Seems a 400+ pound guy decided to prop the door of his abused Plymouth Valiant against mine while extruding himself from the driver's seat. It must of been quite a struggle - erased a big circular line of paint on my passenger door. <img src="graemlins/cussing.gif" border="0" alt="[grrrrrrr]" /> No ding thankfully.

How do I know it was him? My car was parked for five minutes. When I came back there's a new scratch. I waited around and up comes the owner of said Plymouth. Says he didn't do it, but after a bit of coaxing he agrees to open his door and see if it mates with the strike zone. It does. Still says he didn't do it and he saw the scratch when he got there. It's my word against his so I watch him leave. It's all he can do to get into his car WITHOUT using my door for leverage. The process takes him about two minutes, then he's merrily on his way.

The lesson? Never, ever park between two cars. Even for five minutes because you're in a hurry and it looks like a big spot right in front of the store. Broke my most fundamental instinct of car preservation and I'll never do it again.

Will the car ever be the same again? Hopefully. Any suggestions of an A+ bodyshop, anywhere between L.A. and Irvine gratefully accepted. I'll also be getting the driver's A-post repaired under the corrosion perforation warranty so there's some bodywork involved too.

P.S. The guy uses a Club for theft protection. Go figure.

 

Hey GB,

Sorry about your misfortune.. That really stinks.

Guess it could be worse though.
You could be a 400lb guy driving an abused Plymouth Valiant.

Good Luck...

 

That would really really suck!

 

I wish you many speedy repairs

Another poster on this board had his car "keyed" at a Mall there in So Cal - makes you wonder what goes through the twisted brains of these jerks!!

Phil, how about one of those "smilies" blasting a dude in a Valiant?! Sheesh...

 

You want the car fixed right, take it to Tim Deshler of Deshler Collision Repair in Orange, CA 714 998 9256. He is also noted for tub and frame repair.

 

[quote]Originally posted by B-Line home:
<strong>...Guess it could be worse though.
You could be a 400lb guy driving an abused Plymouth Valiant...</strong><hr></blockquote>

WOO HOO, that's a good one! <img src="graemlins/roflmao.gif" border="0" alt="[hiha]" />

 

Actually, I use a different method my father taught me. After you purchase a new to you vehicle, proceed to take out your key and self key it.. <img src="graemlins/crying.gif" border="0" alt="[crying]" /> This activates a permanent invisible forcefield around the car. Now you can pull right up to the front of WalMart, the Movies, Restaurants, between minivans and Valiant's, etc... and the car will never get dinged or scratched again!

 

You have to track the car to avoid street accidents... This will not prevent track accidents though...

 

I recently had my car keyed, on the driver's door. Thankfully, I know a guy here in San Diego who is absolutely the best painter I have ever seen. The match is absolutely perfect. I have asked a dozen people to ID which side of the car was painted and none have been able to tell.

His name is Herb Hernandez at West Coast Specialties, 858-549-8226. Expensive but worth it. It may be worth the drive if you don't find a shop you feel comfortable with in Orange County.

 

[quote]<strong>Broke my most fundamental instinct of car preservation and I'll never do it again.
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Treat everyone as the "enemy" until proven otherwise. I have learned that lesson the hard way also.

 

Apparently his "Club" security device is doing a fine job...he still has his Valiant. I'm not sure if that's a good thing or a bad thing

 

GB

I don't know if this will help ease the pain or not, but it's a true story.

A few years ago, the Tribune reported on an obese man who actually aphixiated (I'm sure I misspelled that) himself with his own flatulence. When the guy didn't show up at work the next day, his co-workers called the local paramedics. They could barely enter his place, the smell was still so bad.
A true story, or at least one that got past an editor.

The 400 pounder looked you in the eye and lied. Is it wrong to wish that fate upon him?

Sorry about the damage.

 

Hey Mike,

Although your story is extremely funny, ROTFLMAO..

I find it very hard to believe that a fat man killed himself with his own fart.

I don't know the spelling either, but I believe asphixated is what happens when someone chokes on their own vomit.

He probably choked himself while eating.
Now it is reported that someone who has recently died expels bodily gasses and even fluid/waste.

So he probably puked, then choked, then died, then farted!! lol, have a good night.

 

B-Line

No the article distinctly said it was flatulence... Whatever the clinical term, he gassed himself.

I couldn't believe a major newspaper was publishing it. While vulgar, crass and scataligical, it certainly was a human-interest piece.

The article was passed all around the office.

 

I stand corrected...