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My 2008 Ranger suffered not ONE but THREE flipping dents on the passenger rear box panel today.
Im someone who tries to take care of my vehicles and respects anyone elses vehicles that I park next to or enter.
Heres my horrific story:
I went into a Toy R Us this afternoon. Parked where there were no other cars. Normally I would park next to a curb or even further away. But I was only going to be a few minutes. I come back out 5 minutes later to find two cars now parked next to me. I know what you are thinking. These other vehicles were not the culprint of the soon to be dents on my Ranger. I enter my Ranger as I always do. Carefully and methodically. Close the door and put the key in the ignition. Just before Im ready to turn the key I hear a loud and sickening noise,(that will forever haunt me) my Ranger actually shook slightly. I began to fume and at first thought a car nicked the read of the Ranger. I get out and walk around the vehicle to see a BIG flipping BLUE BUGGY rammed into the side of my Ranger.
Some flipping NIMROD most likely left their buggy behind their vehicle and pulled out forward, thus leaving the heavy winds(which had apretly just started up) to carry the buggy down the drive right into my vehicle. My vehicle being larger than the two next to me, left it open to such violation.
I looked at the damage and with blood in my eyes noticed a small ding and a scrap on the paint. Fuming I grabbed the buggy and slammed it into the cart corral and went on my way. I stopped over my parents to and decided to get a better look at the damage. Thats when I noticed that not only ONE but THREE good sized dings were noe on my vehicle. My dad even said he could see them from his front window. twe are about a 1/4" to 1/2" the other is about a 1.5" (vertical) x 1/2"wide dent. This buggy really hit hard.
There should be a personal place in Hell for people like this. This is laziness beyond belief. I have never left a buggy in the middle of a parking lot. I ALWAYS put it in a cart corral no matter how far Im from it.
Now I know many here will say it gives the Truck personality. Will if it was 10 years old I would agree. BUT im still paying on this thing and as far as Im concerned its like a pimple on flawless skin. It looks horrbile and throws the entire look of the vehicle off. Im sure these dings just devalued my Ranger another $1000+.
Just called my insurance company, its gonna be $250 deductable and Im sure they will raise my rates. Im going to try to take it to a paintless ding shop first. But Im not hopeful.
Im someone who tries to take care of my vehicles and respects anyone elses vehicles that I park next to or enter.
Heres my horrific story:
I went into a Toy R Us this afternoon. Parked where there were no other cars. Normally I would park next to a curb or even further away. But I was only going to be a few minutes. I come back out 5 minutes later to find two cars now parked next to me. I know what you are thinking. These other vehicles were not the culprint of the soon to be dents on my Ranger. I enter my Ranger as I always do. Carefully and methodically. Close the door and put the key in the ignition. Just before Im ready to turn the key I hear a loud and sickening noise,(that will forever haunt me) my Ranger actually shook slightly. I began to fume and at first thought a car nicked the read of the Ranger. I get out and walk around the vehicle to see a BIG flipping BLUE BUGGY rammed into the side of my Ranger.
Some flipping NIMROD most likely left their buggy behind their vehicle and pulled out forward, thus leaving the heavy winds(which had apretly just started up) to carry the buggy down the drive right into my vehicle. My vehicle being larger than the two next to me, left it open to such violation.
I looked at the damage and with blood in my eyes noticed a small ding and a scrap on the paint. Fuming I grabbed the buggy and slammed it into the cart corral and went on my way. I stopped over my parents to and decided to get a better look at the damage. Thats when I noticed that not only ONE but THREE good sized dings were noe on my vehicle. My dad even said he could see them from his front window. twe are about a 1/4" to 1/2" the other is about a 1.5" (vertical) x 1/2"wide dent. This buggy really hit hard.
There should be a personal place in Hell for people like this. This is laziness beyond belief. I have never left a buggy in the middle of a parking lot. I ALWAYS put it in a cart corral no matter how far Im from it.
Now I know many here will say it gives the Truck personality. Will if it was 10 years old I would agree. BUT im still paying on this thing and as far as Im concerned its like a pimple on flawless skin. It looks horrbile and throws the entire look of the vehicle off. Im sure these dings just devalued my Ranger another $1000+.
Just called my insurance company, its gonna be $250 deductable and Im sure they will raise my rates.
Im going to try to take it to a paintless ding shop first. But Im not hopeful.
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I did call Toys r US. I told them their cart corrals were full the girl said the manager would call me back. I dont expect anything. I should have taken a picture but was to pissed to think straight. I do know Walmart will cover it if they have their corrals full and buggys laying about. Otherwise stores wont cover it if its just one stranggler cart zipping around. Sad thing is Toys r us have no survalliance cameras so I can prove it.
....lol ok maybe if i had a 2008 i would be a little mad, but i would have probably inflicted the scratches myself doing something dumb like driving through brush
