how to prevent dings and dent 101

Just park across 2 spots like i do. I'm an asshole but kiss my ass, 1 yr and no dings/dents. i typically do it at the very end of the row so i'm a considerate asshole.


I'm the asshole if you park like that in a overly crowded parking lot that I will make my car fit. I dont care if you have to climb though the trunk to get in. I will get a parking spot and not have to drive around for 30 min just to get a few things out of the store. Normally im in and out before the person ever gets to their car.
 
BTW 14 years on my old truck and not one door ding! Thankfully I have fiber glass runnign boards which get hit way before the side of the truck does!
 
This day and age most people should walk further so why not prevent door dings and loose a fat ass by parking far away?
 
becuase in this day and age we are lazy fuckers. lol

Very true and my point, lol. I suppose having a BS in Health Science and being a Physical Therapist Assistant my views are different. All day long I try to teach people to not be lazy but then again out of shape, fat, old, and unconditioned people keep me making money, lol.

I still park in the back of places like Walmart and walk to the front for both reasons of non dings and a bit more activity in my day. I cringe when I have no choice of doing this and must pick a spot between cars. This is when I typically pray I find a spot next to a hedge or curb where there is only one car possible to park beside me. I back in so freaking close to the curb there is a full car door plus extra space between me and them. It would take a real asshole to still hit my car but you never know. So far so good.

PS I never park under trees either because they drop s*** or piss on my car when they sweat in the sun. Nobody mentioned that but it is something else I avoid. What pisses me off most is parking in front of a patients house and their ******* sprinklers come on, lol. I have all my MF towels and detailer spray in my hatch to combat such a situation and they think I am nuts when their therapist is outside wiping his car, but I dont care.
 
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NO WAIT, better idea - electrify the body of the car so anybody who touches it gets shocked to hell. Just have the electrical current connected to the alarm so when you turn the alarm off, it turns off the charge so you can open your door!! :D
 
Just park across 2 spots like i do. I'm an asshole but kiss my ass, 1 yr and no dings/dents. i typically do it at the very end of the row so i'm a considerate asshole.

man, do that in the bay area, where parking spots are at a premium and you surely invite a loogie shower.

i park far, and i look for one-sided parking spaces. i hug the curb on the protected side in an attempt to put has much space between me and the next fool. i use the GO! pedal to blast past every construction truck i see on the highway. the rocks and debris that can fall out of a dumptruck will astound you. if the dents happen, OH THE **** WELL! ( i say that now :))
 
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man, do that in the bay area, where parking spots are at a premium and you surely invite a loogie shower.

i park far, and i look for one-sided parking spaces. i hug the curb on the protected side in an attempt to put has much space between me and the next fool. i use the GO! pedal to blast past every construction truck i see on the highway. the rocks and debris that can fall out of a dumptruck will astound you. if the dents happen, OH THE **** WELL! ( i say that now :))

I live in the country, well i do now since i moved home to jax. fl. I was in buffalo for 5 years but was driving my old 96 dsm and it was BEAT so i would still park sideways cause i didn;t care.(321fu)
 
It's all about statistical probability. In order to reduce the number of dents you get from a-holes, you have to reduce the number of times your car is vulnerable.


1) Where possible park at least 2-3 spaces away from the last car in the lot or in a low-traffic area (find out where the employees park for example).

2) Where possible park next to an island and place your car closest to the island leaving plenty of room for the vehicle next to you.

3) Avoid parking next to tall/wide vehicles, they will place dents higher on your car.

4) Avoid parking next to 2-door shitboxes, their doors swing out farther and their owners don't give a s*** about their car, or yours.

5) Avoid parking next to family sedans, kids don't care about your car and when they throw open the door it will surely hit your car.

6) Choose a minivan over a family sedan, kids can't hit your car with a sliding door...but they might put their greasy fingers on your windows as they check out your ride.

7) If you must park between two undesirable cars, place your car closer to the passenger door of one of them. Most people drive alone and you decrease your odds of getting a dent if you leave extra space for the driver of one car instead of equal space for the driver on one side and the potentially non-existant passenger on the other side.

8) Pull into a spot as far as possible because the farther out your ass is, the more likely someone will back into it or clip your bumper pulling into the spot next to you.

9) Back in where possible. When people see the clean front end of your ride they are less likely to barrel into the spot, plus the front corners of most cars are narrower and more curved than the rear.

I received 2 dings in my Protege5 after driving it for 5 years with these rules. One occured when I had to park in a narrow slanted spot in the city overnight. The other occured in the Christmas Tree Shop parking lot. I was very far away, but it got busy and some pack of old ladies parked next to my ride and the back passenger dented my rear door.

I haven't received any dings in my MS6 after a year and a half. Needless to say, I refuse to take my car to the Christmas Tree Shop and make my wife drive her car if she is going to drag me there.
 
It's all about statistical probability. In order to reduce the number of dents you get from a-holes, you have to reduce the number of times your car is vulnerable.


1) Where possible park at least 2-3 spaces away from the last car in the lot or in a low-traffic area (find out where the employees park for example).

2) Where possible park next to an island and place your car closest to the island leaving plenty of room for the vehicle next to you.

3) Avoid parking next to tall/wide vehicles, they will place dents higher on your car.

4) Avoid parking next to 2-door shitboxes, their doors swing out farther and their owners don't give a s*** about their car, or yours.

5) Avoid parking next to family sedans, kids don't care about your car and when they throw open the door it will surely hit your car.

6) Choose a minivan over a family sedan, kids can't hit your car with a sliding door...but they might put their greasy fingers on your windows as they check out your ride.

7) If you must park between two undesirable cars, place your car closer to the passenger door of one of them. Most people drive alone and you decrease your odds of getting a dent if you leave extra space for the driver of one car instead of equal space for the driver on one side and the potentially non-existant passenger on the other side.

8) Pull into a spot as far as possible because the farther out your ass is, the more likely someone will back into it or clip your bumper pulling into the spot next to you.

9) Back in where possible. When people see the clean front end of your ride they are less likely to barrel into the spot, plus the front corners of most cars are narrower and more curved than the rear.

I received 2 dings in my Protege5 after driving it for 5 years with these rules. One occured when I had to park in a narrow slanted spot in the city overnight. The other occured in the Christmas Tree Shop parking lot. I was very far away, but it got busy and some pack of old ladies parked next to my ride and the back passenger dented my rear door.

I haven't received any dings in my MS6 after a year and a half. Needless to say, I refuse to take my car to the Christmas Tree Shop and make my wife drive her car if she is going to drag me there.


Very well said! A good summary, as well as a few new (good) ones in there.

I had to LOL at that last line. My wife and I would alternate who's car we would use to get the tree every year. It always came down to who had the older car. Last year, we picked up an artificial, so no more worries about that.
 
Ahh, that prolly needs a little explanation for people who don't live in New England. The "Christmas Tree Shop" does not sell christmas trees...well they do sell fake ones during the season...but it's a year-round bargain store that sells primarily junk..but at great prices. I think they get overstock from major chains like Walmart and K-Mart and sell it dirt cheap. I'm not sure if there is a National equivalent. "Building 19" comes to mind but they are another New England only store.
 
:eek:chris, i wouldn't go to the CTS in a tank! those people are nuts, especially at christmas time...they park in any available space to get they're crap..carriages all over the parking lot...i hate that place!
 
D'Oh! Another Midwesterner lookin stupid! LOL! Maybe I will see those in September; we are coming to Boston for a week; my first time anywhere on the east coast.
 
Awesome advice!
Yes it's all about stats and you can use that to your advantage.
As everyone has mentioned 101+ times, end spot will reduce your chances of a door ding by 50%.
Wal-Mart is door ding heaven (or hell). It is like the plague to me.

One more thing that nobody has mentioned. If it's a windy day, somebody may door ding you completely by accident. We all call them a-holes by they may not realize that as soon as their door opens and they let go, it's going to go flying into your car.
I would parallel park on a windy day if possible. Or park upwind of someone if you must angle park.
 
one thing I haven't heard mentioned:

- check the edges of the doors on the cars next to you... if they're all chipped up, they are probably careless with how they open their doors
 

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