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DaveT435

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I took my daughter to the Acura dealership today to pick up my wife's car. I parked where there were no cars. Walk out and there is a chip on my door handle. Go in and find the driver. It's a black woman with 2 kids. She wants to start getting loud with me...first telling me that I wasn't even parked there when she parked. I had already opened the back door on their vehicle just to be 100% sure it was them. Yep. Then one of her kids tells her my car was there. Then of course they didn't do it. I heard her ask her kids who got out that side...then she asked him if he hit my car with the door. The kid was about 6 and I hear him quietly say "I don't know" Then she starts yelling at me that her kids said they didn't do it. I got right back in her face and told her that wasn't what he said. I finally told her I was going to call the cops and let them decide. Then she says she doesn't have time to wait. I told her she better not move the vehicle. Finally the cops get there and the officer has her unlock the vehicle...slowly opens the door and saw it was a perfect match. The officer just closed the door and looked at her like "are you %^$# stupid?? lol

Then the woman's whole demeanor changed. Bottom line she's paying to get my car fixed. She could have saved us both a lot of frustration if she just would have admitted that it happened and apologized.
 
Good job, I hate people who are inconsiderate of peoples' car next to them. I always open my door slowly to not ding the other car next to me no matter how good/bad the condition of the other car is. I do not mess with other peoples' cars.
 
Dave, that sucks. Sorry you had to go through that. I don't know why people can't have some integrity. She had to have known, because it the door hit your car hard enough to leave a chip, it had to have to made a pretty decent "thud" when it happened. As a father, I unfortunately know what that sound's like. My son, he's 3, did that with his door a few weeks ago. I wrote a note and placed it on the windshield with my contact info. The lady contacted me and said that it was ok because I was honest with her.
 
glad you got the whole thing taking care of. some people these days have no respect for other's property and their attitude is like... "if it's not mine, who cares". i have no patience when it comes to situations like this and i work hard for my belongings, and no one is going to damage or take it away from me...
 
I do the same. I can't stand people that think if the yell and scream they are going to get out of taking responsibility. I worked most of my life in retail and dealt with quite a few people like that. In the store I had to listen to it then take care of them...even when they were 100% in the wrong. It sure did feel good to be able stand up for what was right and give every bit of BS right back to her in the same tone she was giving it to me. lol
 
lunchboxmunchy said:
Dave, that sucks. Sorry you had to go through that. I don't know why people can't have some integrity. She had to have known, because it the door hit your car hard enough to leave a chip, it had to have to made a pretty decent "thud" when it happened. As a father, I unfortunately know what that sound's like. My son, he's 3, did that with his door a few weeks ago. I wrote a note and placed it on the windshield with my contact info. The lady contacted me and said that it was ok because I was honest with her.
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I know. I had tow of my son's lightly rear end people. One was a motorcycle, thankfully no one was hurt, in both cases we were very apologetic and explained we wanted to pay for the repair rather than turn it in to insurance. They were fine with that and we paid for the repairs and gave them a little extra for their troubles.
 
Well done. Nothing worse than inconsiderate people. Whats the quote on the paint fix?
 
Anyone with kids realizes how this can happen. Great lesson for the kid. Unfortunately, that lady is trying to teach him that it's ok if you lie and get away with it. Good for you for sticking to your guns and getting the cops involved.
 
I applaud you for doing what you did. People should pay for what they damage. Lying and telling excuses can only get you so far.
 
DaveT435 said:
I took my daughter to the Acura dealership today to pick up my wife's car. I parked where there were no cars. Walk out and there is a chip on my door handle. Go in and find the driver. It's a black woman with 2 kids. She wants to start getting loud with me...first telling me that I wasn't even parked there when she parked. I had already opened the back door on their vehicle just to be 100% sure it was them. Yep. Then one of her kids tells her my car was there. Then of course they didn't do it. I heard her ask her kids who got out that side...then she asked him if he hit my car with the door. The kid was about 6 and I hear him quietly say "I don't know" Then she starts yelling at me that her kids said they didn't do it. I got right back in her face and told her that wasn't what he said. I finally told her I was going to call the cops and let them decide. Then she says she doesn't have time to wait. I told her she better not move the vehicle. Finally the cops get there and the officer has her unlock the vehicle...slowly opens the door and saw it was a perfect match. The officer just closed the door and looked at her like "are you %^$# stupid?? lol

Then the woman's whole demeanor changed. Bottom line she's paying to get my car fixed. She could have saved us both a lot of frustration if she just would have admitted that it happened and apologized.
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Better be glad you live in Texas. In Tennessee officers will not respond to parking lot accidents (private property)

I understand your frustration, but maybe you should show some mercy
 
Flash Gordon said:
Better be glad you live in Texas. In Tennessee officers will not respond to parking lot accidents (private property)

I understand your frustration, but maybe you should show some mercy
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Lol if you called cops here in Los Angeles over an issue like this they'd come arrest you for wasting their time.
 
^true haha

They'd let that person go and start questioning the one that called left and right. :D
 
cleanmycorolla said:
Lol if you called cops here in Los Angeles over an issue like this they'd come arrest you for wasting their time.
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Lol. It's a civil dispute, Officers only responsibility would be to keep the peace and advise both parties of that fact. Witnesses are key in these disputes.



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Flash Gordon said:
maybe you should show some mercy
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Mercy for damaging the OP's ~$35,000 car!?
You accept the risk (parking your car full of kids next to another),
you accept the consequences (paying for the damage your kids caused).
If she can afford an Acura, I'll assume she can handle the repair bill.

Great awareness and vigilance in catching the culprit OP! Three offenders have dinged my driver's door - costing me $400!
 
Glad to hear you first caught the door ding and then caught the culprit.

Your experience is why it's so hard to have anything nice. Too many people in society that just don't care and don't have any respect for other people's property.

This is why I went up. Harder to get a door ding. Not impossible, but a little harder.

Glad this turned out good for you...



:)
 
Show some mercy. That's cute. Now I wasn't there to see how it happened, but I imagine some loud ass woman flying off the handle at first mention of responsibility or fault. Not because she's guilt free, and not because she's offended, but because that's how she's learned to manipulate her way out of conflict. Mercy. I bet this is the first time she's had to accept responsibility for
Her kids. I bet she's been shown plenty of mercy (by forcing people to back down). I'm not at all enthused about the future, kids being raised with poor morals, bad manners and no faith. All because parents are lazy ass holes. Mercy... Ok, rant off, thanks for tolerating me:)
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Glad everything worked out for you!

Experiences like this are why I have dash cams running 24/7 in all of my cars.

Short Story: I always photograph my gauge cluster before I drop my car off for service so I can see how many miles were driven, as well as how much gas was used. One time I picked the car up and found that 15+ miles had been driven when the car was in for an oil change. Realizing that was beyond what was necessary, I checked the video and found that one of the mechanics had taken my car for a joy ride. I showed the service department and they were shocked. They checked who the mechanic was, and disciplined him accordingly I was told. (I have no idea what they ended up doing.) They did not charge me for the service appointment and offered me an additional complimentary visit. This time they assured me that the car would not be driven.

I cannot stand disrespect for other's property, whether it's a car, a house, or a kitchen table.
 
Love all the great comments. Now if one of my kids did that I would be upset that they were careless, but accidents happen, and I would gladly take care of the damage. Now I know that hit was hard enough that the kid knew he did it. in that situation my kid would be in a heck of a lot more trouble about not being honest about it than the damage itself.
I'm willing to bet that she told her son if anything like that happened in the future to say he didn't do it. Sad...
I was surprised Arlington sent anyone, I don't think they would have if the dispatcher hadn't heard her screaming in the background. I now have a police officer for a witness so I don't think it gets any better.
 
Just amazing how ignorant and careless some people can be. I'm glad you had everything sorted out though
 
jamesalanb said:
Show some mercy. That's cute. Now I wasn't there to see how it happened, but I imagine some loud ass woman flying off the handle at first mention of responsibility or fault. Not because she's guilt free, and not because she's offended, but because that's how she's learned to manipulate her way out of conflict. Mercy. I bet this is the first time she's had to accept responsibility for
Her kids. I bet she's been shown plenty of mercy (by forcing people to back down). I'm not at all enthused about the future, kids being raised with poor morals, bad manners and no faith. All because parents are lazy ass holes. Mercy... Ok, rant off, thanks for tolerating me:)
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You hit the nail right on the head...along with several others on here. Now I get to call her with the estimates...I fully expect another confrontation. I've been screwed over before...not this time!!!
Fool me once shame on you...fool me twice shame on me!!
 
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