Dings :mad:

I just got a fat ding on my fender today I don't understand why people got to do crap like that, they have no respect for others I was park far away from others, I tell you there are lots of people hating on others with better cars then they have. Anyways just wanted to vent sorry, how was everyones Hoilday!!

$75 and a visit to the dent doctor and it will be good as new, assuming the jerk didn't remove any paint from your car. Actually my experience is that the biggest offender is kids, which I suppose isn't too surprising. I remember getting lots of dings when I took my son to the orthodonist, until I started parking far away from his office which is in a business complex.

Eddie - Man, the SUCKS!!! Some prople are just oblivious to their surroundings and are very careless. So far I have avoided the dings, but I just know that there is one out there waiting for me. I worked on the 4th, so no special deal for me, but my wife and I are going to Kiawah Island this weekend for some R & R. Kiawah is about 30 minute drive from Charleston, SC, which is about 3 hours from where we live. Don't know if we are going to take the 996 or her CLK. Once I throw the golf clubs in either one, there is not a lot of luggage room left. Thought I'd let Pete Dye's Ocean Course beat me up a couple of times this wekend.

My problem is when I park far away or in an isolated spot, there are always half a dozen cars parked next to me...no kidding- it's the weirdest thing. There will be no cars for a bunch of spots, then cars parked by me, then emptyness. It must be a human nature thing or something where people sub-consciously park by other cars. I've been lucky so far (knock on wood), but then again I don't drive my 911 (or prior 911s) as an everyday car and can therefore be more selective of where I go with it in the first place... my everday car does have one ding, so I'll be looking into using a ding doctor as well.

You play the Ocean course and you'll have plenty O room in the car on the way home. Entire bag emptied into the sea; also bald, dog kicked, wife yelled at. Just get a massage and have cocktails by the pool.

Please don't show pics of the dings as they are too painful to look at.

Guess what, same s*&t happend to me last weekend. I parked my ride behind a building away from any other car. When I came back about ten minutes later, there was a shopping cart laying on my front bumper. The shopping cart left a 2 inch crease on the front bumper. BTW, does anyone know how to get a crease out of the front bumper cover. Luckily, the paint was not scratched but I just can't stop looking at the damn crease!!!!

You might try a hair-dryer to heat it up and see if it goes back into shape. I haven't had any luck using that technique, but that's what I was told.

I am no longer bothered with Cosmetics. It is tooo stressful. Just feel lucky your driving one of the finest cars in the world. Paint and body work is cheap. Your engine, suspension, brakes, etc is the expensive part.

Bodywork is not cheap and is an eye sore. I love a perfect showroom condition car and anything short of that is a shame. I'll be damn if I ever end up with a bunch of dings all over the car and scrapes on bumpers. A good paint job costs $5-7k easily plus your car's value with drop too. My mom has a few deep scratches from someone keying it. I still can't understand why she doesn't want to spend a couple hundred to have that wet sanded. She spends almost no money on maint bc I take care of it for her. Maybe it's time she start dropping $500 for an oil change to realize that a couple hundred is a small amount to pay.

Take your mom's car to someone like Colors on Parade. They are mobile, do the repair quickly, and don't charge much. Chances are they could repair the scratches for around a $100. Most car Dealers have specialists who come to their lots regularly. So if you don't know of any, call your Dealer for a recommendation, but don't schedule the appointment through your Dealer since there will be a Dealer markup. Just call the guy yourself and arrange for a place to meet.

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Kinda makes you mad that ******** like that are out there and have no respect for another's property. Bummer...but Ding Doctors or Dent Doctors or whatever the heck they are called do a nice job and she'll be good as new. hang in...

You call that a ding?

Thank you for the replys guys. I made an appointment with my local dent wizard and hope to get it fix ASAP

Here is one for you. I just got a mint 993 (10kmiles) yesterday. Not even 24hrs and I have my first ding. Either my sisters baby carrier or one of my son's friends. Painful.... Anyone have any experience with getting them removed? How is it done and how much does it cost ?? There are two very small ones.. Didn't break the paint...

I get a few dings repaired every year. I have tried a few of those 'paintless dent removal' guys, and they're all usually pretty good, but the guy I've used for the last three years is truly an artist. He makes it look sooooo easy. Do a search on the web for your city and search for things like 'dent wizard' or 'paintless dent removal' etc. It can cost anywhere from $50 to $150 for each dent.