08-28-2018, 04:41 PM
I feel your pain.
I park the same way even though my car is much older than yours. Out of the carwash it looks like it rolled off the showroom floor.
Not one ding (and I may have just shot myself in the quarter- or door-panel). I have had some scuffs with a close call or two. But true to the fine print on my Man Card, they buffed right out.
I've see a lot of people just throw the door open. I always open mine carefully and if there's a car next to me, the door never opens even to the first detent. I also have vinyl edge guards on all doors.
Given the age of my car, I sometimes park next to other cars, but still hope not to get dinged. To that end, if the parking lot has a slope, I never park 'downwind' next to a car, lest their door get way from them. I also never, ever park next to a two-door car. Also never, ever next to someone's beater.
I've been lucky and hope to continue, but it's almost always a matter of when, not if.
I park the same way even though my car is much older than yours. Out of the carwash it looks like it rolled off the showroom floor.
Not one ding (and I may have just shot myself in the quarter- or door-panel). I have had some scuffs with a close call or two. But true to the fine print on my Man Card, they buffed right out.
I've see a lot of people just throw the door open. I always open mine carefully and if there's a car next to me, the door never opens even to the first detent. I also have vinyl edge guards on all doors.
Given the age of my car, I sometimes park next to other cars, but still hope not to get dinged. To that end, if the parking lot has a slope, I never park 'downwind' next to a car, lest their door get way from them. I also never, ever park next to a two-door car. Also never, ever next to someone's beater.
I've been lucky and hope to continue, but it's almost always a matter of when, not if.