Source of Door Dings.........

kenchan · 09-23-2011, 07:04 AM

That wont help the fat folks that push a car parked next to them across the parking lot just to get out of their car. I've witnessed this a couple of times. The car next to them was physically rocking due to fat pushing the door to squeeze out.

gurneyeagle · 09-23-2011, 07:24 AM

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Originally Posted by kenchan

That wont help the fat folks that push a car parked next to them across the parking lot just to get out of their car. I've witnessed this a couple of times. The car next to them was physically rocking due to fat pushing the door to squeeze out.

I can top that Ken.

One day a long time ago, my wife and I walk out of the Super Dome, and when we get to the car, I see a woman WEDGE the edge of her car door into the fender of my wife's then brand new Prelude, and as the passengers got in the car, the door edge just scracthed up and down along the fender, pretty similar to my EKG at the time.

It was a group of four overweight senior citizens piling into their Cadillac Sedan De Ville, and never gave it a second thought.

Now of course, if I had tapped their rear bumper exiting the parking lot, they would have been rolling around in the street screaming whiplash!

scottIN · 09-23-2011, 07:39 AM

Want to avoid door dings?
(a) don't park beside a 2-door car-especially one with a back seat as their doors tend to be longer.
(b) look at the edge of the door and see if there are marks on it. If so, find another space. People always look to see if the other car is dinged up as to if it's safe to park next to. Wrong approach. Check their door edges.

And honestly, some people just don't care. A car is nothing more than to get from one place to another for them. I've lived next to my neighbor for 6 years. Not once has he even washed his truck - it sits outside 24/7 and he figures the rain keeps it clean enough. His truck and my truck are about the same age / mileage / original price. Mine is worth $15,000 on trade, he would be lucky to get $2000 for his with the condition it's in. He broke the rear window out last week and hasn't even bothered to fix it (and it's been raining).

09-23-2011, 07:04 AM	#1 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141522	That wont help the fat folks that push a car parked next to them across the parking lot just to get out of their car. I've witnessed this a couple of times. The car next to them was physically rocking due to fat pushing the door to squeeze out. dawudih likes this.

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09-23-2011, 07:39 AM	#3 (permalink)
scottIN Track Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: New Castle, Indiana Posts: 764 Drives: '12 370Z Rep Power: 56	Want to avoid door dings? (a) don't park beside a 2-door car-especially one with a back seat as their doors tend to be longer. (b) look at the edge of the door and see if there are marks on it. If so, find another space. People always look to see if the other car is dinged up as to if it's safe to park next to. Wrong approach. Check their door edges. And honestly, some people just don't care. A car is nothing more than to get from one place to another for them. I've lived next to my neighbor for 6 years. Not once has he even washed his truck - it sits outside 24/7 and he figures the rain keeps it clean enough. His truck and my truck are about the same age / mileage / original price. Mine is worth $15,000 on trade, he would be lucky to get $2000 for his with the condition it's in. He broke the rear window out last week and hasn't even bothered to fix it (and it's been raining).