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Old Jul 15, 2003
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My civic gets dents too easy

I left my car outside during a hail storm and noticed that I had several small dings on the trunk, roof, and hood. Now it wasn't a severe storm, maybe pea sized hail and my friends Explorer was next to my car and didn't have a ding on it. Does anybody else think that their cars ding too easily.
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Old Jul 15, 2003
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yeah i got like 5 dents on the edge of my trunk, i dunno WTF from, i dont even close it or slam it hard, nor do i touch the top. i just push on the license plate and guide it down till it shuts
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Yup, me too. I get small dents from just driving on the freeway while passing semis flinging small rocks and dirt from their wheels. Man, this sucks our body just dents too easily
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we dent easily..... but at least the motor doesn't
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our cars are so sensitive... i have like 6-8 dings already... i tried the ding king (as seen on tv product) but it didn't work.. my friend recommended to call the "Dent Wizard" ( hope they don't charged too much ).
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Old Jul 16, 2003
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yes...the outsides of the civics are sensitive. it pisses me off because during a storm, a branch that was on the ground...flew up and hit the side of my car. i told my mom about it and she as blaming me lol now i have to go get that fixed..another $100 or so..
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Old Jul 16, 2003
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My passenger side door has quite a few dings thanks to California's bright idea of compact parking lots. I always park on the edge of the lot with the driver side facing the side of the wall, so no car doors can get it. I have about 8 dings on the passenger side. I spoke to the dealer about it and it is $60 per pannel. So after a few more dings I will go get my moneys worth. I had them make it clear with me that it is not $60 a ding, but a panel, so no matter how many dings you got, $60 per panel it is. Find out from your dealer if this is what they offer. I got this info from the guy who pulls dings from Hoehn Honda in Carlsbad, Ca.
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Old Jul 16, 2003
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Spend $20 on the Ding King and let the dinging begin.
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The Ding King only works if you're willing to put the work in. Sometimes it may take 10 tries to pull the dent out completely. And it sucks cuz' you have to wait 5 minutes for the glue to dry each time. Oh, and if you get a nice size door ding from some dipsh*t and it's located on the edge of a panel where it's reinforced, you can forget about getting that baby out. The Ding King will lessen the pain, but you'll still have a friendly reminder of how ignorant people can be 'round other peeps rides. Bastards!!
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I have a record of 14 dents.....

1. When my dumbass 220 lb friend jumped on the car
2. When that dumbass 220 lb. friend tried to take out the first dent with that gay ding king thing (rhyme)
3. Got hit and run
4, 5, 6, & 7 Shoping cart hit my car a 5 (not really sure there) miles per hour
8. Got hit and run again
9. My sister and her boyfriend sat on my hood
10. a basketball landed on my hood and dented it (i was only at the park doing homework the kids ran off too, but at least I got a free basketball)
11. When I kicked the car for having so many dents
12. I was getting my tires changes the guys dropped the impact gun on the trunk (big *** scratch too)
13. The lost dent i don't remember
14. I just came out of the stater brothers and I found it

Im starting to fix em

I have these written down in my notebook and I also have lost of time
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^^^^^^^^^^^ DUDE WHEN THEY SCRATCHED YOUR TRUNK WITH THAT IMPACT GUN YOU DIDN'T DO ANYTHING!!!!!
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Old Jul 17, 2003
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I work there so I just fixed myself... at their cost of course
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Man, I knoe door dents all over my ride... Thats makes me I dont want to fix my ride, cuz it will get it over and over....
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Old Jul 18, 2003
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Civics are like coke cans on wheels. Just try pressing hard on your front and rear fender to check the struts and springs, it'll leave a dent.
So, what if someone hits your car with their door.
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Old Jul 27, 2003
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I hate our cars body. There too sensitive. I tell my friends over and over dont touch or lean on my car. They are always like its not gonna dent it and damn I have lil dents all over from just leanin against it. I dont ever lean on my car.
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