The First Damage Is Always The Hardest

[disney junky]

Just got a new car. Last night I got home from church and my wife sheepishly said she needed to show me something. She scraped the curb with the front wheel and put a pretty good gouge in it. I felt bad for her. The first scratch, ding, dent, scrape, is always the most painful. I never care where I park my 95 Accord, yet I've yet to have any real damage done to it. New cars just make me nervous.

 

[Pooh Crew]

I agree. I had my new car for about six months and always parked far out hoping to avoid door dings. I was parked at the school and a dear friend cut the corner of the lane too short and clipped my rear bumper. She was so upset! I felt as bad for her as for myself!

 

[lovemygoofy]

I bought a new car in late Janurary. Two weeks after moving into our new house, I ripped the side mirror off pulling out of the garage. I haven't parked there since. I'm too scared to do it again.

 

[2BOYMOM]

This has been two years ago, but I had only had my Tucson 2 months and I hit a deer! Caused over $4,000 damage. Oh well. I do still own the Tucson though. The deer didn't have as good luck......

 

[mtdevine615]

And that's why DW wont drive the new car until it gets the first ding. She didn't drive my truck for over a year when the dang shopping cart found my drivers side door. Dog gone Home Depot built on a hill.

 

[PrincessKsMom]

About a month or so after getting my new Camry I backed into a parking spot and crushed in the rear bumper against a light pole. Broke my heart -- I was truly devasted as this was my first real new car (other than a Hyundai I bought in the early 90's). A few months ago a drunk driver slammed into the car behind me, which pushed him into me. Destroyed my rear bumper, but no other damage. I got a new bumper and no one ever has to know I smashed it in first. Looks like new! I do still get a little upset at the door dings and such, but it can't stay new forever.

 

[clarabelle]

And that's why DW wont drive the new car until it gets the first ding. She didn't drive my truck for over a year when the dang shopping cart found my drivers side door. Dog gone Home Depot built on a hill.

I think it is a rule Home Depots MUST be on a hill. I love trying to wrangle a big bag of potting soil into my car while trying to keep the buggy (we say buggy here in the south) from going down a hill.

 

[DVC-Don]

First one hurts the worst. Back in 99 my then new truck got sideswipped by a wind blown cart at a Wal-Mart. Over $900 damage!! Some lazy bugger was too busy to put their cart in a corral.

 

[Micca]

Years ago I had my first new car in a long, long time and after 1 day, DW and DDs took it about 500 miles for a weekend horse show(which was fine). Two days later my brand new car comes back with 1000 miles on it, and a giant scratch on the passenger door. One of my DDs slammed into it with a golf cart at the horse show. I wasn't mad, but it was very disappointing.