Is it just me...
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I agree with all of them BUT don't sweat the small stuff.
Its a car - shit happens. Take care of it and let your friends/family know where you stand, but don't let it consume you unless its intential douchery.
Its a car - shit happens. Take care of it and let your friends/family know where you stand, but don't let it consume you unless its intential douchery.
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I just make sure people dont shut the door by the glass or slam the doors/hood/trunk closed. Once I can get my own house (instead of base housing 
) with a garage to keep her I might be a little more picky.
) with a garage to keep her I might be a little more picky.
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Originally Posted by Bird,Jan 31 2010, 09:43 PM
1. Do others enjoy leaning their elbows on your fenders and trunk during brief chats with you next to your S? Do they not know it is NOT made out of the same metal that went into the Plymouth Fury of the 70s? Human elbows cause.....ELBOW DINGS!!! 
2. Do others run their index finger on your paint to prove to you that: "Hey bud, you need to wash your S?" Of all people, the owners (you and I) are well aware of the S needing a wash. Running fingers over paint with "abrasive" dirt causes um...scratches that just don't go away.
3. Do your passengers run the bottom of their shoes over the door sill when getting into your S? I understand that the S is difficult to crawl into but is it that hard to lift your legs up an inch in order to not scrape the emblem and sill that I try to keep scratch-free?
4. Do your passengers scrape their long fingernails on the underside of the door handle not knowing that 1) the handles are body colored 2) made of paint that will in fact scratch and 3) irritate the ___ out of us S owners.
5. Is it that difficult for passengers to keep their feet on the floor mat? I understand the car is tight and all but do they really know what floor mats are intended for - this is not rocket science.
Icing on the cake: These are my family and friends that I am speaking about. Imagine what strangers do to our Esses when we are not watching.
Is it just me that's INSANE or are there others out there with the same pet peeves? If there are others, please feel free to add to my list. I may have forgotten a FEW HUNDRED!!!
Apologize if this is a re-post but just need to vent a little....
2. Do others run their index finger on your paint to prove to you that: "Hey bud, you need to wash your S?" Of all people, the owners (you and I) are well aware of the S needing a wash. Running fingers over paint with "abrasive" dirt causes um...scratches that just don't go away.
3. Do your passengers run the bottom of their shoes over the door sill when getting into your S? I understand that the S is difficult to crawl into but is it that hard to lift your legs up an inch in order to not scrape the emblem and sill that I try to keep scratch-free?
4. Do your passengers scrape their long fingernails on the underside of the door handle not knowing that 1) the handles are body colored 2) made of paint that will in fact scratch and 3) irritate the ___ out of us S owners.
5. Is it that difficult for passengers to keep their feet on the floor mat? I understand the car is tight and all but do they really know what floor mats are intended for - this is not rocket science.
Icing on the cake: These are my family and friends that I am speaking about. Imagine what strangers do to our Esses when we are not watching.
Is it just me that's INSANE or are there others out there with the same pet peeves? If there are others, please feel free to add to my list. I may have forgotten a FEW HUNDRED!!!
Apologize if this is a re-post but just need to vent a little....
1. I agree 100%
2. It bugs me, but not to any huge extent, my paint isn't perfect anyway
3. Its a freaking door sill, does it really matter that much?
4. Underside of the door handle, what do you take this to shows or something, who really sees the underside of a door handle without taking a mirror and a flashlight and looking for it.
5. I understand this but it doenst bug me much, Yes it is easier to clean the floor mat than the regular carpet but mine is a DD so its gonna get dirty anyway so whatever.
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YEAH! You are my kind of guy !!!
"3. Do your passengers run the bottom of their shoes over the door sill when getting into your S? I understand that the S is difficult to crawl into but is it that hard to lift your legs up an inch in order to not scrape the emblem and sill that I try to keep scratch-free? "
... Totally agree! My passenger-side side sill is scraped so mcuh, my heart hurts every time a lady friend scratch it with her heels when getting in!
Damn!
"3. Do your passengers run the bottom of their shoes over the door sill when getting into your S? I understand that the S is difficult to crawl into but is it that hard to lift your legs up an inch in order to not scrape the emblem and sill that I try to keep scratch-free? "
... Totally agree! My passenger-side side sill is scraped so mcuh, my heart hurts every time a lady friend scratch it with her heels when getting in!
Damn!
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Some of those are a bit extreme, but some of mine include:
1. Leaning on any part of the car with jeans on. Yes your damn metal rivets on your jeans DO leave marks on the paint dingbat.
2. You don't need to slam the door like it weighs as much as the entire car.
3. Glass is not a door handle!
Those are my biggest ones, aside from the jackass that has to park 2" away from you when I park miles away from anyone else.
1. Leaning on any part of the car with jeans on. Yes your damn metal rivets on your jeans DO leave marks on the paint dingbat.
2. You don't need to slam the door like it weighs as much as the entire car.
3. Glass is not a door handle!
Those are my biggest ones, aside from the jackass that has to park 2" away from you when I park miles away from anyone else.
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Originally Posted by Sixth.Gear,Feb 1 2010, 06:50 AM
Some of those are a bit extreme, but some of mine include:
1. Leaning on any part of the car with jeans on. Yes your damn metal rivets on your jeans DO leave marks on the paint dingbat.
2. You don't need to slam the door like it weighs as much as the entire car.
3. Glass is not a door handle!
Those are my biggest ones, aside from the jackass that has to park 2" away from you when I park miles away from anyone else.
1. Leaning on any part of the car with jeans on. Yes your damn metal rivets on your jeans DO leave marks on the paint dingbat.
2. You don't need to slam the door like it weighs as much as the entire car.
3. Glass is not a door handle!
Those are my biggest ones, aside from the jackass that has to park 2" away from you when I park miles away from anyone else.