Sideswiped a parked car and not even a year old!

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[Ron Neal]

Don't beat yourself up. We all do stupid stuff.
Like a kidney stone this too will pass.

 

[mr mojo risen]

Sorry for your misfortune but props to you for manning up and reporting what happened in a public forum.

Since others have confessed their faux pas’s, about six weeks ago I backed into my brick mailbox leaving for work early in the morning. I dented my tailgate and crunched the bumper. Luckily, I’m acquainted with a retired guy with extensive body shop experience who fixed it up for $200.

 

[710-oil-614]

Sorry for your misfortune but props to you for manning up and reporting what happened in a public forum.

Since others have confessed their faux pas’s, about six weeks ago I backed into my brick mailbox leaving for work early in the morning. I dented my tailgate and crunched the bumper. Luckily, I’m acquainted with a retired guy with extensive body shop experience who fixed it up for $200.

If you can't make sport of yourself, you're taking life too seriously. I self reported my oil change fiasco.

 

[Steeleye]

Does indicate: as maneuverable and nimbal as the Maverick feels, you have to remember it is a fairly large vehicle. Sorry for your misfortune. Thanks for the reminder.

Yes. I have only driven a Ford Pinto, Plymouth Horizon, Jeep Wrangler, and Pontiac Solstice since 1979. I have much to unlearn.

 

[LongbowJim]

I’m embarrassed to say that I just sideswiped a parked car trying to park along the curb on my residential street to take a pic of the supermoon without wires in the way. I cut over too soon

And this is why I have never owned a new car. I’m sick.

I haven’t had as much as a scratch on my cars that was my fault since the 70s.

Maybe it’s a sign of impending senility.

P.S. And the pic of the moon is lame…

I'm still holding my breath for that first ding...

 

[stevj]

It's clear you need to practice parking.
There's no shame in that. It's how we improve.

Steve

 

[Dukeallen]

Shame about the truck.

 

[Escapologist]

I'm still holding my breath for that first ding...

I did a plastic on plastic light scuff with a shopping cart on the rear bumper about an inch, not sure if that counts, it will probably rub off.

 

[dochawk]

Like a kidney stone this too will pass.

But not what you want to here from the proctologist!

 

[Pops_Maverick]

I'm thinking the Mini could be parked a bit closer to the curb, and the street appears a bit narrow. Not enough to shift blame, but.......a bummer indeed.

 

[GarryB]

I’m embarrassed to say that I just sideswiped a parked car trying to park along the curb on my residential street to take a pic of the supermoon without wires in the way. I cut over too soon

And this is why I have never owned a new car. I’m sick.

I haven’t had as much as a scratch on my cars that was my fault since the 70s.

Maybe it’s a sign of impending senility.

P.S. And the pic of the moon is lame…

For a second it looked like a push bar or bull bar on the Mini. I was like WTF!
Zoom is nice!

 

[710-oil-614]

I'm thinking the Mini could be parked a bit closer to the curb, and the street appears a bit narrow. Not enough to shift blame, but.......a bummer indeed.

In our city you have to be within 12” of the curb and the mini definitely is.

 

[BillHanna]

One advantage of buying a used vehicle; someone else has already gotten the first ding .

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