So it was a lazy saturday evening and my folks decide to go shopping for some items which apparently is available only in Chikpet. I know it's a horrible place to go to on a saturday evening and try convincing them not to go there. They get irritated with me and my dad says he will drive up if I dont go as the shop is closed on sunday's. Having no other choice I decide to chauffeur them. My Alto had just returned from service yesterday and I didn't want to take her out. Rain was looking ominous so took the lancer as it was already dirty.
We take 45 mins to reach chikpet through the horrid traffic on KG road. There's a multi storey car park very near to the chikpet area and that's where we usually park. I pull up to the queue of the parking lot behind an innova. The upper floors were full so they were trying to squeeze cars into the basement which was only for 2 wheelers. That meant one single ramp to go up and down. You have to climb up first then go down the ramp. Noone was moving and I realised that a car was trying to climb up and the innova in front of me was parked right in front of the ramp blocking the exit of that car. The dumb parking attendant tells the innova guy to go back and this dude promptly puts his car in reverse and backs up full speed.
My car was good 5 feet behind him and I couldn't back up as there was a qualis right behind me. Seeing him back up I honk like crazy but to no avail he comes straight at me and then
cruuuuuuuuuuuunnnnnchhhhhh. He goes straight into my front bumper and the sound was heart wrenching.
I get off the car to see what happened but can't see a single mark anywhere. My dad goes up to the innova chap and asks him what was wrong with him. He apologizes and we decide to go into the parking lot and settle matters as we are holding up other cars. Both of us go down and park. He agrees that it was his fault as the parking attendant told him to back up and he just followed him without looking back. He gives me his name, number and I note down the car number. I tell him the damage might be inside as the bumper would have just flexed. He says no problem and agrees he will pay for whatever repairs needed. Upon closer inspection I notice that the front right headlight has sunk in by a few mm but is not broken even from the mounting points inside the bonnet. This is looking a little odd as the bonnet now shows a small panel gap between the headlight and I can put my finger in that gap easily. He apologises and we push off to do our shopping. We come out of the parking lot only to see that it has started pouring. Wait for half n hour for rain to reduce, finish shopping, come back to the car and decide to go back home.
Midway we decide that we may as well go to the temple and then head back home rather than going home and then to temple. Saturday we make it a point to go to the Hanuman/Maruthi temple at Palace road near high grounds.
The road where the temple is located is a one-way so I'm on the left lane indicating to park on the left. On my right is a bus and suddenly from the left this Palio cuts blindly to the right coming out of the parking. I swerve just enough to the right to avoid hitting the bus as well as barely miss the palio. I find a parking spot a little ahead and pull into it. Turn off the car and pull out the key. My mom opens her door and is just about to get off when
thuuuuddddddd. The same palio dude has side swiped the right side hard. He goes off as if nothing has happened.
I look into my ORVM and am shocked to see no ORVM at all
. I tell my mom to get back in and start off to give him chase. There's traffic so he can't go far. Catch up to him from his right and completely cut him off to the left. Stop my car and go to his car. He is coolly sitting inside. I open his door and tell him to get out. I start shouting at him and my dad also joins me. I go back to the car to park it on the side so as to not block traffic. When I go to see the extent of damages on my car I am surprised to find that nothing has happened at all. Th ORVM has just completely spun outwards and I just have to pull it back in.
I go back to the guy who is very apologetic but says it wasn't his fault!! He din't know the way to mekhri circle and wanted to know directions from me but he pulled in too close and a car cut him off from the right so he swerved left and ended up hitting my car. His complete ORVM assembly had broken off and was dangling. I take down his name and number and the car's regn number as well. I tell him if i find any other damages I'll give him a call as it was pouring and I couldn't see much. After that give him directions to mekhri circle. He goes off and I finish temple and reach home drenched from top to bottom.
Now just ordered pizza and drying myself off. Was a tiring but unlucky day.
Sorry for the long post guys.
Good night.