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CJ_Boxster

10-30-2006, 21:30

Damn Samoan lady that lives in the same Apartment building as me doesnt control her f-ing kids in the mornings and allows them to write messages in the dust that lays on my car before dropping them off at school. They've been writing "Ugly Car" on my trunk and rear fender, Gee dang McDonalds Addicted pacific islander needs to teach her children to respect all that is porsche. Luckily there messages arent scratched into the paint. I mean of all the cars in the building, they goto the nicest car that they will probably ever get to touch or stand so close to, and they have to write on it. I wonder why there f-ing mother doesnt do anything about it.

Im worried about telling the mother about this, cause I hear her scream at her kids all day, i mean dont want to them to get there asses kicked AND the mother seems the type to flip out and say something like "F*** you and Your Car" and end up with a key mark on my beloved porsche. Some people are just so "Low Brow" and "ghetto" it amazes me how bad there social skills are.

Im thinking of moving out....Has anyone ever Moved from there residences just to park there porsche in a safer place? if not, i might be the first person to do that.

blkboxster

10-30-2006, 22:02

wow what annoying pices of shit,how about a car cover?,I WOULD Go scream at there mother saying what fat stupid kids you have,then put a car cover on your car and they wont know which car is yours?

But DONT GET THIS CAR COVER
http://img124.imageshack.us/img124/804/lolcb1.th.jpg (http://img124.imageshack.us/my.php?image=lolcb1.jpg)

it would be obvious :D

blinkwatt

10-30-2006, 22:07

@ CJ Boxster,

You have every right to inform her that her kids are messing with your car! IT'S YOUR PROPERTY,NOT HER/HER KIDS! If she doesn't do anything about it I would let your apartment manager know.

Brucelee

10-30-2006, 22:10

I would ask that you edit your posts, leave in the anger (which is appropriate for sure) and take out what you know should be taken out.

Unfit parents are the pits!

Thanks

Perfectlap

10-30-2006, 22:16

well I can empathize I had a cat that loved napping on the Boxster. He had a thing for canvas. Made the soft top cover a must!

Look until you move out this is what I would do, you catch more flies with honey than an ass kicking. Go over to the kids and tell them you'll pay them $5 a week if they watch out for your car. Tell them some nonsense like you think they are pretty smart and you trust them to watch out for theives.

Don't put the car cover on a dark car. The car has to be spotless before the cover goes on. If any dirt gets on the inside of the cover, bad news. Stick with just a soft top cover and touch the paint as little as possible.

p.s.
I have definitely made parking a deciding factor in where I live. I looked at one place, a bit more urban then what I'm used to but the place was fantastic. Only problem was there was nowhere to park where someone else wasn't parked three inches from you. NEXT.

Travis

10-30-2006, 22:27

Perfectlap has the right idea, if you go and bi%$ to the kids parents you know the first thing they will do is take it out on your car when nobody is watching just to prove a point.

BTW Perfectlap . . . .I will watch your car for $5.00 a week (might need the keys too) ;)

Travis

10-30-2006, 22:30

Oh and almost forgot . . . .

http://www.trunkmonkey.com/

KronixSpeed

10-30-2006, 22:35

if i were you id catch them in the act....n scream real loud, DON'T TOUCH MY CAR. n that's it. i think that they will never touch the car again. just say it with some force and loud. walk away. make eye contact...scare the crap out of them, but don't be rude or over exaggerate. keep it simple and loud. point is to scare them!

NickCats

10-30-2006, 22:35

CJ,

May I recommend an aftermarket car alarm with perimeter protection ?

Something that would go off if they even get close to your car ?

I would get a loud, annoying siren as well !

Maybe if other tenants were annoyed by these kids messing with your car and complained to the apartment manager something would happen ?

A lot cheaper than moving.

Just a suggestion...

Good luck,

Nick

wild1poet2

10-30-2006, 22:37

wow....what happens when they are out there playing ball and using your Porsche for a backstop?? or riding bikes around it....

yeeikes!

maybe trade it for a 6 year old F-150? j/k

KronixSpeed

10-30-2006, 22:38

ohhhh n clean the car dude. i think they have a point....dirty car = easy to write on......lol/jokes

CJ_Boxster

10-30-2006, 23:57

Thanks for the advice, KronixSpeed: its the dust that appears while parked over nite, It bugs me cause im driving around with this for half a day until i notice it... I can tell that this is happening in the mornings cause by the time i leave to work at 930am, no one has condensation on there cars, but the writing on my car has water spots that trail the writing that those kids finger dragged along my car...so i can tell its happening around 730am, It depends where im parked also, If that lady and her kids have to walk past my car to get to there jacked up truck with auto-zone style hawiian seat covers, then i can guarantee my car will get written on.

I should strategically park in such a place to guarantee my car will be touched so i can catch them in the act and complain to the mother who probably will not say a think to her kids until she hears me yelling my brains out. Ill probably say something like "Excuse me, This is the 3rd time i seen your kids writing on my car, Be a mother and tell them to stop or ill file a claim with my insurance company for the scratches they are leaving on my car!" They will probably never even look at my car after that.

CJ_Boxster

10-31-2006, 00:01

I would ask that you edit your posts, leave in the anger (which is appropriate for sure) and take out what you know should be taken out.

Unfit parents are the pits!

Thanks

Good idea, ill be more politically correct
I think your talking about this sentence:

"God Damn'd Fat ass samoan lady needs to teach her children some respect"

Ill change it to

"Gee dang Mcdonalds addicted pacific islander women needs to teach her children to respect all that is porsche"

CJ_Boxster

10-31-2006, 00:06

RandallNeighbour

10-31-2006, 02:15

You know, I agree with the other poster who said to try to get the job done with honey instead of vinegar. It's an old saying but it's wisdom even today.

Actually, I don't think you have to pay these kids though. I think you could simply go up to them and ask them if they know who is writing on your sports car early in the morning. They'll deny it for sure, but they will think you know its them and then they'll be on guard not to get caught in the future.

Then, calmly explain that it scratches the paint a little every time its done to the car and it makes it look dirty when it's just a little dust. Ask them to agree with you that it's a really great car and it should be taken care of. When they agree as to how totally cool the car is (which is the truth!), ask if they'd help you keep it clean by telling any other kids who might be tempted to write in the dust to resist temptation.

I'd also ask them their names and shake their hands and tell them your name too. Thank them for their help as you leave, and it will go a long way.

Then, be friendly to them and call them by name when you see them in the future. Take an interest in what they're doing (playing ball, etc.) or ask them how it's going and have a little conversation with them from time to time. Few adults probably do this with them beyond their mother or teachers, who usually call them by name when they're in trouble.

I have found that when kids establish a friendship with an adult, they become fiercely loyal to the adult and would probably protect your car from stray basketballs and watch it for free.

It might not work if they're rotten to the core, but it's certainly worth a try and it won't cost you anything except a couple of minutes to get to know some of the kids in your apartment complex.

jeffsquire

11-04-2006, 04:21

If RandallNeighbor's suggestion doesnt work, you can always arm your car with one of these badboys which detonate upon the slightest touch.

Of course the world would end, but Hey, you get the point.

bmussatti

11-04-2006, 14:09

Great advice by Randall!

And by using the kids names, and them learning yours, you introduce a more "human" element to the dynamic. The kids think they are just messing with a car...not a real person...you...and once they learn who you are...they might associate their poor behavior to you as a person, and not some inadament object like a car.

Offer the kids a ride some day, with the parent(s) knowledge and approval, and buy them a 99 cent ice cream cone at McDonalds! This could prove money very well spent.

There are really very few bad kids...unfortunately, there are a LOT of really bad parents!

ohioboxster

11-08-2006, 12:44

I agree with Randall even though I didnt read his post because it was so long.

RandallNeighbour

11-08-2006, 15:14

Ohio, you have a very long attention span when it comes to sorting out your SC kit install, yet you can't read a couple of paragraphs online? :confused:

I used to write short threads but then MNBoxster signed up here and I felt compelled to write much longer posts and really delve into whatever was being discussed.

SD987

11-08-2006, 18:19

"Offer the kids a ride some day, with the parent(s) knowledge and approval, and buy them a 99 cent ice cream cone at McDonalds!"

Here in California that would probably lead to an "Amber Alert". I'd hate to see CJ's name in white lights over the freeway. :)

Perhaps you can get your parking spot reassigned? Out of sight, out of mind for most kids with Nintendo attention spans. Less inconvenient than moving.

David N.

11-08-2006, 18:56

Maybe you can convince another neighbor to buy a flashier but not necessarily nicer car? Like an Elise or something (preferably black)?

-David