Gutted, car park scratch

[pizzapaolo]

Check it out, took a photo.

At least I'm fairly sure I know who did it, not had a chance to speak to them yet though. Got a guy reparing it as I type!

I'm actually getting paranoid about car parks, not sure if people are just malicious or incompetent at parking....

[Miss Bentley]

That's nasty - did it dent the bodywork?

I am still paranoid in car parks - will walk a lot further just for a space away from other cars.

Oh and i don't park next to cars with kids car seats in them.

Anyone as bad as me?

[Snowball]

Oh no did this happen at work?

I circle Tesco car park for about five minutes before selecting a parking space, I refuse to park next to:

People carriers
4x4s (a high up door from a 4x4 dinged my week old Ibiza Sport last year)
Cars with child seats in
Old bangers

I generally either park a mile away from the door or try to park next to a car which looks like the owner is proud of it.... sad I know.

I know none of the above guarantees not getting dings but I will do what I can to keep my 500 nice.

Hope you get it sorted, your poor baby

[staffordmike]

I am paranoid too, my 500 is my first new car in 30 years of driving and I want to look after it. I park in the biggest space I can find but whenever I come back to it some twit has parked really close, I'm sure that they do it on purpose!

[Miss Bentley]

That happened to me yesterday. Parked with loads of spaces around me. Came back, still loads of spaces except a huge lorry right by my car. Thought my car had been stolen, because the lorry hid it so well.

Thankfully no damage.

[bexx]

That is one nasty scratch. People do the same to me, you park in the middle of nowhere to come back to find your car surrounded.

I got a bit bad tempered with a person in a 4x4 as there was loads of spaces and he squeezed his car in between mine and another then nudged my car door with his, luckily no damage but I saw him getting into the space and couldnt believe it so sat and watched. After i ranted at him then I moved my car and checked for damage. I was litteraly at the opposite end of the car park in Tescos.

I wish I knew why people did this.

[pizzapaolo]

Well it looks like this should have a happy ending, it was repaired yesterday, I'll try and upload a photo in a bit. I certainly can't tell it was scratched so I'm well happy

Also, the guilty person owned up at work and has agreed to pay for the repair. Not often that happens

[Mark Elvin]

May be worth posting the name of the company that repaired it, in case others get problems.

[jastulewis]

The local council ride-on lawn mower spat a stone at my 500 - resulting in a deep dent in the passenger door! I have 2 quotes to repair at £700. Needless to say I am persuing the council with a claim. Fingers crossed.

[Miss Bentley]

That's awful - good luck!