Does my car have a big target on it?!

ScoobyDoo69 · 20 Dec 2006 at 22:18

seriously guys, someone tell me, does my silver impreza sport have a target on it anywhere?

Because in just a year, I've had someone hit my car from behind (Nov 05), I've had someone reverse into the front of it (Dec 05), I've had someone key it, in Summer 06 it was broken into, damaging my door, drivers side handle, grill and ego. AND NOW, today it's been reversed into the side, and I need a whole new drivers door. Will need the whole side and new door respraying to match, new door £300 - paint and door seals etc £200 - car for 5 days whilst it's repaired £125 - labour to remove door, refit window etc £390.
Totalish inc VAT is £1300 !!!!

Thank god I was in the car when it happened..

But seriously though, wtf ?!

EDIT - I lol'd when I saw the xmas smiley hehe

Updated with new pics:

updated with pics:

the door:

ScoobyDoo69

Tdh1987 · 20 Dec 2006 at 22:21

Why does it have one colour coded door handle and ones grey plastic?

Havana_UK · 20 Dec 2006 at 22:22

I see no target in this pic...is it on the other side?

Seriously though, bad luck, sorry.

I had a bad car year last year...sucks

ScoobyDoo69 · 20 Dec 2006 at 22:23

Tdh1987 said:
Why does it have one colour coded door handle and ones grey plastic?

because I had only done the front at the time

Meridian · 20 Dec 2006 at 22:36

It's just Imprezas mate:

And the previous owner REALLY pranged it - £5000-worth of damage.

M

LoadsaMoney · 20 Dec 2006 at 22:56

Yes a car like that is a target, im not suprised its been keyed etc....

agw_01 · 20 Dec 2006 at 23:05

I didn't know it had been keyed Scooby. That sucks mate

But then, it's a smart looking Subaru. These things are just commonplace nowadays.

That sucks about the damage today. I parked up in the local Tesco carpark tonight to go and do a bit of Christmas shopping. Now I absolutely hate parking my car in public carparks (it's managed to pick up a few dents and scratches recently... all of which have happened whilst it's been parked at work :mad:

).

Tonight, I walked away from the car and a Fiesta went and parked next to it. I walked across the carpark to watch the guy getting out of the car in case he hit it with his door.

OTT yes, but you can never be too careful these days.

Any pics of the door?

ScoobyDoo69 · 20 Dec 2006 at 23:11

not got any pics as of yet, i'll take some tomorrow me thinks. It's way too dark and cold at the mo

thing that's annoying me the most about it, is the wind noise, but hopefully it'll be sorted sometime soon. Seriously though, the only thing that hasn't had a respray/fix on my car since I've had it, is the roof and the bonnet.
I wouldn't be as gutted if I'd done the damage myself, the worst i've done is get bird poo on it haha.

James07 · 20 Dec 2006 at 23:12

What the hell? I think the answer is yes hehe, you need to buy a garage to park the car in.

Jez · 20 Dec 2006 at 23:18

Location: Birmingham

Psycrow · 20 Dec 2006 at 23:26

Are you claiming off the other persons insurance? What did they say? Was it a woman?

Morba · 20 Dec 2006 at 23:28

should you really be parking that close to a junction and half on the pavement?

that wont help you being a target

calnen · 20 Dec 2006 at 23:36

Psycrow said:
Was it a woman?

lol

ScoobyDoo69 · 20 Dec 2006 at 23:37

Psycrow said:
Are you claiming off the other persons insurance? What did they say? Was it a woman?

Guy, spoke to him tonight, he expected like £300 and was going to pay cash lol. He's going to ring me in the morning with a decision. I should think it will be an insurance jobby tho.
Will be using the place who did my last insurance job for me when the person went into the back of me

Morba said:
should you really be parking that close to a junction and half on the pavement?

that wont help you being a target

hehe I was just parked there for a mo whilst getting something from a friends, it looked nice so I took me a pic ^_^

Skiddley · 21 Dec 2006 at 09:03

It's like the Emperor's clothes, but only stupid people can see the target.

Mat · 21 Dec 2006 at 09:55

Maybe if you painted a big shiney target on it, people would be able to see it better and avoid it... maybe :confused:

silversurfer · 21 Dec 2006 at 10:40

Looks like a smart car, I thought you had stickers on it for some reason. Obviously anything nice looking is a target especially a scoobie.

You dont normally park oppisite a junction then

Dr Who · 21 Dec 2006 at 10:43

Meridian said:
It's just Imprezas mate:

And the previous owner REALLY pranged it - £5000-worth of damage.

M

Yikes, you really must slow down for those sleeping policeman

ScoobyDoo69 · 21 Dec 2006 at 10:59

silversurfer said:
Looks like a smart car, I thought you had stickers on it for some reason. Obviously anything nice looking is a target especially a scoobie.

You dont normally park oppisite a junction then

No no haha. When it got hit at the front it was in a works car park, when hit from behind I was in traffic. Then this time I was in a driveway lol.

Sonea Fifer · 21 Dec 2006 at 11:42

Ouch - sore one

Me-thinks your needing to purchase a garage matey. Or at the very least rent a lock-up in order to secure your car at night.

Had some idiot trying to break into my wife's 8year old Ford Escort not so long back, completely wrecked the lock and scratched hell outta the door. But they left my Mk1 MR2 alone (parked next to it) - possibly cos of the scanner in the window.

Sometime's i find a visual deterrent is better than thousands spent on a fancy alarm system.

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