So, here's the story:

I had picked my g/f up from her house last Sat night (a week ago) to head up to Hartford to a comedy club. I told her I was going to pay for the comedy club, the meal, and everything else, but I didn't have any cash on me so I asked for her to pay for the parking ($8). She told me "no problem!"

So we're about to pull into the secure parking lot, and she changes her mind, stating it is a waste of money and she'd rather park on the street. I argued with her for about a minute, then gave up and drove around to find a spot to park on the street. Finally found one.

Went into the comedy club, came out at midnight and surprise surprise, my passenger window was smashed and my IPOD/sirius satellite radio were stolen. I had hidden my GPS under my seat, so luckily they didn't get it.

Needless to say, I was PISSED. It annoyed me so much more that this was preventable. I mean, I spent $80 on the night and she couldn't shell out 1/10th of that for secure parking??? I made her sit in back the whole way home (although, to be fair, there was glass all over the passenger seat).

I have good comprehensive coverage with only a $100 deductible. The messed up part is that when the asshole broke my window, it shattered all over the car and cut up both my passenger and driver seat (red/black combo leather). My insurance company is buying new seat covers, which are insanely expensive. $800 for the bottom cushion for both the driver and passenger seats, and $900 for the back portion of the passenger seat. $2700 in seats alone!!!

They also broke my center console lid getting into it for my IPOD, which was replaced also.

$3100 later, my car should be as good as new. I told my g/f that next time, I don't give a crap what she says, I'm parking in a secure lot. She said she'll pay my deductible, and I'm considering it.

Here are some pics of the damages:

sorry to hear about that.

wow, time for a new gf
hehe...j/k

sucks man. people are asshat's....at least your getting some fresh new leather out of it

She said she'll pay my deductible, and I'm considering it.

Oh, it's a trap! Don't do it if you don't want a huge fight!

Seriously though...that sucks...badly.

Sorry to hear that. Maybe she'll learn that she doesn't have the right to put a value on another person's property. Her choice of not wanting to spend $8.00 should cost her your deductible, and she should be grateful it's not higher.

My son borrowed my 05 GT Mustang to help out a friend. In the process he managed to hit a traffic barrel and slightly cracked the bumper. He paid $250 half the deductible to teach him a bit of responsibility...It worked wonderfully. ;)

did someone say guaranteed buttsexors?

Do not ever leave anything visible in a car parked anywhere in public.

A meth head will break your window for a penny on the floor or your car. It's not his window, and it could be his penny.

Get her to pay. THEN dump her ass.

How on earth did a smashed window cut the seat covers on BOTH sides? You've gotta be kidding me.

damn! that really sucks, and just knowing the fact that the $8 fee coulda saved so much trouble.....sigh*lol never listen to g/f's, bc they KNOW you love the car more then her...hahah j/k. be easy!

o man iam sry to hear it. you should deff. make her pay for it.

Oh man! Same with my car, even my car has same color.
I paid $500 for window and installation. With broken center console, I super glued all the broken pieces. It works fine now.


BTW sorry to hear that.

Wow, that sucks man. I would be PISSED. Hope everything gets fixed up quickly and properly.

Also, Telexen is right, it's a trap! Having her pay the deductible will likely result in a fight. Tread carefully.

i would dump her quick.....she obviously has no respect for your property

ouch, that SUCKS!! $8 could have prevented all of this.:(

Note to self: go to ATM machine BEFORE going out to dinner.

Damn that suck !

but how did they know that you have all those stuff in the car? people usually smash the window ONLY if they see anything valuable in the car. you probably left the wires or the iPod out or something didnt u ?

and ALWAYS, ALWAYS park the car on BIG main street, not some side small roads.

I never park in parking lot, cuz it cost 21 bux to park anywhere in the city's parking lot, so what I do is, I take everything away b4 I leave the car. and usually I left the drinks and astray open, so when asshole pass by and "peek" in my car, they will be like "ahh, empty"

Yes I do have In-Dash NAV but people in NYC are after Portable NAV than In-Dash Nav. cuz its a nightmare to take in-dash nav out (at least couple of minutes, and it will make big noise cuz u trying to drag it out), plus its usually password locked, and they might break the unit in the "take out process" (waste of time), so they just go after the portable ones.

so that means in NYC, if u leave any GPS cuddle visible in the car, say bye bye to your window (like my brother's car)

Geico gave u the check already? You know u can get a pair of used seats from Mazmart. for like 500 bux I think ? not sure if its still there tho. u can contact Mazmart for info (and keep the rest of the Geico money in ur pocket to ease your pain :))

g/f s never have good opinions when it comes to cars

dude that really sucks ass...

BJ time... lol

2700$ for seats alone? Man I could have sold you a set of 4 for 700...

Vudoo... lol... Well hope all goes well but its a lesson learned so worry now... GL

Eye opener for the rest of us. I lock up everything in my glove box when i goto work.

The thread title states it all. "g/f said it would be better....."

Sorry for the loss.

that sucks, have her pay it was her idea in the first place.....girlfriends just dont understand that the love for an rx8 surpasses that of any other mortal, GOOD LUCK!!!

wouldn't shell out the $8 for parking.. make her shell out the $100 deductible.. see which idea she likes better next time... secure parking lot, or side street.

Sorry about your loss!

If your gf refuses to spend 1/10 of what you're willing to spend on her, it's time to cut the cord...period!

I mean that should say something about how she feels about you (and your car)...right? It basically says...to her you're not even worth f*&king $8!

You want to keep hanging around with the gf such as her? .....seriously bro, don't be such a desparate loser!

Besides....I doubt that she would pay your ded.....she's just saying it cuz she knows you're pissed at the moment.... Once you actually ask her to shell out $100, you'll be in a good long argument....

Think about it, bro.........you think she would easily pay $100 when she refused to even spend $8 on you?? I seriously doubt it...

Sorry it's just my view on this....

She pretty much has to now.

The thread title states it all. "g/f said it would be better....."

Sorry for the loss.

Most of us guys were once that way. I know I grew out of that.

If I were in your shoes(I wouldn't be), I would pay the deductable myself and not do anything with her until she made it up somehow.

damn! that really sucks, and just knowing the fact that the $8 fee coulda saved so much trouble.....sigh*lol never listen to g/f's, bc they KNOW you love the car more then her...hahah j/k. be easy!

this is why i always fight with my gf, she knows i love my 8, next time listen what ur 8s wants and not ur gf

She pretty much has to now.

Nope, she doesn' have to, if she doesn't want to. You think a gf who refuses to spend $8 on you will hesitate to break up with you over $100? I doubt it.

Like I said...refusing to spend $8 on him when he's spending 10 times more on her SHOULD say something about how she feels about him.....

Ofcourse unless she's jobless and seroiusly broke......then...she can't give what she doesn't have...right? Then it's forgive-able.. :)

dang, that really sucks. at least now you know. take care of the car even if it means another 8 bucks.....

I wouldnt just park it in the street ..... no good

sucks that that happen to it

If she's willing to pay the deductible, I think she's still a keeper. She was under the false assumption that nothing bad ever happens to cars on the street. I bet shes never had her car broken into before. Now if she's learned her lesson she will be willing to spend the 8 bucks in the future. you might want to drop hints about how nice it would be for her to have the car detailed for you. How she responds to such a suggestion would be quite telling about how she feels about the whole incident.

Of course, if she objects and isn't apologetic, it's probably time to get out.


Also, Shame on you for leaving anything aftermarket visible in the car. Shame shame shame. :icon_no2:

yeah i think you guys are being quite harsh on the girlfriend here. A criminal broke into the op's car. Thats not the girlfriends fault, it was a choice that may have been prevented...but people make mistakes. Making mistakes is inevitable thats why making up afterwards is so nice ;).

Any of you that are saying she should be dumped because she doesn't care about his property need to really reevaluate your lives. I love my car but in the end its just a hunk of metal, she's a person and it sounds like she's willing to pay the deductible, so she clearly acknowledges that the next time she'd pay the $8 and save the risk.

pay it yourself. People make mistakes. Holding it over her head will do nothing but aggravate the situation.. paying it yourself makes you look like the good guy.

next time, pay the 8 dollars yourself. If you want to afford a RX8 then you need to afford everything that goes with it.

ANd I agree.. her offer is a trap.. maybe not deliberate but it will bite you in the end.

Sorry to hear about your loss. But seriously, how is this your girlfriends fault? Its your car, you were driving it, if she didn't want to up the cash for parking, you should have drove to the ATM and paid yourself. She made a suggestion, and you did it. I'm sure she feels like shit about it, but it is YOUR car YOU drove it.

huskyfan - no offense - but you are going about this all wrong. You are basically blaming your girlfriend for what happened - simply b/c she tried to save $8. What if you had paid the $8 for parking and then your car got hit/stolen/etc while it was parked there? Would it be YOUR fault? NO. some a$$hole stole your stuff and that can happen anywhere. you are upset and you are upset with the dumbA$$ who messed up your car and since you don't know who did it and you can't unleash your anger on THEM, you are redirecting it onto your girlfriend.

you tell your girlfriend that you overreacted b/c you were so upset about what happend to your car.

you tell her how sorry you are that you even - for a minute - in ANY way held her responsbile. you tell her that it's the OTHER persons fault.

you tell her how wrong you were to make her feel guilty over it.

you tell her that YOU will pay the deductible. tell her how much she means to you - and that she/your relationship is worth more than your car ever could be.

When she is banging your brains out, blowing you all night long - telling you to give it to her again - thank me. :)

did someone say guaranteed buttsexors?

LOL, I don't think anything would "guarantee" anal. I could "accidentally" slip into the wrong hole, though. :)

How on earth did a smashed window cut the seat covers on BOTH sides? You've gotta be kidding me.

For the drivers side, it got caught between the upper and lower cushions. glass was everywhere. I'm sure me sitting on the seat after it happened didn't help much, either.

ouch, that SUCKS!! $8 could have prevented all of this.:(

Note to self: go to ATM machine BEFORE going out to dinner.

You better believe I will from now on!! And she has promised me that if I request to park in a secure lot and don't have any cash on me, she will pay for it.

Any of you that are saying she should be dumped because she doesn't care about his property need to really reevaluate your lives. I love my car but in the end its just a hunk of metal, she's a person and it sounds like she's willing to pay the deductible, so she clearly acknowledges that the next time she'd pay the $8 and save the risk.

psssss......feras you know me....i would have put the wife in time out, and put the fear of divorce in her! :lol: :) :lol:

huskyfan - no offense - but you are going about this all wrong. You are basically blaming your girlfriend for what happened - simply b/c she tried to save $8. What if you had paid the $8 for parking and then your car got hit/stolen/etc while it was parked there? Would it be YOUR fault? NO. some a$$hole stole your stuff and that can happen anywhere. you are upset and you are upset with the dumbA$$ who messed up your car and since you don't know who did it and you can't unleash your anger on THEM, you are redirecting it onto your girlfriend.

you tell your girlfriend that you overreacted b/c you were so upset about what happend to your car.

you tell her how sorry you are that you even - for a minute - in ANY way held her responsbile. you tell her that it's the OTHER persons fault.

you tell her how wrong you were to make her feel guilty over it.

you tell her that YOU will pay the deductible. tell her how much she means to you - and that she/your relationship is worth more than your car ever could be.

When she is banging your brains out, blowing you all night long - telling you to give it to her again - thank me. :)

:grouphug: :biggthump

Damn that suck !

but how did they know that you have all those stuff in the car? people usually smash the window ONLY if they see anything valuable in the car. you probably left the wires or the iPod out or something didnt u ?

and ALWAYS, ALWAYS park the car on BIG main street, not some side small roads.

I never park in parking lot, cuz it cost 21 bux to park anywhere in the city's parking lot, so what I do is, I take everything away b4 I leave the car. and usually I left the drinks and astray open, so when asshole pass by and "peek" in my car, they will be like "ahh, empty"

Yes I do have In-Dash NAV but people in NYC are after Portable NAV than In-Dash Nav. cuz its a nightmare to take in-dash nav out (at least couple of minutes, and it will make big noise cuz u trying to drag it out), plus its usually password locked, and they might break the unit in the "take out process" (waste of time), so they just go after the portable ones.

so that means in NYC, if u leave any GPS cuddle visible in the car, say bye bye to your window (like my brother's car)

Geico gave u the check already? You know u can get a pair of used seats from Mazmart. for like 500 bux I think ? not sure if its still there tho. u can contact Mazmart for info (and keep the rest of the Geico money in ur pocket to ease your pain :))


The only thing showing was my Sirius satellite radio, but I never thought they would break in to take that! Each satellite radio has a identification #, which means that all I had to do was call Sirius and deactivate it. Once that's done, it's worthless. Stupid criminals, you would think they would know that.

And as for the check, I have a lienholder on my car. As such, they have to put the lien on the check (I know, I am a claims adjuster myself for a different company). I'd much rather have OEM stuff on my car than aftermarket, too.

2700$ for seats alone? Man I could have sold you a set of 4 for 700...

Dude, it wasn't the entire seat. It was just the bottom cushions of both the driver and passenger, and the upper trim for the passenger.

If the seats needed to be replaced, it would be $1800 per seat. That is insane.

OEM parts have some of the highest markups out there. I put it up there with movie popcorn. $2700 just for seat covers is one of the biggest ripoffs ever. Especially because it probably cost Mazda <$100 to create them.

huskyfan - no offense - but you are going about this all wrong. You are basically blaming your girlfriend for what happened - simply b/c she tried to save $8. What if you had paid the $8 for parking and then your car got hit/stolen/etc while it was parked there? Would it be YOUR fault? NO. some a$$hole stole your stuff and that can happen anywhere. you are upset and you are upset with the dumbA$$ who messed up your car and since you don't know who did it and you can't unleash your anger on THEM, you are redirecting it onto your girlfriend.

you tell your girlfriend that you overreacted b/c you were so upset about what happend to your car.

you tell her how sorry you are that you even - for a minute - in ANY way held her responsbile. you tell her that it's the OTHER persons fault.

you tell her how wrong you were to make her feel guilty over it.

you tell her that YOU will pay the deductible. tell her how much she means to you - and that she/your relationship is worth more than your car ever could be.

When she is banging your brains out, blowing you all night long - telling you to give it to her again - thank me. :)

Uh, it's called a SECURE LOT for a reason. They have a security guard that walks around the lot to make sure no vehicles get broken into.

And clearly it's the a$$hole who broke into my cars fault. But it never would have happened in the first place if my g/f has just paid the $8 and we parked in the secure lot.

I spent $80 on the night, and she couldn't pay $8. I don't care how you slice it, that is cheap.

Most of us guys were once that way. I know I grew out of that.

If I were in your shoes(I wouldn't be), I would pay the deductable myself and not do anything with her until she made it up somehow.

I did pay for it myself. I really don't want to speak with her regarding this matter anymore. Just silently vent on sites like this :)

How bad are the seat covers? Willing to sell if usable?

Got my car back today. They detailed the interior, the car looks NICE. Only cost me $100, got a new center console, new seat trims, new window. Hopefully my rates won't go up.

The worst part is that you will now feel like you are taking a major gamble any time you park your car in a public area. Since my car got keyed I'm paranoid as hell now whenever I park in public that my trip to the grocery store, friends house, etc is going to cost me another trip to the bodyshop.

How bad are the seat covers? Willing to sell if usable?

I let the shop dispose of them. They were pretty ripped up, didn't want to keep them. Sorry.

So..you guys are ok with the fact that she refused to spend $8 on him when he was spending $80 on her??

It's not about blaming who for the accident........ It's about the fact that she didn't think he's worth spending $8.

The relationships should be about giving and taking.........That's the concept of a good relationship.....you can't just take and take ... or having to just give and give...and not getting anything back in return.... unless your gf is a charity. LOL

Haven't you guys ever heard of Equivalent Exhange?

I'm not saying she should spend $80 back .....but after him offering to pay for the show and everything.....she should atleast offer him to pay for the parking out of......courtesy...manner.....kindness...love....w hatever you want to call it.

So maybe ..you guys are the ones should re-evaluate your lives...or rather...the relationships you're in.

You know what they call a girl who takes and takes, and gives nothing but sex in return??

w..h...o...r...e

So..you guys are ok with the fact that she refused to spend $8 on him when he was spending $80 on her??

It's not about blaming who for the accident........ It's about the fact that she didn't think he's worth spending $8.

The relationships should be about giving and taking.........That's the concept of a good relationship.....you can't just take and take ... or having to just give and give...and not getting anything back in return.... unless your gf is a charity. LOL

Haven't you guys ever heard of Equivalent Exhange?

I'm not saying she should spend $80 back .....but after him offering to pay for the show and everything.....she should atleast offer him to pay for the parking out of......courtesy...manner.....kindness...love....w hatever you want to call it.

So maybe ..you guys are the ones should re-evaluate your lives...or rather...the relationships you're in.

You know what they call a girl who takes and takes, and gives nothing but sex in return??

w..h...o...r...e

She actually does pay for a lot. She's a very giving person, and has actually paid for a cruise in full we both went on a few years back. She does not just take, she gives.

But my whole point is that she is, at times, very cheap. She just didn't see the difference between parking in a secure lot and parking on a street. It just didn't cross her mind that my car could potentially be broken into/stolen while on the street. She didn't do it purposefully....

She's actually a great person, very caring and that's why I've been with her for such a long time. She felt terrible about my car broken into, and does admit that if parking was paid for, this wouldn't have happened. She even offered to pay my deductible. I'm ok with her now, I just don't want to talk to her about this anymore and I won't let her pay my deductible.

I was just venting my frustration on this site. I would never break up with her as a result of this, as long as she is willing to learn from the incident and realize that parking in a lot is far more secure than the street.

^ Husky...I was just speaking in general terms....... I wasn't attacking your gf personally. I have no reason to since I don't know what kind of girl she is...

I was just expressing my view on this one paticular accident....

So don't take it personally .. :) Like I said I was jus speaking in general.....no personal attack whatsoever.... Sorry if it sounds like it.

You know your gf way better than any of us on here. So you do what you think it's the best. :)

Dude, it wasn't the entire seat. It was just the bottom cushions of both the driver and passenger, and the upper trim for the passenger.

If the seats needed to be replaced, it would be $1800 per seat. That is insane.

OEM parts have some of the highest markups out there. I put it up there with movie popcorn. $2700 just for seat covers is one of the biggest ripoffs ever. Especially because it probably cost Mazda <$100 to create them.

Yes I know that it wasn't the entire seat. What I was telling you is that I would have sold you what you needed(seat covers) or even all 4 seats, even though you didnt need all for seats...for only $700. Should have got your insurance to write you a check for $2700 and you come buy the seats from me :) $2000 for you to spend! But i guess it's too late for that.

I'm sure if she bends to look at the damage you will find a way to "punish" her ....

Park your girlfriend in the street next time. She sounds like a bitch.

Funny thing, I park in Hartford every day. There are a few free street parking spaces on the way to the parking structure available once in a while. But I only parked there maybe once or twice and every time I felt nervous thinking that somebody might break into my car.

Then I saw broken glass there twice in the course of 4 months and I don't even think of parking there any more.

You are not really saving $8. You are saving $8-E(L)-E(A) where E(L) is the expected value of ALL damages (including your insurance deductible, time to file the insurance claim, aggravation, etc.) if your car is broken into. E(A) is the expected value of aggravation THINKING that your car can broken into even if it is not.

So, if you deductible is $500 then you only need a probability of a break in to be equal to 8/500=1.6% when you are actually not saving anything. I ran a similar calculation in my head and concluded that street parking was not worth it in Hartford.

^ Husky...I was just speaking in general terms....... I wasn't attacking your gf personally. I have no reason to since I don't know what kind of girl she is...

I was just expressing my view on this one paticular accident....

So don't take it personally .. :) Like I said I was jus speaking in general.....no personal attack whatsoever.... Sorry if it sounds like it.

You know your gf way better than any of us on here. So you do what you think it's the best. :)

No offense taken :)

Park your girlfriend in the street next time. She sounds like a bitch.

She's not a bitch, she just doesn't think sometimes. Like I said, she is remorseful about what happened. She's a very caring, generous person who at times can be a bit cheap. But she's certainly not a bitch.

Look, you're from Connecticut, you should know that nothing is secure in Hartford. How many shootings and murders have there been already? I worked on Pearl st. in the '80s. Our parking was paid for in a "secure" lot. Well it turns out the guy that worked there was also the lookout for his friends who would come in and rip the cars off. There is nothing in Hartford that I can't find someplace else.
Give her a break. There are "as-wholes" everywhere.