Toyota Dealership Mechanic Scratched one Rim

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Originally Posted by jayeh

I've owned nothing but beaters my entire life and never had but a scratch and my Yaris I've had for 6 months has 4 random scratches, a windshield chip, and somebody rear ended me.

In general, I think people care more about each other here in Texas than they do in California, but I think the opposite is true when it comes to respect for the condition of other people's cars. Of the dings, scratches, etc I have on my Yaris, virtually none of them that I can recall have happened in California (where my Yaris has spent the most time other than Texas) and, after Texas, I think the worst (re respect for other people's cars) of the other 43 states my Yaris has been in have been Virginia and New York. My Yaris has been to Ontario as well (but not Ottawa) and no dings, etc. while I was there.

If I spent a significant amount of money on a car I could currently protect it by parking 'way out' in parking lots while shopping. I generally see space enough to do that around here, but it would get harder as the influx of people into this area accelerates.