Welcome to "the real world"....exactly what I go through (with the beater). A world where cowardly people hide behind two ton cars and show how good they are at screwing up things.

You should invest in a good buffer and keep stock of rubbing compound (3m). You really can't win when you park on the street or in public. It is like choosing the lesser of two evils: Choosing between 90 degr. parking and suffering door dings or worse, or taking your chances on the street, where you get cowardly bumper rubs, smashed rear view mirrors, or if you're unfortunate enough, getting taken out by an 18 wheeler.

Just take as best care as you can in observing the people parking next to you, and try to avoid situ's where you could possibly get tagged. I know your pain, so just a little advice hoping it will help.

 

Agreed.

This was enough that a buffer isn't going to fix it. The clear is gone on most of it and the primer is showing through on a few places.

I'm kinda stuck parking there for the next two weeks til school's out. Today I parked in the first spot, that way only people are parking behind me. One less car to hit me.

 

Or you could just shell out a few bucks and parking at the top of northgate garage

 

HA! Is that where you're at?

That's exactly what I used to do. But now that prices have basically doubled (used to be like 2 bucks max) I don't care to park there as much.

 

Nope...I'm across the sidewalk at the Tradition's garage.

 

I didn't know prices doubled...that sucks :-/

 

Taking up 2 spots makes you more lible to get hit, keep your car in the lines!

I got scuffed on the back in school, then hit once good, then repaired this winter and just 2 weeks ago it got scuffed up some more by some jerk in a MB when I parallel parked in Manhattan

Luckly mine waxed out.

I saw a guy with a rubber bumper gard thing that hung from the trunk when parked, it looked like a giant pillow.

 

I just had this same problem. I took Z out for a sunday drive parked in a basically empty parking lot with eight spaces on either side of the car. Then a woman comes into the store and is like who owns a red z28. I feel the tight knot in my stomache as i realize the car has been hit and the person who did it RAN! Luckily the woman who tracked me down was a state farm agent and she called the police and wrote down the womans license plate number. They busted her for a hit and run and the car is in the paint shop getting repaired paid for in full by her insurance. Some people just shouldnt have a license

 

Be glad you are not in the northeast (New York City and nearby). Taking up two parking spots or any other obvious preventive measure is a sure way of getting your car keyed, or at the very least smited (sp) by a mad motorist.

Your best weapon is to just keep an eye out and good judgment (spelling corrected) in choosing spots. That will keep you out of trouble a lot longer than the two car spot method!

 

That type of **** happens to me all the time!!! My rear bumper has been hit 3 times while it has been parked in my apartments overnight. I hit mine up with some 3M Rubbing compound #39009 and then follow up with a clay and wax job and it takes away the scuff marks. However there is some spider-cracking going on now 1yr later which is probably what is going to happen with yours.

 

i had the same thing happen to me, in almost the same spot, i feel for you

 

Put some break cleaner on a rag and go over that area, it'll come right off. Then go over it with some polish and wax.

 

It's not paint from another car, it's deep scratches into the plastic.