+1 It happens to me too. Very weird.

 

I'm very sorry, Andrew.

I've also had it happen too many times, but one of the advantages of getting older is that things like that get increasingly trivial in the grand scheme of things. It's just a thing that can be fixed.

 

Not really. I drive the **** out of it and put it away clean and dent free. When I need to take it out and park it I just need to make sure it's not next to shopping carts and d-heads -- iow, valet. For all the other times I just take one of my drivers.
Would I rather be able to trust the rest of the world to treat my car with respect? Yes. Sadly it's just not going to happen.

 

Understood allenman and can't say I disagree with that statement (or at least many of the rest of the world. There are exceptions...just not enough of them).

Happy motoring, regardless of the a$$-holes of the world!

Best regards,
RJ52

 

Sucks! I see *** holes who go out of their way to park next to a nice car no matter how far out you park. I've left restaurants if I can't get an acceptable space. Fortunatly valet parking in Vegas is a big deal and free everywhere. Tip driven so cars aren't screwed with.

 

99% of people are just ****s.

 

You mean 99% of people, outside of this Forum.

 

I understand, I am the same way, I don't leave my nice cars in parking lots. I do have a nice new truck though and people don't open their doors into it, because their door edge would smack right up against the running board and knock the paint off their door.

 

well I havent got the final quotes as yet but it looks unlikely to come in at less than $10k. that a lot of money for a ding that you have look twice to see from a distance.

Look like new hood, new front bumper, new grille, New top radiator mount bar plus labour and paint.

 

I figured a new hood was in your future. Even though that sounds expensive, it's a simple repair with virtually all the cost in replacement parts. If you have to have a minor accident or damage, this is the type to have.

 

Mentioned your plight with my wife this morning and she was aghast that someone would do something like this - as am I - and, no, she's not naive...just too sweet to even think that somebody could do such a thing.

Unfortunately, as we all know, there's no shortage of inconsiderate a$$-holes.

It's only money and a big hassle - and nobody blames you for being pissed! -and hope you get it resolved soon.

 

Waved good bye to my beautiful Cat yesterday as iit went off to the body shop. I miss it already. My big old Discovery 3/LR3 truck is just not the same.

Hope it isnt gone too long. they cant tell me yet as they had to strip the front to see what they needed to replace and then find out if the parts are in the country.

 

About 15 years ago my father went off on a 3 week extended vacation and I got a call from his condominium: someone who didn't like my father had trashed his beloved XJ-8 Vanden Plas. I went to pick it up, expecting the worst.
All the glass was intact. Someone had danced on the hood, flattening it. All four doors were kicked in. The rear fenders were kicked in. Kick marks all over the lovely BRG car. But it was 100% drivable, I called the insurance company and took it to a local body shop which had to order parts.
The bonnet was replaced, the kicked-in metal pulled out and the car resprayed.
During the week we were waiting for parts I took the car EVERYWHERE, I think we put close to 1,000 miles on it.
Supermarket parking lots? No Problem!
Home Depot? No Problem!
Boston street parking, the Jersey Shore, Pats Steaks in South Philly. For a week I was free to park anywhere.
The car was fixed. My father came home, drove the car for a couple of days before someone told him that it had been vandalized and had $15,000 worth of work done.

 

looks like it will be in the shop for at least a month, most of it waiting on parts from Jaguar in the UK.

 

Yay. My baby is back. Looks great. Really missed her. Had a lovely after non reacquainting ourselves.

 

Good for,you. Glad you got it back.

 

My daughter's 17 year old best friend asked "is your Jaguar your new baby?"
I said, "No, she's my new mistress."
My wife, who was present, nodded knowingly.

 

Yep me too. My wife is quite happy that my mistress is a car not a woman. She is also happy that I owe lots of money on it which means I can't afford a mistress or a divorce :-)

 

[QUOTE=AnD3rew;1266731 She is also happy that I owe lots of money on it which means I can't afford a mistress or a divorce :-)[/QUOTE]

You also can't afford alimony with the car payment. Last time I got divorced I put all my money into down payments for just that reason. The cash disappeared in depreciation and the income went to payments. Cheap way out and I got to keep the toys.

 

I backed into garage wall! First self inflicted wound since '02. Scaped bumper and rear quarter, broke tail light, small dent above tail light. $3474 to fix at Jag approved shop, same one dealer as well as all high end dealers use. If you want to know the taillight is $488! There goes my one no penalty claim! If it was a Camaro probably $750!