[infinitekidM2C]

Originally Posted by MotoEV

What consistently surprises me is the shock and amazement people have when a 'luxury' car is parked on the street in a large city and it gets damaged.

I'm often reminded of countless stories of people who think they have 'arrived' because they purchased something with perceived status yet seem incapable or unwilling to bear the full cost of ownership.

• A McMansion but no regular lawn care or lawn service
• A luxury car but base insurance with high deductible
• A luxury car but no garage space to park it
• A luxury car fighting for a street parking space instead of paying for valet secured parking

Instead of hating on everyone and everything, pay the full freight if you want to 'live large'. Otherwise, get a Ford Focus or Hyundai Elantra and buy some peace of mind.

JMHO

Do yourself a favor and don't worry about what other people do.

[DieselDiner]

Originally Posted by MP0WER

So instead of being disappointed with the human race because someone egged my car when it was on my property, not blocking a sidewalk, and a good 20 feet from the street i should just get a Hyundai?

This logic is part of what's wrong with society. "Don't be mad a the person who vandalized your car because he can't afford one. Just take extra measure to ensure it can't be vandalized." Thats like saying women should all wear nun's clothes to help guard against rape. I have news for you, if i had a Ford Focus or even a Hyundai Elantra i would STILL be pissed if someone egged it or vandalized it.

But according to your logic, if i have a $20k car I should be OK with it being vandalized. But if i have a $65k car i should keep it under lock and key and only valet it? Is this right, are you effing serious? Some of us actually like our cars. And while it is just a car that can be repaired, i do find it offensive when someone randomly vandalizes one weather it be expensive or average. There is no place for this crap in our society and there is no excuse for it.

Envy is weak and pathetic, and shouldn't be celebrated or rewarded with respect.

[Dan_335i]

Originally Posted by scorcherjf

lol damn... i hate that parking lot... another reason not to go if there's vandals running around. i like T&T better anyway. maybe they knew the owner? didn't think toronto had so much random acts of vandalism...

Not sure if they new each other cause the vandals were roughly 18-25 and the guy was in his 40s. Yeh toronto is full of dicks, my mom parked her car at foodymart to buy some shopping and some dick banged his door against my moms car. The door car was dented in. We didnt see tho but we saw a door chip mark on the paint and the door was also lumped in.

Originally Posted by SaMaster14

Every Mercedes sedan that has a 'luxury' line has the hood ornament. (C class, E class, S class, (Maybach))

It also could have been an older benz, OP never specified.

Looked like this generations E class, so pretty new. I was in the drive through at mcdonalds when i saw them vandalise the mercedes.

[Greenkirby21]

lol saw this on 9gag this morning

[Comet]

Originally Posted by Greenkirby21

lol saw this on 9gag this morning

HAHAHA beat me to it!!!

[Kwando]

Originally Posted by Dan_335i

It was at foodymart on warden avenue in scarborough

There's your problem right there lol

Originally Posted by scorcherjf

lol damn... i hate that parking lot... another reason not to go if there's vandals running around. i like T&T better anyway. maybe they knew the owner? didn't think toronto had so much random acts of vandalism...

You'll probably be ok if you aren't going to Foodymart at 4am lol.

[Tsuyoi]

Originally Posted by MotoEV

What consistently surprises me is the shock and amazement people have when a 'luxury' car is parked on the street in a large city and it gets damaged.

I'm often reminded of countless stories of people who think they have 'arrived' because they purchased something with perceived status yet seem incapable or unwilling to bear the full cost of ownership.

• A McMansion but no regular lawn care or lawn service
• A luxury car but base insurance with high deductible
• A luxury car but no garage space to park it
• A luxury car fighting for a street parking space instead of paying for valet secured parking

Instead of hating on everyone and everything, pay the full freight if you want to 'live large'. Otherwise, get a Ford Focus or Hyundai Elantra and buy some peace of mind.

JMHO

I live in manhattan. The lease on my car, if I leased, would be around 400-500 a month. Want to guess the rent for a parking garage in my neighborhood? 400-500. For the price of a garage I could get a second car.


Just because I enjoy a nice car doesn't mean I'm "living large". This isn't an M3 for Alpina or w/e. I don't think it's too much to ask for others to respect personal property. I don't see why instead of blaming the vandals, you choose to blame the owners. It's like "what a woman got raped? Oh it's her fault for wearing a skirt and actually going outside without bodyguards."

On topic, I found bootprints on my hood and roof this last Sunday. Someone had decided to climb onto and over my car. Luckily no dents.

[Low Gravity]

Originally Posted by Tsuyoi

I live in manhattan. The lease on my car, if I leased, would be around 400-500 a month. Want to guess the rent for a parking garage in my neighborhood? 400-500. For the price of a garage I could get a second car.


Just because I enjoy a nice car doesn't mean I'm "living large". This isn't an M3 for Alpina or w/e. I don't think it's too much to ask for others to respect personal property. I don't see why instead of blaming the vandals, you choose to blame the owners. It's like "what a woman got raped? Oh it's her fault for wearing a skirt and actually going outside without bodyguards."

On topic, I found bootprints on my hood and roof this last Sunday. Someone had decided to climb onto and over my car. Luckily no dents.