Are scratches/dings unavoidable on a daily?
yes
>>27599689Dings yes, scratches can be mitigated with a clear wrap
The best thing about getting your first ding/scratch on a new daily is that it makes the next one that much easier to cope with.
>>27599689Yes you're better off never owning nice things unless you live away from other people
>>27599689yes.>.t Driver for more years than your mother has been sexually active.
>>27599689No.
>>27599689Yes unfortunately most other drivers aren’t fully human and will door ding you.
>>27599689yes it is by not being a drooling retard and actually looking at what your doing
>>27599689I'm afraid soI originally planned to keep my car looking good, fill in scratches, buff/sand shit out etc but eventually realized it would be a waste on a 15-year-old car. it doesn't have to look good, it just has to get me to work and back and it does that job pretty well. when the time comes to retire it I'll probably cry a bit.
>>27599689yeah. i stopped caringgot ran into by a bus recently so i spent the insurance money on new suspension and tires
>>27600702nice hound....is this the bus that hit you?picrel
>>27599689Yeah, it hurts for a bit, then you learn to accept them. They're like wrinkles, inevitable. Just protect the panels from rust and keep the car mechanically solid
>>27599689I am a super annoying OCPD anal retentive freak and the only ways I've found to cope with this unavoidable fact of life is:- daily a shitbox you don't care about. An old economy car like an old Camry/Corolla and just accept that it will look fucked up.- own nothing and be happy. Rent/lease cars instead of owning, so you don't give a fuck when you throw it back at them. OEMs give you a certain amount of leeway on leases, like "scratches can't be greater than 2 inches" or "no more than 1 scratch per body panel" etc. but they will tolerate a lot of "wear and tear" (in my mind: unacceptable imperfections for which an entire car ought to be scrapped and buy me a new one).t. schizo
>>27602653Never get a lease, it is tempting but you will be in greater debt.I drove shitboxes for decades,walked, bussed and bikefag. da can where i did "go new" and bought a leftover 2001 Hyndai Accent. it fit my budget, it was economical and served its purpose.you will own something.Change your oil regularly. check your other fulids regularly, rotate your tires and keep them inflated... dont beat on your shit and if it needs to be fixed, and it is beyond your wrench level... get a guy. you need a good mech buddy just as much as you need a good dope dealer.
Pretty much. Which is why I wonder how my used car survived nearly 20 years looking relatively good before it got introduced into my life, now it has a bunch of scratches 3 years into me owning it.:'(I'm a bad owner. I failed my car. I stopped caring about it now, it's just a daily.If you don't have a garage, it's a losing battle trying to keep a car looking mint.
>>27602653>Rent/lease cars instead of owning, so you don't give a fuck when you throw it back at them.You do realize they'll charge you for any damage, right?
>>27602943Are you dumb? The guy probably just buffed out all the scratches before he sold it to you. It's mad easy to do.
>>27599689It's a carIt's meant to show a little wareWhat are you some pansy who thinks everything needs to be perfect all the time?
>>27599689Yeah. It's unavoidable. After you get the first one, even if it's very minor and almost unnoticeable, you'll shrug and get over it, or you'll act like me, lose your fucking mind, pull an AMC Eagle out of a junkyard, get it running and use that for a DD.
