Where are we at in society today!?

[NSXLVR]

Hello all,
Today, I come to you a very angry and upset person. I recently purchased an NSX a few weeks ago, and life has been wonderful, everyday I wake up with a smile knowing I'll get to drive what was my dream car for the longest. I literally will be at work, and find myself making revving noises, (shows how much I love hearing her roar ha)

I knew going this car I would get more attention, and lordy it has been a lot (especially in Ohio). But today, wow...it took the cake. I'm so mad it's not even funny. I was at the coffee shop having a conversation with a friend, when she says "aww look at those kids looking at your car...they are so cute"

I dont know about you all, but freak alarm goes off, I whip around to see little jack and jill running around my car...My heart is beating. They were about 7-8, as I keep a close eye on them, I see their mother come by them and watch them...

Phew...thank goodness, she'll make sure they dont do anything....WRONG!!!!

Little Jack decides it's a great idea to start putting his hands on my car, while Jill follows....I watch for about 2.3 seconds, and then I realize the mother is just watching and is going to continue to do so, F*CK THAT!!!!!!! I bolt outside, and in a nervous panic and ask if she's going to get her kids away from my car...

"it's okay, he loves that car, he plays with it all the time on his xbox"

I dont care, this isnt an xbox, it's a real car!!"

she then says fine, and tells them the mean owner doesnt want them around the car, and they get in their car and leave. I am SO mad! And to top it off, after they leave, I see that one of them has used what seems to be a crayon, on the back bumper and draws an "x" on it...

Never have I been this mad before in my life!

 

[Jetpilot3]

Hmmm...mate I don't want to upset you but really its a kid touching your car. I'm sure the crayon marks will come off.

The way I see it be thankful that you have your health and that some kid actually thinks your car is hot. Kids are kids and even though the mom did nothing to prevent little Johnny from touching your car you have to shrug it off.

Put yourself in the shoes of the kid...I'm sure you'd have done the same thing at least I know I would have.

For the kid I'm sure seeing his favorite XBox car was......VICTORY!!!

 

[slamstrom]

Sorry to hear about the "X" on your NSX. It has to do with how kids are brought up. No wonder the kids are like what you described. The apple doesn't fall too far from the tree. Some people just don't respect other's property. Hope you can get the crayon off your bumper easily without any permanent damage.

 

[Dtrigg]

You've never been this mad in your life...

You're a really lucky guy.:wink:

 

[s14_tat]

you gotta lighten up a little bit, they're just kids and the crayon will come right off. its not like they took a key and keyed your car up, just be happy that you got your car and enjoy. I'm as anal about my car as the next guy, but the only that that pisses me off is that my garage mates always backs into my car multiple times and scratched my bumper to the point where it needs a new paint job. But for little kids, just let them be kids and be flattered that they enjoy seeing your car.

 

[NSXLVR]

I honestly wasnt mad at the fact of the kids...just more of the parents. I know when I was a kid, I was taught never touch something that isn't yours.

And for the mother to just brush it off, like it's her own property. THAT is what I was having an issue with.

And no, those crayon marks arent coming off :frown:

 

[Dtrigg]

I honestly wasnt mad at the fact of the kids...just more of the parents. I know when I was a kid, I was taught never touch something that isn't yours.

And for the mother to just brush it off, like it's her own property. THAT is what I was having an issue with.

And no, those crayon marks arent coming off :frown:

Take a deep breath. When I was a kid, I did very thing my parents told me to do, and they were always correct. Your "crayon marks" aren't coming off

 

[NSXLVR]

haha, but...mama said...mama said...my mama said....

no...they arent coming off...I don't know if they were crayons, he was holding something that looked like a crayon, however it couldnt been a stick for all I know

 

[Daedalus]

I agree it's not the worst thing that can happen, but I would be pretty upset too, and for the same reasons. Kids are kids, that's cool. Parents have the responsibility. When my friends and I broke a window or a headlight playing around when we were little, we stepped up and took responsibility. That's how we were raised. If my neighbor's kids break my window playing ball I'll still be nice to them. But I'll expect their parents to pay for it. I once returned to the NSX slightly ahead of a family parked next to me. The father made his kids keep their distance till after I got in, and I thanked him for it. If and when I have kids I will do the same. That mother was inconsiderate and ignorant.

 

[Sarge]

Dude people are stupid and their kids are worse. they have no concept of hard work, money or dreams. So next time blast their parent and threaten to sue them for touching a 100K dollar car. Trust me they dont know what an NSX is ESPECIALLY in OHIO!

YOU WILL SEE Parenting at its best in a flash. Unless they are really dumb, and in that case Just call the cops. That way they cant Harass a innossent person for anything

 

[steveny]

Really, your kid loves my car. Well let me take him for a ride. Three blocks away, me... hey kid did you put that awesome X on my bumper that is soooo cool. Kid.... yep you like it. Me...get the phuck out of my car. Peel off.:biggrin:

 

[steveny]

Dude people are stupid

and smelly don't forget smelly sarge.

 

[tosugrad]

My heartbeat rises a bit any time I see kids near my car. Heck I don't even let my own kids on that side of the garage. But this is totally the parents fault. I am always amazed at how they let them run around in public, near a street! Its how they were raised. Its how their parents were raised.

Try some cleaner wax on the X mark.

BTW - where in Cincy do you live? Im an old east sider.

 

[Mac Attack]

Jeez,

I let my daughter wash the NSX for me all the time. I don't even cringe when she drops the sponge and wipes the paint again. I politely remind her to try not and do that and if she does, rinse it off as best she can.

I used to be really anal in my single days with my nice vehicles but not really anymore. If you have kids someday you'll need to let those things relax some. Not that there's anything wrong with trying to teach your kids to respect property, but there's plenty of more important things to worry about!

 

[Zishan]

This is where the panic button comes in handy (pun intended) :biggrin:

You could have simply sounded the alarm, the kids would have gotten a little scared and backed away. No need to get all worked up and the NSX is safe again.

This coming from a guy for no alarm. :redface: I need to hurry up and get that done...

 

[steveny]

This is where the panic button comes in handy (pun intended) :biggrin:

You could have simply sounded the alarm, the kids would have gotten a little scared and backed away. No need to get all worked up and the NSX is safe again.

This coming from a guy for no alarm. :redface: I need to hurry up and get that done...

something like this will work well too.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDrz...ttp://i3.ytimg.com/vi/fDrzMGdYWZc/default.jpg

 

[Zishan]

something like this will work well too.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDrz...ttp://i3.ytimg.com/vi/fDrzMGdYWZc/default.jpg

That's only for pimps and Ferrari owners... :biggrin: :tongue:

 

[gdae]

Options:
Use Goo-Gone to get rid of your X. Or:
Get a crayon and draw an “N” and an “S” in front of the X. Or:
Kick back and be thankful that it’s kiddies with crayons, not teens with keys.

 

[DocL]

While I agree that the crayon on the car shows a lack of parenting skills and respect for other peoples property, you could have handled it in a much better fashion. First you could have kindly shown the mother the mark that her kid made and then cleaned it off with a tissue in front of her. Then you could have made a lifelong lasting impression with those kids and asked them if they wanted to sit behind the steering wheel, but only if they all behaved nicely around the car. I gaurantee that the kids and mother would have thought you were the greatest person in the world for the rest of the day. I've done that in the past and I've always gotten a thank you and a handshake.

 

[steveny]

Options:
Use Goo-Gone to get rid of your X. Or:
Get a crayon and draw an “N” and an “S” in front of the X. Or:
Kick back and be thankful that it’s kiddies with crayons, not teens with keys.

One of my leasing agents calls me the other day and tells me this 9 year old kid poured a soda into her open window and when she said something to the kid he told her f-- You, 9 years old. Now everytime she drives down the street and the kid is standing outside he flips her off.

 

[gdae]

One of my leasing agents calls me the other day and tells me this 9 year old kid poured a soda into her open window and when she said something to the kid he told her f-- You, 9 years old. Now everytime she drives down the street and the kid is standing outside he flips her off.

I'm not the first to tell you, and I probably won't be the last, that if you just put all the crap that happens down in book form it'll be a bestseller. Some of the best reading on the forum is hearing about crap your tenants try to pull. I mean, it's always something. They start learning when they're babies flipping people off, and they never run out of ideas:biggrin:

 

[steveny]

I'm not the first to tell you, and I probably won't be the last, that if you just put all the crap that happens down in book form it'll be a bestseller. Some of the best reading on the forum is hearing about crap your tenants try to pull. I mean, it's always something. They start learning when they're babies flipping people off, and they never run out of ideas:biggrin:

I know. The book is a good idea. The maintenance guy calls me the other day and said he just blew 10k. I am like HOW!!! he says he didn't have a camera when the tenant came into the basement and he told her to leave because he was working on the drain and instead of leaving she walks over to the open 4" pipe just as it launches a huge amount of sewer water right in her face. LOL:biggrin:

 

[davidf]

I have to agree with the panic button. Fortunately my car has the fact. keyless entry w/panic mode. Works everytime.:wink:

 

[nsxlover]

I don't think it is an issue with the kids, but the parents, they have no respect for other's property. I would have been pissed also, parenting skills have gone down the toilet. Parents tend to think it is cute, but if you asked them to pay to have the mark removed, they would not be happy about that...

 

[NSXLVR]

While I agree that the crayon on the car shows a lack of parenting skills and respect for other peoples property, you could have handled it in a much better fashion. First you could have kindly shown the mother the mark that her kid made and then cleaned it off with a tissue in front of her. Then you could have made a lifelong lasting impression with those kids and asked them if they wanted to sit behind the steering wheel, but only if they all behaved nicely around the car. I gaurantee that the kids and mother would have thought you were the greatest person in the world for the rest of the day. I've done that in the past and I've always gotten a thank you and a handshake.

Now that it's morning, I know it was not a crayon, but more like the tip of a twig. I usually am much more calm, however when you see kids running laps around your car, that's what got me worked up, lets be honest, I dont think you'd like a huge head print on the fender if he takes a spill. I honestly was more worked up on the mother's part. I try to give people the benefit of the doubt, but watching them be so wreckless while their parent is just watching is what got under my skin.

My heartbeat rises a bit any time I see kids near my car. Heck I don't even let my own kids on that side of the garage. But this is totally the parents fault. I am always amazed at how they let them run around in public, near a street! Its how they were raised. Its how their parents were raised.

Try some cleaner wax on the X mark.

BTW - where in Cincy do you live? Im an old east sider.

Nice, I live in West Chester now, but I grew up in Montgomery.