Side Mirrors Pushed - Rude, Mean or Tight Parking?

I'm thinking that these were not accidents. That they were deliberate. So it's not even rudeness we're talking about. More like mild vandalism.

 

You'll have to tell us if the parking was tight or not. If it was tight, that might be a reason for your mirrors being left ajar.

To me, "rude" or "mean" would be if someone kicked in the door of your car or used a key to scratch the paint finish. I would not characterize a mirror that was pushed in but not permanently defaced, in the same light.

 

Park in the middle of the space in future and get a life and get over it, let it go it's petty.
That feels better, thank you.

 

I agree. I think every car I owned has had his happen in parking lots. people walking in between cars and hit the mirror with their bodies pushing the mirrors back. They are not picking on the Prius. I too am guilty of this but I push the mirror back in place. Next time you get to your car and your mirrors are pushed in, smash the windows of all the cars around you. It will make you feel better.

 

thats one of the nice things about handicapped parking. I get a bigger space and am not so prone to that foolishness.

But regardless, I would never do damage to anothers car like that and think those who do should be dealt with severely.

 

Please note that it does no harm to the car to push the mirrors back. It is infact a good idea to pull the drivers side mirror back if you park on the side of the road to prevent damage from passing cars.

 

I understand the rudeness of someone messing with the mirrors, but you have to be thankful that you didn't park next to someone and they swing their door open and hit your car, while you are in your car no less. A mirror can be popped back into place, but a ding and paint chip require a little more attention.

 

I used to drive an old, rusty Jeep C-J5. It was great for those tight parking spaces: my doors were only a quarter of and inch thick, and there wasn't anything an adjacent parker could do that wouldn't be worse for their car than mine. I could park with impunity!

Tom

 

More often than not this is caused by someone carrying a large bag or knapsack. When this theoretical person walks between cars in a parking lot they kind of turn sideways to shimmy between cars if parking is tight and usually their bag is the culprit. Most people don't even notice when this happens and simply continue on their way. Don't take it personally, I'm sure no one did it to be mischievous.

 

Rumor has it that Bigfoot hates the Prius. Keep an eye out.:bowl:

 

If I park in a tight slot I often fold my own mirrors in and
save those around me the bother. You'd really have to try and
evaluate whether someone did it as a courtesy to you before
trying to maneuver next to your car, or if someone just whacked
it either with themselves, backpacks, or another car. They
fold for a reason, y'know, and if you don't want other people
doing it for you then it might be prudent to take care of
minimizing your own footprint in advance.
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_H*

 

??? I did not know that it was possible to move the mirror body "out", or towards the front of the car.

Since you also complained about having door dings - which is really unfortunate for such a new car - maybe the solution to both problems is to park further out, thus reducing the chance that inconsiderate drivers will park near your car.

 

i actually seen this happen to my Pri once and the reason why... because 60% of american adult are obese and this lady was morbidly so. she simply could not fit between the cars without touching both cars.

she even turned sideways (dont know why because she was HUGE on all sides...) and still brushed up against my car.

i was gonna say something to her, but at probably close to 350 lbs, i figured she had enough problems already