Bringing the car to college
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While I'd love to do that parking would be a major issue as my brother is bringing his car down also and its taking up the only other parking spot.
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I park pretty far away or in a corner so only the passenger side is at risk!
Seriously though I park pretty far away and there's a Camaro SS that parks out near me, a black Z06 (early 2000's model not the newer ones . .c4?) and a brand new red mercedes. .
My advice is park out in an open lot far away
Seriously though I park pretty far away and there's a Camaro SS that parks out near me, a black Z06 (early 2000's model not the newer ones . .c4?) and a brand new red mercedes. .
My advice is park out in an open lot far away
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I don't know whether it is 1, 2 or 3 in this case. Calling someone out on poor use of the language can help to bring it to their attention. In this case, it was done comparatively gently by my350z.com standards.
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From personal experience, I would not do it. For the past couple of years I parked my car on campus, I've had so many dings, paint chips, and other damage to my Z to the point where I literally have to repaint my car. My buddy had a black Z that got keyed on campus as well.
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Its just a car, drive it, enjoy it, dings will happen.
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I usually park in an undesirable lot at ASU and park as far away from walking distance from the campus as possible. Keeps the people around me to a minimum, and the only thing that has ever irked me is I came out once and there were like 5 school buses parked around my car because they used the end of the lot too. All was good though. Good luck.
But O/P as far as parking goes. just simply BE SMART. At my university I park at the very top of the garage and I park so that I will not have cars on either side of mine, but I make sure I am not parked so far away that I am excluded from everyone else (that way I wont get targeted for theft)
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lol @ this thread.
A. Why don't you just get a DD or live somewhere close?
B. If you can't afford a DD, and you are afraid to drive the Z, why did you buy it in the first place?
C. Buy a cheap 650 or something. Should be easy enough to park.
A. Why don't you just get a DD or live somewhere close?
B. If you can't afford a DD, and you are afraid to drive the Z, why did you buy it in the first place?
C. Buy a cheap 650 or something. Should be easy enough to park.
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It never seems sensible to me when people buy a car for its driving experience, and then decide to protect the car by not driving it. Why would you decide to put it away in a garage and drive around in a rusted Honda Civic?
You must budget $$ for routine maintenance, so just include removing door dings as a part of your maintenance program. Paint-less dent repairs are inexpensive compared to other body work, so save maybe $200-$500 for this and do the repairs as you need or want to. Repairing door dings is elective, and you do this as your budget permits.
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You must budget $$ for routine maintenance, so just include removing door dings as a part of your maintenance program. Paint-less dent repairs are inexpensive compared to other body work, so save maybe $200-$500 for this and do the repairs as you need or want to. Repairing door dings is elective, and you do this as your budget permits.
--Spike
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It's a valid question, I just don't have the space for parking another car at my place. The car has been driven for 2 years; 12 months a year through snow and rain, it's been driven. I just was wondering how others in a university setting go about parking their vehicle with the peace of mind that nothing like door dings would happen.
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Could you buy a car cover (one with the extra side/door protection padding), carry it in the hatch space, and put it over the car when you park it at school?
I have one of these, and it takes about a minute to secure it over the car. I suppose the risk is someone on campus might steal it.
Another option is one of those door-drapes that you attach by rolling up the windows and dropping the drape along the side of the door to fend-off door dings from careless people who park next to you. I’m not sure that will work since the Z “snugs-up” the front door window after closing the door(Possibly putting a strap in the way might damage the window motor?).
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I have one of these, and it takes about a minute to secure it over the car. I suppose the risk is someone on campus might steal it.
Another option is one of those door-drapes that you attach by rolling up the windows and dropping the drape along the side of the door to fend-off door dings from careless people who park next to you. I’m not sure that will work since the Z “snugs-up” the front door window after closing the door(Possibly putting a strap in the way might damage the window motor?).
--Spike
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Just keep in mind that SF is now one of the highest areas for auto theft according to the NICB. http://nohotwire.com/uncategorized/c...eas-car-theft/
Keep your car locked at USF!
Keep your car locked at USF!
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im at usf and with my friends car someone tore up the whole side of his car from front bumper to back personally i just park mine next to the nicest car in the garage or people who back in prob harder to hit me if all ya gotta do is drive forward