# What did my car ever do to you? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [January 3, 2004, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-my-car-ever-do-to-you/222400 "2004-01-03T00:38:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Crunchy\_Frog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ebca7d/32.png) [@Crunchy\_Frog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crunchy_Frog)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2004, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-my-car-ever-do-to-you/222400/1 "2004-01-03T00:38:27Z")
So I wake up on New Year’s Day to find out some jackoffs smashed out the rear window of my car. The cop that showed up to take my report said I was the 5th complaint that morning in the neighborhood about that sort of thing. What the fuck is wrong with some people? On what primitive reptilian level of one’s mind is this a good, fun way to spend some time? What is the conversation that leads up to this idea? “Hey, dude, great party. But something’s missing.” “Yeah, you’re right. I just feel so empty somehow.” “Alas, what could fill this bogus void in our souls?” “I got a baseball bat in the shed, dude.” Luckily I’m insured, so instead of paying $1200 - $1500 for the replacement window, I only have to pay the $250 deductable. But I still shouldn’t even have to pay that. So now I’m driving around with plastic where the rear window should be, I can’t see shit out of my rear view mirror, and the flapping of the plastic when I drive is _really_ getting on my fucking nerves. To top it off, today I’m out smoking (cuz I don’t smoke in my house) and I notice a scratch on my hood, I rub my finger across it to see if it is a scratch or just a really super straight line of dirt. I find it _is_ a scratch, in the trough of an oblong dent. The sort of dent that could be made my a heavy cylindrical object. Say, a _baseball bat_ maybe. So the rear window wasn’t enough, they had to take a swipe at the hood too. Fuckin’ assholes. ---
**Author:** ![SlickRoenick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e68b1a/32.png) [@SlickRoenick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlickRoenick)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2004, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-my-car-ever-do-to-you/222400/2 "2004-01-03T02:55:04Z")
That sucks. I discovered a few days ago that my hood and trunk have been keyed. I’m going to call insurance to find out if that sort of thing is covered even though i don’t know when it actually occured. But i feel for you dude (dudette?). ---
**Author:** ![Computer\_Guru](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ed655f/32.png) [@Computer\_Guru](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Computer_Guru)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2004, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-my-car-ever-do-to-you/222400/3 "2004-01-03T03:00:02Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Crunchy Frog \* > \*\*So I wake up on New Year’s Day to find out some jackoffs smashed out the rear window of my car. The cop that showed up to take my report said I was the 5th complaint that morning in the neighborhood about that sort of thing. > > What the fuck is wrong with some people? On what primitive reptilian level of one’s mind is this a good, fun way to spend some time? What is the conversation that leads up to this idea? > > “Hey, dude, great party. But something’s missing.” > > “Yeah, you’re right. I just feel so empty somehow.” > > “Alas, what could fill this bogus void in our souls?” > > “I got a baseball bat in the shed, dude.” > > Luckily I’m insured, so instead of paying $1200 - $1500 for the replacement window, I only have to pay the $250 deductable. But I still shouldn’t even have to pay that. > > So now I’m driving around with plastic where the rear window should be, I can’t see shit out of my rear view mirror, and the flapping of the plastic when I drive is _really_ getting on my fucking nerves. > > To top it off, today I’m out smoking (cuz I don’t smoke in my house) and I notice a scratch on my hood, I rub my finger across it to see if it is a scratch or just a really super straight line of dirt. I find it _is_ a scratch, in the trough of an oblong dent. The sort of dent that could be made my a heavy cylindrical object. Say, a _baseball bat_ maybe. So the rear window wasn’t enough, they had to take a swipe at the hood too. > > Fuckin’ assholes. \*\* Someone must be jealous of your car. What kind of car is it? Good luck with everything. ---
**Author:** ![medstar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f07891/32.png) [@medstar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/medstar)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2004, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-my-car-ever-do-to-you/222400/4 "2004-01-03T04:28:18Z")
The same thing happened in my neighborhood several years ago. As far as I know, the miscreants were never caught. I hope that karma kicks in and those jerks who smashed your car suffer something similar. By the way, is it possible that there might have been any security cameras in the vicinity that could have caught what went on? I know it’s a longshot, but you might want to check. ---
**Author:** ![Gadfly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/aeb1de/32.png) [@Gadfly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gadfly)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2004, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-my-car-ever-do-to-you/222400/5 "2004-01-03T04:29:21Z")
“They finally did it. They killed my fucking car.” ---
**Author:** ![Eternal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ecb155/32.png) [@Eternal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eternal)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2004, 6:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-my-car-ever-do-to-you/222400/6 "2004-01-03T06:57:56Z")
I saw your car rape a baby once. So why are you defending it? ---
**Author:** ![Gadfly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/aeb1de/32.png) [@Gadfly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gadfly)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2004, 7:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-my-car-ever-do-to-you/222400/7 "2004-01-03T07:07:08Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Eternal \* > \*\*I saw your car rape a baby once. So why are you defending it? \*\* And three penguin sandwiches! ---
**Author:** ![Crunchy\_Frog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ebca7d/32.png) [@Crunchy\_Frog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crunchy_Frog)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2004, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-my-car-ever-do-to-you/222400/8 "2004-01-03T17:09:18Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Computer Guru \* > \*\*Someone must be jealous of your car. What kind of car is it? \*\* It’s a 2000 Ford Focus with some hail damage. If they’re jealous of that, I’d _loooove_ to see what they’re driving. And **medstar** , there’s no security cameras. I was at my GF’s house. Her father’s a cop and if there were any security cameras in the neighborhood, he’d have mentioned it by now. Ya know, the more I think about it, the madder I get. They didn’t even take anything. It’s not like they were trying to steal my stereo (for a Focus, it has a nice stereo), they didn’t take _anything_ from inside my car, not even the $1500 laptop that was in it’s carrying case under the dash on the passenger side. Sure, the case looks like a bookbag, but they didn’t steal or damage anything inside the car. It was destruction just for destruction. I mean, I could half understand if there was a point to breaking out the glass, but there wasn’t any. They didn’t want inside the car for any reason, they just wanted to smash stuff. Assholes. And **Eternal** … if it wasn’t _your_ baby, I don’t see why you care. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Oat1957](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Oat1957](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oat1957)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2004, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-my-car-ever-do-to-you/222400/9 "2004-01-03T21:00:06Z")
Several years some assholes busted out the backlight on my Camaro. Fixed that and then they came back and busted out the door glass on my truck. Taking nothing either time. Fixed that and moved shortly thereafter. ---
**Author:** ![Oat1957](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Oat1957](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oat1957)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2004, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-my-car-ever-do-to-you/222400/10 "2004-01-03T21:01:53Z")
Of course, that was “several years _ago_” D’oh! ---
**Author:** ![Master\_Wang-Ka](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/master_wang-ka/32/3325_2.png) [@Master\_Wang-Ka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Master_Wang-Ka)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2004, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-my-car-ever-do-to-you/222400/11 "2004-01-03T21:13:03Z")
Mm-hm. A while back, cops had a field day on street my grandmother lived on. Some jolly chaps had wandered down the street, slashing ALL tires, BOTH sides of street… but only on cars parked in STREET. Cars in driveways were untouched. Of course, it was Christmastime. Hordes of people parked in street. All with two flats, now, on side of car facing street. Never did find the punk(s) who did it. Never understood precisely why anyone would want to do this, either… ---
**Author:** ![pool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pool/32/4152_2.png) [@pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pool)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2004, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-my-car-ever-do-to-you/222400/12 "2004-01-04T02:13:35Z")
I feel for you a few years ago I was at a party and someone egged my car and then a month after that someone egged my car at my house although there was no damage it really pisses me off and seriously like twenty minutes ago someone rang my doorbell and when I answered sure enough there was a bag of poo…fortunately it was not on fire I saw a truck driving quickly away but by the time I got in my car and drove around I couldnt find them although I have a feeling I know who it may have been GOD DAMNIT! The day I catch some fuckers doing this shit is they day several people are going to get a fucking ass beating ---
**Author:** ![Boo\_Boo\_Foo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e274bd/32.png) [@Boo\_Boo\_Foo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boo_Boo_Foo)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2004, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-my-car-ever-do-to-you/222400/13 "2004-01-04T02:45:58Z")
It’s a sad thing to realise, but it appears that (with the exception of Japan for some unique cultural reason) that in the Western World nowadays, if you have to park your car in the open (like anywhere) then you’re probably better off not having one. It’s a crying shame - I totally agree - but stories like this are becoming like plague proportions in terms of strike rates. Everywhere I turn, every newspaper, every TV news bulletin, every week here on the SDMB - another vandalism story or thread just like this. It’s enough to make you despair sometimes - as in where we’re going as a society.