Trolley scum !!!

[Massi]

We came out of the shops to find some low life has not only hit our car with a trolley but left it still mounted to our front spoiler!!!!!

It's a Au3 Fairmont Sparkling Burgundy on superlows with C2R kit. It was hit hard enough to split about 70% through the lip.

No security cameras either, might invest in our own in car cameras now.

Who does this or even stands by and watches..... Sucks :(

[Oxa384]

sorry to hear i love the c2r kits.time to get one of these-
http://www.blackvue.co.uk/
i got the DR400G HD (With GPS) V2 it.i have it in my daily driver,wouldnt leave home without it.

[XR6T0Y]

Originally Posted by oxa384

sorry to hear i love the c2r kits.time to get one of these-
http://www.blackvue.co.uk/
i got the DR400G HD (With GPS) V2 it.i have it in my daily driver,wouldnt leave home without it.

Have one of these to. Great investment. Got mine wired into the car, instead of the ciggy lighter. So can't even see it from the outside of the car

[Werd.]

Originally Posted by oxa384

sorry to hear i love the c2r kits.time to get one of these-
http://www.blackvue.co.uk/
i got the DR400G HD (With GPS) V2 it.i have it in my daily driver,wouldnt leave home without it.

280 euro.. christ. ill get one off eBay! :p

[XR6T0Y]

Originally Posted by Werd.

280 euro.. christ. ill get one off eBay! :p

I got mine off evilbay. Came direct from the factory for 140$ delivered

[jaydee]

Ouch, you can only hope it wasnt deliberate, I have seen someone knock a trolley with their car by accident and sent it flying into someone's car door leaving a big dent.

[grandpa_spec_F6]

Trolly offenders are scum.

I got a big scratch down the side of my car at north lakes and was livid.

Couple of months later I found out why, watched a trolly boy direct a huge line of trolleys in between 2 cars instead of going around them, got away from him and slam into the side of one of the cars.

He looked up, saw me and gave me a dirty look then kept on going.... *******.

Hope you get it sorted soon, also, motion detection cameras rock. Got mine for $100 off ebay with gps

[irish2]

I have seen numerous times a trolly that is parked against a pole that suddenly will take off and roll into a car. It isn't always malicious.

[NorfyXR6]

lol had a near miss once...involved two of us loading a BBQ, a bunnings trolley and a parking lot on a hill haha puckered.

Sorry to hear tho, damaged cars hurt at the best of times.. i never park in a bay with the trolleys near by and always move the singles away.

Norfy

[aussie muscle]

Originally Posted by irish2

I have seen numerous times a trolly that is parked against a pole that suddenly will take off and roll into a car. It isn't always malicious.

but the person who left it there is a lazy obnoxious moron and should have returned it to the trolley bay.

[AU Mont]

Originally Posted by aussie muscle

but the person who left it there is a lazy obnoxious moron and should have returned it to the trolley bay.

the other day a trolley rolled out of a carpark down a steep hill onto the road and hit a commodore in front of me. A lady got out and pushed it up the top of the hill back into the carpark and rested it against a gutter.

im guessing thats how it hit their car in the first place

[XD ESP! XELR8]

I'm always on the lookout for 4wd doors and them trolleys..

Can't wait till I catch another one, a mean catch one lol

[Massi]

Totally going to look at getting one of those motion cameras now. Thanks for the link too It did look deliberate just because it was nose in and only had a walkway then a glass wall.

It use to have Pedders 6408 springs in the front and the sides of the spoiler have had a few dingles...

Feel better now with a belly full of roast and a few beers,
Cheers.

[BPXR6T]

This is why I have a dedicated shopping car that is an absolute piece of ****...

[mr smith]

Originally Posted by BPXR6T

This is why I have a dedicated shopping car that is an absolute piece of ****...

Spot on. A while ago i went to Bunnings and some clown had left a trolley in a bay against the shop wall. Time to get on back on all the trolleys that have hit my nice cars, I just backed into it and to the suprise of the dude going to get his sausage I squashed it against the wall. It felt good.

[danmc]

Originally Posted by mr smith

Spot on. A while ago i went to Bunnings and some clown had left a trolley in a bay against the shop wall. Time to get on back on all the trolleys that have hit my nice cars, I just backed into it and to the suprise of the dude going to get his sausage I squashed it against the wall. It felt good.

I suppose I should care that the person that left the trolley there didnt actually suffer but the thought was there, made me laugh.

I could worry that bunnings lost a few bucks, but they cost me a few hours last week so thumbs up on that too!

[Nova 8]

I was at the shops yesterday, we had a 42km wind blowing. A stray trolley was rolling along at least at 10km. Luckily it ended up in a garden bed and not the side of a car. Sometimes its just bad luck, that said, even if i see someone writing a note after hitting someone elses car i check it. Twice Ive read the note to see it say "haha, these people think im giving you my details...."

[danmc]

The problem with video is its really hard to track down an offender. Still, good if its someone like a neighbour. I had a neighbour that kept reaching into my landcruiser through the quarter windows and unlocking the doors. I tried for ages to find rabbit traps to screw to the inside of the door panel but no one wanted to sell me one when I explained what it was for.

This flamethrower linked to an alarm would be best though;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQbHnLSasfQ

[Streets]

Even the "accidents" where a stray trolley rolls into a car wouldn't happen if lazy slobs would walk their trolleys to the trolley bay instead of leaving them lying around. In car parks these days, there's a trolley bay every 50 metres at the most. No excuse for not putting them away when you're done.

[Nova 8]

Originally Posted by Streets

Even the "accidents" where a stray trolley rolls into a car wouldn't happen if lazy slobs would walk their trolleys to the trolley bay instead of leaving them lying around. In car parks these days, there's a trolley bay every 50 metres at the most. No excuse for not putting them away when you're done.

Yeah I know, its still bad just not as bad as some idiot hitting your car knowingly then walking off. Normally I would have grab the trolley just incase it hit a car, it did narrowly miss one on its travels. But right now I can barely walk let alone run. People should be more courteous, i try to do the whole "do unto others" bit myself.

[wrongwaynorris]

Originally Posted by Streets

Even the "accidents" where a stray trolley rolls into a car wouldn't happen if lazy slobs would walk their trolleys to the trolley bay instead of leaving them lying around. In car parks these days, there's a trolley bay every 50 metres at the most. No excuse for not putting them away when you're done.

Sadly from what I have seen these vermin are in the majority .

[mik]

most upsetting seeing some lazy sod 50 feet away from a trolley bay and just leave it precariously at the top of a the hill in the super market car park right where they finish using it,
i usually park at the top of the hill away from other cars in the hope of sparing my limo of more trolley dents, this action usually guarantees someone will park in close proximity to me with an suv load of kids :(.

[93EB_SXR6]

I have found that it tends to be lazy people who can't be bothered returning their trolley to the trolley bay that cause this sort of damage.
Shame to hear somebody caused deliberate damage to your car.

[danmc]

I used to think "do unto others" etc. Now I just think " Flamethrower"

[Nova 8]

I did say "try"

[OzJavelin]

I've managed to protect my daily driver from shopping trolleys for the 9.5years I've owned it .. and last night a car coming the other way at 100km/h drove over a branch on the road as I went past the other way at 100km/h; branch flew out and hit the drivers rear door .. removing numerous chunks of paint :(

Might as well sacrifice it to the shopping centre carpark demons now ..

[mik]

Originally Posted by OzJavelin

I've managed to protect my daily driver from shopping trolleys for the 9.5years I've owned it .. and last night a car coming the other way at 100km/h drove over a branch on the road as I went past the other way at 100km/h; branch flew out and hit the drivers rear door .. removing numerous chunks of paint :(

Might as well sacrifice it to the shopping centre carpark demons now ..

that`s bad luck mate, it`s upsetting when stuff beyond your control damages your pride and joy when you go to lengths to take care of it, mine has light damage in about 4 area`s, only one of which i did by accident in 7 years of ownership, the rest of the scars from other uncaring sods, i might give her a birthday freshen up in a year or or 2.

[Road_Warrior]

An easy way to prevent these sorts of trolley incidents (usually caused by lazy people not returning trolleys) would be for the supermarkets to install those $2 locks on the trolleys so you don't get your $2 back until you return the trolley properly. Then again this would require spending money...

[kaniSS]

Originally Posted by Road_Warrior

An easy way to prevent these sorts of trolley incidents (usually caused by lazy people not returning trolleys) would be for the supermarkets to install those $2 locks on the trolleys so you don't get your $2 back until you return the trolley properly. Then again this would require spending money...

I don't get it, Coles and Woollies make billions in yearly profit, yet they still don't have this simple bit of technology, heck they don't even have decent trolleys that work. Just unbelievable.

[mike_nofx]

Originally Posted by Road_Warrior

An easy way to prevent these sorts of trolley incidents (usually caused by lazy people not returning trolleys) would be for the supermarkets to install those $2 locks on the trolleys so you don't get your $2 back until you return the trolley properly. Then again this would require spending money...

Yes this is the best idea.

In the long run they save money, no trolley boys to pay. Not to mention the Housos who take the trolleys all the way to their flat a kilometre or 2 away, then They have to send out the trolley boy in his tractor and trailer to collect them all.