Dings? I don't have any!
 

My 09 car is a daily driver with 21k miles. So far, no dings and no scratches.
My secret--- I always park at the rightmost parking stall or park far away. Every time I take it to the dealer, like yesterday, I always ask the service manager to walk around and make sure it is returned as-is (ding and scratch free).

anyone else is still ding free? What's your secret?


Note that I am not anal as it is only a car and fully insured. I just take pride in ownership.

I agree, i reluctantly park in public car parks and if i do i will make sure it is as far away from other drivers as possible, too many people take the " i don't care" attitude or ding other more cherished cars deliberately out off spite or jealousy :gtfo2:

I'm the same way. My car is spotless and I hope to keep it that way for as long as possible. I park just about as far out in the parking lot as I can. Any kind of end spot is always a bonus. People give me a hard time about it at work.

Beware though.... This does not make the wife (or gf) happy. You may need to drop her off at the door.

Same here,i did one step further,never drive when it rains,or the roads are wet.

This man knows women. After 16+ years with the same gal, parking still results in heavy, heavy sighs. Dropping her off at the door is excellent advice. I went 14 years without a door ding on my 300ZX, until a drunk found my parked car in total isolation, and hit it going 60 mph. This ding could not be fixed.

When my Z is not in the garage and I am up at school, I always park at the end of the row. That obviously leaves my driver's side open to dings, but I have a pact with a bunch of friends who park next to me as we all know that none of us would ever touch each others car.

In general, I have started parking far out but not all the way at the edge of the parking lot because I learned that the further you park, the more likely some idiot will park next to you. Midway out is the sweet spot in my experience.

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well, I drive too much and sometimes in a parking lot at school, there's only ONE space, I don't take it, I must take the bus to ensure my car won't be ding. Knocks on wood, my car has only 1 tiny tiny ding that's not really visible and I have 12k miles so far !!

I have managed to keep mine ding free through the first week of ownership!!!

Only ding I ever got was from a guy that did it intentionally...while I was watching. All I could do to not clobber him.

Or you could get a woman who's not a pampered, whiny biotch. I won't let my husband drop me off at the door, even if it's pouring rain. I figure if he can walk, so can I. Getting one who appreciates a nice car as much as you do helps as well.

traded in my 03 g35 with 110,000 with zero door dings... was proud of that...

Ding- and scratch free car is like a newly washed/waxed car --- when you drive it, it feels like it has 100 more hp. Har har har!

Too bad I cant have Miata-doors on my Z; then it may feel 150hp. :)

Go girl, my kinda woman !!

I get the same attitude with my woman; she complaints when I do not take the 1st open spot at the mall. So, after the first 3 complaints about her having to walk, I stopped taking her shopping. When I must, I take the old LandCruiser.

Thanks, but it just seems like common decency to me. I appreciate it when he offers to drop me off (which he still does every time) but I know he appreciates not having to walk to the door alone.

How much did you get for your trade in? I have an 03 sport package with 80K miles and I was offered 9k which I rejected.

you must an awesome gf! haha

you're absolutely right, why drop you off at the store and have you wait there for a couple of minutes. its cool how you thought of his pov that it would suck for him to walk alone.
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they gave me 10,500 last october... I was fully loaded, nav sport 6 spd ... with 05 wheels and bumper...

Ding Free too - 2009 Sport/Touring with 19,000 ... i do have small tiny chipz from the highway....

Secrets-

1) Nice wash and weekly coat of wax or touch-up spray
2) Park far away uphill
3) Back-up in parking spot next to a curb
4) Park slightly in a slant if no other alternative is available
5) Park at home in the Garage
6) Just say "NO" to Parking Garage's

Next plan: buyin an old Integra, CRX, Civic to use as my daily driver to and from work and using it as my grocery beater getter.

This is a funny, yet sensitive topic.
My husband only gets to drive my car on the weekends when we go out shopping. We went out last weekend (first time the new Z went to the Mall) and I told him to park all the way in the back where no one was. He said "Nope, only azzholes do that.... blah blah" So after a quick argument on my part, he parked near cars but 4 spaces away. I told him if I EVER get a door ding becuz of him, we're in for serious trouble:mad: I came out of the Mall and no one was around. So he's safe in that aspect. It just angers me that he would say that someone with a nice car should be subjected to door dings and such just like a hooptie. He'll learn is lesson when something does actually happen, but he already understands this but he takes his chances anyways

Oh..and I have no dings on my Z after owning it for 12 days

Zero dings here as well. Stone chips is a different story. :shakes head:

my wife and i both take pride in our cars. she's learned to get an end parking spot and parking just a lil bith further to the end to give enough room for the car on the other side.... and at her parking garage for work, she drives up an extra floor where there aren't that many cars, and still parks at the end.....

as for my car... at work, i park in between two company trucks that rarely ever move, and the reason i park next to two trucks, (cause i'm sure most people wouldn't do that) is because they're company trucks and i can track who drove what truck number and the company would have no problem getting it fixed....as opposed to someone's personal car, they might not notice they ding you, or just don't care and drive off.... and i always park far away at stores, the wife would sigh sometimes but she understands...

09, 10,000 miles no dings as he knocks on wood!
crappy paint one stone chip though.

Taking up 2 spots far from the masses is essential. I wish it weren't. But you can't trust people to respect your car when they don't respect their own.

And don't even get me started on those who cannot anticipate the force or direction of wind as they open their door.

I also have a 09 ding free, 4,000 miles,"knock on wood". Well my Z is not a DD, but I used it regulary. When I take it to work I have my own parking spot with no cars that can ding my sides.

I do not take the car to Walmart, Lowe's, etc. that is what the truck "huptie" is for. Watch where you park if you go to a meet, friends house, etc.

Some people are lazy, WALK is good for your health. If you don't take care of your car, nobody will! ;)

And of course the car is for me and the SUV for the family!

No dings or scratches on my '0-9 either. I park only on "end spots" or a distance away and get the exercise. However, I've had had car sales guys insist that the modest price premium you get in sale price or trade-in price for by "a no-ding no-scratch car" isn't worth all the time effort and expense required to keep a car at that level. Normal wear and tear is expected by used car buyers and the body shops at trade in can easily repair the small stuff.
That being said, I still like the proud feeling you enjoy when your car is as perfect as you can keep it.

Same Here, I also avoid taking mine out on the weekends unless I have a Canyon Run or a local meet. 9k on the clock.

I have PDR tools. :

Forgot to mention the mileage is just under 10K for me. I got the car beginning of June this year. Hate to have racked up so many miles in such a short time but it's a long way commute to work and back!

I'm at 15k miles, DD obviously..

It took a year and a half before I recently discovered a door ding.

Driver side, just above my "Z" emblem :(

Mine is a door ding magnet. I am also thinking that the aluminum doors have something to do with the ease in which it gets dinged.

I park away from people but still have had 3 dings. I have yet to get the last one taken out but the other two were fairly bad. My first ding was on Day 2 of owing the car.

People could care less about hitting your car when they get their fat arses out of their cars.

My car is a DD, but I park a mile away from anyone and if that's not an option, I usually find a ride or skip the objective all together.

I saw a 911 Turbo wait for a minute so he squeeze in between a couple of minivans yesterday, just so he could be close to a store entrance - this did not compute.

12 days? You have been posting here forever. Did you get a new one? or both of you have Zs now? :confused:

parking far away does not eliminate the threat completely. Some *** hat will always come and park next to you.

yep. they do this on purpose for some sick reason...

do tell

Not much to tell. Dude in late 90's rustang bumped my door, pretty clearly intentionally. Wasn't getting in or out of the car, hit my car with the passenger door, despite the fact that he was driving, etc. Looked like he was going to hit it harder, but tried to stop when he noticed me. Still wound up hitting my car.

Decided the jail time for killing him probably wasn't worth it for a door ding.

did you say/do anything to him?

Nah, he hopped in his car and peaced out after he saw me. I'm not the scariest looking dude, but I'm pretty sure he pissed his pants.

was this the s2k?