Imperial Hating Neighbour

[Bob Zubkowski <bzubkow@xxxxxxx>]

Your best bet is to call the police and have pay to repair your paint. The police will look the door and see the matching colours. So do not approach him and tell him that this is what you will be doing/ This happened to a friend of mine at work several years ago. Although his car was older there was not a mark on it till a fellow opened his door into it. The police told the offender that he could be charged with hit and run or he could report the damage to his insurance company and have the damage repaired. This is the best way because it lets your neighbour know that he can not get away with vandalism. Also it lets him know you are serious about preventing damage to your car. Once the police are involved any strange damage or problems to your Imperial and the police will go directly to him.This usually puts an end to a strange neighbour acting up.

----- Original Message -----

From: dan and myron

To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Sent: Friday, January 23, 2004 9:07 PM

Subject: IML: Imperial Hating Neighbour

   This summer I bought my dream car... A 65 imp crown 4dr.  With an arm injury and little extra cash after the purchase I wasn't able to do much restoration wise with the exception of 100% T.L.C. which it required much of, after being parked in a shed for the last ten years.

    Even this was a huge improvement from the day I drove it home much to the chagrin of one of my neighbours. I have an "odd" neighbour who likes to sleep in his car even in our Canadian winters....Underground heated parking!

    This summer while oiling the mechs of the passenger door I accidentilly sprayed oil on the drivers door of his car. I left  $5.00 with an apology note refering to his next car wash. Since then I have counted over 10 small dings and scratches in my back passenger door with my neighbours obvious green paint on my car and my obvious red paint on the edge of his door.

  I have left a very repectful note under his door reminding him that there is at least 3-4 feet between cars and this should not be an issue.

     Whaddya think. Should I fling my back door open and show him what a DING  really looks like?

 

    P.S. The rest of my neighbours are ready to organize a viganlanty group towards this fellow.

                    Dan Robertson.