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Old Nov 10, 2002 | 07:53 PM
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Default Three weeks, 2000 miles - keyed from stem to stern

I don't have a pic. I could take one but ya'll wouldn't want to see it. Down to the bare metal.
Several insane ex-girlfriends but none that would do this, just a random act of vandalism. I need some love, and some advice - replace all the sheetmetal, or no? Can the guys at the dealership fix it right withOUT replacing the sheetmetal?
I feel like puking.
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Old Nov 10, 2002 | 08:03 PM
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I don't have any advice for how to repair it, but I have to say THAT TOTALLY SUCKS!!! Sorry man.
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Old Nov 10, 2002 | 08:06 PM
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that is the very reason i am scared to park in the college parking lot............................i dont know how im gonna do it in january...
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Old Nov 10, 2002 | 08:14 PM
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Another guy in FL on one of the other sites had a rock thrown through his hatch last night!!!!!!!!
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Old Nov 10, 2002 | 08:15 PM
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Take high res pics (thanks in advance from everybody for not posting them) and call your insurer in the morning. A police report is a good idea if it makes you feel better. Probably kids and the cops do respond to patterns.
Ask around for a top notch shop in your area and play tough with your insurer to be sure the repairs are first rate. Top shops can make indistinguishible repairs but you may have to wrestle a bit to get this level of repairs approved. You own a brand new sports car and you are entitled to first rate repairs. There is no "betterment" involved in this repair. Hopefully your insurer will be cool about this. If they aren't, feel free to email and I will be happy to make more suggestions. (I deal with these folks every day and while most adjusters are decent, a little extra nudge is sometimes needed.)
Don't let it get you down. You'll get if fixed and f'gettaboutit in
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Old Nov 10, 2002 | 08:16 PM
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That is why I hardly leave mine where I can't keep an eye on it, you have some envious a$$holes out there.
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Old Nov 10, 2002 | 08:17 PM
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Also bring it to a bodyshop that does expensive european cars and they will fix it you wont be able to tell. If you get new metal it still has to be painted.
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Old Nov 10, 2002 | 08:24 PM
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That's terrible! I've always been paranoid about any vehicle I've ever owned, new, old, cheap or expensive, car or truck. If I can't find an end spot or a space far off I'll go somewhere else. You just can't protect against a dipshit that wants to ruin your property. I feel your pain, my daughters car just got scratched from one end to the other too.
A good body shop can fix it without replacing body panels. The panels would have to be painted too. I hope you can get it repaired to your satisfaction.
I found a small dent in mine and don't have a clue where it came from. I think it can be fixed without paint, going tomorrow to find out.
Sorry.
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Old Nov 10, 2002 | 09:10 PM
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My Z is only made to park in the garage, and nowhere else!!!
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Old Nov 10, 2002 | 09:18 PM
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that is the very reason i am scared to park in the college parking lot............................i dont know how im gonna do it in january...
<----- Living that current nightmare!!! Just try not to be a a**hole and take too much parking or try to not seperate your car too far off from the others.
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Old Nov 10, 2002 | 09:21 PM
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aye me too, I park it outside the apartment and on campus, I just stay away from other cars, but not too far away that people could mess withit without spectators.

I just pray every night nothing happens. Im sweating right now because their talking hail tonight, and my babys out in the open.
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Old Nov 10, 2002 | 09:32 PM
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Un-f**king-believable!!! So sorry, man!
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Old Nov 10, 2002 | 09:42 PM
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dude..sorry to hear that. Damn those a$$holes! When will those people grow up!
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Old Nov 10, 2002 | 09:48 PM
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Afraid for my car too, it's the only Z on campus and I go to a small school... Good thing I'm pretty nice to everyone, have no known enemies.. knock on wood...
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Old Nov 10, 2002 | 10:14 PM
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I was just thinking...wouldn't it be nice if there was a car alarm system that also snapped some digital pictures of the perps/vandals. The pics could be used to help the police track them down. Or, you could track them down yourself and teach them not to do this again in the future!

Last edited by mark754; Nov 10, 2002 at 10:16 PM.
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Old Nov 10, 2002 | 10:26 PM
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man, some people just don't have any class. sorry to hear about it man.
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Old Nov 10, 2002 | 10:48 PM
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SAME happened to me tonight im about to cry ****in haters if i ever find out who did this i will tear off their fingers and feed it to them and when im done il shove the key they used to touch my car with down their throat after gouging out their eyes. im soo depresseed. curse the person who did this to my car
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Old Nov 10, 2002 | 10:59 PM
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If you ever catch someone doing this; have no mercy. To all you pacifists out there; shove it! Put the motherf***er in the hospital and if you are pretty sure no one will see you, just kill them, but not without torturing them first.
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Old Nov 11, 2002 | 05:42 AM
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"You don't mess with a man's vehicle. You just don't do it"

Pulp Fiction.

There's a whole scene about this in the movie.
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