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Old 12-08-2017, 10:14 PM   #23
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Default Re: People opening their doors on your car in carparks.

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Originally Posted by DFB FGXR6 View Post
A couple of points -

1. Parking next to that shiny black Merc isn't always a great idea. These are increasingly driven by the "a car is an A to B device" type of person who has simply bought on the badge alone. So don't assume that because its a expensive euro that person is going worry about car park dings.
Beat me to it, and a lot of these cars a leased and the owner could not give two hoots if it gets damaged as in reality he does not even own it.

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Originally Posted by DFB FGXR6 View Post
2. Being the type that go's to great lengths to park far, far away form other cars to avoid damage, to then find someone has parked right next to me, in a virtually empty car park is a great source of wonderment and frustration.
This is a strange phenomenon, as I have experienced this on numerous occasions myself, it makes no sense but happens too regularly to be just coincidence.
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