What is wrong with people today?? - LotusTalk

hollisterdout · 05-14-2008, 01:12 PM

So i go out to my car today after having it for a total of less then a week to find vandalism has been brought upon my new car. UGHHHH. luckily they didnt do anything to the car...however what they did do was take my temporary tags off, burn them, and then leave the burnt tag right next to my car...how ridiculous some ppl are.

i hate arrogance.

Needspeed · 05-14-2008, 01:27 PM

WEIRD

fpitas · 05-14-2008, 01:31 PM

Yeah, that is pretty odd.

Amarao · 05-14-2008, 01:33 PM

The answer to your question is: a lot

Darkside Eng · 05-14-2008, 01:38 PM

why? lol

dbisbee · 05-14-2008, 01:41 PM

So sorry to hear that. Glad no harm was done to the car. I always thought Lotus generated such good karma with their cars. I had an incident as well that frankly shocked me.

Leaving a gathering of Loti where I had parked my Elise in the farthest corner of the lot of a Japanese restaurant in Orlando. Well when I go to leave there right next to me where I cannot even open my door in the next to farthest parking spot is a Hummer H1. I stop to talk to my fellow loti compadres in the parking lot, not near my car, and we all saw the guy and his crew. One guy approach the car put his beer on the car and pee'ed in the bushes next to the car!!! Then as I approach the driver backs up and the rest of the crew get in. I just glared at him not sure what to do. Glad I did not have a weapon, as I stood there totally dumbfounded as to wtf why? They do not know me. Why would they? Well it took me a couple of days to count my blessings both for the fact that I do not understand them and that I have a wonderful life.

Hope I didn't bore you! I just was going to say I had a incident once.

ransackman · 05-14-2008, 01:55 PM

Obese people.

Veruca · 05-14-2008, 02:01 PM

That would make me so mad! I think I would be hiding in a shrub somewhere tomorrow waiting for them to come back.

mikester · 05-14-2008, 02:02 PM

I recommend a good car cover.

Elise8206 · 05-14-2008, 02:06 PM

I guess it time to install hidden camera

dbisbee · 05-14-2008, 02:16 PM

I came across this right after reading responding to your post. Not an attempt to preach but pretty cool. Soothing music.

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RacyTracy · 05-14-2008, 02:32 PM

Are you sure the burned tag is yours? Maybe they took yours, burned theirs and now they're running around with your tag. I hope you don't get a call from the police saying your car was used in a getaway or something.

dasmoofler · 05-14-2008, 02:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RacyTracy

Are you sure the burned tag is yours? Maybe they took yours, burned theirs and now they're running around with your tag. I hope you don't get a call from the police saying your car was used in a getaway or something.

Good point.

I once had a severed hog's head left on my front porch.

Installed a surveillance camera and busted my daughter's friend TP'ing my yard.

LARRY · 05-14-2008, 02:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mikester

I recommend a good car cover.

A big ugly car cover that says "Buick" on it.

Keep your Lotus under a car cover!!!!!!!!!!

hollisterdout · 05-14-2008, 04:08 PM

i think a car cover just might be being purchaced very soon...i dont want somethign worse to happen to the elise.

Bavarian Motorist · 05-14-2008, 04:53 PM

My EZ-pass was stolen out of my Elise recently...just glad the car is OK. It's the only thing of value in my car anyways

NomisR · 05-14-2008, 05:24 PM

People really need to learn to respect other people and their properties. Haven't their parents taught them when they're young, "Do unto others as you would have others do unto you." This little number would make our world so much better..

jlj3394 · 05-14-2008, 05:28 PM

I think a car cover screams "I'm anal, F with my car."

I treat it like a regular car. Parallel park it, put it in a garage, park in any neighborhood. at the end of the day, you're essentially driving 2 Civics, so just relax and don't act like a D-bag (not saying that is what you did, but I see it all the time from Porsche and BMW folks) and no one will mess with your stuff, other than the random crap.

mpsalm · 05-14-2008, 05:32 PM

I had a guy not check his blindspot and almost side swiped me. I called it 3 seconds before it happened out loud to my passenger. Then when I hit the horn he tried to get out of his car at the next light and fight me.

I feel ya.

texige · 05-14-2008, 06:34 PM

(Yeah I know its's and old repost so sue me repost police. It deserves to be dusted off)

YOU NEED A TRUNK MONKEY!

YouTube - Trunk Monkey Part 1

YouTube - Suburban Auto Group Trunk Monkey #4 - Thrown off a Bridge

05-14-2008, 01:12 PM	#1 (permalink)
hollisterdout Birthed in a Lotus!! Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: NC Posts: 90	What is wrong with people today?? So i go out to my car today after having it for a total of less then a week to find vandalism has been brought upon my new car. UGHHHH. luckily they didnt do anything to the car...however what they did do was take my temporary tags off, burn them, and then leave the burnt tag right next to my car...how ridiculous some ppl are. i hate arrogance. __________________ ORANGE 06 ELISE

05-14-2008, 01:27 PM	#2 (permalink)
Needspeed Trust in God Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Mid Atlantic Region Posts: 482	WEIRD __________________ 07 Exige S (Chili Red) 05 Legacy GT Ltd 98 Esprit V8 (sold) 02 WRX (sold)

05-14-2008, 01:31 PM	#3 (permalink)
fpitas User, Registered Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Leesburg, VA Posts: 1,826	Yeah, that is pretty odd. __________________ Francis 2006 Chrome Orange Elise: LSD/TC, Nitron SAs with 425/650 springs, BWR 7/8" Front Bar, Eliseparts bumpsteer kit, VF Stage 2, 2bular Header + Sport Cat + 8x24 GT3 Muffler, ECU Tune by Jermaine, Smaay's fuel rail, ACT XT clutch, Saikou Michi dual catch can, Moroso pan, Manly's mount inserts & FF Engine Damper 2000 Black Integra Type R: - 213,000 miles & needs rebuilding...

05-14-2008, 01:41 PM	#6 (permalink)
dbisbee Service animal Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 476	So sorry to hear that. Glad no harm was done to the car. I always thought Lotus generated such good karma with their cars. I had an incident as well that frankly shocked me. Leaving a gathering of Loti where I had parked my Elise in the farthest corner of the lot of a Japanese restaurant in Orlando. Well when I go to leave there right next to me where I cannot even open my door in the next to farthest parking spot is a Hummer H1. I stop to talk to my fellow loti compadres in the parking lot, not near my car, and we all saw the guy and his crew. One guy approach the car put his beer on the car and pee'ed in the bushes next to the car!!! Then as I approach the driver backs up and the rest of the crew get in. I just glared at him not sure what to do. Glad I did not have a weapon, as I stood there totally dumbfounded as to wtf why? They do not know me. Why would they? Well it took me a couple of days to count my blessings both for the fact that I do not understand them and that I have a wonderful life. Hope I didn't bore you! I just was going to say I had a incident once. __________________ The word "PASSION" should aways be uppercase. #349 '05 AS Elise Touring, Hardtop, Starshield, Plinth delete, GPS Garmin 680, V1, V1 mirror, Leather console, Multivex, Alpine CDA9887, JL stealthbox, Focals, Alpine PDX 5, HID, RAC Monolites, R888's, Stage II, Front Slotted rotors, R4-S pads, Stebel nautilus, TitanQR and Odyssey 925 now with bracket.

05-14-2008, 02:02 PM	#9 (permalink)
mikester Registered Shmoozer Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: So Cal Posts: 4,596	I recommend a good car cover. __________________ Covered in Brandy and Lard

05-14-2008, 01:33 PM	#4 (permalink)
Amarao Hoon Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Colorado Posts: 1,415	The answer to your question is: a lot

05-14-2008, 01:38 PM	#5 (permalink)
Darkside Eng Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: On the Track Posts: 880 Images: 22	why? lol

05-14-2008, 01:55 PM	#7 (permalink)
ransackman retarted user Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 573	Obese people.

05-14-2008, 02:01 PM	#8 (permalink)
Veruca Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 217	That would make me so mad! I think I would be hiding in a shrub somewhere tomorrow waiting for them to come back.

05-14-2008, 02:06 PM	#10 (permalink)
Elise8206 Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 352	I guess it time to install hidden camera __________________ '05 Lotus Elise Mag Blue/TR/SP/HT/SS/SII/K&N Filter '02 Toyota MR-2 Spyder '07 Nissan Armada Tech Library! http://wiki.seloc.org/a/Category:S2

05-14-2008, 02:16 PM	#11 (permalink)
dbisbee Service animal Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 476	I came across this right after reading responding to your post. Not an attempt to preach but pretty cool. Soothing music. <object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/jsPBVNecOMo&hl=en"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/jsPBVNecOMo&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object> __________________ The word "PASSION" should aways be uppercase. #349 '05 AS Elise Touring, Hardtop, Starshield, Plinth delete, GPS Garmin 680, V1, V1 mirror, Leather console, Multivex, Alpine CDA9887, JL stealthbox, Focals, Alpine PDX 5, HID, RAC Monolites, R888's, Stage II, Front Slotted rotors, R4-S pads, Stebel nautilus, TitanQR and Odyssey 925 now with bracket.

05-14-2008, 02:32 PM	#12 (permalink)
RacyTracy V Not my picture V Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Palatine, IL Posts: 9,073	Are you sure the burned tag is yours? Maybe they took yours, burned theirs and now they're running around with your tag. I hope you don't get a call from the police saying your car was used in a getaway or something.

05-14-2008, 04:08 PM	#15 (permalink)
hollisterdout Birthed in a Lotus!! Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: NC Posts: 90	i think a car cover just might be being purchaced very soon...i dont want somethign worse to happen to the elise. __________________ ORANGE 06 ELISE

05-14-2008, 04:53 PM	#16 (permalink)
Bavarian Motorist Live to Drive Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: NYC/Westchester, NY Posts: 10,850	My EZ-pass was stolen out of my Elise recently...just glad the car is OK. It's the only thing of value in my car anyways __________________ Be an alpha male. Drive a Lotus.

05-14-2008, 05:24 PM	#17 (permalink)
NomisR Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 741	People really need to learn to respect other people and their properties. Haven't their parents taught them when they're young, "Do unto others as you would have others do unto you." This little number would make our world so much better.. __________________ 2006 Lotus Sport Elise #4 of 50

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05-14-2008, 05:28 PM	#18 (permalink)
jlj3394 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 838	I think a car cover screams "I'm anal, F with my car." I treat it like a regular car. Parallel park it, put it in a garage, park in any neighborhood. at the end of the day, you're essentially driving 2 Civics, so just relax and don't act like a D-bag (not saying that is what you did, but I see it all the time from Porsche and BMW folks) and no one will mess with your stuff, other than the random crap. __________________ 05 GG Elise: Exige clam, LSS, Stage 2, ACT HD, DBA5000, CF scoops/splitter/mirrors/panels Others: Lex ES300Coach, Volvo V70R 300hp/260k Missed:01&04 Wranglers, 71 CJ5(225V6) Need a Johnson County or Kansas City personal injury/wrongful death attorney/lawyer/law firm?http://www.kcatty.com Looking for a Johnson County, KS DUI lawyer/attorney? http://www.JohnsonCountyDUI.com Need a Johnson County, KS lawyer/attorney to help amend or fix a speeding/traffic ticket? http://www.JoCoTraffic.com

05-14-2008, 05:32 PM	#19 (permalink)
mpsalm BANNED Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 1,348	I had a guy not check his blindspot and almost side swiped me. I called it 3 seconds before it happened out loud to my passenger. Then when I hit the horn he tried to get out of his car at the next light and fight me. I feel ya.