What is the problem with people and new cars?

[GeforceXtreme]

If I would spend the money on a brand new car (like 40k+).. I would try my best to take very good care of it. Wouldn’t you? I don't understand why people with like brand new cars.. treat them so badly? Every car I see in my works parking lot, either have the corners on the bumpers pushed in, or hardcore scratches down the side of it.

As an example, 2005 M3, driver side fender is completely scrapped down almost to the driver door, every time I walk past it.. I cringe.

Newer 2004+ Dodge car, plastic bumper, corner is pushed in so bad, that it looks like the bumper is inside the engine bay.

Driving to work today, newer Corvette going down Newtown bypass, I am driving right next to him, there is a trash bag in the middle of the road (big black one) instead of moving over to the side a little (more then enough room to miss it) the guy hits it and drags it for like 2min.. I am staring at the guy and he just keeps talking on his cell phone like nothing happened?

Few weeks ago a big rock was oddly sitting in the middle of my street. (came from the sky?) I guess it was from a landscaping truck or something from down the street. Well the thing is big.. and I am inside my house and every time someone goes up and down the street.. I can hear the darn rock dragging under people’s cars.. and screwing up a lot of stuff I bet. So I finally go out there and move the darn thing, the road and the rock were beat up pretty bad.

I go to BCCC, and the back entrance to the college, on the way out there is a massive pot hole. Everyday it just gets bigger and deeper. Well it seems that the people with older cars miss it without any problems, however the people with newer cars.. go right for it. So dumb because every time they do that, messes up alignment and makes it even bigger. Before you know it, will take up the entire road.

So many other stories I could tell.. but you get the picture. I understand that people get cars from parents and other things.. but man if I was given something that nice, and it was “my” car.. I would at least try to keep from damaging it myself? The said thing is, my car is 18 years old, and sometimes seems to be in better shape then some cars only a few years old? Also I love how some newer cars are running like junk and sound bad.. and have many less miles then I am currently sitting at.. Be nice if money was like toilet paper, and every month just go out and buy another car. Owell I am happy

[05Accent]

yea well rich people are stupid.(some not all) and dont care about **** like that.. i agree i dislike people who dont take care of anything espically cars given to them..

[Honest_Bob]

I've noticed the same thing. I seem to care for my car better than someone that has a car worth twice as much as mine.

[JSeoul]

I believe some people aren't rich but have rich taste. So when it comes to them paying for work to get done on their expensive cars, it doesn't happen..

[2slowMX5]

For some, a car is just a means of getting around. It's an appliance like a blender. Do you really care about your blender?

I see it a lot, a new car in front of a beautiful house thats all scratched up. Or a nice house and a 5hit car, some people just have other priorities, I guess as long as its mechanically sound they don't care..

[White97Gst]

Also i think its "rich" people dont really care what happens to their car if somthing would happen to break or w/e because they can just throw their money away to fix it...me on the other hand i try my best to avoid pot holes and such because i dont have money to just throw away

[ITSTOCK]

Have you also taken in to consideration the other moronic drivers? Or the area?

Nice cars in Philly tend to get scratches. It's the nature of the beast.

The few EXTREMELY wealthy people that I know take better care of their cars than anyone else. The cars are always SPOTLESS, NO SCRATCHES, and everything is regularly maintained.

I think that you are making a VERY overgeneralized statement, based on very FEW cars and their owners.

[ITSTOCK]

Originally Posted by 2slowMX5

Or a nice house and a 5hit car, some people just have other priorities,..

I'll have to find the Forbes list after work, showing what the richest people in America drive. I'm talking F150's, OLD town cars, and other beaters.

On the other hand, you have a lot of people that are "mortgage broke", as in, after living in the nice home, they don't have the extra coin to spend on nice cars. And than you have the people who literally just don't care or buy the most PRACTICAL vehicle, PROPS to them

BOTTOM LINE:

IT'S A FREAKING CAR!! IT'S NOT A CHILD!

[igo4bmx]

some people are hood rich, spend alot of money on a car, then get really basic insurance...

thats why you see people like them not interested in paying their 1000+ deductable..


and moost of those damages i bet were hit and runs, etc

[james_ls]

I dunno...but it keeps people like me in business.

Car cleaners//detailers for people who are too lazy//rich to do it themselves...


::Evil Laugh::

[MuddyREX]

I've been hit twice in parking lots. The corner of my rear bumper is pushed in, and my passenger side is wrecked from the front fender back to the rear door.

I just don't give a **** and won't probably ever get them fixed.

[MPowerKai]

I have some damage on the rear bumper of my M3 when this korean girl rearended me with her POS but the damage was minimal and she was very nice and scared so I let her go. Then BMW dented this piece under the trunk but they always hook me up so I let that go too. But I always wash my car and my rims are flawless without a scratch and they have 15k miles on them. Sometimes things are just unavoidable. I'd get it fixed if the down time wasn't so long. Yea, I have other cars but the M3 is my favorite to drive lol.

[specVogel]

i work on cars all day and you'd be suprised how some people treat their $55k volvos. some cars i almost get sick just sitting in.

[namdoogwerdna]

you should see barry's (s4toSTI) car. I think he jsut puts soap on it when it rains. Oh well, it's three times as fast as my civic so i shouldnt be saying anthing

horror story: one time at the shop we had a maserati whos trunk was FILLED TO THE BRIM with clothes, books, TV dinners, and open matzah. ugh.

[PotenzaSub]

Maybe the people in your parking lot will get their cars fixed soon. Whenever my Mom dents/scratches up her cars it takes her a while to take it to the mechanic since she's a doctor and has an hectic work schedual (she once hit a parked truck with her Mercedes ML and it took her about a month to get it fixed).

[~addicted2boost]

my neighbor the other day saw me washing my car, and she yells over "wow i cant beleive ur doing that.. and its cold out! ive never washed my car b4" and itsa bmw 325i

[ToyotaTat]

Originally Posted by igo4bmx

some people are hood rich, spend alot of money on a car, then get really basic insurance...

thats why you see people like them not interested in paying their 1000+ deductable..


and moost of those damages i bet were hit and runs, etc

there's also the one's with brand new cars that are 40g+ but can't pay their section 8 rent each month.....a lot of people with newer cars seem to think that they're infallible

[redline]

I used to work doing detailing for a couple of years during high school. The worst cars we got in were mercedes. Not just C and E classes but the highlines also. Just totally neglected cars. Mercedes black is impossible to repair we usually had to wet sand the bastards.

[ToyotaTat]

benz / bmw owners never clean they're fukcing wheels

[Crzyguy972]

Originally Posted by ToyotaTat

benz / bmw owners never clean they're fukcing wheels

not true its just the brake pads will give brake **** all over the damn wheel in about a day,