by "AMC/Renauledge" (n2skylark)
Published 03/30/2017 at 16:57
by "AMC/Renauledge" (n2skylark)
Published 03/30/2017 at 16:57
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STARS: 3
Not sure if the LGBTQ rainbow sticker that I put on the back after Pulse Orlando had anything to do with it. But here we are. How much cash am I out to fix this? How much will this buff out?
"Sir_Stig: and toxic masculinity ruins the party again." (sir-stig)
03/30/2017 at 16:59, STARS: 0
That sucks, I would make your war to r/ autodetailing if I was you
"For Sweden" (rallybeetle)
03/30/2017 at 17:00, STARS: 11
Imaging being this petty.
This goes far beyond internet forum moderator pettiness.
"crowmolly" (crowmolly)
03/30/2017 at 17:01, STARS: 6
Won’t buff, will need a respray IMO. The car looks new so at least it should match very well.
I’m so sorry to see this.
"TheHondaBro" (wwaveform)
03/30/2017 at 17:03, STARS: 1
Rest easy, for I will find the perpetrator and swiftly ban him/her from my RC blog.
"Tripper" (tripe46)
03/30/2017 at 17:03, STARS: 2
Ugh that is rough! The person that did that should be killed. Those scratches look deep, I’d take it to a body shop and see what they say. I’d be looking for a new hood, but I’m anal when it comes to cars.
"Chariotoflove" (chariotoflove)
03/30/2017 at 17:03, STARS: 5
What is wrong with people?
That was rhetorical; I don’t really want to know.
"vicali" (vicali)
03/30/2017 at 17:03, STARS: 0
Bloody savages.. insurance cover it?
"AMC/Renauledge" (n2skylark)
03/30/2017 at 17:04, STARS: 0
Thanks. That was my thought, too. Shit.
"AMC/Renauledge" (n2skylark)
03/30/2017 at 17:04, STARS: 0
With a $500 deductible and higher rates, I guess.
"EL_ULY" (uly)
03/30/2017 at 17:05, STARS: 2
FUCKING DIPSHITS!!!!!!!!!!!
I curse them with the most fiery of genital pimples!
"AMC/Renauledge" (n2skylark)
03/30/2017 at 17:05, STARS: 1
I know, right?
"Takuro Spirit" (takurospirit)
03/30/2017 at 17:06, STARS: 2
They weren’t beaten hard enough, or TOO hard as a youth. Gotta find that perfect balance.
"boredalways" (boredalway666)
03/30/2017 at 17:07, STARS: 2
That is really fucked up. Any surveillance cameras in the area?
"WilliamsSW" (williamssw)
03/30/2017 at 17:08, STARS: 0
Fuck that sucks. Some people are just angry assholes.
Hopefully there’s a camera somewhere that captured these tools?
"Spaceball-Two" (spaceball-two)
03/30/2017 at 17:09, STARS: 0
That SUCKS!
Any cameras around you can see the dip shits who did it?
"aberson Bresident of the FullyAssed Committe" (emaxxbl)
03/30/2017 at 17:09, STARS: 0
they deserve the death penalty
"DAWRX - The Herb Strikes Back" (karsonkinja)
03/30/2017 at 17:12, STARS: 1
Damn dude. I’m sorry. These are the worst kind of people.
"AMC/Renauledge" (n2skylark)
03/30/2017 at 17:13, STARS: 1
Maybe. I filed a police report. We’ll see if they come up with anything.
"Spaceball-Two" (spaceball-two)
03/30/2017 at 17:13, STARS: 1
Really sorry. That’s some bull shit.
"AMC/Renauledge" (n2skylark)
03/30/2017 at 17:13, STARS: 1
There might be. I filed a police report. So hopefully if there was, it’ll be looked into.
"victor" (victor)
03/30/2017 at 17:14, STARS: 1
Wtf.
"AMC/Renauledge" (n2skylark)
03/30/2017 at 17:14, STARS: 0
Maybe. The police, if they move on this, can check that out.
"Future next gen S2000 owner" (future-next-gen-s2000-owner)
03/30/2017 at 17:14, STARS: 3
The cost to fix probably won’t be much over 500. Better to eat this one and save future increases.
"AMC/Renauledge" (n2skylark)
03/30/2017 at 17:15, STARS: 0
Yeah, that’s what I was thinking.
"boredalways" (boredalway666)
03/30/2017 at 17:16, STARS: 0
Good luck
"Mercedes Streeter" (smart)
03/30/2017 at 17:17, STARS: 4
You know, on Sunday night I got an irrational thought that someone was going to do that to Phil (the new smart) seeing that all it does is hog a space 24/7 (I only put like 200-300 or so miles on it a month) without licence plates, tinted windows, and an Oppo trans pride decal. Some day, some jerk is probably going to key the car while I’m at work. I bought a car cover to put on the car while I’m not driving it, hopefully that alleviates my fears.
*hugs* Nobody deserves to have their vehicle abused like that. And to be honest, I wouldn’t even be surprised if it were because the pride sticker. :(
"Master Cylinder" (mastercylinder28)
03/30/2017 at 17:21, STARS: 1
Fuckers. Someone keyed my 944 last year for some inexplicable reason, it is infuriating.
It looks kinda bad in the photo, but you’d be surprised the magic a good paint guy/gal can work.
My car shows every one of its 30 years so I just got some touch up paint and did an, “eh, looks ok from 10 feet” job, but your car looks a lot nicer than that. Take it to a pro for an estimate, that’s my advice.
"e36Jeff now drives a ZHP" (e36jeff)
03/30/2017 at 17:21, STARS: 1
People suck. Before you ante up for a full respray, you might want to give the scratch repair kit from these guys a shot: https://scratchwizard.net
I got their spray can color match for my ZHP to repair a rust bubble, it matched the existing paint perfectly. If you are careful about the paint and hit it with a good wax afterwards, you might get lucky. And if it doesn’t come out good, its only $30.
"crowmolly" (crowmolly)
03/30/2017 at 17:21, STARS: 3
If there’s a good body shop you use (and you don’t plan on putting this through insurance) maybe mention that the damage was because of your decal. Some body shops are really cool about dealing with vandalism.
"RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars" (rallydarkstrike)
03/30/2017 at 17:24, STARS: 1
Wow, wtf! Terrible man, sorry it happened to your ride! Hope they catch the bastards!
"Leon711" (leon711)
03/30/2017 at 17:26, STARS: 2
That’s shit, really lowlife stuff. They deliberately spent the time doing that just to ruin your property. I had someone put three gouge marks all the way along the passenger side of my car for non reason a few months back and I still wince everytime I see it.
“there ain’t nothing more chickenshit than messing with another man’s (persons) ride”
"Mr. FiSTer of Team FiST Fetish" (mrfist)
03/30/2017 at 17:27, STARS: 1
That’s super fuckin’ lame. Hopefully they get caught.
"AMC/Renauledge" (n2skylark)
03/30/2017 at 17:28, STARS: 4
I totally understand why you’d feel that way and go to those lengths. I’m sorry it’s our reality. :(
Yeah, back when I was in high school in the late 90s/early 00s, my car was keyed 3 different times. In addition, the gas cap got stolen off of it (it was a ‘76 Gremlin and its cap was special to the car), the windows were scratched with razor blades, and eventually someone nailed a hole in my fuel tank above the exhaust pipe. Literal nail hole.
My brother later found out that it was because a couple of assholes thought I was gay (I wouldn’t come out fully until I was 30) and literally told him they wanted me to die in a fire.
I posted a short thing about it on the FP a few years ago.
I’d like to think that society has moved on in the last 18 years. In many ways it has. Unfortunately, folks like you and I can’t take that for granted. That’s why we gotta stick together. **Hugs**
"Mercedes Streeter" (smart)
03/30/2017 at 17:29, STARS: 1
Crowmolly is on point with the body shop. Tell them what happened and most likely why - hope to god you aren’t at an anti-gay body shop - and they may give you a deal. When my first smart’s tailgate got keyed (2" scratch) a month after I got it, I got quoted $500 because they said they couldn’t blend metallic paint, so they’ll have to paint the whole panel.
With new panels only costing $150, that was a definite nope!
Hopefully with your car being black it’ll be cheap! :)
"AMC/Renauledge" (n2skylark)
03/30/2017 at 17:30, STARS: 0
Thanks so much for the tip! I’m sorry about your 944. I guarantee more people around these parts would choose your 944 over my “nicer” Verano. :)
"AMC/Renauledge" (n2skylark)
03/30/2017 at 17:31, STARS: 0
That might be helpful, actually. Thanks for the tip!
"Xyl0c41n3" (i-am-xyl0c41n3)
03/30/2017 at 17:32, STARS: 3
If you parked in the vicinity of local businesses that may have closed circuit cameras, then I urge you to try to get copies of that footage yourself. In my experience, for “small” crimes like this, the police aren’t going to expend officer resources to investigate it at all.
One time someone stole my debit card and racked up a shit ton of charges. Thanks to my bank statement, I could tell exactly where the thieves had used it and at what times. I filed a police report and told them that the thieves had gone to A, B, and C locations at X, Y, and Z times. These were all places with cameras. What did the cops do with this ready-made, easy-to-obtain information? Jack fucking shit.
Luckily my bank didn’t hold me accountable for any of the charges, but it sucked being completely broke for a couple of days while they restored my account and erased the overdraft fees. Sucked even worse knowing the cops didn’t care.
"AMC/Renauledge" (n2skylark)
03/30/2017 at 17:32, STARS: 0
Thanks for the tip!!
"AMC/Renauledge" (n2skylark)
03/30/2017 at 17:33, STARS: 1
That’s a good tip. Thanks. I will call the businesses it was parked in front of.
"Rust and Dust - Oppositelock Forever" (rustanddust)
03/30/2017 at 17:33, STARS: 2
Check with your carrier, theft and vandalism may fall under uninsured motorist or comprehensive. They usually have lower deductible costs, and don’t count against your premium rates.
"gin-san - shitpost specialist" (gin-san-)
03/30/2017 at 17:40, STARS: 1
The legislation and rules should vary from state to state or province to province; in Ontario, there is no fault to be assigned in the case of a vandalism claim (well, fault in terms of drivers, whoever did this is a massive cunt and it’s definitely their fault) and as a result there would be no premium increase or impact to your driver rating. Still, the $500 deductible means the repair bill would have to be significant for a claim to even be a consideration.
"smobgirl" (smobgirl)
03/30/2017 at 17:43, STARS: 1
Ugh, that’s so much bullshit. Keying someone’s car (messing with someone’s property in general) is such a cowardly way to express yourself. Best of luck with the repair.
"Rico" (ricorich)
03/30/2017 at 17:45, STARS: 0
But if you take a bat to that asshole YOU’RE the criminal smh.
"Rico" (ricorich)
03/30/2017 at 17:46, STARS: 1
Takes a real moron to fuck with someone’s car for no reason.
"Tripper" (tripe46)
03/30/2017 at 17:47, STARS: 2
"Rico" (ricorich)
03/30/2017 at 17:53, STARS: 2
Facts
"E92M3" (E46M3)
03/30/2017 at 17:58, STARS: 1
What an asshole. Depends on your deductible, but probably better to pay out of pocket for this. Check with a body shop to see what they can do. Looks like it goes down to metal in the picture., so it won’t buff out. Sorry man
"415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°)" (415s30)
03/30/2017 at 18:09, STARS: 2
Sorry that sucks. That seems personal or like you said enraged from the decal? A normal key would do for walking by. They had to work harder for that. Who did you break up with... or cheat on!? Or screw over in your relentless corporate ladder climbing?!
"AMC/Renauledge" (n2skylark)
03/30/2017 at 18:13, STARS: 0
Haha!! No one! People fault me for being too nice. I’m a Pisces ENFJ Enneagram 2 and a boar on the Chinese Zodiac (not that these mean a whole lot).
"Mercedes Streeter" (smart)
03/30/2017 at 18:28, STARS: 1
*Sigh* What’s wrong with people? It breaks my heart so much to hear that happened to you. Just...why can’t people just freaking mind their own business? It’s like yeah, I didn’t vote for x candidate and I don’t really agree with said candidate’s politics, but I’m not going to go burn down someone’s house just because they’re flying the politician’s flag. If you treat me nice, I’ll treat you nice (well heck, usually even if someone treats me poorly I still treat them nice back). That can’t be too hard, right?
I’d like to think that society has moved on in the last 18 years. In many ways it has. Unfortunately, folks like you and I can’t take that for granted. That’s why we gotta stick together. **Hugs**
That statement has never been truer today. I’m beginning to get a bit pessimistic myself. Looking at polling for LGBTQ issues (of course, the most recent being these horrid restroom laws) doesn’t paint a hopeful picture and shows that our acceptance is still a bipartisan issue. It’s like, even the most comprehensive and pro-trans surveys are still pretty bad . Aggregating all the polls, it’s something like only 60% of Democrats support us, and that’s our highest political support. :’(
I guess I’ll never understand what drives people to hate.
"Steve is equipped with Electronic Fool Injection" (itsalwayssteve)
03/30/2017 at 18:40, STARS: 1
I’m sorry that happened. I don’t have any advice on clearing up the scratches but I wouldn’t want to meet the person who is so incensed by a rainbow flag sticker that they have to vandalize someone’s car.
"Mazarin" (Mazarin)
03/30/2017 at 19:12, STARS: 0
"Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now)" (bman76-4)
03/30/2017 at 19:22, STARS: 0
The only lucky thing there is that most idiots who are homo/trans/everything-phobic don’t know what a trans pride flag looks like. Ignorance can occasionally be a double edged sword in your favor :)
"V8VespaStoppie" (v8vespastoppie)
03/30/2017 at 20:07, STARS: 1
What a cunt, I hope you catch them and scratch out their retina’s. Kind of the reason I don’t like putting stickers on my car. “Oh you like a baseball team or an organization I don’t like? Let me do some property damage” You know dam well though if they saw you in or near the car they wouldnt say shit to you.
"Tazio, Count Fouroff" (tazio0625)
03/30/2017 at 20:46, STARS: 1
Dude I’m so sorry *hug*
Best wishes for an amazing and affordable fix.
Too bad these jackwagons don’t have the insight to understand how clearly they’ve put their own issues on display
"ateamfan42" (ateamfan42)
03/31/2017 at 08:49, STARS: 0
Someone keyed my 944 last year for some inexplicable reason, it is infuriating.
The most likely reason isn’t so inexplicable. Many people have this terrible attitude that if they have nothing nice, then no one else may have anything nice either. Rather than working hard to get themselves nice things, they feel the need to deprive others.
"Master Cylinder" (mastercylinder28)
03/31/2017 at 09:23, STARS: 0
That’s basically what I settled on to rationalize it, but my 944 is far from a “nice thing.” It’s awesome and I love it, but it cost all of $2500 to buy and it’s definitely not what you’d call concours grade.
It was parked next to a base model Compass that is probably worth 3-4 times the value of my car, lol.
"pip bip - choose Corrour" (hhgttg69)
03/31/2017 at 09:43, STARS: 0
whoever did it is an arsehole
"ateamfan42" (ateamfan42)
03/31/2017 at 11:20, STARS: 0
That’s basically what I settled on to rationalize it, but my 944 is far
from a “nice thing.” It’s awesome and I love it, but it cost all of
$2500 to buy and it’s definitely not what you’d call concours grade.
The sort of idiots who think it is okay to go around keying cars don’t think logically about that. They only see the Porsche badge and think you must be a wealthy jerk who can flaunt his extravagant “luxury” car.
A person who chooses to drive a 20+ year old Porsche or Mercedes or BMW is assumed by many to be rich because there is no understanding that such a car might be worth only a few thousand bucks. Those brand names are associated with huge dollars in the minds of much of the public.