Car got hit by a cart.
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Car got hit by a cart.
I was at work, (which i work inside a store) and im looking at the clock. 5 min to closing and im stoked to end the day. Wifey is meeting me after work, so she calls me and tells me that my car got hit by a cart, so i thought she was f'ing with me like she does soemtims but she swore to GOD and i just felt it in her voice.
So im like how do you know? she said that some people left a note on my car witnessing the whole thing. So i come out and walk over to my car which i park very far away from most cars in the back parking lot. Its sprinkling out a bit and shes holding the note up to her window.
My hearts pounding .......
and there it is......
its on the driver side, a scratch about the length of my finger im like
.
So i look around for more, and theres another scratch about a 1.5 inches near the handle. And out of all things they broke my side marker lamp which is chipped on the top.
i cant even make out how the hell that happend. I will call the witnesses tomorrow to thank them but luckly i was able to just wipe out the scratches with a cloth and now no scratch anymore 
As for the side marker, agian luckly my clear ones came in today. Just had to share this with my fellow benz owners, im going to pick another spot from now on. Be careful guys they're out to get us.
So im like how do you know? she said that some people left a note on my car witnessing the whole thing. So i come out and walk over to my car which i park very far away from most cars in the back parking lot. Its sprinkling out a bit and shes holding the note up to her window.
My hearts pounding .......
and there it is......
its on the driver side, a scratch about the length of my finger im like
.So i look around for more, and theres another scratch about a 1.5 inches near the handle. And out of all things they broke my side marker lamp which is chipped on the top.
i cant even make out how the hell that happend. I will call the witnesses tomorrow to thank them but luckly i was able to just wipe out the scratches with a cloth and now no scratch anymore As for the side marker, agian luckly my clear ones came in today. Just had to share this with my fellow benz owners, im going to pick another spot from now on. Be careful guys they're out to get us.
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You know I don't understand this. I had the unfortunate experience of being on the giving of this deal twice. Both time I left my phone number, apologized profusely and insurance covered both of them. No cost to me and my rates (knocking on wood) never went up. We all understand accidents happen, but why be such a looser and drive away, especially when it's of little cost to you. This really P's me off too. Sorry to hear about it and hope you get it worked out.
Regards,
Rick
Regards,
Rick
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thats why i park away from the crowd i dont care if i have to walk a short distance to my car but i will know it is save but one thing its all alone and that can be bad for me and anyone who parks far away bc its a good way for car thiefs to steal cars.
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When I first read the title I thought it said Car got hit by a cat. And I thought how could a cat hit his car shouldn't it be the opposite? But all levity aside, sorry to hear about this same thing happened to my SAAB years ago. I had the mirrors painted white to match the car it was only done a few days before and some fat woman pushing a cart full of groceries clipped the driver mirror and put a big scratch in it. I was sitting in the car got out and confronted her. She denied hitting the car even after showing her the paint on the cart. Basically her attitude was F you.
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When I first read the title I thought it said Car got hit by a cat. And I thought how could a cat hit his car shouldn't it be the opposite? But all levity aside, sorry to hear about this same thing happened to my SAAB years ago. I had the mirrors painted white to match the car it was only done a few days before and some fat woman pushing a cart full of groceries clipped the driver mirror and put a big scratch in it. I was sitting in the car got out and confronted her. She denied hitting the car even after showing her the paint on the cart. Basically her attitude was F you.
thats pretty funnyIm not 100% sure that there is no dents or other mishaps ... so today on lunch, even though its raining im going to get a quick wash and inspect a bit.
This does really **** me off though, but i do have their license plate number and a witness. I was hoping someone here knew how to look them up. I could just have them pay for my side markers and be happy.
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When I first read the title I thought it said Car got hit by a cat. And I thought how could a cat hit his car shouldn't it be the opposite? But all levity aside, sorry to hear about this same thing happened to my SAAB years ago. I had the mirrors painted white to match the car it was only done a few days before and some fat woman pushing a cart full of groceries clipped the driver mirror and put a big scratch in it. I was sitting in the car got out and confronted her. She denied hitting the car even after showing her the paint on the cart. Basically her attitude was F you.
Should have threaten to call the police, saying the supermarket has cameras.
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This was in the early 80's I dought they had them and I know I didn't have a cel yet. I did keep any eye out for her car for the next few months so I could get some sort of revenge, knowing my luck a cop would have driven by just as I did something though. Good thing was the body shop fixed it for free.
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Some lady in a Towncar backed into my cousins Suburban a while back in a small parking lot. My cousin told her to give him her info and she said no, she said that there is no damage to his car. There was a nice big dent. My cousin tells her to wait for the police. She says no, cause she doesnt think she did anything wrong. She gets in her car to leave. My cousin got into his Suburban and backed into her rear bumper. When she asked for his info he said that nothing happened and we just left.
Not saying it was the right thing to do, but if she stepped up and took responsibility we wouldnt have a problem. People disturb me.
I hope you find the bastar* and I hope he has a car worth ramming a shopping cart into.
Once again, not the right thing to do, but it just sounds like it will make you feel better.
Good luck
Not saying it was the right thing to do, but if she stepped up and took responsibility we wouldnt have a problem. People disturb me.
I hope you find the bastar* and I hope he has a car worth ramming a shopping cart into.
Once again, not the right thing to do, but it just sounds like it will make you feel better.
Good luck
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All types of carts are evil.
One time a Mexican delivery guy rammed my previous TL while I was sitting at the stop light. He left a nice big scratch on the fender. I confronted him and told him to give me the money, $300. He was an illegal alien so he got a little scared and asked to follow him to some dinette type store. There he spoke to his buddies and the owner, who coincidentally was also Mexican. The owner came out the back and told me and my friend that came in with me that they don't owe us anything and we should leave immediately. Of course I got visibly upset and stopped watching that I was saying. After some back and forth the guy said we need to get out of the store because the guy who hit my car left out the back. At that point I said OK and stepped outside. There I grabbed the guy's bicycle and rode it off while my boy drove my car. I went around the corner and started smashing the bike against the hydrant. I worked it real nice and even hanged it up on the fence for show. Let's hope that will screw his life a little by making him walk on his deliveries. Stupid carts....
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Got a car wash and im safe .....
Only a broken side marker so im releaved.
I called the witness and she said it was a couple teenage boys that backed out and hit the shopping cart and then it hit my car. She said that they were in a beater car and chuckled as they drove off. Then she reported it to the parking lot security but they said that it wasnt their problem.
Now i do park much further away, and if i ever catch those careless b@stards i will man handle them.
Only a broken side marker so im releaved.
I called the witness and she said it was a couple teenage boys that backed out and hit the shopping cart and then it hit my car. She said that they were in a beater car and chuckled as they drove off. Then she reported it to the parking lot security but they said that it wasnt their problem.
Now i do park much further away, and if i ever catch those careless b@stards i will man handle them.
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One time a Mexican delivery guy rammed my previous TL while I was sitting at the stop light. He left a nice big scratch on the fender. I confronted him and told him to give me the money, $300. He was an illegal alien so he got a little scared and asked to follow him to some dinette type store. There he spoke to his buddies and the owner, who coincidentally was also Mexican. The owner came out the back and told me and my friend that came in with me that they don't owe us anything and we should leave immediately. Of course I got visibly upset and stopped watching that I was saying. After some back and forth the guy said we need to get out of the store because the guy who hit my car left out the back. At that point I said OK and stepped outside. There I grabbed the guy's bicycle and rode it off while my boy drove my car. I went around the corner and started smashing the bike against the hydrant. I worked it real nice and even hanged it up on the fence for show. Let's hope that will screw his life a little by making him walk on his deliveries. Stupid carts....
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One time a Mexican delivery guy rammed my previous TL while I was sitting at the stop light. He left a nice big scratch on the fender. I confronted him and told him to give me the money, $300. He was an illegal alien so he got a little scared and asked to follow him to some dinette type store. There he spoke to his buddies and the owner, who coincidentally was also Mexican. The owner came out the back and told me and my friend that came in with me that they don't owe us anything and we should leave immediately. Of course I got visibly upset and stopped watching that I was saying. After some back and forth the guy said we need to get out of the store because the guy who hit my car left out the back. At that point I said OK and stepped outside. There I grabbed the guy's bicycle and rode it off while my boy drove my car. I went around the corner and started smashing the bike against the hydrant. I worked it real nice and even hanged it up on the fence for show. Let's hope that will screw his life a little by making him walk on his deliveries. Stupid carts....
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I would have done much more. Its not about the car per-say, its about the fact that the little f***er tried to get away after screwing me. If anyone tries to bend me over and stick it in my a$$ im just gonna flip em around and shove my arm up theirs.
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Part of the reason I responded the way that I did was because as car owners (doesn't matter that we drive a Mercedes) we are faced with issues like that. Now we can turn around and be eye for an eye about it and make sure that every red cent that we spend on fixing our car is wrenched out in blood (what you seem to advocate) or rise above sh*t like that and realize that it's just a car. I don't know the whole story because obviously the OP of the "illegal alien" story is going to tell it the way he wants to. Regardless, I don't believe this "illegal alien" was riding his bike with the intent to scratch some random Acura TL rolling down the street. The guy who posted the story is from NYC, and I can guarantee you the delivery guy has seen nicer cars. If we are Mercedes owners, let's try and act a bit more refined and have some respect for everyone here, regardless of their legal status. And if you're going to b*tch about fixing a scratch, well then maybe you aren't ready to own nice things. You gotta pay to play man, especially if you live in NYC. My 2 cents.
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Hey, sorry to hear about your mishap, but glad it all turned out okay. It's really unfortunate that there are such people out there, but it is a fact of life.
I've got a couple of scratches on my relatively new Jeep which could not possibly have been caused without the perpetrator noticing, but I'll never know who put 'em there. It sucks. I'm hoping to find a good shop that'll buff 'em out without breaking the bank.
Glad you didn't get hit by a cat. They're MEAN!
I've got a couple of scratches on my relatively new Jeep which could not possibly have been caused without the perpetrator noticing, but I'll never know who put 'em there. It sucks. I'm hoping to find a good shop that'll buff 'em out without breaking the bank.
Glad you didn't get hit by a cat.
They're MEAN!
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Part of the reason I responded the way that I did was because as car owners (doesn't matter that we drive a Mercedes) we are faced with issues like that. Now we can turn around and be eye for an eye about it and make sure that every red cent that we spend on fixing our car is wrenched out in blood (what you seem to advocate) or rise above sh*t like that and realize that it's just a car. I don't know the whole story because obviously the OP of the "illegal alien" story is going to tell it the way he wants to. Regardless, I don't believe this "illegal alien" was riding his bike with the intent to scratch some random Acura TL rolling down the street. The guy who posted the story is from NYC, and I can guarantee you the delivery guy has seen nicer cars. If we are Mercedes owners, let's try and act a bit more refined and have some respect for everyone here, regardless of their legal status. And if you're going to b*tch about fixing a scratch, well then maybe you aren't ready to own nice things. You gotta pay to play man, especially if you live in NYC. My 2 cents.
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