[Jims5543]

FWIW - When I see a nice car parked away and the lot is filling I will park next to them to protect them, having my drivers door on their side.

I am a car guy like the person who went through the trouble to park away from everyone, therefore I am going to be careful and not door ding them.

Maybe this cat was doing the same?



Years ago I had just taken delivery of my Audi A6 on lease. We went out to a NY style diner for dinner one night, I parked way out away as far as you can get from the establishment.

Upon returning to our car there was a POS full size white van parked next to me and on top of me. I looked at the side of the Audi and there was a nice white door ding on my car.

I went inside the restaurant and told the hostess there was a white van outside with his headlights on and gave her the plate number. I then went back to my car and waited.

When the guy came out he looked confused, his headlights were not on. I confronted him and asked why TF he would park right next to me and so close, then I pointed out the nice door ding he gave me. He was floored and speechless.

Here is the crazy part, a waitress must have been friends with the guy, she followed him out. She jumps in and starts trying to make it right, which was none of her business. She walks up to my car with her dish towel and starts rubbing on the scuff mark and announces, "Look! it is coming off!!" I was so close to completely losing it. I told her to stop rubbing on my car paint and that she was most likely doing more damage. She just gave me a dirty look and walked off.

Dude gave me his info I told him I would look at it in the morning and see if I can compound it out, if it needs touch up, he was paying for it.

That is why I park next to the nice cars to keep idiots like that guy away from you.