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Someone decided to take what looks like a lug nut wrench to my car which left a deep dent on my pass side rear quarter, and left a foot an a half key mark on the pass front quarter. To me touching another mans car, no matter what ones beef is with him, is the lowest thing a man can do. It is like kicking a guy in the nuts during a fight.
-1981 280zx
-89 Jeep Cherokee
F-54 - N-47 - 9.8:1 comp - 6-3-1 header -Schneider (470 lift, 280 dur.) - full 2 1/4 exhaust- Pallnet fuel rail - 6 puck ceramic clutch
Post Edited (Sep 23, 10:34am)
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Call the police and see if they can turn up any fingerprints.
1976 280Z
Draw-Through Turbo, 10 PSI, 4 Bbl Holley, E88, L28 (Flat), 10:1 CR, 5 Spd
1974 Corvette Stingray:
350, 400 Automatic, T-Tops, 8.5:1 CR, 78,000 Miles
1994 Acura Integra:
1.8L, 5 Spd, 189,000 and Counting!
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Where did this happen? Your driveway or out in public parking somewhere? That sort of damage is not quiet when being done and im surprised no one heard it or saw it happening.
Post Edited (Sep 23, 12:55pm)
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first thing i would think of is did you piss anyone off latley??
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No, i try to stay out of trouble so people dont touch my car, i am not kidding. There is no reason to piss someone off unless they give you a reason. By the way i think it happened in my school parking lot, which is not a big suprise. If i find out who it was, i will take it to the schoo officer and let him handle it and have them pay for the repairs.
-1981 280zx
-89 Jeep Cherokee
F-54 - N-47 - 9.8:1 comp - 6-3-1 header -Schneider (470 lift, 280 dur.) - full 2 1/4 exhaust- Pallnet fuel rail - 6 puck ceramic clutch
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that sucks man, and you're right.. screwing with anther man's car is the worst thing you can do.. i have a friend whos ex girlfriend keyed every panel on his m3.. but i have to disagree with the kicking the nuts and fighting thing.. there are no rules to street fighting, and if you're out numbered 4 to 1 as i was.. it really helps you out. :) hope you find that punk
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Well yea 4 on one, you are going to have to take the easier way out.
-1981 280zx
-89 Jeep Cherokee
F-54 - N-47 - 9.8:1 comp - 6-3-1 header -Schneider (470 lift, 280 dur.) - full 2 1/4 exhaust- Pallnet fuel rail - 6 puck ceramic clutch
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even one on one! the only fair fights are the ones i won and in a fight i would resort to anything to win. now that said i havent been in a fight since high school and that was 33 yrs ago , but if i got into a situation that i couldnt walk away from you can bet i would not hesitate to kick them where it counts or for that matter resort to anything else to leave with as little damage as possible on me. once youve been shot at you dont have any more rules for fighting.
as for your car- sorry that it happened cause if it were my car i would feel really bad ,but i have to think that someone was either pissed at you for who knows what or jealous of your car. some people resort to low methods for revenge ,however the car can be fixed and had they resorted to more violent means upon your person it could have been much worse.
it sounds like you have the right idea of turning them over to the authorites if you find outwho did it. to retaliate in kind would only lead to worse things happening to you. good luck ! i hope you find the SOB that did it and make them pay to get it fixed.
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1980 280ZX coupe
2001 maxima
1994 F150 4x4 van works custom truck
170000 and never needed mech repairs
1996 ford explorer -they cant all be good
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You never touch another mans car thats just wrong. I hope you find them and I hope they realize they are lucky you are a much nicer person than me. Some kids shot out my windshield while I was driving when I was bout 17. And by shot out I mean, with a gun, with a bullet, shot at my car and hit the windsheild at night. I was lucky for two reasons A) I wasn't speeding cause had I been they would have hit me in the head B) I didn't freak and was able to keep control of the car. Of course in west bloomfield the cops are about as effective as a 16 year old dog when it comes to catching someone. We knew who it was cause one of the other cars on the street saw the gun in the window but the cops lost the kids in the woods. And since no one was hurt they weren't to helpfull and since they didn't see who it was they "couldn't prove anything" and didn't do anything. But like I said I'm not as nice as you. It cost them alot more to replace all the windows on both of their cars in the driveway than it cost me to replace my windsheild.
However kicking another man in the balls if fair game. When your in a fight you do what ya gotta to win and if they are gonna leave their weakpoint wide open it's fair game.
Mans Prayer "I'm a man.... But I can change..... If I have too...... I guess"
No matter how good she looks, some other guy is sick and tired of putting up with her.
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School parking lot? The high school and college lots around here have video cameras and they keep the tapes for a week or more. Ask if they do.
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that just plain sucks man! i'm sorry to hear that.i hope those bastards or bastard gets whats coming to them.
Z's are like woman maintenance,maintenance,maintenance!
1971 240Z gunmetal metalic 5sp 4:11 gears in the rear
illuminas and purchased from the original owner w/136k original miles
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" You never touch another man's car. thats just wrong."
They need to put that into MAN LAW on the Beer Commercial!!! LOL
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Norm I submitted it to manlaws.com
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Do you have comprehensive insurance on your car Roman? You need to file a police report ASAP. They will treat it as vandalism. That really sucks! Is there a chance your school has security cameras in the parking lot? Many do even if you never see them.
Jeff
Northville, Michigan
'78 280 10:1 CR, Web Racing cam, Arizona Z Car header, urethane bushings, Tokico springs, Illumina struts, Panasports, Maxima alternator
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Messing with one's car is low, but not nearly on the same plane with messing with one's family or home........it can be fixed.
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I just have PLPD Jeff. I am 17 and drive a sports car, i cant afford any more than that. MY school does have cameras, I am going to speak with my school cop and ask to look through them.
-1981 280zx
-89 Jeep Cherokee
F-54 - N-47 - 9.8:1 comp - 6-3-1 header -Schneider (470 lift, 280 dur.) - full 2 1/4 exhaust- Pallnet fuel rail - 6 puck ceramic clutch
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Kicking in the nutz is completely acceptable in a fight.
'78 280z -41,000 original(?) miles. a work in progress.....
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Jeez I'm never getting in a fight with you guys. That's low.
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Pete1978z: "It's not that I think stupidity should be punishable by death, I just think we should take the warning labels off of everything and let the problem take care of itself."
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I agree with the commentary about the car attack being uncool. Very low and subhuman. I would fantazize about catching someone doing that sh*t to anyone's car, and "doing the right thing" to them.
But this:"It is like kicking a guy in the nuts during a fight."
UH UH! Now way in hell. Someone picks a fight with me (and they are the one who will always swing first) needs to realize that a fight is a fight to...er...serious business. All out war. I will not be constrained in the most efficacious and expedient method to cease the encounter by whatever means necessary.
Usually a nutshot is the first step. Followed in quick succession by knees to a face and a particularly violent arm or wristlock. Fast, efficient, and keeps me safe.
No, I won't go that way. Maybe like spitting in a guys face, or hitting on his mother in a bar. Maybe like skinning his dog and hanging the naked corpse on his porch....
But a Nutshot is not out-of-bounds.
BTW, if they are ball-less punks, a nutshot wouldn't be that onerous, would it? Matter of fact, I think that would be the start of a VERY FITTING punishment.....delivered by the owner they transgressed, while wearing those pointy italian shoes, and roped out spread-eagle...
So shall it be in King-Tony's World. So is it written, so shall it be done!
People Are Idiots, Just look around here and you will see!
Tony D: "Knowledgeable but Caustic"... rationull
My brother from another mother calls himself "Willie D"
Post Edited (Sep 23, 10:57pm)
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You live in MICHIGAN, right?
That, there, ALONE, explains the mentality of the people who did this to your car.
It is not Ford, GM, or Chrysler, and therefore is fair game in their minds.
Like the "sport" that made the news a few years ago where SUV drivers found it funny to run imports off into snowbanks.
Ha ha ha! Very Funny A$$hole!
The state where, in 1984, they took a Brand-New Toyota Corrolla, and sold swings with baseball bats and sledgehammers for $20 each.
unemployed and bitter UAW workers had nothing better to do with their checks than spend it on swings to vent on the Toyota.
Hell, I've had "JAP" written on my windows before, while visiting the state. A Key-Job and more malicious vandalisim is not out of the question.
Come to California where Imports aren't a bad thing. That's what I did. Why fight the ignorance? Just leave the state, like everyone else is doing!
Last one out, turn out the lights!
People Are Idiots, Just look around here and you will see!
Tony D: "Knowledgeable but Caustic"... rationull
My brother from another mother calls himself "Willie D"
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I am both heartened, and at the same time put ongaurd, that the forum frequenters have no hesitation on the nutshot front.
People Are Idiots, Just look around here and you will see!
Tony D: "Knowledgeable but Caustic"... rationull
My brother from another mother calls himself "Willie D"
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I'm with Tony on this one for sure. It was probably a pissed of son of an auto worker who blames import drivers for their job loss. Even if the car is 20+ years old.
My dad calls my Z jap crap, however he doesn't have over 300k on any Ford he has driven, or as fun to drive.
My brother worked at Cadillac during the eighties and drove a Toyota, but not for long as I recall.
Too much hate...
Nut shots are too obvious, sweep that knee from the side and STOMP!!!
I'm too scared to fight, not sure I would stop.
1981 280ZX NA
350k + on the Original motor
Still enjoyin the RIDE!!!
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I love when people hate on Jap cars. There is a reason why people are buying them over American cars, THEY ARE BETTER. People should only blame the big three for their ignorance. Only f they could build cars as well as they build trucks, no? Maybe they should use some new technology for there V-6 lines instead of using the same old pushrod setup. Maybe they should put a manual tranny behind ONE of there V-6 sedans. These are my pet peves with the big three, not everyones.
-1981 280zx
-89 Jeep Cherokee
F-54 - N-47 - 9.8:1 comp - 6-3-1 header -Schneider (470 lift, 280 dur.) - full 2 1/4 exhaust- Pallnet fuel rail - 6 puck ceramic clutch
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"Only f they could build cars as well as they build trucks, no?"
Er, NO!
The Japanese Stereotypes for Automotive Production have pretty much run true to their Trucks as well.
But the UAW and Big Three decided to sing Joe Glazer Ditties while making comments like "what will that thing be when it grows up?", or "Why don't you step up and buy a real truck?"
Well, just like the cars, the japanese finally got around to selling "Real Trucks". BIG trucks.
Ever wonder why, even though the F150 series is the biggest selling vehicle in the USA, it's been hemmoraging sales figures......
Because the Japanese build a better TRUCK as well.
I would love to have a truck where the shift knob doesn't fly off every time I touch it.... That doesn't go "BOOM" in the right front wheel area every time I start the truck after letting it sit for a few hours (sometimes as little as 10 minutes!)
No, I want the Japanese to continue building trucks like they have always done. Never do I want them to go to "making them like the Big Three"!
No way, no how!
People Are Idiots, Just look around here and you will see!
Tony D: "Knowledgeable but Caustic"... rationull
My brother from another mother calls himself "Willie D"
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"The state where, in 1984, they took a Brand-New Toyota Corrolla, and sold swings with baseball bats and sledgehammers for $20 each."
I learn something everyday from you Tony
'1996 Black NA 2+0
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True Tony, the Titan is the meanest looking full size truck out there at the moment. At base price they are reasonable to.
-1981 280zx
-89 Jeep Cherokee
F-54 - N-47 - 9.8:1 comp - 6-3-1 header -Schneider (470 lift, 280 dur.) - full 2 1/4 exhaust- Pallnet fuel rail - 6 puck ceramic clutch
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On topic - if you are still in school, don't drive your Z to school! I learned that lesson as well. I had a friend that lived near to the school that I attended and I got up 15 minutes earlier every day so that I could park at his house and walk the remaining distance to school.
School parking lots are horrible! Imagine hordes of 15 year old girl drivers on cell phones near your Z!!! AAAHH!!!
-Stu85na
* KN air filter w/resonator removed, Maxima Alternator swap
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School parking lots are horrible! Imagine hordes of 15 year old girl drivers on cell phones near your Z!!! AAAHH!!!
In Michigan, minimum driving age is 16 ;)
Well, minimum age to have an operator's license...maybe parents nowadays would let their snot ass kids drive around at 15 with a cell phone stuck to their ear.
On a learner's permit, nonetheless!
1976 280Z
Draw-Through Turbo, 10 PSI, 4 Bbl Holley, E88, L28 (Flat), 10:1 CR, 5 Spd
1974 Corvette Stingray:
350, 400 Automatic, T-Tops, 8.5:1 CR, 78,000 Miles
1994 Acura Integra:
1.8L, 5 Spd, 189,000 and Counting!
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"i think it happened in my school parking lot, which is not a big suprise"
A public HS is a concentration of dumbasses with stupid ideas so I agree, no big surprise. Sorry it happened.
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'05 350Z Chrome Silver Touring
'73 240Z