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My wife and I are both very protective of our baby. It has 0 door dings and we know the 1st one is going to kill us. I always park it way out by its lonesome, keep an eye on it if possible, and have been known to move it if after all that someone insists on parking along side her. We have been known to come home and exchange cars if we can't get a safe Place and always do an inspection if someone does park close. We've recently discussed if its even practical at all because of this. The other night after we safely parked her at our favorite Diner we came out and found cars on both sides. It was dark and as soon as we could get near light we checked it very close. Scared me enough that next time I'll park across the highway in a closed business if I have to. And yes I look for the reasons of just admiring her and have been known to take pics when the light is right. I don't know what owners of exotics or super classics do, perhaps just joy ride and shows. I said I would pay for metered parking in a shopping center lot for double wide spots. We NEVER take our baby to Walmart. My wife's dark green Volvo is full of door dents and scratches. Her coworkers when they saw our Cobra said if that was mine I'd drive it to work everyday. But she told me she never will because parking is so close and jealous coworkers would key it. So on nice days I drop her off and pick her up in it and she loves it. So we all love and care for our vehicles the same careful loving amount. You are not alone. Spiney
Learning to detail for fun and to show my 96 Ford SVT Cobra, Black. My dad always said I was going to wax the paint right off my car. Would wax every weekend. GG 6" DAP
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Originally Posted by CAMAROZL1
always and do a inspection of my car/s when I come back too just make sure nobody touch it
I do that too. I have to admit depending on the day I'm having I have applied " Don't look
for what you don't want to find" theory. Sometimes at the end of a hard day the last thing
I want to see is some type of negligence from someone else.
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I always look back, sometimes more than once....
You are not alone!
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To me, the "look back" is often the greatest reward.
You bust your butt with your nose up close to the paint and often it's the "look back" the next morning that gives you the true satisfaction for your efforts.
Bill
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Look back. Especially because I park so far away at establishments to protect against the door bangers. Gives me more looks.
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I know this isn't right of me, but sometimes I'll look down on someone because my car is cleaner then theirs.... I figure I'm a better person then they are I guess you might say...
Is there anything wrong with feeling this way?
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Guilty of the "look back" every time myself.
Good to know I'm among like-minded individuals...
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Every time.... I do it a few times on the walk into work, and while at work I look out the front entrance to see it.
My girlfriend hates that I park at the back of the parking lot so I don't get door dings. But if you take a look some time, the nice cars are always parked further away and the junkers and don't care if they slam their door into the next car, are the people fighting for a spot up front.
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