Door slammers

[78 Chevyrado]

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?

[bake74]

      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.

[454Man]

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:)

[1980c10]

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.

[78 Chevyrado]

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?

[Stewart G Griffin]

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.

[Stewart G Griffin]

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?

[78 Chevyrado]

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.

[Jason S]

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.

[gto109]

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.

[Lt.Del]

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.

[westsidek20]

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. 

[Stewart G Griffin]

i would suggest putting a rubber strip around the door opening to cushion the impact.......

[VileZambonie]

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.

[78 Chevyrado]

^^  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.