Door Ding...and the aftermath

Glad to hear it worked out well. Could have been worse, he could have pulled a gun on you.

 

You did well

 

Do you have any pictures of the dent? I kinda want to see how bad it is that it would cost 1800 to fix

 

good for you bro !!!. what do you think the odds are that if you didnt see it happen the guy would of left his info. personally i think the 1800 bucks is a good price to fix a ferrari door ding.

 

It is fortunate that you witnessed it or you would have been stuck paying for this fool's laziness. Anyway, glad to hear he got what was coming to him. I had a guy back into my car (not the Ferrari thankfully) a few months ago while I was eating lunch, and he put a nice ding in the front bumper. He was sure to seek me out and apologize. Then he made sure the car was fixed at a local shop and was very nice about the whole thing. It is funny because the guy who hit my car did not have alot of money to pay for the repair. You would think that a guy with an expensive Mercedes would have more class, but sometimes it is apparent that money makes some people less happy and more obstinant.
BT

 

Dents can be quite costly if done "right". I had an idiot do about the same thing (this was at a Starbucks) and it hit the crease on my car and "broke" the paint. The body shop indicated the cost would be approximately $1500. In my case, however; the guy took off before I realized what happened and his car had NO tag.

To carry on with Judge4re's theme - it could have been worse, could have been one of your other cars!

 

First let me say I'm happy for you that it all worked out in the end. But could someone explain to me how the US legal and insurance system works? In The Netherlands I'm sure the same scenario wouldn't have worked out if I didn't have an eye witness or if I didn't call the cops! Maybe it says something about our Dutch society but sadly that's how it works here. I can tell from experience.

Ciao, Peter

 

First of all sorry to hear about the incident but glad you really taught the guy a lesson. Luckily you were there otherwise it would be a sad story.

 

good for you

i hate jerks like that

 

I can't believe people's lack of respect for other's property. For them it's just a car. Yeah, big deal it's just a ding......Well good for you for getting paid for the damage he caused. Although now your car has a repainted door which sucks.

I remember a guy dinged my car. I asked him for $200 to fix. He called BS. I got estimates from 3 body shops quoting around $500 give or take. The guy didn't want to pay up calling me a liar after he clearly dinged my car while I was in it. Anyway, I take him to small claims and won.....to get my judgement, I had to go to his employer and file wage garnishment to finally get my money. A lot of effort on my part but worth it in the end.

 

Glad it all worked out. I think the moral of the story is not to park your car near a place where people are constantly coming and going and paying little attention. If you do then it's only a matter of time til someone dings it.

They just put a new Coffee Bean near my place and the parking lot is a constant buzz of people. I park over in the other lot

 

Oh oh, I hope Karen doesn't see this thread! She will never drive her car again.
Alex, good work, lucky you saw the fool. I try and avoid busy lots for that very reason. Hope the paint work goes well.

 

Glad it all worked out for you. stupid people all over the place...

 

Way to go Alex. Those unthoughtful door bangers should be liable and held accountable. Good work.

 

I had a lady ding my Porsche Carrera right in front of me once. I said "lady, this car cost me alot of money, I'd appreciate you not slamming your door into it". She gets pissy and says "my car costs just as much as yours". Thinking quick I shot back, "Oh, I didn't realize that, in that case BANG AWAY!". The look on her face was priceless.

 

Never give encouragement to an idiot.

Jack

 

Even though the guy was an inconsiderate a--, I think you should suck it up and forget about it. So what if your car got dinged? Every car gets door dings.

If you can't live with the consequences of everyday life, you shouldn't be out there, IMHO.

 

NICE COMMENT, PLEASE DUE CALL US WHEN YOUR CAR GETS CRACKED UP, THERE WILL BE PLENTY OF RESPONSES FOR YOU!!

NICE GOING..............

 

well my opinion goes like this. not every car is carefully parked like an exotic, or babied like an exotic. people dont drive their exotic everyday because of just that, its an exotic. so when something happens as little as a car door ding its that much more of a bi^ch. its all about respect ! even if its not an expensive car theres no reason to fling open your door only to ignore the car next you. as far as sucking up and forgetting it, BULL !, the dude did the right thing as far as confronting the guy that dinged the door. when this happens to your ca,r like bruce said, be sure to post it,the feed back will be quite interesting. just my opinion......

 

"suck it up and forget about it"---------
Just proves there are a--"s on this board as well as out there defacing property of others.

 

This guy couldn't hold his latte and his cellphone at the same time. I think a gun in his hands might have caused a hole in his own foot

Good one Alex !!.......I can't stop laughing.........but he still would have gotten away anyways as he was driving an automatic. I hate people who don't have a basic modicum of respect for other people's property (Hyundai or Ferrari....it doesn't matter).

 

I got dinged a couple of weeks ago (not a Ferrari though). Your story makes me feel a little better now that at least one of these careless b@stards has been taught a good and expensive lesson.

 

That's way I stay clear of parking lots. Of course anything can happen anywhere but parking lots will certainly sway the odds.