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AdamZ · 06-01-2012, 01:54 PM

This is why we park out in the middle of no where. This shit does happen because people get jealous. Call us ass holes, call us anal, I don't want people taking a grand out of my pocket.

OP you're looking at $400.

SPARTAN sui · 06-01-2012, 01:54 PM

Honestly, it looks like someone rammed their cart into your Camaro. But then again, I've seen carts pick up a lot of speed on windy days. Was it particularly windy that day?

Did you speak with anyone at Walmart about the incident? All you need to do is go to customer service, ask to speak with a manager, and tell them that your car has been damaged, give them the date and time it happened and they can go back and look at the Cameras. If they can see who did it, and see what vehicle they get back into, they more than likely get the license plate number and you could easily find the person. Well not you, yourself, but the authorities. IMO, that's what I would do.

camarofreak · 06-01-2012, 01:57 PM

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Originally Posted by rberns

Next time park away from everyone else. Do not park next to any of the areas that stores the carts in the parking lot.

And park in two spaces,crooked, so no one can park next to you.

carfansince73 · 06-01-2012, 01:57 PM

Just keep in mind those "People of Wal-Mart" most likely drove something there (bubba truck, car, tractor, lawnmower, jackass) and you see how they dress...

abaucom21 · 06-01-2012, 01:59 PM

Hard to find a safe place to park your car. I currently have 8 dings on passenger side (excluding the 3 I had previously repaired in first 6 months of ownership). Seldom drive. At home park in an underground assigned parking garage and know the people parking to left and right of me and they would not door ding the Camaro as they also have nice cars. At work I park in the back end of assigned parking lot, left side to a curb. I am a professor, pay $756 per year to park in this expensive campus lot. Less than 2 years ownership and still have 8 right side door dings even after I paid to have 3 fixed.
Does not matter if you go to a Walmart and park outside its zipcode. People are careless wherever you park. After 22 months of ownership, and all my body side dings (not all are door dings), I can only assume my Camaro body panels have the strength of tin foil. I have never expericened these ding issues (or paint chip issues) with any other cars I owned and I have been driving since 1967.
FYI, resently had a small rear bumper paint chip fixed with insurance. $655 CAD to fill chip, repaint bumper (labor to remove bumper and inspect $512.91, paint bumper $105, hazard materials removal and taxes, etc. etc.) = $655.97 CAD or $631.27 USD. Granted Canadian tax is high.

ActNup NY · 06-01-2012, 02:04 PM

Dude I'm so sorry three weeks in and have to come out to this.

Hope how ever you go about fixing it, it will work out well for you man.

2001ragtop · 06-01-2012, 03:06 PM

You are in denial. Your car was vandalized.

You parked it in an area where most of the people there will never be able to afford to purchase a Camaro during their lifetime.

Get it fixed and don't park it there again unless its the middle of the night and few people are shopping there.

Being under the cover of darkness might protect you.

Bonemaro · 06-01-2012, 03:10 PM

Another "Oh Shit" moment. Pretty sure they'll have to remove and paint the entire ass end to make her look right.

TPAJETSKI · 06-01-2012, 03:22 PM

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Originally Posted by camarofreak

And park in two spaces,crooked, so no one can park next to you.

Everytime I see that, it makes the asshole in me want to go over and kick the car, I don't because I have restraint. It is somewhat like the guy in the other post that made the signs "Please don't ding my Camaro". You are just kind of asking for some smartass to vandalize your car.

oldfriend · 06-01-2012, 08:51 PM

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Originally Posted by two_wheel_mayhem

I know man, and why is it always at Wal-Mart?

Because they are everywhere

Matic · 06-01-2012, 11:24 PM

One word.... Target.

Mine wasnt nearly as bad as yours, but if thats only your bumper and there is no damage to your quarterpanel, you are looking at $350-$500 and it being in the shop a day and a half. Dealership wanted to charge double from the place I got it done, which is a highly rated chain bodyshop here in Arizona.

JB_21 · 06-02-2012, 12:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Matic

One word.... Target.

Mine wasnt nearly as bad as yours, but if thats only your bumper and there is no damage to your quarterpanel, you are looking at $350-$500 and it being in the shop a day and a half. Dealership wanted to charge double from the place I got it done, which is a highly rated chain bodyshop here in Arizona.

Thats what i got quoted at a shop around $325.00 the cheapest

(sigh) thats like a car payment right there, but oh well i guess stuff happens (at walmart), gotta stay positive!!

JB_21 · 06-02-2012, 12:03 AM

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Originally Posted by 1Batmobile

Forget about making our own video, lets make a pact and never go back to Wal-Mart!
Sorry for your loss, makes the ding I got look like nothing. If people don't take care of their own car, they sure will not care about yours and not be honest enough to tell you that they did it.

MY2012RS · 06-02-2012, 12:26 AM

This is why I take my elantra to walmart...The new Camaro's seem to be a magnet for shopping carts and door opener's who don't give a crud

06-01-2012, 01:54 PM	#30
SPARTAN sui PC Technician Drives: 2016 Hyper Blue 2SS Join Date: May 2012 Location: North Dakota Posts: 2,161	Honestly, it looks like someone rammed their cart into your Camaro. But then again, I've seen carts pick up a lot of speed on windy days. Was it particularly windy that day? Did you speak with anyone at Walmart about the incident? All you need to do is go to customer service, ask to speak with a manager, and tell them that your car has been damaged, give them the date and time it happened and they can go back and look at the Cameras. If they can see who did it, and see what vehicle they get back into, they more than likely get the license plate number and you could easily find the person. Well not you, yourself, but the authorities. IMO, that's what I would do. __________________

06-01-2012, 01:57 PM	#32
carfansince73 Drives: Carefully Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Florida Posts: 1,213 View My Garage	Just keep in mind those "People of Wal-Mart" most likely drove something there (bubba truck, car, tractor, lawnmower, jackass) and you see how they dress... __________________ 2010 1SS RS, LS3, SIM/Black, painted rally stripes, AAC sidemarkers, Sunroof, B.A. sound sys; 20x9.5 & 20x11 SV1-C5's; MGW short shifter; Hotchkis Track Pack; Corsa catback; Kooks 1 7/8"; ADM Street; Magnacharger TVS2300 - 548rwhp/512rwtq 1100- 2/18/09; 3800- 6/15/09 VIN#18308; Delivered 6/29/09!!!!! 2014 CTS-V Sedan, Black/Black, Auto, Recaros, Ultra-view, Red Brembos. Stock

06-01-2012, 02:04 PM	#34
ActNup NY Drives: 2011 1LT Black Camaro Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Queens, NYC Posts: 2,496 View My Garage	Dude I'm so sorry three weeks in and have to come out to this. Hope how ever you go about fixing it, it will work out well for you man. __________________ *The DREAM is free... It's the HUSTLE that is sold seperately*

06-02-2012, 12:26 AM	#42
MY2012RS Drives: 2012 1LT Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Long Island Posts: 322	This is why I take my elantra to walmart...The new Camaro's seem to be a magnet for shopping carts and door opener's who don't give a crud __________________

06-01-2012, 01:54 PM	#29
AdamZ Account Suspended Drives: Eve - 2011 Camaro 2SS/RS Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Fairfield, OH Posts: 11,815	This is why we park out in the middle of no where. This shit does happen because people get jealous. Call us ass holes, call us anal, I don't want people taking a grand out of my pocket. OP you're looking at $400.

06-01-2012, 01:59 PM	#33
abaucom21 Drives: 2011 2LT White, 1966 TBird conv. Join Date: May 2010 Location: Ottawa Ontario Posts: 682	Hard to find a safe place to park your car. I currently have 8 dings on passenger side (excluding the 3 I had previously repaired in first 6 months of ownership). Seldom drive. At home park in an underground assigned parking garage and know the people parking to left and right of me and they would not door ding the Camaro as they also have nice cars. At work I park in the back end of assigned parking lot, left side to a curb. I am a professor, pay $756 per year to park in this expensive campus lot. Less than 2 years ownership and still have 8 right side door dings even after I paid to have 3 fixed. Does not matter if you go to a Walmart and park outside its zipcode. People are careless wherever you park. After 22 months of ownership, and all my body side dings (not all are door dings), I can only assume my Camaro body panels have the strength of tin foil. I have never expericened these ding issues (or paint chip issues) with any other cars I owned and I have been driving since 1967. FYI, resently had a small rear bumper paint chip fixed with insurance. $655 CAD to fill chip, repaint bumper (labor to remove bumper and inspect $512.91, paint bumper $105, hazard materials removal and taxes, etc. etc.) = $655.97 CAD or $631.27 USD. Granted Canadian tax is high.

06-01-2012, 03:06 PM	#35
2001ragtop Drives: V8 american car Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Dallas, Tx Posts: 1,417	You are in denial. Your car was vandalized. You parked it in an area where most of the people there will never be able to afford to purchase a Camaro during their lifetime. Get it fixed and don't park it there again unless its the middle of the night and few people are shopping there. Being under the cover of darkness might protect you.

06-01-2012, 03:10 PM	#36
Bonemaro Drives: 2010 RJT 1SS M6 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Ann Arbor, Mi. Posts: 1,692 View My Garage	Another "Oh Shit" moment. Pretty sure they'll have to remove and paint the entire ass end to make her look right.

06-01-2012, 11:24 PM	#39
Matic Drives: 2011 Summit White LS Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: AZ Posts: 338	One word.... Target. Mine wasnt nearly as bad as yours, but if thats only your bumper and there is no damage to your quarterpanel, you are looking at $350-$500 and it being in the shop a day and a half. Dealership wanted to charge double from the place I got it done, which is a highly rated chain bodyshop here in Arizona.