Celica Hate (Update 10/26/08), Smashed my window (now with pictures) Options

[MaskedMan]

Haven't been on here much lately, but I thought I'd post an update.

About an hour ago, somebody or most likely a group of people threw a large rock (bout the size of a basketball) into the rear hatch glass of a Hatchback Celica which I'm building for my sister. The rear glass is completely shattered but luckily none of the parts inside were stolen. The rock landed on top of an ST205 front bumper core support and smashed a 96+ front bumper I had in the hatch. It's too heavy to lift the rock out with all the glass in the way right now. Already filed a police report.

My convertible Celica had a smaller rock next to it (about the size of a softball). The rock appeared to had been thrown at the window in attempt to break it, but they did not succeed. The window is chipped up, but not cracked. The Convertible top is barely damaged, the rock seemed to have just knicked it a bit. The Celicas were parked out on the street in front of my house both right next to each other.

The main question that was brought up by the officer was if I had any enemies up here. I don't believe I have any enemies up here. I actually don't believe I have many enemies at all. The rocks that were thrown at my car were not from around the house. They were rocks that seemed to be part of a sidewalk curb or construction. I drive responsibly everywhere I go, I don't speed or drive recklessly. All I do up here is go to work and come home. I don't hang out with certain people or dress any certain way where people would relate me with other people. I'm kind of having a hard time understanding why my cars were targeted. I live at a dead end street on the top of a hill. Whoever had done this must have known where my cars where at and even bothered to carry rocks from another location just to throw at and into my cars.

I always thought in a situation like this, I would feel depressed, or full of revenge. But I'm really not either of those. I actually feel somewhat fortunate that my cars are still here and not stolen, and nothing inside was stolen. None of the exspensive parts were damaged much. There's really nothing I could have done to avoid this either, so I'm not really beating myself up taking blame for anything. All I can do is get the glass repaired and move on with my life. I can take pictures of the damage tomorrow when the sun is out.

This post has been edited by MaskedMan: Oct 26, 2008 - 7:46 PM

[xredjokerx]

that really sucks man... i dont know what i would do in that situation. you seem to be dealing with it fine so.. good for you. but still. that sucks ass. stupid punks.

[808celica]

damn derrick. your a chillax guy who would do this??? that's just way too much for celica hate. that's like attempted murder. im glad that your cars are still there.

[MaskedMan]

that really sucks man... i dont know what i would do in that situation. you seem to be dealing with it fine so.. good for you. but still. that sucks ass. stupid punks.

Thanks. I don't think whoever did it had anything personally against me, because nobody up here really knows me. I've only been living here for a few months and only speak to co-workers. And even when I speak with them, I have never exposed my address or given them any information as to what I had installed on my car other than the obvious exterior modifications which they can clearly see. They weren't after the rims. Weird thing is, on the convertible, it looked like the threw the rock at my Celica, and the Celica broke the rock into smaller pieces because there was the one big chunk of rock and several smaller pieces around the sidewalk.

The cop made a mention that there is a large chance the act had to do with my race/ethnicity. I don't disagree that this could very well be a valid reason, but that would mean that whoever did this would have had to have known I owned both these vehicles and have been watching me for some time now.

[MaskedMan]

damn derrick. your a chillax guy who would do this??? that's just way too much for celica hate. that's like attempted murder. im glad that your cars are still there.

Thank you. I'm about to go clean up the mess right now, but first, pictures.

[D-Man]

This is fcuked up!! I'm so sorry to see this... An attack on one black vert, is an attack on ALL us black verts, Find out who it was, i'll rally a posse

The cop made a mention that there is a large chance the act had to do with my race/ethnicity. I don't disagree that this could very well be a valid reason, but that would mean that whoever did this would have had to have known I owned both these vehicles and have been watching me for some time now.

Thats really scary. This is how serial killer movies start out...

[Daftboy]

That really sucks I would not know what to do

[MaskedMan]

Yeah Daftboy, it all happened within 10 minutes. So I wasn't exactly sure what to do, so I just did all that I could do. Filed a police report, covered the car up with a tarp, and went to sleep with a smile on my face. I'm not going to let haters get to me and try to bring me down .

Just a week ago, my Celicas were hanging out peacefully on my street. I think people were jealous that my Celicas are BFFs.

[96bluevert]

Sorry to hear that happened...I know I wouldn't be as relaxed about it as you are, so props for that. Good thing though, is that they didn't come after you, just your cars. I'd probably put a camera or at least a light with a motion sensor out front, just in case they try something again.Also, do you have a garage?

This post has been edited by 96bluevert: Oct 9, 2008 - 2:52 PM

[MaskedMan]

Sorry to hear that happened...I know I wouldn't be as relaxed about it as you are, so props for that. Good thing though, is that they didn't come after you, just your cars. I'd probably put a camera or at least a light with a motion sensor out front, just in case they try something again.Also, do you have a garage?

Thanks man. I will look into a security system like that. We do know that whoever did this was walking because the house across the street has a motion sensor light for their driveway that turns on when a car drives past on the street. Idk why it's so sensitive, but whenever I drive past at night, the light turns on. Which makes me think these people disliked me even more because they were willing to carry a rock that large up a hill by foot just to throw into my car.

As for the garage, the house does have a garage, but I'm only renting a room in this house, so I do not get garage parking. It's a 2 car garage and the renters downstairs get one side, while the landlord gets the other side. I don't even get overnight driveway parking because of our schedules, we would end up blocking each other in on some mornings.

[zero07]

Park them in the driveway, maybe they wont be as brave. It sux man.

[SoDo]

Man that sucks. I would be so pissed off if that happened to me. If i were u, i would invest in a couple guns. Kill the 6gc hater!!

[xredjokerx]

you live in the bay right? do u need any help or anything? like.. today?


hit me up if u need anything i PMed u my number man..

This post has been edited by xredjokerx: Oct 9, 2008 - 3:35 PM

[MaskedMan]

you live in the bay right? do u need any help or anything? like.. today?

Yeah I live in the Bay. Thank you very much for the offer, I'm good for today though. Not much that can be done today, other than vacuum ,clean up and find a place to keep all the parts I have stored inside the hatch. If you know any reputable glass repair shops in the area, then that could come in handy . I'm estimating a rear hatch glass replacement is about $200 right? I would take it to work and see what they could do, but I would rather have someone come to the house and repair it if at all possible.

[tomazws]

Hope this is just a ****ed up childish prank and not a planned attack. Things like this always creep me out.

[808celica]

Yeah Daftboy, it all happened within 10 minutes. So I wasn't exactly sure what to do, so I just did all that I could do. Filed a police report, covered the car up with a tarp, and went to sleep with a smile on my face. I'm not going to let haters get to me and try to bring me down .

Just a week ago, my Celicas were hanging out peacefully on my street. I think people were jealous that my Celicas are BFFs.

^^ this pic looks bad*** derrick.gave me an eerie feeling, i like it yeah jealousy goes too far that rock is HUGE!!!!!!!!!!! who can lift that stuff??? crazy.....

well if you want some soothing Hawaiian Kona Coffee just say the word

[samir0189]

This is saddening to see. I don't understand how you can be so calm about it, but on the other hand, you have no clue who to be mad at so it would be in vain if you were. =\

[3SGTE]

Got to be jealosy in my opinion. not often you see two nice celicas on the sidewalk in any area!!

[DEATH]

Two things bro:
1. NEVER keep stuff in the hatch like that - you're asking for this to happen. It still could have been someone trying to get all that stuff out of the car and perhaps the light scared them off - that's how they do it. Bust the window with a big rock, grab the stuff and haul ass. As far as the cops think - you asked for that to happen [Trust me - I've had one tell me just that before when a system got stolen from one of my old ones - pissed me off almost as much as the theft]
2. Just be happy the extra weight on the parking brake didn't cause it to roll down the hill .IDK about you but I just pull the brake far enough to keep it from rolling and not all the way up so the cable doesn't get stressed [tho I could see why you would pull yours all the way up LOL - I wouldn't feel like my car was safe parking on a hill that steep ]

Unless you have gone out of your way to make enemies I'd consider this random vandalism. Seems highly unlikely that this would be a race related issue in this day and age and where you live [SF right?]. What race are you BTW?

Hope this works out OK for you - last time I checked back hatch windows were significantly higher than $200 due to the defroster - that is if you intend to keep that.

This post has been edited by DEATH: Oct 9, 2008 - 4:36 PM

[MaskedMan]

Two things bro:
1. NEVER keep stuff in the hatch like that - you're asking for this to happen. It still could have been someone trying to get all that stuff out of the car and perhaps the light scared them off - that's how they do it. Bust the window with a big rock, grab the stuff and haul ass. As far the cops thingk - you asked for that to happen [Trust me - I've had one tell me just that before when a system got stolen from one of my old ones - pissed me off almost as much as the theft]
2. Just be happy the extra weight on the parking brake didn't cause it to roll down the hill .IDK about you but I just pull the brake far enough to keep it from rolling and not all the way up so the cable doesn't get stressed [tho I could see why you would pull yours all the way up LOL - I wouldn't feel like my car was safe parking on a hill that steep ]

Unless you have gone out of your way to make enemies I'd consider this random vandalism. Seems highly unlikely that this would be a race related issue in this day and age and where you live [SF right?]. What race are you BTW?

Hope this works out OK for you - last time I checked back hatch windows were significantly higher than $200 due to the defroster - that is if you intend to keep that.

Indeed. but i really doubt they planned on stealing anything because why would you throw a large rock on top of things you're planning on stealing? The cops' thinking was that they were trying for it to be heard, to send some sort of a message. Because the cop said that when people steal things from cars, they usually break a door window and/or use some sort of metal tool and hammer to break the window with less noise. All the parts inside the car are 6gc specific so, they would only be able to sell the parts, and I'm sure they would have no idea how much TRD and SSIII extentions sell for. The only reason it bothered be a little is because this car is not just a car, but a car that I'm building for someone who means a lot to me, and they just went ahead and vandalized it for reasons unknown.

If they were trying to steal something, they had to have seen the car in the day time or on a different date. The windows on that car fog up at night and you can't see anything on the inside. I couldn't even see through the glass that night at all (well, out of the windows that weren't broken). The cop kept thinking it was just ememies or something, but I haven't done anything up here to get any enemies. I haven't gone out to public places (other than to eat and go to work), and I haven't tried to pick up anyone's girl... wait.. no, well, lemme think...um.. no I haven't. I just live my life like a hermit and don't get in anyone's way up here. He said that the night before a bunch of rims were stolen from cars in the area. If they had the intention of stealing my wheels, they probably saw the hill and realized that jacking my car up wouldn't be a good idea unless they wanted to be ran over by it haha. Also very difficult to jack up a car that is 2" off the ground.

Thanks for the heads up on the hatch glass. I'm going to need the rear defrosters because this car is being sent back to the East Coast when completed. So you think it will be like maybe double the price? $400 perhaps?

Oh, the Hatchback is Automatic so I just leave it in park and it's ok. The parking brake doesn't work so well in it, but the convertible is there to catch it if anything happens . Ok jk, I would rather have that car roll away than into the GTfour front end. The hill is pretty steep, so I always turn my wheels the proper way to prevent it from rolling in case something happens. I remember when AZN87 parked his Celica there and when he came back outside, his car had rolled down the hill into someone else's yard .

And my race is Asian/Chinese.

This post has been edited by MaskedMan: Oct 9, 2008 - 4:44 PM

[MaskedMan]

Ok, All cleaned up. I got the price quote from PowerAutoGlass of $245 + $55 (because it has rear defrosters) to replace the window. Not too bad, I'm still going to look around and see what my options are. I won't have time to be at home till next week anyways, so I have until Monday to schedule a time to get it done.

Oh and 808, haha, the soothing Hawaiian Kona coffee is some good stuff. The Chocolates were good too.. mmmm. When I find a more secure place to keep my Celicas, I will come visit and pick some up .

I did the inventory check on everything inside the Celica and vacuumed everything up. It looks nicer than it did when I bought the car haha.

The fun begins . Everything removed...how did I fit everything in there....tetris skills... oh yeah.


Time to Vacuum..


Inventory checks out good . All valueables were moved to a safer location, away from potential theives. Celica is no longer an acceptable storage unit.

[97lestyousay]

That sucks to hear, I never understand stuff like this. I think it must
be envy. It sucks that people are that way. I have got so I won't even
hardly park mine untattended anymore.

[MaskedMan]

That sucks to hear, I never understand stuff like this. I think it must
be envy. It sucks that people are that way. I have got so I won't even
hardly park mine untattended anymore.

Yeah it makes me think a lot about it now. What happened to a simple Egging of cars? If they start using large rocks now, who knows what they will be throwing at cars in 5 years.

[CelicaST_CALI]

ok im leaving, ima come to the city and we are gonna find these haters..ill bring the 12 gauge...

[j0e_p3t]

damn bro, that's gay. it must be a sign... move back down to so cal.

[MaskedMan]

ok im leaving, ima come to the city and we are gonna find these haters..ill bring the 12 gauge...

Haha thanks, but I don't know if that's going to solve much haha. I'm sure they will get what they deserve in the future. I don't need to worry too much about it. .

damn bro, that's gay. it must be a sign... move back down to so cal.

Haha, yeah, must be a sign. I have a few more things to accomplish before I can move back to SoCal. Hmmm but now that you mention it... There have been a few signs I should not be here.. Last year my Convertible Celica blew the water pump on the drive up here. I had never had a problem with the car before that. Then, when I moved up here, the hatchback ran out of gas when the gauge was still reading above a quarter tank, leaving me stranded with a dead cell phone on the side of the freeway. I've never ran out of gas before, and my cell phone being dead is a rare occasion. And now this act of Vandalism... Hmmm...

[LewFX]

aww, my old goodies, sniff sniff, love that exhaust

[xs94st]

damn derrick, sorry to hear. sucks that the update with the celi's has to be a negative one

socal has to invade norcal with the celicas. indeed.

[Redline08]

being 18 this is pretty easy to figure out. Teenagers were def driving around with that rock in the back of a truck just looking for sh!t to smash. That picture of your two celicas modded right next to eachother just screams out that you love them. As hard as it sounds teenagers look to destroy that loved stuff all the time. When me and my boys ride around town we always hate on the group of identical civics with fart cans that love there civics to death do them part. I dont think this much different besides the fact that they had that rock and were intending on facking someones shiz up.

Def not racial, no spray paint, not enough damage, not pre-meditated.

If i was you i WOULD NOT make any indication that you were effected by the vandalism, if you put up a big fancy surveillance system with lights and cameras, whoever did this is going to see they accomplished their goal to hurt you and see the cameras and lights as a challenge for round 2. Brush your shoulders off and move on playa

[MaskedMan]

being 18 this is pretty easy to figure out. Teenagers were def driving around with that rock in the back of a truck just looking for sh!t to smash. That picture of your two celicas modded right next to eachother just screams out that you love them. As hard as it sounds teenagers look to destroy that loved stuff all the time. When me and my boys ride around town we always hate on the group of identical civics with fart cans that love there civics to death do them part. I dont think this much different besides the fact that they had that rock and were intending on facking someones shiz up.

Def not racial, no spray paint, not enough damage, not pre-meditated.

If i was you i WOULD NOT make any indication that you were effected by the vandalism, if you put up a big fancy surveillance system with lights and cameras, whoever did this is going to see they accomplished their goal to hurt you and see the cameras and lights as a challenge for round 2. Brush your shoulders off and move on playa

Well, there didn't seem to be a car/truck, and plus the rock thrown at my convertible Celica was thrown at the passenger side window, meaning the thrower had to have been standing on the sidewalk. Also, look at the placement of the rock in the hatchback. It was thrown from standing from the sidewalk as well. The rock is to the left of the large hole in the glass, meaning that the rock came from the right side of the car. Spray paint wouldn't have affected the car much, cause well.. the car is primer and ready for paint soo... hahaha. It's easy to remove paint from glass, and as long as they don't use clear coat on the paint haha, I could have just resprayed over it. .

I don't think there should be this kind of hate in the world. The reason I choose to not worry about the vandals so much is not because I'm worried they will come back, because I already know I cannot avoid it even if they do. I can not control the actions of others, but I can control my own and how I react to their actions. Why should I let them choose how I feel? I feel great and they aren't going to change that. Anything can be taken as a challenge for them to do it again. Even by me not being bothered by it, can make them come back and try even harder to hurt me. There are always going to be haters, but I'm not going to be afraid to live my life because of them. I'm not afraid because I know I've done nothing wrong, and as long as I continue to live a good life, things will always turn out for the best .

This post has been edited by MaskedMan: Oct 10, 2008 - 3:50 AM

[97lestyousay]

being 18 this is pretty easy to figure out. Teenagers were def driving around with that rock in the back of a truck just looking for sh!t to smash. That picture of your two celicas modded right next to eachother just screams out that you love them. As hard as it sounds teenagers look to destroy that loved stuff all the time. When me and my boys ride around town we always hate on the group of identical civics with fart cans that love there civics to death do them part. I dont think this much different besides the fact that they had that rock and were intending on facking someones shiz up.

Def not racial, no spray paint, not enough damage, not pre-meditated.

If i was you i WOULD NOT make any indication that you were effected by the vandalism, if you put up a big fancy surveillance system with lights and cameras, whoever did this is going to see they accomplished their goal to hurt you and see the cameras and lights as a challenge for round 2. Brush your shoulders off and move on playa

Well, there didn't seem to be a car/truck, and plus the rock thrown at my convertible Celica was thrown at the passenger side window, meaning the thrower had to have been standing on the sidewalk. Also, look at the placement of the rock in the hatchback. It was thrown from standing from the sidewalk as well. The rock is to the left of the large hole in the glass, meaning that the rock came from the right side of the car. Spray paint wouldn't have affected the car much, cause well.. the car is primer and ready for paint soo... hahaha. It's easy to remove paint from glass, and as long as they don't use clear coat on the paint haha, I could have just resprayed over it. .

I don't think there should be this kind of hate in the world. The reason I choose to not worry about the vandals so much is not because I'm worried they will come back, because I already know I cannot avoid it even if they do. I can not control the actions of others, but I can control my own and how I react to their actions. Why should I let them choose how I feel? I feel great and they aren't going to change that. Anything can be taken as a challenge for them to do it again. Even by me not being bothered by it, can make them come back and try even harder to hurt me. There are always going to be haters, but I'm not going to be afraid to live my life because of them. I'm not afraid because I know I've done nothing wrong, and as long as I continue to live a good life, things will always turn out for the best .

wow you have a really good outlook on life, I wish I had seen stuff that way when I was your age. I agree also they will get what
is coming to them. Karma FTW

[RickJamesBish]

Sorry that all this happened mate, and you're a better person than I am. I would absolutely kill somebody, don't care who it is. They'd just have to go right then and there.

I don't get vandalism...your car, somebody's else's car on here had their rear quarter panels and gas cap damaged...I had my front fender dented...I mean, nowhere near as bad as your situtation, but it still makes me mad.

[GriffGirl]

I'm really sorry that happened to you too... it sounds to me like some random act of vandalism too. Maybe somebody just wanted to smash a big glass window because they could. I bet it was some dumb kids doing it on a dare.

[Tigawoods]

i am astonished that you didnt loose it. im not sure if you would have been any different if it where your car, but if it where the exact situation where they JUST broke the glass and didnt steal anything, then i guess i would see no reason to be upset.

[RickJamesBish]

I still see a reason to be upset, it's just unnecessary.

[MaskedMan]

Well, I can think of many reasons to be upset. This week really isn't my week. Last night my laptop basically quit, so I lost all my files and pictures and basically all the information I had for the past few years. That laptop was a trooper though, it's been with me since I started traveling. It's ok though, because I just went and bought a new laptop and I'm really really happy with it because it's the first laptop I've ever purchased on my own. Maybe it's not the best out there, but to me, it's amazing .

I could be sad or upset about a lot of things, but I try to make the best out of the situation. Since I began traveling, it's made me see and understand more of the world around me. That's really why I don't get upset about a lot of things, because while I'm wasting time being upset, there's someone else out there who I could use my help. It does get hard sometimes to not get angry at people even if you know that you should be mad at them. But there is no point to try and hold a grudge because it will just make someone else hold a grudge on you, and the hating will never end.

Basically, kids are going to be kids. And there are always going to be victims of their vandalism or pranks. It just so happens, I was the victim this time, and I really wouldn't wish it upon anyone else. I accept what happened and I will have to do my best to cover the cost and repair of it .

[xs94st]

i think...i need to travel.

you have a world of patience derrick

[Random_Stranger]

Hey Derrick, I just read this. I am sorry to hear about that man. Amazing how you can keep you cool, and I am sure whoever did it has something coming their way naturally. If it happened to me, I would beat the $#!T out of anyone who even looked at me funny who drove or walked by after that. I check on my car with little sleep. I never go anywhere that I cannot keep an eye on my car. That is partially because I haven't an alarm system yet. When I do, it better reach more than 100ft though.

I know it is silly to be obsessive over a car, but that car is everything to me. I would probably kill someone or at least cut their Achilles tendons so they may never walk again if I caught them messing with my car. I would do it for even just being in my yard near it if they have a rep for messing with people's cars. So that way I won't go to prison for murder. Knock on wood, people have hit my car with their door, but I was able to fix that no problem. To the mofo who damages my GT4 exterior or projector headlights though? Aye! Pobrecito! That's all I got to say.


Anyways, I am sorry that happened to you man. Hope you win a scratcher or something so it isn't a big expense to you. I am sure working for Toyota has it's benefits though.

Oh hey! I am going to school now and we do not (or I was told no longer) have the T20 program (unless it is different in locations, it is the program that is sponsored for new auto techs to get in with Toyota) due to loss of funding (just my friggin luck). Do you know how long it takes for a dealership to get back to you after applying with them? Ah, it is not important.


I am really sorry that happened to you though man. You are a good guy.

[RickJamesBish]

It's not really silly to be obsessed with a car...I am too, and it's plain as **** compared to what people have here. I can't imagine how much I would covet a GT-4 tuned/modded to my liking.

Of course, I would put an alarm on that.

But Derrick, mad props to you for being so patient...I couldn't do it. Ever. I even went ballistic when some kid threw a shoe at my car in the school parking lot, didn't even cause any damage, but it was an unnecessary thing to do.

This post has been edited by RickJamesBish: Oct 15, 2008 - 6:59 AM

[Random_Stranger]

It's not really silly to be obsessed with a car...I am too, and it's plain as **** compared to what people have here. I can't imagine how much I would covet a GT-4 tuned/modded to my liking.

Of course, I would put an alarm on that.

But Derrick, mad props to you for being so patient...I couldn't do it. Ever. I even went ballistic when some kid threw a shoe at my car in the school parking lot, didn't even cause any damage, but it was an unnecessary thing to do.

Finally someone understands me. People say "It's just a car, you can't kill someone over it" and they are right. But permanent damage seems fitting, considering how much I love my car. Re-occuring dreams of killing people for trying to break in my car. Seriously. I had a dream I left my car in a parking lot for a little bit and came out and it was stripped (actually this is the second dream) and I woke up wanting to cry. So yeah.

[Akirad1]

that sucks, yeah ive had some hate on my car too someone put a cig out on my car the black plastic part that covers the windshield wiper motors and now i have a burn mark and a warp there too

[MaskedMan]

that sucks, yeah ive had some hate on my car too someone put a cig out on my car the black plastic part that covers the windshield wiper motors and now i have a burn mark and a warp there too

Man, people and their cigs. I've had someone throw a cigarette at my car and have it land on the convertible top before, it was by accident though (yeah idk how, but it was haha). It was my friend so he rushed over and brushed it off before any major damage was done.

[Akirad1]

yeah i just walk out to my car and seen it after a nights rest

[Akimbo]

That's gay. I don't like Celicas, but it wasn't me.

[MaskedMan]

That's gay. I don't like Celicas, but it wasn't me.

Dang, well now I'm just all out of suspects..

[RickJamesBish]

It was me.

Here's the rock I threw to prove it.

[MaskedMan]

Well I was hoping for this update to be a "Yay I got my window fixed!" update, but it's not. Car was attacked again.

This time it was a pumpkin in the windshield. So now I have 2 windows broken on 1 Celica. That windshield hasn't even been cleaned yet. I had it installed right before I moved up here, and haven't had a chance to detail the car, and then BAM! Couldn't they have broken something that needed replacement already, and not something that had just been replaced haha.

I walked outside this morning to find a pumpkin sitting in front of my Convertible. I'm thinking "oh such Halloween spirit Celica! Good work!" But sad news is it had broken the C-One lip off the car. Not cool. So as I'm unbolting the rest of the lip so I can drive to work (which btw made me late for work). I'm thinking aww man... who would go attack the C-one lip, that's one of my favorite parts on the car. Anyways, so I go to work, thinking to myself it's not that big of a deal, nothing that can't be fixed. So I work work work, then come home and as I'm looking at my Hatchback Celica I see cracks all along the windshield, and I'm thinking to myself... no way... not again... I take a closer look, and yep, shattered and they bent the wiper blade. Those hooligans! I came inside and spoke with my landlord, and he said that he noticed the windshield this morning, but I was still sleeping. He asked me if I wanted to file a police report again, and I said to just forget it, it's not going to make a difference anyways. I'm not 100% sure that it was the pumpkin that did the damage, but it was the only "weapon" in the area and large enough to shatter the windshield like that. I definitely remember NOT parking my car next to a pumpking last night haha. The pumpkin was of decent size, it was the size of a Basketball. It was strong enough not to break apart. I always thought pumpkins smashed upon impact. Oh well, jokes on them though. Because I'm going to use the pumpkin and carve it into something cool. Muhaha. Saved me a trip to a pumpkin patch. Happy Halloween/Birthday to me .

[808celica]

wtf!!! thats not right derrick

[jesterwr217]

i would deff be sitting outside with my 45.

[RickJamesBish]

Once again, your patience is remarkable. And also, once again, I would've had to kill somebody. I'm surprised you didn't find a way to lock your stuff up (no garage?) after the first time. Sucks that people feel the need to do this. If I was you, I would've been hiding out in the bushes anyway...strike whoever dares to come near. That, or an alarm.

[forkee]

i would deff be sitting outside with my 45.

hell yea me too.

what the heck derrick?? hide out with a nail gun man.

[MaskedMan]

Yeah, I would love to park my car in the garage but there is only 1 garage parking, and my landlord parks his Mercades in it. The driveway is taken up by the other renters and my landlord's daily driver RAV4. But after this happening, my landlord might let me park my hatchback in the driveway . It still leaves my Convertible at risk, but atleast one of my cars will be slightly safer (even though it's only moving 10 feet to the right haha).

Pictures are always a must, are they not? Ok after absorbing more of this incident, I suppose the glass isn't AS bad as last time, but still bad enough to need replacement. I can barely see over the steering wheel as is, gosh how am I supposed to see over these cracks.





No more C-one lip. Celica looks so different now...


This is the suspected weapon. I am interrogating the pumpkin here. He'll crack, it's just a matter of time...

[whatthe]

that ****ing ****ed bro, dude do something about it. Go on a steak out or something. Its probably some ****ing punk kids that have nothing better to do. Just a couple of nights stay up and see what the **** is up. Tell your neighbourts too about it. If they see any suss cunts walking down your street.

**** i would literally burn them up in gasoline. Catch up and make em pay for everything that needs to be replaced. Or get a cam installed. Track down too see where the pumkin was bought. Local market? Maybe there were cameras in the store. Do some hunting i know i would

[m0dd3d1]

You need some cheap surveillance dude, seriously. This, no matter how you look at it, is completely F'ed up! WTF. If you file another police report, wouldn't the cops come and do a stake-out or something? You'd think they'd get off their asses to do something about it. God I hate Pigs.

[njccmd2002]

any mad ex girls, do you have a garage?

[Tigawoods]

i am astonished that you still have not cracked. its most likely going to keep on happening. maybe next time it will be yours. i pray that it isnt but u never know

[willirl]

i feel your pain dude

im just after walking out to find my car vandalised

glass and paint keyed, quarter panel kicked in and hatchet through the bonnet

[RickJamesBish]

Hatched through the hood? OMG...that sucks. And quarter panel too?

I'm sorry for both of you.



What I would do is hide out in the bushes, find whoever is doing it, and then follow them to their house. Then I would wait a few months and get them back twice as hard.

[MaskedMan]

Ok well I've began looking over my choices. I kind of feel like they are targeting me and I don't want to bring this kind of attention to the house. If somebody for some reason has a problem with me, I don't want it to get to the point of it affecting the other people who live in this house. I know, that I have done nothing wrong, however whoever is doing this is not confronting me personally about it so I can not deal with the situation at hand. I've considered moving to a new location again. I've been here for 4 months and already thinking of leaving. Garage parking isn't going to be a possibility, and the car is going to need to sit there for another few months atleast. I'm worried about even finishing the car. What's going to happen when I put the new radio in, or get it painted, or get the windows fixed? It could just happen again and I'll have more to lose. Wait... now that I think about it.. that car has had a pretty bad history. The car has been in an accident before, bad enough for the previous owner to want to part it out, but I bought the whole car as is and fixed it to driveable condition. He told me that the car had been broken into several times and has had the radio stolen from it 3 times I believe. Hmmm maybe the car is supposed to be dead and it can't escape death! It's like Final Destination!

This post has been edited by MaskedMan: Oct 28, 2008 - 12:40 AM

[xs94st]

I will donate my time to help defend your Celica.

[xredjokerx]

me too. give me the word. i got your back man

why dont u buy a mini surveillance camera and mount it on the front of the house directed towards the car and have it record to a video so u can turn it into the cops if this **** happens again...


****in pricks. god im pissed. u have amazing patience. i'd kill.

This post has been edited by xredjokerx: Oct 28, 2008 - 2:51 AM

[MaskedMan]

I will donate my time to help defend your Celica.

me too. give me the word. i got your back man

why dont u buy a mini surveillance camera and mount it on the front of the house directed towards the car and have it record to a video so u can turn it into the cops if this **** happens again...


****in pricks. god im pissed. u have amazing patience. i'd kill.

hahaha thanks both of you. Maybe I'll get a small Celica army together and get this problem solved haha.

My patience is definitely being tested. rawr. With a pumpkin too! People don't steal pumpkins and throw them until AFTER Halloween! They are WAY ahead of schedule!

[RickJamesBish]

That's a good idea...have a couple people in your area from 6GC lurk in the bushes, then when the crooks come again they can jump out with 7A-FE and 5S-FE badassness.

[DEATH]

That's a good idea...have a couple people in your area from 6GC lurk in the bushes, then when the crooks come again they can jump out with 7A-FE and 5S-FE badassness.

Hope there will be no chasing involved

[RickJamesBish]

That's a good idea...have a couple people in your area from 6GC lurk in the bushes, then when the crooks come again they can jump out with 7A-FE and 5S-FE badassness.

Hope there will be no chasing involved

We'll have the GT's go ahead, then the ST's will catch up with more than enough spare gas

This post has been edited by RickJamesBish: Oct 28, 2008 - 2:28 PM

[GriffGirl]

I think you should reconsider your decision about filing the police report. At this point it really is starting to look personal, and god forbid the attack should be on you and not your car but a police report will help to establish a record of these attacks.

Is it possible that it could be a room mate/other tenant or something? You said you've only been there 4 months, and it's happening when you're asleep; is it possible someone there has an issue with you or wants you to move out so their friend or whatever can move in? I too think you should consider setting up a camera. Just don't tell anyone in the house about it, other than the landlord, in case it is another tenant.

I'm so sorry this is happening to you. They'll get what's coming to them though, one way or another. What comes around goes around, that's for sure.

[LewFX]

file the report, they are suppose to patrol the area more with that kind of activity. do etttt, do etttt now

[GriffGirl]

^ wut he sed

[j0e_p3t]

damn that sucks. i too am normally a chill guy but i think i'd be pissed by now. i say file the report. cuz its no longer a random act of vandalism. someone obviously doesn't like you and/or your cars. and like i said... its a sign you should move back to so cal.

[MaskedMan]

damn that sucks. i too am normally a chill guy but i think i'd be pissed by now. i say file the report. cuz its no longer a random act of vandalism. someone obviously doesn't like you and/or your cars. and like i said... its a sign you should move back to so cal.

I want to stake out on Halloween night, but I have to work the morning after haha. I really think that Halloween night is a big risk for my cars to be attacked. I will file that police report too. I've seen a large amount of cops in my area lately though! I saw 3 people pulled over on my way home today. Quota time is scurry :x.

It's just giving me more insight on if I really want to live here or not. And I don't mind living here, it's just that I don't really enjoy it. It's not worth it for me to have to fight just to live in this house. I have began looking at houses on the East Coast, and apartments in SoCal (they are about the same price haha). I just need to tough it out for a few more months. I would really like to finish school up here so that I can be done with school haha. It's just 1 more little semester and I'm all done! So I will just have to do as much as I can to make ends meet and protect myself and my property until I can move on.