Why do higher end vehicles get all the dings and dents?

[9eighty6]

Oh yeah, I know what you're talking about. I have been ok thus far on the door dings but my 944 used to get killed with them, college campuses are the worst. Now I just park a mile away when possible. But once that first one comes ... grrr...

1) Always park in an end spot

2) End spots by the other car's passanger door is best, IMHO

3) Park far away and walk (good for the heart too)

4) Parallel parking at an end spot is very good too (give the other car lots of room to get in/out)

5) Never valet


Our cars sit very low and have NO side moldings. So, a door ding is going to show real bad. Heck, on my Explorer (I park with the same care as mentioned) the running boards can "catch" most of the trouble stuff. Not the Boxster.

[70Sixter]

I followed bmussatti's laws with every car I've ever owned. But it isn't just high-end cars, it is cars you love.

Our beloved 95 MX-6 DD/Commuter Car was parked in the alley behind the Food Lion and some jerk rolled a cart into it. Then whilst parked at the edge of the universe at a restaurant I watched as some fat a$$ broad slammed her door into it with her junker mobile.

The wife's damnable 99 Jeep GC Ltd never got a parking ding. 'Cept for the time her mother backed into it in mom's driveway.

Corollaries to bmussatt's laws.

6) Don't cross park in two places. It brings out the worst in some people.

7) Always park up hill from a cart return and never park near one.

8) On a windy day, be cognizant of how you park (shopping carts & other doors getting caught in the wind).

9) If you see a stray shopping cart in the mall, push it to a safer location, you may be protecting your own car, or another person's car at the very least.