TIP: how to stop your doors getting dinged
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I've been doing this for about 2 years, and it's not my experience.
I agree it's a possibility, but I've had no problems so far. If someone is the sort of dick that will mess with your car because they see you are trying to protect it, then frankly they are the sort of dick that you can't predict or plan for - maybe they'll mess with it because they don't like the colour, or they are off their meds or are having a bad hair day - who knows.
The majority of car dingers are people who just don't care or think it's important, or kids. For that majority this stops the dings, because the first they notice (if they notice at all) is when their door smacks off my protector rather than hitting my door. By that time it's already done it's job.
But for sure, it's not for everyone - make your own choice. As I say, commercial products that do this are available so I'm not the only one.
I also park miles away from cars when possible and use 2 spaces there when I do (provided car park is sufficiently empty not to cause issues for anyone else), and I've never had bother from anyone about that either.
For me, it's the last resort and to be deployed only when:
- car park is busy or there's nowhere I can park (like side of a road) which would avoid the possibility of a car parking next to me (this is already only maybe 10% of the times I park)
- even then hopefully only required on one side of car if I can park in a corner,etc
I agree it's a possibility, but I've had no problems so far. If someone is the sort of dick that will mess with your car because they see you are trying to protect it, then frankly they are the sort of dick that you can't predict or plan for - maybe they'll mess with it because they don't like the colour, or they are off their meds or are having a bad hair day - who knows.
The majority of car dingers are people who just don't care or think it's important, or kids. For that majority this stops the dings, because the first they notice (if they notice at all) is when their door smacks off my protector rather than hitting my door. By that time it's already done it's job.
But for sure, it's not for everyone - make your own choice. As I say, commercial products that do this are available so I'm not the only one.
I also park miles away from cars when possible and use 2 spaces there when I do (provided car park is sufficiently empty not to cause issues for anyone else), and I've never had bother from anyone about that either.
For me, it's the last resort and to be deployed only when:
- car park is busy or there's nowhere I can park (like side of a road) which would avoid the possibility of a car parking next to me (this is already only maybe 10% of the times I park)
- even then hopefully only required on one side of car if I can park in a corner,etc
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