This week I went to the gym before work, walked out, and found that someone had viciously side-swiped my car, gouging deep into the back side panel and door.
My poor little car! The hubcap robbery baffled me until I realized that they don't make my hubcaps anymore (I drive a Scion Xa - they don't even make my car anymore!). Someone surely stole it to replace one of theirs...although I'd like to think better of Scion drivers. I was lucky enough to find a replacement on Ebay. The theft itself isn't shocking since the parking lot I use is in the ghetto. Yes, my gym is incredibly beautiful and fancy (and it has a BAR and a LIBRARY), but like most of New Orleans, nice stuff touches ugly stuff all the time. The lot spans the block between the gym and the housing projects.
The side-swipe has to be fixed: it isn't just a scrape. This is the THIRD time my car has been hit while parked. I think it's so small no one can see it. But I'll be paying my deductible again.
Clearly you just need a bigger car. You should drive what I drive - a 15 passenger Chevy Express van. Everyone sees you. No one messes with you. And if they do, you can just run them over. :)
ReplyDeleteI should...I learned to drive in a 15-seater van!
Deletewhat a drag...
ReplyDeleteOh No! Well, at least I am a little less jealous of your gym now :) I had never heard of that particular car, so had to google it. How adorable! But mystifying as to why anyone would hit it - unless it was just payback for thinking they had found an open parking spot - only to find it occupied by a little bitty car!
ReplyDeleteI honestly think people can't see my car. It hides in blind spots! I actually almost got backed into today, but I was still in my car and hit my horn. The other driver was totally startled to see me.
DeleteThat stinks!
ReplyDeleteSorry about your bad luck. Hope your week gets better!
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