[mike7311]

So, I park as far out as possible to avoid jerks who don't give a crap other people's property. Apparently not far enough and ironically enough it was a Accord that did it. I waited, but the guy/girl didn't come out. I went ahead and took photos and filed a claim with my insurance. The damage isn't bad, but I really want this a-hole to pay otherwise they continue messing up peoples cars. Judging by the front end, I'm not the first one this jerk has hit...

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[rawrer]

Good job on the catch!

 

[Miker]

Did you get the cops involved?
Get a police report that is?
Since the driver left the scene of the accident it might be considered hit n run.

 

[ShazZam185]

If they didn't come out and you waited, it's a sure bet they saw you and panicked or got scared..hope you get everything worked out.

 

[OGzCoupe]

That sux.

Looks like most of that will polish out. Is that scratch deep or is it just paint?

 

[Mick the Quick]

Dude, I don't think that gold Accord did that damage on your car. Look at his bumper, especially the top part. He would have had to lodge his bumper under something to make that mark, IMHO. That wouldn't be possible with your car.

Also, I would think that his car had to have made contact with yours at pretty much parallel angle or else your damage would have been a lot deeper. However, his bumper damage indicates a more perpendicular contact (steeper angle).

Based on the damage, he must have realized that he hit your car. Is it likely that he would just leave the car there (knowing you might confront him or call the cops), or find another parking space? Most people would say the latter, but I recognize that there are really oblivious people out there.

What do you guys think?

Mick

 

[Metal Metalic]

Yeah, the other car was not the a-hole. It prolly was the car you parked next to earlier in the day.

It looks like a close brush, from pulling out.

We get a lot of peeps who park backwards (Nose out). They really don't care, as they only look forward and jet out of parking stalls. As they don't use mirrors... When brushing against another car, they don't feel it nor see it, and continue to move on.

It should be illegal to do so. As there is no way for on coming cars to notice if a car is pulling out. Also peeps who own SUVs and Pickups... they can't park if their lives depend on it. They too park nose out as well, mainly because they are too lazy and pull in from facing stall, that usually does not have stop blocks.

That is another thing, mid-west areas don't use stop blocks like the west, as snow plowing would be extremely difficult in lots.

I think that is why many lazy arsed peeps in the mid-west park going through facing stalls.

Gosh, or town would make a fortune on ticketing nose out cars. Especially when times are tight. We are already facing more city taxes on entertainment, hotels, and garbage collection.

Gosh, this looks like a 6th gen vs 9th gen thread. My Honda don't like your Honda dude!!!

 

[bigdanbo]

People don't hang around after doing something like that. The A-HOLE that did it, is gone.

 

[white3actual]

Also peeps who own SUVs and Pickups... they can't park if their lives depend on it. They too park nose out as well, mainly because they are too lazy and pull in from facing stall, that usually does not have stop blocks.

Wow that's an assumption if I ever heard one. I own drive a full size truck and I can tell you it's easier to back in than do a 4 point turn. People just don't pay attention to what they do, and they have no respect for other people's property. This includes honda owners.

I was sitting in my altima and this late teen/early 20s blonde opened her door on her car and hit my altima. My windows We're tinted real dark so she didn't know any one was in the car so I sat there and watched her. She acted like nothing happened and started to go on her way. I open my door and ask her if she was going to report hitting my car? she just stood there with the blank look on her face. She didn't even apologize. I told her she needs to watch what the f*** she's doing and respect other people's property. She then proceeded to apologize and I just waved her off. Really didn't care about filing a claim because the Altima had looked like it had been in the movie Mad Max.no respect I tell you.

 

[Baldeagle]

This sucks. I feel your pain. However it might be very hard to prove this car did the damage. The black scrape located on top of the gold car’s bumper could not be related to any contact with your car. That is essentially a heavy scrape on a horizontal surface and you have a light scrape on a vertical surface. They don’t match. However, the gold car also has light scrapes on the vertical surface of its bumper. It is possible those match. By any chance did you measure the height of your damage and compare it to the height of any damage on the gold car?

Also, the mark on your bumper appears to be white. Generally when a bumper incurs a deep scrape you see black underneath. Therefore the white paint on your bumper appears to have come from the other car, meaning the A-hole’s car is probably white. Of course that implies the gold car is not the A-hole.

It hard to tell from the photo, but sometimes you can tell the direction of contact. Did it happen from back to front or from front to back? If further examination shows this scrape happened from front to back, it would be evidence the gold car did not do it. The A-hole who did it was backing out.

As already mentioned, most of that white should rub off. You should be fine. If you intend to do it yourself, read-up on how to do it. When I had to deal with this kind of crap, rubbing on a good car wax with a fair amount of muscle usually did the trick. But if that was not enough to remove the residual paint, I had good luck LIGHTLY applying soft scrub. But be careful with anything abrasive. Even polishing compounds can leave surface scratches. Remember to wash the bumper first to remove any dirt. In the end, this should buff out. Sadly it may not be your last scrape or ding. This crap happens to all of us. Best of luck.

 

[mbnc]

We get a lot of peeps who park backwards (Nose out). They really don't care, as they only look forward and jet out of parking stalls. As they don't use mirrors... When brushing against another car, they don't feel it nor see it, and continue to move on.

It should be illegal to do so. As there is no way for on coming cars to notice if a car is pulling out. Also peeps who own SUVs and Pickups... they can't park if their lives depend on it. They too park nose out as well, mainly because they are too lazy and pull in from facing stall, that usually does not have stop blocks.

I don't mean to be rude, but I'm going to have to disagree with you there. Whatever I'm driving, be it an Expedition, Accord, or even a two-door hatchback, I like to back into a space as long as it doesn't make someone else wait. There are three reasons: 1) your turning radius is much tighter, which improves maneuverability, 2) it's easier to see other cars or pedestrians when you're pulling out rather than backing out, and 3) you never know when you'll have to leave in a hurry.

I'm pretty sure drivers who don't notice themselves hitting another car would not be helped by pulling into a space. If they don't hear or feel a loud bump and a scrape, they have bigger issues.

To the OP - that sucks, man. Have to agree with the others, though - doesn't look like the damage matches on the other car. Besides, I don't know of many people who would continue to park in that space without leaving a note. That's just asking for trouble.

 

[Flyboy]

Did this happen in a parking lot that has security cameras? Many companies and shopping centers ware recording everything in their lots in the event of a crime. Check with security and see if they have recorded the incident and they may have the license plate number of the car who damaged your car.

 

[user320]

Sorry to see/hear about your damage. Still waiting for my first ding/scratch after 9 months of ownership. I know the clock is ticking and can only hope my damage is somewhat minor like yours and not some major ****up. Good luck on the repairs.

 

[retlod]

Given that only two wheels of a car turn, it's the most logical to park with those wheels toward the aisle side of the spot. I envy my friends that can back into any spot in half the time it takes me to nose into one.

 

[ObsidianEX-L]

I don't think that car hit yours, because if someone isn't seen hitting your car they take off and don't leave their vehicle next to yours. In addition, if you don't have a witness your ins. company isn't going to hold that person responsible for damaging your vehicle.

Backing in isn't a sign of not being able to drive, and any moron who can't back out of a space with a car that has a rear view camera shouldn't be driving.

 

[RunSomewhere]

I agree with some of the previous posters in that the gold accord didn't do that. But, ha, That car has a number of scratches, front and back; they probably did it someone at some point. That still sucks though and I hope you are able to get it fixed.

 

[wickedfx]

Sorry to hear about this. It's never a good feeling. Did anyone notice that the girls toenails look painted in the cars reflection, but not in the picture?

 

[modoman]

when paint is scuffed, regardless of color, it creates dust which appears white, thus scrapes occurring between 2 cars will appear white.

2nd, look at the gold accord and how it's parked. it's angled perfect to have nosed in and brushed the accord. the person could easily have not noticed a brush against OP's car, as it's light and now damage beyond the finish.

lastly, the scraps on potential bad parker do appear to line up to OP's bumper.

in conclusion, i do think the gold accord is the perp, 90% conclusively. However, an insurance company will never honor this unless there's a witness like someone else wrote, video evidence, or the person admits it. parking lot mishaps are pretty much a complete loss.

my .02: park at the back. less likely to get damaged, and 20-30 seconds of extra walking is not a bad thing.

 

[okiescot]

Yeah, the other car was not the a-hole. It prolly was the car you parked next to earlier in the day.

It looks like a close brush, from pulling out.

We get a lot of peeps who park backwards (Nose out). They really don't care, as they only look forward and jet out of parking stalls. As they don't use mirrors... When brushing against another car, they don't feel it nor see it, and continue to move on.

It should be illegal to do so. As there is no way for on coming cars to notice if a car is pulling out. Also peeps who own SUVs and Pickups... they can't park if their lives depend on it. They too park nose out as well, mainly because they are too lazy and pull in from facing stall, that usually does not have stop blocks.

That is another thing, mid-west areas don't use stop blocks like the west, as snow plowing would be extremely difficult in lots.

I think that is why many lazy arsed peeps in the mid-west park going through facing stalls.

Gosh, or town would make a fortune on ticketing nose out cars. Especially when times are tight. We are already facing more city taxes on entertainment, hotels, and garbage collection.

I am not sure where you came up with this theory. I drive a truck and I almost always find a spot waaaay out that I can drive through in order to be able to pull out of my parking slot as safely as possible. As has been stated on here already, it is much safer to back into a spot where you can see what is behind you than to back out into traffic where you cannot see what cross traffic is coming at you.

I guarantee you that I do care about my truck and respect the vehicles around me. Your assumption that I am lazy is crazy. I park as far away from the stores as I can get. This means I have to walk a block or more to get to the store. Does that sound like I am lazy?

I might add that when we go to the grocery store we park about a block away, but when I am through unloading the cart I walk it back to one of the receptacles for the carts. Again I ask you, does that sound like I am lazy?

lazy is pulling nose first into the closest slot to the store and when you are through shopping you just leave the cart in the parking lot to roll into someone's car.

 

[mike7311]

Some background for you guys. When I parked, there was no one in the area and I was there for no more than 15 minutes. Like it has been mentioned, look at the wheels, they're turned over fully to the right. The trajectory based on wheels would have put him square into my car. The rear bumper on the Accord can collapse which minimized the damage, but the bumper was definitely was pushed in a lot because now it is loose. The white dust is the clear coat damage, the paint on the other guys car was flaking right in the spot of contact. The other car had a bad repaint job, so the paint came off easily. I do feel the guy/girl saw me and did not come back on purpose.


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