, i think your best bet would be to park on the street or possibly buy a sh*tbox runaround car thats not worth much and is also something you dont really car about if something were to happen to it.

Or get a couple of witches hats and put a couple in the spaces next to you.

Bottom line is some carparks are not for people who actually value their car.

[Marsss]

some tool reversed parked into mine.. luckily the only damage the tow bar made was my number plate, got bent out of shape... any further would have been the FMIC....

IDIOTS!

[Kel]

Other option is to always park next to cars more expensive than your own

[Sl!m]

yeh I always try to park next to cars more expesnive than my own or other imports

[Liz]

Other option is to always park next to cars more expensive than your own

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

that's what I do.. same goes for detering theives... park next to cars better than yours so they take them instead

I've been to about 25 shopping centres in the past few weeks for work, and the amount of dodgy driving and parking that goes on during hte day, you'd be astonished at some of the shit I've seen!

[Mr_G]

If your parking in shopping centers that have multi storeys, pick a very large pole to park next too... Park one sie as close as possible to that pole, so the person who parks next to you can swing there door open a little more, and the pole will protect at least the other side of your car.

Thats what I usually do and seems to be working quite well.

[silver gts-t]

i park illegally...

make my own space away from others!!! cant go wrong!

[MR R33]

i park illegally...

make my own space away from others!!! cant go wrong!

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

thats what i do, or i park in between 2 spaces, but i try not to take the skyline when im goin to park it places

[hanyou]

i went to watcha movie and came back to a front bar in 5 peices

[N1GTR]

My gtr was hit, new front bar, new n1 vents - not happy jan

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