What do you do when someone parks too close to you?

I think writing a polite note would teach them a lesson but they won't be the same person when you park next to.

If I was you, I think I would have found another place to park because I wouldn't want my car damaged.( even though I don't drive yet)

Good point - but the only other option is to pay for parking. This is a company lot and all the spaces are the same situation - I do try for an end space but there are not many of them.

On the bright side - I drive a very old car - the very reason I drive the old car and not the new one so for me dings are not the problem. Just annoying to have to squeeze into my car. The other car was newer and I couldn't avoid opening the door into their car.

Pet peeve .................

I drive a Mazda MX5. Wanted that car forever, finally got it at 45.

I now have 3 dings, one major. Either four wheel drives are not seeing it, in the parking lot at shopping malls or, it's deliberate..

I'm buying a four wheel drive. Hey Linkat, then you can climb out the back if need be

sometimes the option of paying for parking is a lot cheaper than paying $100 for ding removal at body shop

One of the reasons I love my old Honda - who cares after 10 years if it gets a ding. Well at about $150 month parking free sounds good.

The thing that gets me is these people have a nice car and yet park right up next to you.

In Real Estate, you are "expected" to drive something classy, I always said stuff that, a car is a car and if I drive a BMW for instance, what message am I really sending? You guys pay me a lot of money haha, thanks look at my car.

I just wanted a convertible. That was a dream. I'd actually like an old small jeep that would do me fine..

So we are the reverse. See, I never park next to an old car and this is the "assumption" makes an azz out of you and me, not you ... That, it is owned by someone who can not afford anything better and as such, probably would not give a damn and just open the door whether it hit my car or not.

Obviously, that's not the case or true at all.

Obviously if they are expensive cars they have insurance so don't care, I have insurance too but I don't want to claim or else the premiums will go through the roof..

I guess it's ignorance on their behalf, perhaps they just don't care, as they are insured.

Actually I was thinking about what you said and any paid lot or garage I've gone to has as small spaces or more so -- they try to squeeze in more spaces for more money.

My lot I park in is an employee lot near public transportation - part of the perk I got when I signed on was free parking. The public paid lot, has spaces that are just as snuggly as mine.

I just get ticked off that some one is so dumb or that unobservate that they cannot notice that someone may be unable to open their car door to get out. Dumb, plain old dumb.