Mindless Ranting...I'll try that!

[ninjaguy_fl]

I ALWAYS take two parking spaces - ain't nobody gonna scratch my truck!

[darkfox1]

I ALWAYS take two parking spaces - ain't nobody gonna scratch my truck!

 

 

Do that enough and some teenager or 20 something (well.. and probably older spiteful folks too) will park their crapmobile just as close to you as they possibly can AND ding your doors. You see people hating on this behavior on reddit all the time.

 

Personally, if I can, I park far away from people AND "badly." I take up 2, sometimes 3 places but only if I know I'm not gonna cause a problem. In crowded lots I just suck it up and hope for the best.

 

+1 on sports cars but don't trust them either. The ONLY dent my 2012 camaro ever had was from a lexus LX420 or whatever that little 2 door sports deal they make is.

 

You dont want your door dinged, park next to a minivan on the passenger side and hope no one is riding in the front seat.

[ninjaguy_fl]

I agree that parking at a GREAT distance is the only safe thing, which I do too. But of course, your truck can be a "target" at certain un-named box stores when you park out in the open....hehehe. In that case, I look for trees and curbs for protection. My Sierra is 4 years old and still no dents. WHEW!

[darkdelta]

Aftermarket studded body molding, maybe?

[pm26]

Strange how so many manufacturers have deleted body side moldings from their cars and trucks. As if dings looked any better than body side moldings.

[flyboyron]

I had an 02 Silverado and I parked it quite a ways from the entrance of the store. As I was leaning inside the truck, I heard this "BANG".

 

A shopping cart had rolled across the lot and hit my truck. It hit where the side moldings were just behind the door.

 

When you look at the truck straight on, you didn't see any damage. But when you go to the back of the truck and look down the side of it, you could see where the bed was dented in a little. Of course there was no one in sight to yell at.