Its my turn for a vandalized car!

galaxee · 08-20-2007, 01:19 PM

arrrggghhhh, i'm frustrated for you. hope you get that fixed up without too much trouble.

lilandreewwww · 08-20-2007, 03:33 PM

Hey I know how you feel, I parked my car on a side street over the weekend only to come back Sunday to find a paper sized (8.5" x 11") dent mark + green paint on my driver side door. Apparently someone backup into my Prius and just drove off. I only had my car for 3 months too. The frustrating thing is that I have to see it everytime I get into my car. I guess that's life yea?

TheForce · 08-20-2007, 05:42 PM

Just got an estimate. Looks like it will cost me a paint job of about $516. My insurance deductible is $500 so this will be all out of pocket.

It will take about 3 days and they will have to remove the panel as well as the glass window. If I ever find that asshole that did this I will rip them a new one!

As for as the concealed weapon goes I've been wanting to get one for years. I know the advantages of having one and not having one. The key to people having one is discipline. Knowing when to use one and when not to use one. I think everyone should be required to have a gun on them at all times. Weather or not someone actually carries one is up to them. If something like this became law nation wide it would be really risky to rob someone or some place because you would not know who had a gun and who didn't. Crimes would go down because it would make people think twice before they do something stupid. Thats how I see it.

SW03ES · 08-20-2007, 07:11 PM

I think you should get a second opinion. The reason being is that panel is not removable, thats the quarter panel and its an integral component of the car's unibody. The window should be removed as should the bumper, but if a bodyshop told you they were going to remove that panel they don't understand how a car is constructed...

JimN · 08-20-2007, 07:44 PM

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Just got an estimate. Looks like it will cost me a paint job of about $516. My insurance deductible is $500 so this will be all out of pocket.

It will take about 3 days and they will have to remove the panel as well as the glass window. If I ever find that asshole that did this I will rip them a new one!

As for as the concealed weapon goes I've been wanting to get one for years. I know the advantages of having one and not having one. The key to people having one is discipline. Knowing when to use one and when not to use one. I think everyone should be required to have a gun on them at all times. Weather or not someone actually carries one is up to them. If something like this became law nation wide it would be really risky to rob someone or some place because you would not know who had a gun and who didn't. Crimes would go down because it would make people think twice before they do something stupid. Thats how I see it.
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My sympathies. My Intrigue was egged in Trenton once. Obviously we are too generous with the food stamps and probably shouldn't allow eggs to be sold in the neighborhood.

One time in a residential neighboorhood a local urchin thought it would be funny to take a slapshot at my car with a rubber ball. He did. I went down the block out of sight and turned around. I then floored the car and drove straight toward the two sh-ts. Punks will act up because everyone puts up with it.

cairo94507 · 08-20-2007, 08:10 PM

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Coca Cola and Eggs is the worst combination. I remember when I was in a gang we used to vandalize cars with Cola and eggs. Destroys the paint completely.
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Boy, your parents must have been proud. If someone caught you doing that I would only hope they would beat some common sense and respect into you. On the other hand, if you are driving a Prius now, I hope all that BS is behind you and you are now a responsible young man who respects the property of others.

TheForce · 08-20-2007, 11:01 PM

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I think you should get a second opinion. The reason being is that panel is not removable, thats the quarter panel and its an integral component of the car's unibody. The window should be removed as should the bumper, but if a bodyshop told you they were going to remove that panel they don't understand how a car is constructed...
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OK you got me there. I think they are just going to remove the window and bumper and cover the rest. I posted that kind of quick because I had a ton of stuff to do.

SW03ES · 08-22-2007, 09:15 PM

Okay good LOL. It wouldn't surprise me if a body shop did think that panel was removable though...not much surprises me nowadays,.

hv74656 · 08-24-2007, 02:06 AM

Every car on the street where I used to live was egged the second week of summer vacation. Thankfully, my Prius was in the garage, but my mom's Camry was in front of the house. The car was egged in the middle of the night and I washed it off around 8 am the next morning. The cool part is that there was absolutely no damage. The reason is that I had used a teflon based wax on the car about a month earlier. DuPont makes the stuff and you can buy it at Target, it is also reasonably priced. I guess it turned the car into a giant, non-stick, blue frying pan. If you live in an egging prone part of town, it might be something you want to try.

TheForce · 08-29-2007, 03:37 PM

Well I got an appointment September 10th. It should be done in about 3 days but I'm taking that whole week off just in case. I plan for my new PC parts to be in by that time so this will give me a good week to build the PC.

Also since I'm paying out of pocket they was able to lower the price to about $485.

08-20-2007, 05:42 PM	#13
TheForce I Plug-In My Prius Join Date: May 2005 Location: Wheelersburg, Ohio Posts: 2,136 My Car: 2006 Prius Package: #7 Nominated 7 Times in 2 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 18	Just got an estimate. Looks like it will cost me a paint job of about $516. My insurance deductible is $500 so this will be all out of pocket. It will take about 3 days and they will have to remove the panel as well as the glass window. If I ever find that asshole that did this I will rip them a new one! As for as the concealed weapon goes I've been wanting to get one for years. I know the advantages of having one and not having one. The key to people having one is discipline. Knowing when to use one and when not to use one. I think everyone should be required to have a gun on them at all times. Weather or not someone actually carries one is up to them. If something like this became law nation wide it would be really risky to rob someone or some place because you would not know who had a gun and who didn't. Crimes would go down because it would make people think twice before they do something stupid. Thats how I see it. __________________ 2006 Prius Barcelona Red Package #7. Picked up 2006/01/02 *Hybridfest 2007 & 2008 Peoples Choice Award * For a list of my mods visit http://www.jaygroh.com

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08-20-2007, 01:19 PM	#11
galaxee running WOT until out of fuel Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: central NC/ western WI Posts: 9,081 My Car: 2005 Prius Package: #5 Nominated 5 Times in 3 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 21	arrrggghhhh, i'm frustrated for you. hope you get that fixed up without too much trouble.

08-20-2007, 03:33 PM	#12
lilandreewwww Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 8 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Hey I know how you feel, I parked my car on a side street over the weekend only to come back Sunday to find a paper sized (8.5" x 11") dent mark + green paint on my driver side door. Apparently someone backup into my Prius and just drove off. I only had my car for 3 months too. The frustrating thing is that I have to see it everytime I get into my car. I guess that's life yea?

08-20-2007, 07:11 PM	#14
SW03ES Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Gaithersburg, MD Posts: 1,116 My Car: 2004 Prius Package: #9 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	I think you should get a second opinion. The reason being is that panel is not removable, thats the quarter panel and its an integral component of the car's unibody. The window should be removed as should the bumper, but if a bodyshop told you they were going to remove that panel they don't understand how a car is constructed...

08-22-2007, 09:15 PM	#18
SW03ES Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Gaithersburg, MD Posts: 1,116 My Car: 2004 Prius Package: #9 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Okay good LOL. It wouldn't surprise me if a body shop did think that panel was removable though...not much surprises me nowadays,.

08-24-2007, 02:06 AM	#19
hv74656 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 145 My Car: 2004 Prius Package: #7 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Every car on the street where I used to live was egged the second week of summer vacation. Thankfully, my Prius was in the garage, but my mom's Camry was in front of the house. The car was egged in the middle of the night and I washed it off around 8 am the next morning. The cool part is that there was absolutely no damage. The reason is that I had used a teflon based wax on the car about a month earlier. DuPont makes the stuff and you can buy it at Target, it is also reasonably priced. I guess it turned the car into a giant, non-stick, blue frying pan. If you live in an egging prone part of town, it might be something you want to try.

08-29-2007, 03:37 PM	#20
TheForce I Plug-In My Prius Join Date: May 2005 Location: Wheelersburg, Ohio Posts: 2,136 My Car: 2006 Prius Package: #7 Nominated 7 Times in 2 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 18	Well I got an appointment September 10th. It should be done in about 3 days but I'm taking that whole week off just in case. I plan for my new PC parts to be in by that time so this will give me a good week to build the PC. Also since I'm paying out of pocket they was able to lower the price to about $485.