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General Site Info => General Discussion => Topic started by: 78 Chevyrado on March 24, 2012, 09:06:52 pm
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This has me extremely irate tonight. My moms one of the worst at this. Im the 2008 impala, she slammed the door so hard I heard something pop in the door.
Why the heck would anybody slam car doors? even old cars, when they were new didnt have to be slammed.
I have to relate a story, shortly after i got my truck restored (my 78 c20) I had an ex friend riding with me... he was a slammer. he got out of my truck, windows down, no air psi problem, and slammed my door so hard it gave me a headache, and P'od me royally. I called him on it and he was like man quit complaining. its just a truck. dang.
Well... we got to his house, and i went in and i slammed his front door on his house as hard as i possibly could. literally... Cracked the door panel, knocked wall pics down and everything, needless to say i was so po'd and so was he I'm not welcome there anymore, which is cool. lol he wasnt that good of a friend.
Why the heck do people SLAM THE TOTAL CRAP OUT OF car doors? its not necessary, and anybody i see do it is called on it and how they're mentally inferior every time i witness it, no matter what vehicle we're in.
If someone slams your truck door, brothers, do like i did. slam their front house door. they won't like that, but why shouldnt i try to break their front door on their house when they try to bust the glass out of my passenger side truck door when they shut it? Tel me the difference? cost about the same... shows the EXACT same lack of respect.
I know people exaggerate, but I'm not. I would do this to ANYONE who slams my truck door like it wouldn't close if a tank T-boned it. i see no difference personnally. i dont.
Have you guys noticed this and doesnt it PO you as much as me? God that drives me crazy. Even on my truck, but on a 2008 impala? i can hold any door open on the impala, 2" open, let go and it shuts completely. just letting it go from 2" open. and these retards slam it shut from full-open. ima do violence one day. whats with these substandard people. out of say 100 vehicles I've ever seen, maybe 3 out of 100 needed the dor slammed. so what's with this stupid crap?
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People are always slamming my vehicle doors, my children were really bad until I broke them of the habit. Now my new wife, I almost have trained not to slam the doors, I don't let too many other people ride in my chevy, my GMC is always getting because the doors are heavy to begin with, so I just say something before they get in or out.
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Dude get a drink and relax... lifes too short to stress over little things like this. Now if the same person does it over and over again then don't let them ride. Pack a marbro cigs are like 6.50:)
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I hear ya for sure. Lately though its been my house doors though. Fixed one twice. I have actually given several demonstrations on proper door shutting and explained to them that they are adults now and should be able to get this.
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But why would you slam ANY door? not many need slamming. How about everyone screams in each others faces instead of talking normally? why not use a sledgehammer to drive in a 1" finishing nail?
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i'm not saying it's right at all, but a possible explaination is that most cars today are unibody; After a while the body flexes and it's difficult to get the door to close completely on the first try---i try to be gentle. So, that doesn't work---gotta use more force.
My cavalier is 22 years old now, and i have to actually throw myself against the doors to get them to open up from inside---seriously i can't open up the doors at all if i use just the release.
That may be one possible explaination----people just assume thru habit.
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Actually, the above explaination is not plausable----no one keeps a car that long.
i think it has more to do with physchology; People feel they need to slam a door or else it didn't feel like they accomplished something; They didn't REALLY close a door unless they slam it; That way they know it's really closed?
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My moms car is a 2001 focus with 150k on it.
All door except the drivers door shut like new. the drivers door still shuts like new when you do it gently, but no matter how softly you do it, everything inside the door squeaks and rattles. in comparison, if you slam the passenger door, it doesnt rattle.
I just dont like that I have dents (not major) around both points my passenger side door handle mounts to. one day the dumbos are gonna crease the outer skin.
And NO I don't flip out on somebody when they do it once or twice, here and there... its the ones who do it every time, without fail and brush me off when i say anything about it. the guy i slammed his house door... we were working together and this went on for 10 working days before i did that to him.
Stewart: i DO agree an older high mileage car that is worn out all over, yes slamming doors can be necessary. But people do it to all cars, and I don't run across many that need to be slammed anymore these days, yet everyone slams them anyway.
Only reason it irritates me is because it breaks stuff, and ruins it pre maturely. plus the added thing that i hand built my truck door. And If I'm in the car, they slam it and it makes my ears pop and I have a headache for 30 minutes.
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I am in complete agreement with you 78 Chevyrado...
I built my trucks too. I don't like people slamming the doors, the tailgate or the hood...
You shouldn't have to slam the doors unless there is something worn or broke, then you should probably take the time and repair it.
Those people that tell me "relax, it's just a truck" have not ever completely painstakingly (literally painful) removed, cleaned and replaced door hardware or replaced vent window seals, or _____ (insert any tedious repair job here). If their stuff breaks they take it to a repair shop or go buy a new vehicle...
It really is a lack of respect.
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right My 04 Explorer dosn't always close right since Kim wrecked it. Sometimes you have to slam it. Most of the time its fine. I think the latch might be going bad on the door they replaced.
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i sometimes take a few fellows camping every now and again. It is one of my favorite past times to head out to the National Forest and chill for a few days at a time.
There was this one friend of mine who, after I parked my sub and set up camp, every time he went to my suburban to get something, he'd slam the door. Now, when I camp out, I usually don't drive anywhere for days at a time. Yes, I keep a lot of things in my sub. But, if we aren't driving anywhere in a day or two, why slam the door? You don't even have to slam the doors to close them completely, but, he kept slamming the doors after he'd get something. I finally told him he didn't have to slam the door, we aren't going anywhere and it won't hurt if the door isn't completely closed. Sometimes they end up in the half way closed position. But that's fine if we aren't driving anywhere. We access those doors a dozen times a day. Just a gentle push to latch it is all you need.
I'm like you, Kenny. i just don't see the need to slam the doors.
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To all does people who love door slamming i recommend a new Wrangler Hard Top. That thing is so air tight that you NEED to slam the door to close it properly. :P
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i would suggest putting a rubber strip around the door opening to cushion the impact.......
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Dude get a drink and relax... lifes too short to stress over little things like this.
Seriously. Take a chill pill. I highly doubt the friend you lost over shutting your door too hard meant to do it to hurt you. Going into his house intentionally slamming his door in retaliation is so immature I can't believe you'd even admit to doing it. When someone doesn't do something the way you like maybe you can politely explain why it isn't right and they'll respect you. I don't blame the guy for not wanting to be friends after that. It's just a door dude.
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^^ no. When you been told time and again and haven't the respect for me to not break my crap when you ride in it... good riddance.
I explained to guy plenty of times. you get one... maybe two. he got like 5.
It's NOT just a door. its a door i put a lot of my time effort and money into. I understand they can't relate, and i understand why. but if you tell somebody something bother you, and they dont quit real quick, thats not a friend anyway and i don't need them. If you keep pushing me, telling me it dont matter like I'm some kind of idiot, yes ill bite you. he got bit, didnt like it. either way i wasnt gonna be around him anyway.
I despise careless people. no matter who that offends or what friend i lose.
You treat my truck with disrespect more than once... hit the road. i dont need you.
Lifes too short to put up with morons with a kindergarten grasp on things like manners.
I treat people and their belongings with respect. if i dont get the same, they can hit the road. I got a lot of friends, lots who aren't careless limp noodles.
Immature? so i should take crap and never give it back? thats whats wrong with the world today... He doesnt give a shoot about his crappy car. he does about his house. point made. if they can't handle it. tough shoot. im not a baby sitter, and i don't care who i offend ever. thats their problem.
I care about my car and my house.
Immature, well thats your perception. there is a time and place for physical retaliation. no one will ever convince me otherwise. immature woulda been i beat him up.
I DID NOTICE THOUGH, THE MUTUAL FRIENDS WE SHARE SAID HE TREATS THEIR PROPERTY WITH A MARKED INCREASE IN RESPCET THAN HE DID BEFORE. Hearing that, I know I did good.
Lifes not too short to stress over little things like this (1000 little things add up) LIFES TOO SHORT TO HAVE MORONS LIKE THIS GUY AROUND YOU IN THE FIRST PLACE. It's just that most people don't have the guts to weed out the losers in their lives. I do. I've weeded out many. guess what I got like 30 people in my life I'd trust with my life. and 0 that give me stupid BS. And the remaining friends don't damage my truck because its important to me. ITS IMPORTANT TO ME. anyone who doesnt take seriously WHATS IMPORTANT TO YOU is not your friend or a very sorry friend at best.
Lifes too short to have ignorant people like this in your lives to begin with... as a bonus, just remember, FAMILY will screw you over way faster than a stranger will... ur family knows how youll react, you're not a wildcard like to a stranger...
He may not have meant to... but that means nothing to me... road to heck and all that... I always give chances, too many IMO, but i try to understand. My truck has rust in the door jambs where the door hit the cab... that's NOT OK.
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amen chevyrado!!!!!!! im more about respect than i am door slammers so i love that last post. everyone needs to know your line not to cross/disrespect or youre the doormat. good people never even have to see your line because they have respect......and if the respectful do.....its an accident. ive weeded out a few myself. all id be able to think about is how many times ive ever slammed their door. big fat zero!
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my trucks you usually have to use some force to close them, this being said i know its cause of bad hinges or misaligned/worn striker bolts but i just dont take the time to fix them. but when i was a kid im used to riding in old chevys so we would have to slam the door. then you rid in a friends truck and you go to slam or use some force you can just tell by how the door moves out of your hand, you just cringe and wait to hear it slam. what really gets me is when people online use cap in a sentence lol.
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I don't disagree with people showing respect for your stuff especially one of these trucks which if you're anything like me put countless hours into making perfect. You can just as easily tell someone who doesn't respect your stuff you're done with them and end the friendship. Retaliating and in turn going inside someone's home to slam their door so hard you're breaking stuff IS immature and you can't deny that. You could just as easily have made your point without retaliation. This is when things can get escalated to the point where it gets out of control. I have a lot of self control but if someone came into my house and did that they'd be crossing the line. The last place you ever disrespect another man is inside his own home. I hope this guy didn't have kids inside the house.
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its simple, if he keep slamming your door dont let him in the truck. people know no smoking in my car if they want to smoke find another ride or wait till we get out
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Only reason that particular guy was in my truck that long... I PROMISED my boss I'd make sure he had a ride to work, those 2 weeks, as if he didn't show up boss would have lost money.
I do have to admit what I did was immature. I will right now. But I don't regret it. Immature can be relative. I was stuck with him and his demenor, while I was helping him out, I was mainly helping my boss. When I get thumbed that bad and am stuck, I can get immature.
The argument is along the lines of don't go down to their level, but there's some poeple who don't get it until given what they gave back. I try to take the high road as much as much as I can, but some poeple get my goat... and then there's only one question; will the police show up and charge me with anything? if not, game on. if so, game on a lot less than that...
I didnt put up what i did to that guy to show off so much as to show how much those people get to me. I fix things for a living, at work, home, for friends, etc. I just see too much of people bulling their ways through anything and guys like me always have to clean up the mess. I just don't relish wasting time and money fixing my passenger doors' inner workings because of someone like that.
I did shoot down my mom some in the first post.... but I have to say, she slamms the crap out of her own car door, and my grandads car door (which she drives a lot with him) But she tries so hard not to do it to mine and my dads truck.
She actually brought this up today... surprised me, cuz she dont ever wanna hear it... She noted that when she does forget and does slam my door, I don't ever say anything to her, OR TO most other people who slip up aometimes. a slip up is fine. even I sometimes slip up and slam it by accident when the windows are down or something. I never even say anything to people who slip up once in a while.... only those who do it every time and act like im a jerk for mentioning it or calling them on it. That's the main point of this post, is people who dont care and call me a jerk for caring about my truck, which is the first NICE vehicle I ever got to actually finish. But even when I used to drive Piece of craps, they were dang ugly, but mechanically tip-top. I'd have gotten just as ill at slamming my crappy doors as these on the truck. because while the slammers are out fishing or something, I'm at home rebuilding my door because they don't care even a little.
What made me notice this the most, is I gave my mother my Focus since I have my truck and she needed a cheap car. Well since she got it, it's had 2 window regulators, the main power window switch twice and a door handle installed. all in the drivers door. the other 3 doors and truck are tip-top, but even now when you close the drivers door, no matter how softly, it rattles like crazy. I dont say nothing to her about her car, except jokingly, which doesnt bother her in the least. (she truly dont care) but she doesnt slam my door and makes sure not to skin up the paint behind the door handle with her fingernails. she tries... thats all i ask... don't have to be perfect always, accidents happen. my buddies make an effort though. when they slip up I dont say a word to them. Guess besides careless the guy i mentioned is lazy. one answer I got to why you slam doors was, well it might not shut all the way and I'd have to do it again... that's ok. it takes 0.345 seconds to do it again. have at it....lol
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Actually, there looks like a cheap mod to possibly solve the problem in this thread:
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/showthread.php?t=530093&page=3
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I don't disagree with people showing respect for your stuff especially one of these trucks which if you're anything like me put countless hours into making perfect. You can just as easily tell someone who doesn't respect your stuff you're done with them and end the friendship. Retaliating and in turn going inside someone's home to slam their door so hard you're breaking stuff IS immature and you can't deny that. You could just as easily have made your point without retaliation. This is when things can get escalated to the point where it gets out of control. I have a lot of self control but if someone came into my house and did that they'd be crossing the line. The last place you ever disrespect another man is inside his own home. I hope this guy didn't have kids inside the house.
Just reread this post.... I can be childish if I think it calls for it. I hang around lots of peoples' kids so I can say nah nah boo boo, and infinty+1 n such. this guy deserved it to me though, and he was a single guy living alone, I wouldn't have done that in front of kids. I'd have found another way. just when he looks you in the eye and slams your door anyway.... well i can get childish, and if he wants to fight about it? thats his problem. :)
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We heard you Buddy! Aren't you glad it's behind you? ;)
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We heard you Buddy! Aren't you glad it's behind you? ;)
Yes I am. But what's still to come... ;)
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Remember the line from Field of Dreams, "Build it, and they will come....?" Intend it hard enough by putting the thought out there and it 'might' return for a visit. It's the other guy's cesspool... let him swim in it. No need for you not to enjoy dry, sunny skies. Happy days! :)
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Sounds Awesome to me! ;D
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Yeah. Door slammers are stupid and can still....... Well!.... You get the idea. I've found better things to worry about these days, though I can still nah nah boo boo you if you act like thats all you can understand. ;)
I don't hate em, but I can give back in kind anything tossed my way ;D
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HA!!! LOL Have a good evening, my friend!
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ROFL!! You slammed the door on his house that's hilarious dude! Haha
Yeah I'm about half the age of most of these guys so I'm immature. Sure. But I hear ya. I freaking hate crappy doors that don't shut right so one of the first things I had to do when I got my 87 was fix the doors. Now of course they shut quite easily. But people see beat up old truck, and they slam. I've had to tell the wife a time or two but she learned. And I know I'll get every bit as nasty as you once I build my doors from the ground up. Its the disrespect that gets ya.
What gets me though, is they'll slam door on new stuff too. I have a 94 'stang that I love every bit as much as my truck and as such, have poured blood, sweat and lots of money into that thing as well. And its a newer looking car that to look at it, you just know you don't have to slam the doors, or the trunk. ESPECIALLY the trunk. That trunk will just about shut itself. And you'd have to hear it but when someone slams it, it reverberates through the whole car to the point that it can't be the actual sound generated by the slamming trunk. Its resonating or something and being amplified. Boy that gets my blood boiling real fast and I'll yell at people lol
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I have found ONE exception to this rule. MY MOTHER SLAMS THE CRAP out of my truck doors when she rides with me. I figure, she knew my truck 3 years before I was born, but besides that, THATS MY MOM. I Don't have it in me to $#@% her out. It'll NEVER happen. I don't even mention it to her anymore, because it makes her feel bad. If my mom slams my door hard enough a speaker pops out, she'll never EVER hear about it. The rest of ya... I'll get my revenge on ya... ;) I'd say my Dad too, but he's like I am on this subject, so he's as gentle as possible on my truck, as I am his. Mom don't care about no car except the point A to point B thing. That's my mom, She gets an exception. It's like the old saying (except for mom) IN God WE TRUST! EVERYONE ELSE PAYS CASH! ha!
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I have found ONE exception to this rule. MY MOTHER SLAMS THE CRAP out of my truck doors when she rides with me. I figure, she knew my truck 3 years before I was born, but besides that, THATS MY MOM. I Don't have it in me to $#@% her out. It'll NEVER happen. I don't even mention it to her anymore, because it makes her feel bad. If my mom slams my door hard enough a speaker pops out, she'll never EVER hear about it. The rest of ya... I'll get my revenge on ya... ;) I'd say my Dad too, but he's like I am on this subject, so he's as gentle as possible on my truck, as I am his. Mom don't care about no car except the point A to point B thing. That's my mom, She gets an exception. It's like the old saying (except for mom) IN God WE TRUST! EVERYONE ELSE PAYS CASH! ha!
To remedy this problem, you could always open and close the door for her. I do that for my wife on all our vehicles ( my wife shuts doors hard too ), though that is not the reason I open/close the door for her.
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Until I get the studs replaced, Earl requires a firm hand with the door, but not a violent slam at all. I really hate to see machinery mistreated, and working in IT, I see it a lot. Some folks get the idea they can't type if they don't punch every key, and I can tell who does this when I work on their PC... like driving a car with a collapsed suspension (only, they're keys).
I like to take it easy on stuff, lasts so much longer that way. I have some of my old computers in the basement, and they keyboard/mice/etc. are just about like new. Heck, the tires on my 2k Sonoma dry rotted and blew out with something like 70% tread wear left on 'em, and the truck didn't sit... it got used daily.
When I saw the thread title, though, my first thought was the Farm Truck, or some other drag-racing inspired thread.
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Just had to share. In my opinion, slamming doors has all to do with your personality. I say this because I'm a student of personality traits. Me, my brothers and my dad all have similar personalities and we all get freaked out about slamming doors. My wife is completely opposite of me and she's a door slammer and like your mother, only cares about point A to point B. My older son inherited my personality and he is easy on doors, although he does'nt get freaked out like I do. My younger son, well........he inherited my wife's personality and you guessed it. He's a door slammer.
I also think driving style is linked to personality. Heck, I may write a book about this. Probably already out there. LOL
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The other explanation i can come up with is that most newer cars are so airtight that you sort have to use some force in order to close the door fully.
If it bothers you then i might suggest making a small sticker that you can put either on the window or door sill that reads "please do not slam doors."
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The other explanation i can come up with is that most newer cars are so airtight that you sort have to use some force in order to close the door fully.
If it bothers you then i might suggest making a small sticker that you can put either on the window or door sill that reads "please do not slam doors."
In some large trucks, I've noticed this effect. Probably because the cab may be more modular than the average car cabin, but I got into the habit of opening the window just a smidge, and that eliminated the need to be firm with closing the door. Unfortunately, I was a trainer, and most of my students never really bothered with finesse.
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Just had to share. In my opinion, slamming doors has all to do with your personality. I say this because I'm a student of personality traits. Me, my brothers and my dad all have similar personalities and we all get freaked out about slamming doors. My wife is completely opposite of me and she's a door slammer and like your mother, only cares about point A to point B. My older son inherited my personality and he is easy on doors, although he does'nt get freaked out like I do. My younger son, well........he inherited my wife's personality and you guessed it. He's a door slammer.
I also think driving style is linked to personality. Heck, I may write a book about this. Probably already out there. LOL
I agree 100% Good call...
Do us a report on those who must me rough and careless andbreak everything they touch.... ;D
Been using my truck daily as a work truck, and so far no new scratches, skins, or dents except the inside of the tailgate.
I'm gonna keep my opinion the same though, door slammers are careless at best. some of the guys ride with me from time to time to get supplies and they don't slam it.
I just got to where I'd rather nobody rides with me, because I'll never find another set of GM regulators, door handles or door skins (when the mirrors collapse them)... and it ain't worth it to me. I'd rather just go in their rattle-trap of a ride... :)