Bad JuJu

[Cooter]

Sorry Tom. But........
Lesson? Don't drive your car into a parking lot without at least one person watching it. I NEVER leave mine alone, even at car shows and cruises. And how do we know this wasn't one of those tree hugging radicalists that decided to screw it up because of the potential "Threat" it posed?

[elacruze]

The silver lining is that Hagerty paid. My policy is pretty clear on when the car is covered, and I don't think the HF parking lot is listed unless there's a car show in it. Although, my plan is to tell them I was the car show, if necessary.

[RIDELIKEHELL]

I would be so pissed! I haven't even had my car out yet and I am already thinking about where I can drive it as you fellas say they are a magnet for people.

[AirborneSilva]

It is with great sadness steeped in woefulness with a healthy dose of "you dumbass" that I share with my peeps here what has befallen the Q5 monster. A couple weeks ago I took the Charger out for a drive and LOF then stopped by Harbor Freight for something or other. When I got home and was putting the car cover back on I discovered this damage done to my baby. I believe it happened at HF even though I parked way out in the lot. I sent Hagerty these pix along with an estimate for $1500 and thy sent me a check about a week later.   

Man that really bites and piss' me off  I have a new Ram that I bought this summer.  I am VERY careful where I park it and generally back into parking spots.  Well I went to put my tailgate down the other day only to find that some ass ran into my tailgate and bumper    I hope Karma's a real bitch to them and your hit and run ass!!

[bill440rt]

It is with great sadness steeped in woefulness with a healthy dose of "you dumbass" that I share with my peeps here what has befallen the Q5 monster. A couple weeks ago I took the Charger out for a drive and LOF then stopped by Harbor Freight for something or other. When I got home and was putting the car cover back on I discovered this damage done to my baby. I believe it happened at HF even though I parked way out in the lot. I sent Hagerty these pix along with an estimate for $1500 and thy sent me a check about a week later.   

Man that really bites and piss' me off  I have a new Ram that I bought this summer.  I am VERY careful where I park it and generally back into parking spots.  Well I went to put my tailgate down the other day only to find that some ass ran into my tailgate and bumper    I hope Karma's a real bitch to them and your hit and run ass!!

It never ceases to amaze me how careless other people are with no regard or respect for others' property or belongings. 

I'm very careful where I park my daily driver's, too. I'll even try to find an end spot with my wife's minivan. I look at it as one less a$$hole to park next to.
As Tom's thread shows even parking out in the boonies is no guarantee. Your Ram story reminds me of something that happened to me. When I had my last Ram, it was maybe a year old, I parked it about a dozen spots away from anyone else so nothing would happen to it. Sure enough, I come out of the store to find a shopping car lying on it's side next to my truck. Yep, the wind got a hold of a cart & since my truck was all by it's lonesome it was a prime target for the cart, had a nice dent in the bedside panel. Nailed me for a few hundred in paintless dent repairs. 
Kicker is, if I was parked next to someone it wouldn't have happened, I would have had a "blocker" vehicle. 
If you park next to someone or all by your lonesome, you just never know. 

[twodko]

Hey gang, thanks for taking some of the sting out of it. You're right on the money Cooter, this was the first time I have ever left my car unattended so I screwed the pooch on this one. Never again. Bryan, I just put a big 'ol bandaid across the gash and took a pix for the car's history binder. First time I've smiled at it since the event. I clearly remember your post BnB. I stewed about that VT slashing the rest of that day.  Its the same mindless vandalism that hit our other member who had the Charger sailpanel emblem ripped off his car. I think when something happens to our cars we all feel it. The 2 upsides to this is Hagerty came through most ricki tic and I put the first scratch on the car this past car show season. We carry small 3 wheel electric scooter for my wife to shows so she can get around. It comes apart in 3 pieces so it's easy to stuff in the trunk but sure enough, when packing up from one of the shows, the seat post was just high enough to make contact with the underside of the trunk lid. It was actually a relief because it very well could have left a nasty reverse dent in the trunk surface. Another lesson learned there too.
Like I mentioned above........never again!  
On another note, Dan or Steve, would you pm me the info I need for the winery show entry........again. I can't find the original info. Thanks.

[68X426]

Tom. I'll send a PM.

[model maker]

Man, that would piss me off to no end that looks deliberate to me, MAYBE HARBOR FREIGHT HAD VIDEO SURVEILANCE for the parking lot What would you guys do if that was your car and you saw the idiot doing the damage when they thought no one could see them and you were close enough to grab him ?

[twodko]

Greetings Mopartopians!

After the unfortunate booboo to our car, Hagerty came through with the repair estimate funds and the car goes to the shop Monday. 
I just came into the house after pulling the R/T emblem, clearance marker, gas cap/bezel, fender end cap and "J" trim. Tomorrow I'll get the bumper off and the wheel well molding. If I can contort myself enough I may brave the removal of the VT check molding too. More to follow...............

[bill440rt]

Awesome, Tom! 

[Bob T]

Unlucky and sorry to hear it Twodko, really like the colour of your car mate  Hope the repair does it justice

I was at a carshow yesterday and talking with a photographer friend of mine when we both turned around to see someones 'A" frame signboard next to their hotrod take off in the wind and launch across the carpark towards the other club cars on our side of the carpark. Jeez  , fortunately the wind dropped quickly and the board hit the ground just short of the closest car, happened so quickly, could have been a real mess. Just another thing to watch for at shows I guess

[cazz]

THATS A BUMMER NO RESPECT, FOR SO MUCH  TIME AND HARD WORK. WHAT COMES AROUND GOES AROUND JUSTICE WILL PREVALE!!!!!

[Topher]

Is it healed yet?

As I was backing out of my own drive way a few years ago I backed right into the side of my oldest son's car. Scratched mine, but did nothing to his. The second time I did it(few months later) it did damage to his car and made the damage to mine worse.  Yeah, I'm a dooomahs.......

[freddyd02]

Glad to see its getting fixed Tom.. Is there a wine country mopar show this year? I went to the Dodge dealership in Petaluma and was talking to a guy who's trying to get it going again.. i forget his name, But he wants me to join with my 69..

[68X426]

Is there a wine country mopar show this year?

It's seems to be a "no". Last year was cancelled, and the website (and club name) went dead months ago.

http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,87913.0.html

[Dino]

Aww that sucks, good thing you're covered.  I never park far away on a parking lot because it seems to attract the idiots that absolutely have to park real close to it.  I do what I do with my daily, park close to the entrance and so far so good.  I know that someday I may find damage on the car but I refuse to leave it in the garage because something may happen to it. 

I saw someone get out of her car a while a go and slam her door into the car next to it, she was on the phone and it looked like she never knew she did this, she never looked at the car or her door and just went her merry way.  That is until I told her I saw what she did and gave her the option to report it or I'd do it for her.  She was genuinely shocked that anyone would care about something like that and pretty much told me she was not wasting her time on that.....so I reported it.   The nerve of some people....