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DaiB · Oct 24th, 2006, 02:45 PM

I've had my PW/B MCS for just over 5 months and some nice person has just opened their door onto mine and chipped the paint. I always try to park in safe places but I knew it would happen eventually. Doesn't make it any less annoying though.

stripey · Oct 24th, 2006, 02:57 PM

Welcome to MINI2!

Shame about your mini.

Ours got dented by a car door whack after 5 weeks. Didn't break the paint though. Then got a ding on the other side too. Both rear panels. Got to get one of them paintless dent removal people out to sort them out. About £75 a panel though!

DaiB · Oct 24th, 2006, 03:01 PM

There's no ding on mine, just a chip. Both as bad as each other though.

spikeyadrian · Oct 24th, 2006, 03:04 PM

This is one of those things that really gets up my nose.
I have an indie blue / white MC, full leather, aero kit etc etc,
i've had it for 2 1/2 years old now, but after having it for only 1 week, some
a**hole chipped by paint work on the passenger door. To make thing's worse,
the car park was virtually empty, but the idiot still had to park right next to me.
Why do some people have so little respect for other peoples property

I now park over 2 parking spaces whenever i can !

Biscuit79 · Oct 24th, 2006, 03:06 PM

Not good DaiB, am feeling your pain.....

I must spend half my life searching for minis to park next to...

DaiB · Oct 24th, 2006, 03:09 PM

That's good advice Biscuit79, park next to another Mini or at least a well looked after other model if you can. I also do what spikeyadreian does, if I can, park over 2 spaces.

Mister · Oct 24th, 2006, 04:38 PM

I'm completely paranoid about this. I feel your pain, DaiB. I always park out in the boonies whenever I can and inspect my car from all angles when I come back (not that this does any good). Taking 2 spots here would most likely result in someone running their key along the side of my car. People in the US are not nice when it comes to parking spaces.

dalboyne · Oct 24th, 2006, 04:49 PM

I also got 2 dings on my drivers door. Both are the same shape and height, so I'm looking to find out who I may have parked next to twice in one week!

But I'm beginning to wonder - is the MINI especially vulnerable to dings like this?

Ian

mark-o · Oct 24th, 2006, 07:47 PM

Someone commented to me that the wide open expanse of flat sheet metal on the doors was just begging for a door ding.
I guess the designers at MINI should have included some god-awful monstrous plastic trim pieces to catch wayward doors and make the MINI as *****-ugly as a typical domestic.

-M

cooper-minx · Oct 24th, 2006, 10:16 PM

I had only had my brand new Cooper a couple of weeks and a stupid woman opened her door (in an Audi TT - never park next to one of those because they are driven by people who think they are something special, but they aren't!) and it actually hit my door handle denting it!

Apart from physically pulling her from her seat, along with her yappy dog, and me getting done for actual bodily harm on her, she wasn't having any of it.

It is really annoying - but that is an understatement - and like you I am really fussy where I park. Unfortunately that is not always practical but I would rather walk an extra 500 yards than squeeze into a parking space that is too tight.

At the end of the day ... these things do happen although they shouldn't!

stripey · Oct 25th, 2006, 08:52 AM

Most cars do have a plastic trim along the side to prevent this happening. The mini looks great without it, but I guess it does leave it wide open to being whacked. There is a magnetic set of strips to put down the side that I've seen, that you could just put on when you park, and take off again when you leave. A lot of effort though!

feybrand · Oct 25th, 2006, 11:08 AM

some idoit dinged my door on the driver side and that idiot was me on a low wall the car was about a month old and i got a lot of funny looks wen i got out and started yelling and kicking the wall made me look silly but i did feel slightly better though

Oct 24th, 2006, 02:45 PM	#1
DaiB MINI2 Regular Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Wales Local Time: 03:06 AM Posts: 126 Offline	Paint chip on door I've had my PW/B MCS for just over 5 months and some nice person has just opened their door onto mine and chipped the paint. I always try to park in safe places but I knew it would happen eventually. Doesn't make it any less annoying though.

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Oct 24th, 2006, 02:57 PM	#2 (permalink)
stripey MINI2 Master Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Reading Local Time: 02:06 AM Posts: 1,019 Offline	Welcome to MINI2! Shame about your mini. Ours got dented by a car door whack after 5 weeks. Didn't break the paint though. Then got a ding on the other side too. Both rear panels. Got to get one of them paintless dent removal people out to sort them out. About £75 a panel though!

Oct 24th, 2006, 03:01 PM	#3 (permalink)
DaiB MINI2 Regular Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Wales Local Time: 03:06 AM Posts: 126 Offline	There's no ding on mine, just a chip. Both as bad as each other though.

Oct 24th, 2006, 03:04 PM	#4 (permalink)
spikeyadrian MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Mar 2004 Local Time: 03:06 AM Posts: 30 Offline	This is one of those things that really gets up my nose. I have an indie blue / white MC, full leather, aero kit etc etc, i've had it for 2 1/2 years old now, but after having it for only 1 week, some a**hole chipped by paint work on the passenger door. To make thing's worse, the car park was virtually empty, but the idiot still had to park right next to me. Why do some people have so little respect for other peoples property I now park over 2 parking spaces whenever i can !

Oct 24th, 2006, 03:06 PM	#5 (permalink)
Biscuit79 a little bit of mischief Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Harrogate Local Time: 03:06 AM Posts: 44 Offline	Not good DaiB, am feeling your pain..... I must spend half my life searching for minis to park next to...

Oct 24th, 2006, 03:09 PM	#6 (permalink)
DaiB MINI2 Regular Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Wales Local Time: 03:06 AM Posts: 126 Offline	That's good advice Biscuit79, park next to another Mini or at least a well looked after other model if you can. I also do what spikeyadreian does, if I can, park over 2 spaces.

Oct 24th, 2006, 04:38 PM	#7 (permalink)
Mister Uranus is composed of gas My Classifieds Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Ghettoville, CA Local Time: 06:06 PM Posts: 3,267 Offline	I'm completely paranoid about this. I feel your pain, DaiB. I always park out in the boonies whenever I can and inspect my car from all angles when I come back (not that this does any good). Taking 2 spots here would most likely result in someone running their key along the side of my car. People in the US are not nice when it comes to parking spaces.

Oct 24th, 2006, 04:49 PM	#8 (permalink)
dalboyne Are we nearly there yet? My Classifieds Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Luxembourg Local Time: 03:06 AM Posts: 1,908 Offline	I also got 2 dings on my drivers door. Both are the same shape and height, so I'm looking to find out who I may have parked next to twice in one week! But I'm beginning to wonder - is the MINI especially vulnerable to dings like this? Ian

Oct 24th, 2006, 07:47 PM	#9 (permalink)
mark-o MINI2 4 ME Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Calgary, AB Local Time: 08:06 PM Posts: 295 Offline	Someone commented to me that the wide open expanse of flat sheet metal on the doors was just begging for a door ding. I guess the designers at MINI should have included some god-awful monstrous plastic trim pieces to catch wayward doors and make the MINI as *****-ugly as a typical domestic. -M

Oct 24th, 2006, 10:16 PM	#10 (permalink)
cooper-minx I live in Mini World! Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Bristol Local Time: 03:06 AM Posts: 1,212 Offline	I had only had my brand new Cooper a couple of weeks and a stupid woman opened her door (in an Audi TT - never park next to one of those because they are driven by people who think they are something special, but they aren't!) and it actually hit my door handle denting it! Apart from physically pulling her from her seat, along with her yappy dog, and me getting done for actual bodily harm on her, she wasn't having any of it. It is really annoying - but that is an understatement - and like you I am really fussy where I park. Unfortunately that is not always practical but I would rather walk an extra 500 yards than squeeze into a parking space that is too tight. At the end of the day ... these things do happen although they shouldn't!

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Oct 25th, 2006, 08:52 AM	#11 (permalink)
stripey MINI2 Master Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Reading Local Time: 02:06 AM Posts: 1,019 Offline	Most cars do have a plastic trim along the side to prevent this happening. The mini looks great without it, but I guess it does leave it wide open to being whacked. There is a magnetic set of strips to put down the side that I've seen, that you could just put on when you park, and take off again when you leave. A lot of effort though!

Oct 25th, 2006, 11:08 AM	#12 (permalink)
feybrand MINI2 Regular Join Date: Oct 2006 Local Time: 03:06 AM Posts: 187 Offline	some idoit dinged my door on the driver side and that idiot was me on a low wall the car was about a month old and i got a lot of funny looks wen i got out and started yelling and kicking the wall made me look silly but i did feel slightly better though