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I get told that I'm way too paranoid about my car, but I do have some guidelines: - Always park with a median between my car and the "close spots"

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Old 05-28-2013, 09:03 PM   #1 (permalink)
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I get told that I'm way too paranoid about my car, but I do have some guidelines:

- Always park with a median between my car and the "close spots"

- As inconveniently away from entrances as possible(skewed to one side or another, the middle of the parking lot, away from popular stores in the mall)

- IF I have to park next to another car, if I see that there are kids things in the car or one of those silly stickers on the back, I move my car.

- At work, where I can see how people treat their cars and other cars a bit better(and at home.... stupid garage ramp angle here at my condo makes me nervous about trying to get the Z into the garage) I have learned that nice car does not equal careful owner. There is a guy who I park next to that is VERY careful about other people's cars despite the fact that his car is kind of falling apart.

- If I can park where the nose is facing a lamp post, I do it. This way if someone decides to park in the spot that I face, they can't decide to just "pull forward until they hit something" and have that hit something be my car.

And of course, I am always in security camera distance and if I have bad feelings, quick picture of plates around me.
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I get told that I'm way too paranoid about my car, but I do have some guidelines:
me too. take dd when not going on a weekend motoring fun in my Z.

and i know how to fix dings... its not worth my time or energy.
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me too. take dd when not going on a weekend motoring fun in my Z.

and i know how to fix dings... its not worth my time or energy.
Some of us are not as fortunate to soley use our Z as a weekend car
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Some of us are not as fortunate to soley use our Z as a weekend car
well, if you ever decide to get a dd, it's AWESOME! not having to have to worry about dings and getting key'ed.
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me too. take dd when not going on a weekend motoring fun in my Z.

and i know how to fix dings... its not worth my time or energy.
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