Christmas and New Year’s Eve aftermath
01-04-2007, 07:49 AM
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Stayed at home during the holidays, here's all that happen to my poor E60:
Due to all that shopping at the malls, eating out and crowded parking lots, I ended up with five new dents on the rear doors, three on driver's side and two on the other
Denting another man's car should be penalized with dead or something close to that 
With all those trips to the airport to pick up the visiting relatives and all those trips to take them to do their shopping, I ended up with a whooping 1000 miles in addition to my normal monthly miles.
It was a tough year end for my 525i, what happen to yours, any stories?
Due to all that shopping at the malls, eating out and crowded parking lots, I ended up with five new dents on the rear doors, three on driver's side and two on the other
Denting another man's car should be penalized with dead or something close to that With all those trips to the airport to pick up the visiting relatives and all those trips to take them to do their shopping, I ended up with a whooping 1000 miles in addition to my normal monthly miles.
It was a tough year end for my 525i, what happen to yours, any stories?
01-04-2007, 08:28 AM
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01-04-2007, 10:23 AM
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I park as far away from the mainstream as possible. It's a bit of a walk, and pisses my wife off to no end. However. after more than a year, not a single ding.
01-04-2007, 10:27 AM
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Originally Posted by gpt' post='373646' date='Jan 4 2007, 07:23 PM
I park as far away from the mainstream as possible. It's a bit of a walk, and pisses my wife off to no end. However. after more than a year, not a single ding.
01-04-2007, 10:35 AM
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I agree with both and I take the same approach and I get my wife really pissed off about it too (But she is kind of buying into it now) but during the holidays it was just impossible, no freaking space left in the parking lot, it was like consumer madness, parking lots at the malls/movies were packed. Even when I parked most of the times at the last place (Where you can only get one car next to you instead of two) I still got dents.
01-04-2007, 11:01 AM
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Same here, but I drop the mrs at the door of the mall then go park.
1- Save me the agro
2- I score a brownie with the mrs
3- keep my baby safe at a distance from the crowd
4- And the bonus = less time shopping for me
1- Save me the agro
2- I score a brownie with the mrs
3- keep my baby safe at a distance from the crowd
4- And the bonus = less time shopping for me
01-04-2007, 11:52 AM
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Originally Posted by Wiu-Bimmer' post='373550' date='Jan 4 2007, 11:49 AM
Stayed at home during the holidays, here's all that happen to my poor E60:
Due to all that shopping at the malls, eating out and crowded parking lots, I ended up with five new dents on the rear doors, three on driver's side and two on the other Denting another man's car should be penalized with dead or something close to that
With all those trips to the airport to pick up the visiting relatives and all those trips to take them to do their shopping, I ended up with a whooping 1000 miles in addition to my normal monthly miles.
It was a tough year end for my 525i, what happen to yours, any stories?
Due to all that shopping at the malls, eating out and crowded parking lots, I ended up with five new dents on the rear doors, three on driver's side and two on the other
Denting another man's car should be penalized with dead or something close to that With all those trips to the airport to pick up the visiting relatives and all those trips to take them to do their shopping, I ended up with a whooping 1000 miles in addition to my normal monthly miles.
It was a tough year end for my 525i, what happen to yours, any stories?
01-04-2007, 12:59 PM
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Nothing happened to the exterior but the mrs spilled soup in the trunk. After washing everything and half a can of air freshener, the trunk still smells like crap. oh well, that's life i guess.
01-04-2007, 01:33 PM
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Originally Posted by gpt' post='373646' date='Jan 4 2007, 02:23 PM
I park as far away from the mainstream as possible. It's a bit of a walk, and pisses my wife off to no end. However. after more than a year, not a single ding.
I usually offer to drop her off at the door of whatever store or mall we're going to, but she declines, if only to have another chance to complain about my choice of parking...ha ha ha.
01-04-2007, 01:53 PM
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When I got my ride before Xmas I seemed to be pickeir on parking spots making sure the stalls were wide enough for door clearance when opened. I too will park where its empty to avoid the inconsiderates. Its your investment protect it like you would a $50,000+ diamond ring.