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[royston1945]

Vandalising cars is a popular pastime with lowlifes,especially when they've had a couple of pints or a fix of whatever gets them off their stupid minds.
My daily driver MK4 Astra CDX Estate was immaculate untill I started parking it outside my girlfriends house at the weekend. Her place backs on to a main road in between a big pub and a curry house so we have the pleasure of drunken scumbags passing the house every night,including the irate ones who have just been refused service at the Indian.
I have had three door mirrors ripped off ,drivers side window smashed in an attempted theft ,front and rear wipers nicked and every side panel has been keyed. I've had a half eaten kebab stuffed up the tailpipe (yeah,I know, funny when it's not your car) and my paintwork has been damaged by acidy vomit.
 My girlfriend's Alfa 156 has a dented bonnet and wing from some t*at dancing on it plus multiple scratches.
But my prize for sub-human of the century,(at least so far),must go to the moron who stole my mint condition 1983 MK2 Carlton off the drive one night in June. It needed a new waterpump( which arrived the next day,ironically) so there was very little coolant in the system. The thieving mother f*cker abandoned the car at a set of lights about five miles away after the engine seized solid.
The car was declared beyond economical repair by my insurance company,of course,and they valued it at £200 pre theft! Taking the piss,or what?
I have told them that as soon as they find me another immaculate MK2 Carlton auto with 10 months MOT and 5 months tax for sale at £200, I'll gladly accept their offer!
M y girlfriends house is in one of the  most expensive areas of  south Manchester s, so the vandalism thing is not confined to sink estates.

[Big Rod]

The car was declared beyond economical repair by my insurance company,of course,and they valued it at £200 pre theft! Taking the piss,or what?

One of the Autobahnstormers members had exactly the same problem when his mint Carlton GSI 24v was written off. His insurance offered him £200 too because they go according to the Glass' price guide.

He spent a bit of time collating a folder full of evidence supporting his claim that his car was worth a damn sight more that what they were offering adn challenged them as you did to find him one in the same condition for £200. He ultimately managed to get the Glass' guide to change their listing and settled for a £1300 pay out from his company AND he kept the car!!

Might be worth a shot at it yourself.

[Martin_1962]

I usually park in child spots, but I tend to park either in an empty area or next to nice cars. That said I have had a few scrapes - had to polish off some a few days ago (no laquer damage)

That said - about 8 years ago - empty car park - us in a shop came out and a van was parked too close to our car (Carlton).

I got annoyed and rammed the right pasenger door open so I could get my daughter into her seat.

A few hundred spaces and only a couple of cars, why park so close to make entry difficult.

So inconsiderate and annoying.

Worst ever was a 9 inch gap between cars and I couldn't get anymore than my arm in to get window down got into netral and hand brake off to roll the car out of the spot.

The park lock would prevent this with current car. Oh and a lamp post blocked the passenger door