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Old Aug 4, 2009 | 06:11 PM
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Hi Z'ers just wondering how many of you get nervous leaving your car certain places. I'm afraid of going out to night clubs fearing that my Z will be vandalized / sexually harassted in the worst way or haters being haters you know. I don't even like to park it in my own driveway cuz today I get up to go to work and outside I see a empty beer can sitting on my friends car and the gas lid open my Z was 8 ft. away. Anyway I park far away and try to park by nice cars if I can but still i'm nervous and being nervous is gods way of telling you somethings up or coming up.

Just needed to vent I hope nothing happens to my car anytime soon or to fellow Z'ers.
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Old Aug 4, 2009 | 06:25 PM
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Your avatar makes reading your post too distracting. I gave up halfway through
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Old Aug 4, 2009 | 06:33 PM
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Old Aug 4, 2009 | 06:38 PM
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Yes, I'm extremely nervous every time I park the Z when it's parallel parked on a street in NYC. Otherwise, when I'm in Long Island and inside a lot, I just go to a far-off corner on my own and feel okay.
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Old Aug 4, 2009 | 06:41 PM
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super paranoid here. I park at the far end of the parking lots, still in public eyes but far enough that most lazy fat americans will not want to walk from/to that spot. I also take up two spots. Figuring no one parks out here anyways. Or ill park next to someone i know who is cautious. Here's a hater story. One day i decided to park across the street from usual spot at walmart because its near the mall and no one parks there, but its right near the main road to both enterance of the mall and walmart. anyways i was in walmart and my GF drove next to my car about 10 min later and saw some guy walking buy about to put his cig out on my paint. WTF, seriously what did i do except work hard to pay for my car. Worst part is, I know an officer who just recently acquired a challenger R/T. Pretty white color, anyways parks at the mall, comes out not 1/2 later to find his car has been keyed within the first 4 days of ownership. As he is standing there writing his own report on his car, 2 other people with nice new cars come up to him and report they had the same thing happen to them. This is why my DD is a 85 camry POS. lol
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Old Aug 4, 2009 | 07:14 PM
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I don't go to places where drunken punks hang out. Problem solved.
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Old Aug 4, 2009 | 07:17 PM
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i hate parking my car in neighborhoods other than my own. i parked my Z outside my gf's house the other night and what do you know...the next morning i had a huge ding in my back bumper along with a nasty scratch. i practically a hole in my bumper. and the worst part is of course that there was no note left to contact the person who hit my car.
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Old Aug 4, 2009 | 07:17 PM
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Originally Posted by davidv
I don't go to places where drunken punks hang out. Problem solved.
I just happen to live by some.
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Old Aug 4, 2009 | 07:19 PM
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Default Haha...was just talking about this earlier today

I'm totally paranoid about parking anywhere. Its a catch 22, if I park close in I risk door dings. If I park far out, people **** with my car just to **** me off. The night Fast and Furious came out I went to the theater and park as far out as I could get, not even taking up more than one space, only to come out to find a POS Cellica parked 6" from my car!! It took every thing in my not to key the car!! Haters will be haters I guess...just pisses me off though!! People need to learn some respect!!!!
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Old Aug 4, 2009 | 07:19 PM
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Originally Posted by germanguy818
i hate parking my car in neighborhoods other than my own. i parked my Z outside my gf's house the other night and what do you know...the next morning i had a huge ding in my back bumper along with a nasty scratch. i practically a hole in my bumper. and the worst part is of course that there was no note left to contact the person who hit my car.

Damn man that sucks big time.
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Old Aug 4, 2009 | 07:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Swimminggerman
super paranoid here. I park at the far end of the parking lots, still in public eyes but far enough that most lazy fat americans will not want to walk from/to that spot. I also take up two spots. Figuring no one parks out here anyways. Or ill park next to someone i know who is cautious. Here's a hater story. One day i decided to park across the street from usual spot at walmart because its near the mall and no one parks there, but its right near the main road to both enterance of the mall and walmart. anyways i was in walmart and my GF drove next to my car about 10 min later and saw some guy walking buy about to put his cig out on my paint. WTF, seriously what did i do except work hard to pay for my car. Worst part is, I know an officer who just recently acquired a challenger R/T. Pretty white color, anyways parks at the mall, comes out not 1/2 later to find his car has been keyed within the first 4 days of ownership. As he is standing there writing his own report on his car, 2 other people with nice new cars come up to him and report they had the same thing happen to them. This is why my DD is a 85 camry POS. lol

lmao! lazy fat americans that is hilarious. but be careful when u double park even if its in the middle of no where it attracts attention. h8ers are out there and seing that you take up 2 spots because u have a nice ride has bad consequences...sadly
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Old Aug 4, 2009 | 07:28 PM
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I usually opt not to drive to places where there are goons lurking in the shadows. I'll only drive in the rich neighborhoods that have nicer cars than me. But with that said you guys should do what i do. Get a two-way alarm with the motion sensor warning. When im paranoid and I get paged that someone is close to my car, ill press the panic button lmao. hopefully it scares them off

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Old Aug 4, 2009 | 07:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Beast101
I usually opt not to drive to places where there are goons lurking in the shadows. I'll only drive in the rich neighborhoods that have nicer cars than me. But with that said you guys should do what i do. Get a two-way alarm with the motion sensor warning. When im paranoid and I get paged that someone is close to my car, then press the panic button lmao. hopefully it scares them off
This is something to look into motion sensor warning.
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Old Aug 4, 2009 | 07:35 PM
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Originally Posted by albaugh81
Damn man that sucks big time.
yeah it does...and what also sucks is that my insurance deductible is $500...so if i want the damage fixed i have to spend mad $$...might as well go with chargespeed back bumper instead. maybe pay $500 deduct and have the rest covered through insurance (hit and run)
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Old Aug 4, 2009 | 07:45 PM
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Even at work, I park at the very far end of the parking lot. But now a different issue - the tree I park next to started dropping sap or something on it...lovely...need a new place to park....
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Old Aug 4, 2009 | 07:56 PM
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1 out of 3 times I take my car out on a night out or whatever, someone F#cks with it. I can't wait until I catch someone in the act. They'll brush their teeth while wiping their ***.
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Old Aug 4, 2009 | 09:38 PM
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very nervous, im a college student and their are alot of haters, ( red necks) and i find my self walking alot, but in all honesty it's worth it because i drive a Z...
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Old Aug 4, 2009 | 09:49 PM
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I don't get nervous because i don't park it outside anywhere.
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Old Aug 4, 2009 | 10:07 PM
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I just check on it hourly or so...not practical. I go out to my car during day shifts just to see if anyone new parked next to me..

Taking her out to the clubs is always has me in a nervous state of mind. One night I didn't get any play so I was chilling in my car playing with my phone here in downtown Waikiki, and watched several people sit on this one while prestaging. It was a white 2010mustang, so these three guys figure to look cool at someone's else expense. I was happy I was at my car cause it could of very well been my car...
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Old Aug 5, 2009 | 03:24 AM
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OP, it must be you. I don't think anybody else here is worried about parking their Z


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