well, made it to 15k miles before someone hated on my car because they're insignifigant and pitiful

Someone put a nice 3 foot key scratch down my hood, precisely the area that the clear bra would cover if you got it from scion.

Question is, what punishment fits the bill for degenerates of society like these? I think it was a bunch of minors walking into IHOP because when I came up to them and asked them in a very intense manner, they were about to drop bricks... kinda giving them away..
So beating them down wouldn't have been a good idea (is it ever really though?). I think there needs to be more strict vandalism laws in this country... key someone's car, get your face keyed back? ... i mean, our keys are sharp, I have one unused and that thing could do some damage! Seriously though, what posesses someone to do something like that?

*sigh* just venting, never been so aggravated over something as trivial as property before, but it was my car, now that's personal.

I guess I could always ditch the hood for CF as long as I did the hatch too.. how would CF look on FM? eh, not so sure I like the idea, but we'll see.. Repainting the hood would be $150 probably..

Btw, already tried scratch-X as soon as I got home and it had little to no effect.

 

I am so sorry to hear that this happend to your new car. People have no respect... I can tell you that what goes around comes around though... when they get a little older this too will happen to them, trust me.

I have had it happen to me in the past, to a new car too. I can feel your pain. Best advise, just cough up the $150, have the hood painted and move on... you will be better off for it.

Best of luck!

 

sorry to hear that, but hey turn this into a positive thing. Repaint the hood, get it painted the right way. b/c right now i have paint chips and they suck ****! or u can get a cf hood.

 

Rude. That crap kills me.

I'm not sure I could resist beating someone down for trashing my car
for no better reason then they felt like it.

 

i'd be really P.O'd too. i wouldve gotten some parents numbers. i know maybe in the end it wouldnt have done any good because you didnt see see them do it, but at least to scare them enough...i dunno. i wouldnt know what to do in that situation either.

 

That really sucks. But dont worry, someday they will get into a car accident for that. hahaha. someone keyed my back under the tC sign. it looks like my tC logo is underlined and it reads : tC. i got ____ed then i walked up to the hood then it there were 4 little dots. i thought they were bird footprints.hahaha. but if i find out whoever it is. imma drain their brake fluid and watch them crash, hahaha j/k.

 

people who key cars are just as bad as people who open thier door into your car.

people suck...lets put it that way

 

Actually... the opening of the car door into someone might just be an accident. A stupid one, but an accident none-the-less.

Someone keying your car is done with intent and should be considered malicious.

 

your crying over vandalizm laws. You should look into theft laws.

In tx stealing a car and getting caught will get you 6-12 months probation and a misdemeanor. My car was stolen and over 10k in aftermarket parts. They arrested the kid and then they let him go since he ratted out another theif

 

I feel your pain too man...

I was also keyed about a a month ago. Mine was worse than your scratch though (damange wise). I was at my girlfriends graduation (christian school mind you), and my car was keyed from the beginning of the passenger door, along the rear fender (which is a big piece of out car... goes along the top of the windows), and back bumper. I had my car repainted just 2 days before I had to show in the carsponsorships.com booth at the Chantilly, VA Hot Import Nights. One thing I was a little happy about is I actually got to use my insurance money that they steal away from me each month... insurance coverd it 100%, I love state farm. But back to yor case, its best to let it drop... i know exactly who did mine... I could easily kick his **** (and im not that big), but it will get him sooner or later.

 

1200 worth of damage when they keyed my car the 2nd week i got it... the did the whole drivers side 10 times. Drove with embarassment all winter til spring hit so i can paint it. State farm helped a brotha out, all i had to do with pay 100 bills for comprehensive.

 

damn rolstc, i paid 0, zip, nada and i have state farm, my damange was $1078.23

 

that sux.

 

I never got keyed. I got egged. Its not as bad as getting keyed but damn those eggs leave some scratches.

 

i would destroy them. i don't get why people do things like that. i mean, sure.. it's easy and destructively simple, but it's just so... mean.

 

I've also been keyed, I have no idea who did it. It's so big and ugly, I hate looking at it. I feel bad for you. It's no fun having your property damaged. Horrible feeling.

 

Mine got keyed with 900 miles on it about two weeks after I got it. Both sides of it were scratched.

 

Why do people do this?

 

Sorry to hear. When you used the scratch-x were you applying it by hand or with a buffer? If by hand, try a buffer & if that doesn't work, move on to wetsanding. Might not work, but it's worth a shot.

A carbon fiber hood would look hot on the Flint Mica. That would be a good alternative.

 

hmm, i'll try it with a motorized buffer, I have one of those too.. just too afraid to use it.