Car Damaged in office Parking

beejay · 31st July 2009, 10:17

I would not agree blaming the incident blindly on the cabs, does this warrant that others are not capable of doing such things.
If there were any paint traces on your body, search for similar coloured vehicles in your parking and see if there are any similar damage signs on the body and grab his throat. Grab his throat even if he is your boss, colleague and not only because he is cab driver.
However I presume they would have had the same repaired by now.

@mjothi, that is a nice suggestion.

muralisk · 31st July 2009, 10:27

Really sad and its too bad that the person who did this has no common sense to acknowledge it and instead fled the scene. Shame on such people. I think, it must be something like a Sumo trying to back up and hit your car.

pankaj_sachdeva · 31st July 2009, 11:21

Thanks for the responses guys.

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Originally Posted by vinaydas

try to get a hold of the security tapes if any in your parking so you can get the culprit.

The basement parking doesn't have cctv, so out go this possibility.

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Originally Posted by mjothi

I would say, sent a mail to your facility manager. Let them talk with the security people. Eventhough they can wash their hand, they will certainly be vigilant next time. If the security is not able to even notice such big bang / sounds, how can he protect the car if some one breaks in?
Highlight this to those people and watch their response.

already made a big noice yesterday, i got hold of facilities manager of the building plus our office's administration guys/ from now on, a security guys from own office will be stationed in parking to look after the office cars.

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Originally Posted by ashthedivx

Ohh... looks bad !!

It certainly feel bad when you got to see such condition of your while moving back to home after a hectic day.

9K estimate is for paint job or what ??

you bet Ashish. i was so pissed off after seeing it.

9k is for replacing the left fender, relignment of bumper, headlights, painting of bumper and fender plus taxes/

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Originally Posted by beejay

I would not agree blaming the incident blindly on the cabs, does this warrant that others are not capable of doing such things.
If there were any paint traces on your body, search for similar coloured vehicles in your parking and see if there are any similar damage signs on the body and grab his throat. Grab his throat even if he is your boss, colleague and not only because he is cab driver.
However I presume they would have had the same repaired by now.

@mjothi, that is a nice suggestion.

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Originally Posted by muralisk

Really sad and its too bad that the person who did this has no common sense to acknowledge it and instead fled the scene. Shame on such people. I think, it must be something like a Sumo trying to back up and hit your car.

Already checked the black cars in the parking and couldn't find any traces of the little black colorthat is present on my car.

the reason cabs are coming in picture, because i have seen these cabbie driving rashly in the parking and few days, a cabbie rammed a zen when it was coming out of basement parking. the zen was climbing up the slope and cabbie was rushing to the exit point from the ground floor parking.

As muralisk has pointed the damage seem to be done by sumo or a tavera

T_Girl · 31st July 2009, 11:42

This is really sad!! But you really can't rely on these guys called GUARDS for some reason, they are a bunch of sleepy heads who are useless. It does hurt!!!

menonrajesh · 31st July 2009, 13:53

Bad day Pankaj! It hurts more when you realise that there is nothing much can be done about it. As mjothi pointed out, the best thing is to speard the word and expect the guards to be more vigilant in future. Hope the car comes out in her best; All the best!

gpa · 31st July 2009, 16:33

Very sad to hear about your incidents and makes me want to

the security guys who were on the job. Hope to see her back in shape soon.

pankaj_sachdeva · 31st July 2009, 17:20

Update : the headlight clamp is broken from inside and is not getting fixed. so need to change that as well. the insurance guy has approved for the same but i so need to pay the depreciation amount. The headlight cost is around 3000, any ideas how much do i need to shell out from my pocket on headlight replacement? btw the car is question is 5 years old

menonrajesh · 31st July 2009, 18:04

Pankaj, are you sure that you will need to replace the headlight? My swift also had the same issue and the initial response from Suraksha ( Bommanahalli) was the same. However they finally could fix it somehow and saved me from buying the new headlight. There is a small alignment issue through and they said, a medium head-on impact to the light will break it, if it happens.

Just try to check out if there is any way to fix it.

pankaj_sachdeva · 31st July 2009, 19:12

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Originally Posted by menonrajesh

Pankaj, are you sure that you will need to replace the headlight? My swift also had the same issue and the initial response from Suraksha ( Bommanahalli) was the same. However they finally could fix it somehow and saved me from buying the new headlight. There is a small alignment issue through and they said, a medium head-on impact to the light will break it, if it happens.

Just try to check out if there is any way to fix it.

I went to check the headlight myself and yes the headlight is gone from the internal side, we tried fixing it , but the alignment is going for a toss big time as i tried driving it on potholed road , so have a given a go ahead for replacing it. i have to bear the 50% depreciation though, but thought of fixing the issues once and for all.

mjothi · 31st July 2009, 19:58

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Originally Posted by pankaj_sachdeva

Already checked the black cars in the parking and couldn't find any traces of the little black colorthat is present on my car.

I think the black color may be the crash bar in front of the sumo or other vehicle. So, just searching for black color car may not help. I may be wrong, but just another view.

pankaj_sachdeva · 31st July 2009, 20:11

Quote:

Originally Posted by mjothi

I think the black color may be the crash bar in front of the sumo or other vehicle. So, just searching for black color car may not help. I may be wrong, but just another view.

checked that possibility too, have a suspicion on a sumo as my collegaues travelling in the cab told me that it used to have a crash guard which was removed recently, but they are not so sure, if it was after the hit to my car.

pankaj_sachdeva · 7th August 2009, 16:10

Update : Car was back in glory and shining as new on Monday. I am so tied up in work that not getting time to clicking pics and giving a detailed report on work by Suraksha . will do by Sunday

amitoj · 7th August 2009, 16:16

Glad to know the car is back.
Pankaj, maybe you should try pressurising the security guard who was on duty at that time to make him talk. Report him to the security chief.

31st July 2009, 10:17	#16
beejay Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: The Nilgiris Posts: 1,963 Thanked: 204 Times View My Garage	I would not agree blaming the incident blindly on the cabs, does this warrant that others are not capable of doing such things. If there were any paint traces on your body, search for similar coloured vehicles in your parking and see if there are any similar damage signs on the body and grab his throat. Grab his throat even if he is your boss, colleague and not only because he is cab driver. However I presume they would have had the same repaired by now. @mjothi, that is a nice suggestion. Last edited by beejay : 31st July 2009 at 10:22. Reason: mjothi
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31st July 2009, 10:27	#17
muralisk BHPian Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Hyderabad, Bangalore Posts: 711 Thanked: 13 Times View My Garage	Really sad and its too bad that the person who did this has no common sense to acknowledge it and instead fled the scene. Shame on such people. I think, it must be something like a Sumo trying to back up and hit your car.
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31st July 2009, 11:42	#19
T_Girl BHPian Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Mumbai Posts: 68 Thanked: 3 Times	This is really sad!! But you really can't rely on these guys called GUARDS for some reason, they are a bunch of sleepy heads who are useless. It does hurt!!!
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31st July 2009, 13:53	#20
menonrajesh BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 211 Thanked: 2 Times View My Garage	Bad day Pankaj! It hurts more when you realise that there is nothing much can be done about it. As mjothi pointed out, the best thing is to speard the word and expect the guards to be more vigilant in future. Hope the car comes out in her best; All the best!
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31st July 2009, 16:33	#21
gpa Senior - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,789 Thanked: 340 Times	Very sad to hear about your incidents and makes me want to the security guys who were on the job. Hope to see her back in shape soon.
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31st July 2009, 17:20	#22
pankaj_sachdeva BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Was PB, DL, HR , KA and Now GJ-1 Posts: 248 Thanked: 21 Times	Update : the headlight clamp is broken from inside and is not getting fixed. so need to change that as well. the insurance guy has approved for the same but i so need to pay the depreciation amount. The headlight cost is around 3000, any ideas how much do i need to shell out from my pocket on headlight replacement? btw the car is question is 5 years old
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31st July 2009, 18:04	#23
menonrajesh BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 211 Thanked: 2 Times View My Garage	Pankaj, are you sure that you will need to replace the headlight? My swift also had the same issue and the initial response from Suraksha ( Bommanahalli) was the same. However they finally could fix it somehow and saved me from buying the new headlight. There is a small alignment issue through and they said, a medium head-on impact to the light will break it, if it happens. Just try to check out if there is any way to fix it.
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7th August 2009, 16:10	#27
pankaj_sachdeva BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Was PB, DL, HR , KA and Now GJ-1 Posts: 248 Thanked: 21 Times	Update : Car was back in glory and shining as new on Monday. I am so tied up in work that not getting time to clicking pics and giving a detailed report on work by Suraksha . will do by Sunday
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7th August 2009, 16:16	#28
amitoj Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Windham, NH USA Posts: 3,348 Thanked: 3,105 Times View My Garage	Glad to know the car is back. Pankaj, maybe you should try pressurising the security guard who was on duty at that time to make him talk. Report him to the security chief.
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