I just checked the eBay listing.  $3,500 is the starting price.  As of now, there are 0 bids.

Buddy of mine sold his SC400 that he had rebadged as a Soarer on Facebook Marketplace, listed as a Lexus SC400. Queue a lady angrily messaging him that he’s misrepresenting a Toyota as a Lexus and making posts everywhere to watch out for the scammer that can’t even tell the difference between a lowly Toyota and a…

Personally, I’d go after the guy. It’s no different than if someone aimlessly threw a baseball into a parking lot full of cars. He reasonably should have known that his actions would result in damage to someone else’s personal property.

I watch these on the local auction site. They get to about $2,500 and just sit there for weeks until they finally let it go for $2,600.

I don’t even know what a caliper is, which probably at least partially explains why I’m having so much trouble with this tape measure concept.  :)

I get the distinct feeling Epic Failure is completely committed to being a dick on this topic and all of your thoughtful responses are falling on deaf ears.

This is the attitude of pretty much anyone anywhere. I very much live in the US, not some far away land where you think things don’t get damaged, and expect my stuff to not get damaged. Most people take pride in how their stuff is handled. She has a completely legitimate concern and wrote a detailed and informative…

Got a truly disgusting but greatly appreciated email from a reader named Clark:

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Garbage. You should expect your property to return to you in the same condition in which you left it. It’s their job to park cars and not damage them. They failed. Your acceptance of their failure is lazy.

You know what’s also normal?

Keep the nice car at home.

Real solution. Drive a beater Camry and stop worrying.

I, for one, can’t wait to get old and retire so that everyone will finally leave me the fuck alone.

I don’t get the “your generation’s mores” schtick. I’m probably closer to the old folks generation than to the servers. I’d say it’s considered more inappropriate to ask personal questions of your waiter for my generation that younger ones.

Take it as a compliment that they actually give a shit about you as a person.

Years ago I worked at my local town hall and received a steady barrage of calls from residents complaining about trees, potholes, trash collection, etc. I soon learned that quite a few of them were lonely seniors who wanted to vent and then chat about their day, their kids, grandkids, etc. I developed friendships with…

Or you could cut the old folks some slack. Don’t make the mistake of judging them based upon your generation’s mores. Take it as a compliment that they actually give a shit about you as a person.