Topic: Some SOB keyed my car

[gotak]

So I stopped by the mall at West Beaver Creek and 7 where the wasabi is  (this is markham, ON). I came back from my hair cut and someone had keyed my hatch right by the mazda badge. It's 3 inch and it's white so it's down to the primer. This car's 2 weeks old with about 500 km on it

WTF is wrong with people in this city? I wish I had saw who did it cause I'd have given them something to think about.

I don't get what motivate people to need to do something like this. Doesn't make any sense at all.

[initial_D]

Very sorry to heard that. It is sickening there are such low life scrum bags.

[tpl]

I used to go there often at lunchtime ( to Big Mouth Kee) and thought that it was one of the more civilized malls around there... obviously not.

[UmroAyyar]

There are some sick in the head like this. I feel for ya. Happened to my car on both sides.

[Thinking Out Loud]

I had the Sentra for a barely a month before someone keyed the door AND rear quarter panel.  $1,000 later....    

[CatsEye68]

Maybe it is a laid-off CAW member who targets Asian imports.

[No H2O]

WTF is wrong with people in this city?

Not just there; anywhere really.

I don't get what motivate people to need to do something like this.

They have way too much time on their unproductive hands and in their sorry lives. I'd take people like that and send them out to do mine sweeping without any detection equipment...or send them to Afghansitan to do the dirty jobs where chances are, its a one-way trip.

[The Mighty Duck]

I had the Sentra for a barely a month before someone keyed the door AND rear quarter panel.  $1,000 later....    

Same thing happened to me last summer. Keyed all the way down the passenger side (front quarter panel, both doors, and rear quarter panel), and the hood.

More than $2000 in damages. 

I think some people are just envious of new things.

[MD1987]

Some jerkoff also keyed my Altima twice a few months ago. Sure it's an old one with rust and dings on it, but the act of it happening on anyone's posession is just wrong!

Sorry to hear it happened to another person, especially on a mint brand new car. As much as this question may sound stupid but will you claim it or pay out of pocket?

[UmroAyyar]

There's optional insurance available for these kind of things. Its covered under Hit and Run. Usually costs about $50 a year. I can't remember the title of the endorsement.

On a new car, a must have.

[PlanB]

They have way too much time on their unproductive hands and in their sorry lives. I'd take people like that and send them out to do mine sweeping without any detection equipment...or send them to Afghansitan to do the dirty jobs where chances are, its a one-way trip.

I do not believe it has anything to do with having too much time on their hands.  People who do this type of thing were not raised to respect either people or their property - plain and simple.  I can pretty much guarantee you that whomever did this, it was not their first time and they likely will do it again and again.

Anyway, sorry to the OP - that really sucks.  Look at the scratch closely, even with a magnifying glass if you need to - sometimes the clearcoat will turn white with a scratch and it does not necessarily mean it is down to the primer (it could though).  I can relate, the first time I took my new car to work it was scratched with a 20cm gouge on the passenger door. 

[gotak]

Seems like it doesn't matter what car you have. Even an older car with rust is targeted? Wow these people must have nothing in their life worth living for or something like that.

I'll have to check with my insurance about coverage. I just want it fixed quickly at this point. And maybe shoul start thinking along the line of how sad someone's life must be to key a car.

[The Mighty Duck]

There's optional insurance available for these kind of things. Its covered under Hit and Run. Usually costs about $50 a year. I can't remember the title of the endorsement.

On a new car, a must have.

Vandalism is covered under my Comprehensive insurance. I was still on the hook for the deductible, though. Sucks.

[No H2O]

I do not believe it has anything to do with having too much time on their hands.

Too much time on their hands is another way of saying that they have nothing better to do.

People who do this type of thing were not raised to respect either people or their property - plain and simple.  I can pretty much guarantee you that whomever did this, it was not their first time and they likely will do it again and again.

Thats because anyone can breed...no licence required.

I would not have an issue with making them an example for all to see...target practice for example. I guess you can tell I'm not a bleeding heart type.

I feel for anyone having to put up with what those inbreds did, especially to a new car.

[gotak]

There's optional insurance available for these kind of things. Its covered under Hit and Run. Usually costs about $50 a year. I can't remember the title of the endorsement.

On a new car, a must have.

Vandalism is covered under my Comprehensive insurance. I was still on the hook for the deductible, though. Sucks.

Sigh. well you know when I was at Queen's that'd happen to people who parents got them nice cars. Really did suck. I seriously hope it wasn't a student at the University there. That would make me feel pretty bad.

I guess I'll have it fixed myself. I don't think it'll be more than the deductible and I just want it covered so it doesn't rust, it is a mazda after all.

[dr_spock]

Bummer.   Any video cameras at that Beaver Creek mall?

[gotak]

Bummer.   Any video cameras at that Beaver Creek mall?

I looked around. I didn't see any. Even if they do the only way you'll catch someone is if they show their own car and licence plate or they are already known to police. I can go back sometime to see if they have video cameras...

[gotak]

Ok so here's the situation. Chinese shop says 300 to fix and they will repaint the whole door (i hope they can be trusted).

The dealer's recommended shop says 600 something to fix.

My deductible is 300. So which way should I go? The insurance claim if I do it at the dealer will mean a free rental and I do sort of need a car.

Or 3rd choice is to simply just ignore it and keep the touch up painted look. Only worry is would that be a problem rust wise?

[Thinking Out Loud]

I found some surface rust on the lip of the doors on the MPV and went to see if Mazda would cover it, since this is appearantly a common problem.  No penetration = no coverage.

Anywhoo the point is Carstar (who initially suggested I try Mazda) suggested it would be ~$400 A DOOR to grind and repaint a 1" strip of metal ~2' long.  The Mazda dealer was kind enough to get a quote from their body shop and quoted over $500 A DOOR. 

Putting this into perspective, as I mentioned earlier - the Sentra had two (high visibility) full panels repainted by the dealer - including dismantling the doorhandles, bumpers, trim etc etc etc caus no-one tapes, for ~$1,000.

So:  Two big brand name shops want a thousand bucks on the Mazda to grind and respray a comparatively small area and something not immediately visible; compared to a thousand bucks for two full body panels.

I got a quote from a local, recommended body shop in the west end - both doors $400 TOTAL on the Mazda.

Moral to the story - big name bodyshops will plunder the uninformed. 

Just comes down to who you got the recommendation from for the other bodyshop....but it sounds like you are going insurance for the loaner.

[gotak]

Well actually the chinese place is recommended by a friend. So I think i'll go that way and just borrow my sister's car for a couple days for work.