[mini-is-4-me]

I got a new car...and I don't want door dings...

Is there a reason why even if you park your car 2 miles away in the most solitary place you can find in a store parking area that somebody will suddenly find a need to park their 20 year old hunk of junk there?

This is why I'm FOR the death penalty.

[NEMINI]

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Originally posted by mini-is-4-me
I got a new car...and I don't want door dings...

Is there a reason why even if you park your car 2 miles away in the most solitary place you can find in a store parking area that somebody will suddenly find a need to park their 20 year old hunk of junk there?

This is why I'm FOR the death penalty.

Its called jealousy ... they are hoping your cars good looks will rub off on theirs and that your car will look like theirs soon so they wont be jealous

[chiph]

I think it's because the owner of the junker fails to look at their car objectively:

"Yeah, my Yugo still looks good! Don't want no door dings, so I'll park it over by that other new car, even ifn I have to walk some."



Chip H.

[msenkbeil]

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Originally posted by chiph
I think it's because the owner of the junker fails to look at their car objectively:

"Yeah, my Yugo still looks good! Don't want no door dings, so I'll park it over by that other new car, even ifn I have to walk some."



Chip H.

"ifn" LMAO

[gja_era]

I am not sure but I think the death penalty is too good for them. It should be more painful. Maybe some form of torture and then send them to a deserted island

[Maurice]

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Originally posted by gja_era
I am not sure but I think the death penalty is too good for them. It should be more painful. Maybe some form of torture...

Depending on what hunk of junk they're driving, they may be undergoing torture already...and this torture may have been going on for years! I'm sure that clouds their judgement somewhat.

[chiph]

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Originally posted by msenkbeil

"ifn" LMAO

What can I say? I grew up in South Carolina, and live in North Carolina. It's a culture thang.


Absolutely the worst, however, is shopping carts, and the people who launch them in the general direction of the corral without making sure the cart actually makes it in or not.

Chip H.

[Bilbo Baggins]

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Originally posted by GMINI03


Its called jealousy ... they are hoping your cars good looks will rub off on theirs and that your car will look like theirs soon so they wont be jealous

Actually, they are parking next to your nice new beautiful baby so that if someone were out to steal a car they would choose yours rather than thiers

[kgelner]

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Originally posted by Bilbo Baggins

Actually, they are parking next to your nice new beautiful baby so that if someone were out to steal a car they would choose yours rather than thiers

You have a good point there!! I have done exactly that with my Neon when parking in questionable areas, though I never park RIGHT next to somebody if I can help it.

I was thinking what might help are some inflatible MINI's you could place on either side of you when you parked, to keep people at distance from the real MINI. And the best part is when the uncaring person parking next to the inflatible car swung the door open wide, it would bounce right back and give them a good knock!!

[Mini_me]

Don't be so harsh could be that they are future Mini owners who are currently short an cash.

When I was studying, I had an old heap (couldn't afford anything else). But I cared for it almost like I do with the Mini. I would often park it next to the nicer cars thinking the owners of nice new cars are less likely to give my trusty old motor a door ding.

Perhaps they are all like I was ....... yeah OK, maybe I should take a reality check.

[alexcroft]

It's on my drivers door, and I didn't bloody do it!

I also get sooooooooooo paranoid about scratching my wheels!

Alex.

[Kinster]

What's worse is when someone double parks. How f*cking annoying is that?

[Smile4MINI]

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Originally posted by chiph
What can I say? I grew up in South Carolina, and live in North Carolina. It's a culture thang.


Absolutely the worst, however, is shopping carts, and the people who launch them in the general direction of the corral without making sure the cart actually makes it in or not.

Chip H.

I actually dove for a cart headed toward a car in the parking lot last week...jammed my finger in the process, but I'm hoping for some good karma!

Andrea

[Maurice]

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Originally posted by Mini_me
Don't be so harsh could be that they are future Mini owners who are currently short an cash.

Well, that's the case with the '86 Buick Century I'm driving at the moment. Or not driving, actually, as it's been in and out of the shop pretty regularly since late July.

Funny thing about those cars--they all have the exact same rust spots.

[SomeBlondeGuy]

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Originally posted by Smile4MINI


I actually dove for a cart headed toward a car in the parking lot last week...jammed my finger in the process, but I'm hoping for some good karma!

Andrea

Like that Volkswagen Jetta commercial. (I'm not sure if it was shown in the U.S. market as well, or just Canada).

[Davbret]

Ya it was shown in the US. All my friends accused me of being the person in the commercial. They all drive beaters and I'm the only one with nice cars. So they find it VERY odd of me to park in Timbuk-2 while they take the spots up front next to the cart corral.

R