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This is why I drive a convertible. Just jump in without opening the door.
If I were you I would just leave a note on their car saying, "sorry I left a bad scratch on your car" and watch them take laps around their car trying to find a scratch without ever finding one.
Is it convenient to have to enter on the passenger side, and then--possibly--have to climb over a center console? No, it certainly isn't convenient, but I have done it when it was necessary.
This exact situation took place many years ago, when a customized van parked--literally--about 4 inches from the driver's side of my car.
The bad news is that it was a real hassle to have to climb over my car's center console.
The good news is that I only had to extend my hand a few inches when I opened my driver's side window and my screwdriver...just happened...to etch a nice deep scratch along the entire length of that van as I backed out of the parking space.
That is what I am also wondering about.
The good news is that I only had to extend my hand a few inches when I opened my driver's side window and my screwdriver...just happened...to etch a nice deep scratch along the entire length of that van as I backed out of the parking space.
Bad screwdriver!
You shouldn't do such things!
There are security cameras everywhere--sometimes even on-board vehicles looking at all 4 sides of a vehicle. As good as it might feel to do what you suggest, these days, I'd be afraid to get caught on surveillance video. The cops would still likely side with the idiot who parked you in.
I'd consider a potato in the exhaust if you had confidence in not being photographed doing it.
I haven't had a situation so bad that I couldn't get in but my car has long front doors that make matters worse when a car is close. For those saying go through passenger door - sometimes vehicle configuration or person's age, size, and physical issues do not make this a viable option. I know I would rather wait for the other driver than try to get in my car from the passenger side.
I wouldn't do it because it's a waste of the PD department but I'd threaten to do it.
If you've been on a ferry boat that that takes cars, the altman go off all the time. Nope, not with the car I was driving today. If I'd been in my jeep it wouldn't of been a problem.
In the past if a car is really close, I'll flip their mirror in, maybe they'll think twice when they have to stop, get out of their car and then fix the mirror.
So there is only one door on the vehicle you drove today? Honestly, you chose not to use an alternative to get into your vehicle after knowing the owner was not going to move their vehicle so you chose to wait 10 minutes.
That means you have no reason to complain.
This is why I drive a convertible. Just jump in without opening the door.
If I were you I would just leave a note on their car saying, "sorry I left a bad scratch on your car" and watch them take laps around their car trying to find a scratch without ever finding one.
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Originally Posted by kjg1963
I haven't had a situation so bad that I couldn't get in but my car has long front doors that make matters worse when a car is close. For those saying go through passenger door - sometimes vehicle configuration or person's age, size, and physical issues do not make this a viable option. I know I would rather wait for the other driver than try to get in my car from the passenger side.
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Originally Posted by CSD610
So there is only one door on the vehicle you drove today? Honestly, you chose not to use an alternative to get into your vehicle after knowing the owner was not going to move their vehicle so you chose to wait 10 minutes.
That means you have no reason to complain.
There was no alternative, it's a small 2 seater sports car, there is not enough room for me to climb over to the drivers seat and get myself into a position I can drive in.
If I could I obviously would of, so no I didn't chose to wait 10 mins, I had no other choice.
I had this happen to me once and I felt so bad for the other car owner. Somehow with me trying to climb into my car, my car key 'accidently' scratched their entire front quarter panel, their door and a good chunk of their rear quarter panel. I did eventually get in my car unscathed. I also hope my door didn't leave too big of a dent. I only tapped it gently when I opened my door.
Just get a LEO friend to give you a few tire deflation replacement spikes and keep them on you. Next time this happens just go up to the vehicle, drop your keys and when retrieving them put a spike or two into the tire thread. Walk away and wait until they come out and start driving away. Watch as their tires deflate, usually as they enter the road, and goes flat. They may never know why, but you will. Revenge is way under rated!
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