Marika Posted March 6, 2009 Report Share Posted March 6, 2009 This morning I came home from breakfast, went into the shower and then got ready for work. Came outside and low and behold, on the passenger side, someone key jobbed both doors. It had to be a neighbor and I have a feeling I know who it was, this piece of trailer park white trash who I stupidly parked next to. His Blazer was gone when I came back out of my apartment and sure enough, the damage was there. It happened all in less than 1 hour of time. I guess it's time to get out the touch up paint. If you really want to make people safe drivers again then simply remove all the safety features from cars. No more seat belts, ABS brakes, traction control, air bags or stability control. No more anything. You'll see how quickly people will slow down and once again learn to drive like "normal" humans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Nunnally Posted March 6, 2009 Report Share Posted March 6, 2009 People can be so stupid some times. Sorry this happened. Bruce 2016 Cadillac ATS-V gray/black Follow me on: Twitter Instagram Youtube Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BodybyFisher Posted March 6, 2009 Report Share Posted March 6, 2009 This is not the first time you have had this happen, didnt it happen to the caddy also? If you are sure this was an intentional attack, might I recommend, LOG CABIN syrup, it pours fast and easy and is quite effective at gumming up the works for good. When I was a teen, someone hit me broadside while I was backing out of my driveway with a friend, I was the passenger, he was drunk, he bounced off me, and did major damage to my parents 64 caddy coupe. The next day he screamed in my MOMS face that he wasnt paying *smurf*, and I grabbed him by the neck and lifted him off the floor. After a few more discussions, it was clear that he was not going to be cooperative, and he had no insurance, but he was still driving around in the Volvo B200... Well, suffice it to say, that log cabin settled the score. I recently found a photo of the 64 caddy after the accident, Ill post it later, Mike Pre-1995 - DTC codes OBD1 >> 1996 and newer - DTC codes OBD2 >> https://www.obd-codes.com/trouble_codes/gm/obd_codes.htm How to check for codes Caddyinfo How To Technical Archive >> http://www.caddyinfo.com/wordpress/cadillac-how-to-faq/ Cadillac History & Specifications Year by Year http://www.motorera.com/cadillac/index.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marika Posted March 6, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2009 This is not the first time you have had this happen, didnt it happen to the caddy also? If you are sure this was an intentional attack, might I recommend, LOG CABIN syrup, it pours fast and easy and is quite effective at gumming up the works for good. When I was a teen, someone hit me broadside while I was backing out of my driveway with a friend, I was the passenger, he was drunk, he bounced off me, and did major damage to my parents 64 caddy coupe. The next day he screamed in my MOMS face that he wasnt paying *smurf*, and I grabbed him by the neck and lifted him off the floor. After a few more discussions, it was clear that he was not going to be cooperative, and he had no insurance, but he was still driving around in the Volvo B200... Well, suffice it to say, that log cabin settled the score. I recently found a photo of the 64 caddy after the accident, Ill post it later, Mike Yes, it did happen to my 92 Caddy as well. When I bought the Caddy, it was pretty much pristine, not a scratch on it. But it didn't take long, just about 1 month or so after I got it, that the scratches started showing up. Eventually, every fender and panel of that car had experienced its share of scratches and dings. You just can't keep anything nice around where I live. In Bergen county I think it's pretty much a "quality of life" issue. Everyone walks around with a chip on their shoulder and a bad attitude and they can pretty much thank their local and state governments. If you really want to make people safe drivers again then simply remove all the safety features from cars. No more seat belts, ABS brakes, traction control, air bags or stability control. No more anything. You'll see how quickly people will slow down and once again learn to drive like "normal" humans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranger Posted March 6, 2009 Report Share Posted March 6, 2009 might I recommend, LOG CABIN syrup I'd prefer a gallon or two of muriatic acid. I does wonders for cleaning the fuel system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas Jim Posted March 7, 2009 Report Share Posted March 7, 2009 The muriatic acid should work wonders on the aluminum pistons also. I have also "HEARD" of just using a plain old 5 lb bag of sugar in the gas tank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BodybyFisher Posted March 7, 2009 Report Share Posted March 7, 2009 Pre-1995 - DTC codes OBD1 >> 1996 and newer - DTC codes OBD2 >> https://www.obd-codes.com/trouble_codes/gm/obd_codes.htm How to check for codes Caddyinfo How To Technical Archive >> http://www.caddyinfo.com/wordpress/cadillac-how-to-faq/ Cadillac History & Specifications Year by Year http://www.motorera.com/cadillac/index.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas Jim Posted March 7, 2009 Report Share Posted March 7, 2009 I have also "HEARD" about spilling a fair amount of sugar ON THE GROUND...by the gas tank...not actually putting it "IN" the gas tank. The other person sees the sugar on the ground...he then "THINKS" that his gas tank has been "SUGARED"...calls the tow truck...has the tank dropped and cleaned out. Costs him a good bit of money, and you did absolutely NOTHING wrong. You can't get in trouble for just dropping some sugar on the ground. You were on your way to loan your dear friend a cup of sugar and you stumbled and it all spilled out RIGHT BY his fuel door. You can't help THAT. Of course I have NEVER done anything like this to ANYBODY...this is just some things I have HEARD about.. ...and I had too much coffee this morning and my fingers were nervous and all this just mysteriously appeared on my screen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BodybyFisher Posted March 7, 2009 Report Share Posted March 7, 2009 Well my excuse was that I was 16 and this punk screamed in my Mom's face Karo syrup is too slow, Pre-1995 - DTC codes OBD1 >> 1996 and newer - DTC codes OBD2 >> https://www.obd-codes.com/trouble_codes/gm/obd_codes.htm How to check for codes Caddyinfo How To Technical Archive >> http://www.caddyinfo.com/wordpress/cadillac-how-to-faq/ Cadillac History & Specifications Year by Year http://www.motorera.com/cadillac/index.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas Jim Posted March 7, 2009 Report Share Posted March 7, 2009 The worst engine I ever saw...on the inside...someone dumped a bunch of SHELLAC in the gas tank. It ran fine till they turned off the ignition and all the shellac in the cylinders and on the valves hardened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAC Posted March 8, 2009 Report Share Posted March 8, 2009 This morning I came home from breakfast, went into the shower and then got ready for work. Came outside and low and behold, on the passenger side, someone key jobbed both doors. It had to be a neighbor and I have a feeling I know who it was, this piece of trailer park white trash who I stupidly parked next to. His Blazer was gone when I came back out of my apartment and sure enough, the damage was there. It happened all in less than 1 hour of time. I guess it's time to get out the touch up paint. Why would your neighbor key your car? If someone ever keyed my car and I knew who did it, his/her car would be mine! Alright, speaking of chickens, I'm probably chicken....But Marika, I'm mad at what was done to your car, especially if the prick next door did it twice. Once I might ignore it, but twice...I would be severely tempted to seek revenge. And if you're thinking about revenge, don't confront him first. Make it silent, but effective. If you confront him first, he will then have something to use against you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimD Posted March 8, 2009 Report Share Posted March 8, 2009 Retaliation is non-productive and only lowers a person to the level of the dude with the key. If his/her brain cavity is so small that damaging your paint job is their method of making some kind of a statement, I doubt if that person has the intellectual capacity to connect the dots to any damage done to their vehicle as a "payback". Better to remove them from the gene pool. Immediate problem stops. Many future societal problems prevented. Jim Drive your car. Use your cell phone. CHOOSE ONE ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marika Posted March 8, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2009 WOW, all this talk about revenge there are some good ideas here Since I didn't SEE who did this dirty deed I can't do anything to anyone. Had I seen the ding bat who did this I would have called the police, got the party's insurance information and made a claim to have the doors repaired. The body shop at the corner has been busy but I'll end up getting it fixed anyway. Oh well. If you really want to make people safe drivers again then simply remove all the safety features from cars. No more seat belts, ABS brakes, traction control, air bags or stability control. No more anything. You'll see how quickly people will slow down and once again learn to drive like "normal" humans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cadillac Jim Posted March 8, 2009 Report Share Posted March 8, 2009 When I was in high school, my 1941 Chevrolet Special Deluxe (two-door sedan) was, for some reason, just about the fastest car in school for 0-60; perhaps it had something to do with me running 105 octane Golden Esso in it and timing it by hand; the timing was so far advanced that only an artist or a mechanic could start it, and it had other moderate driveability issues except at full throttle. I had trouble with two guys fooling with my car; one of them found my keys when I dropped them and moved my car every day after school before I got out of class. I caught him at it and he gave me back the keys but he kept doing things like pulling plug wires. Then, one day, I was telling my sister's boyfriend's college-age roommates about all this while they were longing around their apartment drinking beer by the quart and their next pit stop was his gas tank. About a year later, I asked him about his 1950 Ford (which had long proved to be quite noticeably slower than my 41 Chev) and he said he had given up trying to make it "run" -- at that time "run" was the term for accelerate well, not just start and move. which it would still do, apparently. Another perp would come by my house late at night and steal my hubcaps and my floor starter button. Again, I caught him one night rolling up to the curb next door with the engine off and the lights out. On a car as old as mine, even then, parts like that were hard to come by, so I tried etching my name inside the hub caps with acid. That didn't work. So, I bought several large rat traps at the grocery store and painted them all flat black with poster paint from a craft shop. Then, I modified the triggers on the rat traps for extreme sensitivity. I put one under each hub cap and one on the starter floor button one night. The next day, the one inside the car had been moved and reset; with the modified trigger you couldn't move them after they were set without tripping them and the perps gave up before discovering my secret -- that you could set them in-place. The next day, the perp showed up at school with a bandaged hand, and I never had trouble with him again, other than the usual -- hateful looks and occasional light physical bullying in the halls. That one was strange; he was a rich kid with a new but customized 1956 Chevrolet with a hopped-up V8 and why he would care I still don't understand, but he was a ne'r-do-well type. At this late date (all of us over 18) I don't recommend the vengeance response. I recommend a call to the Police, and that you and two or three policemen be seen standing around and looking at the damage, filling out paperwork, etc. At one point, make a big show -- but not too obvious -- of turning and using your whole arm to point toward the residence of the perp. You would be amazed at how effective this can be, particularly if your neighborhood police have good rapport with the community. Another point is that you are who you are, and you don't want to let anyone change that. -- Click Here for CaddyInfo page on "How To" Read Your OBD Codes-- Click Here for my personal page to download my OBD code list as an Excel file, plus other Cadillac data -- See my CaddyInfo car blogs: 2011 CTS-V, 1997 ETC Yes, I was Jims_97_ETC before I changed cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BodybyFisher Posted March 8, 2009 Report Share Posted March 8, 2009 Hey Jim, long time no see, I had not seen you for while and was about to PM you to see if everything was ok, Mike Pre-1995 - DTC codes OBD1 >> 1996 and newer - DTC codes OBD2 >> https://www.obd-codes.com/trouble_codes/gm/obd_codes.htm How to check for codes Caddyinfo How To Technical Archive >> http://www.caddyinfo.com/wordpress/cadillac-how-to-faq/ Cadillac History & Specifications Year by Year http://www.motorera.com/cadillac/index.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cadillac Jim Posted March 9, 2009 Report Share Posted March 9, 2009 Up until Marika's car got keyed, everything was all right. -- Click Here for CaddyInfo page on "How To" Read Your OBD Codes-- Click Here for my personal page to download my OBD code list as an Excel file, plus other Cadillac data -- See my CaddyInfo car blogs: 2011 CTS-V, 1997 ETC Yes, I was Jims_97_ETC before I changed cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marika Posted March 9, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2009 Up until Marika's car got keyed, everything was all right. The Impala is running great. It's a wonderful car. Funny thing too because I'm suddenly seeing Impalas popping up all over the place, it seems like everyone is buying one lately. They're everywhere!! If you buy the base model, LS, you get a great car, a lovely engine, VERY ROOMY with plenty of leg and head room, a very easy to use interior, a trunk that would make a mafia hit man blush with happiness (enough trunk room to easily stuff in two bodies) and a really nice ride, all for about $23,000. There isn't a Japanese car out there that can beat it based on value for money. I drove a Nissan Altima earlier today, a delivery for the body shop. It had about 6,100 miles on it and I could already hear engine trouble, one of the valves was running "out of time" slightly so there was a definite "tap" in the engine. Can't the owners hear these things? I was totally unimpressed with interior and the performance of the car was so-so at best. Overrated, to say the least and no doubt more expensive than an Impala. If you really want to make people safe drivers again then simply remove all the safety features from cars. No more seat belts, ABS brakes, traction control, air bags or stability control. No more anything. You'll see how quickly people will slow down and once again learn to drive like "normal" humans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackc Posted March 18, 2009 Report Share Posted March 18, 2009 Magazine Subscriptions. Sign him up for a hundred or so. His life will be a living hell for months while he tries to get 'em all cancelled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cadillac Jim Posted March 18, 2009 Report Share Posted March 18, 2009 I got hooked on the Eldorado in 1994 when I went by a Cadillac showroom in Atlanta to look at the STS and ETC. I was impressed at how easy the large Eldorado door was to handle, and the 1993 price of about $38K compared to Lexus prices of $50K+ with no Northstar (although they did have some nice motors) and no tilt wheel; they were basically upscale Toyotas. At least Hyundai puts their Genesis on a different platform. Has anyone driven one? -- Click Here for CaddyInfo page on "How To" Read Your OBD Codes-- Click Here for my personal page to download my OBD code list as an Excel file, plus other Cadillac data -- See my CaddyInfo car blogs: 2011 CTS-V, 1997 ETC Yes, I was Jims_97_ETC before I changed cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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