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Dublin Airport Carparks - WHATS WRONG WITH IRISH PEOPLE!!

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  • #32
    markpb
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    ED E wrote: »
    Buy a Cactus, they're door proof.

    TIL! I never realised that those things were functional, I always thought some designer thought they looked pretty.


  • #33
    Sean9015
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    howiya wrote: »
    Looking at €100 return for me in a taxi. If you're in a group then fine, split it but it's a lot if you're travelling alone.

    In fairness there is a bus to the airport in time for the first flights but they finish their return service at 9pm.

    I could get the Dublin Coach to the red cow and get a luas and walk the rest of the way but then we're back to the hassle factor you mention.

    My point was simply to dispute a previous poster's assertion that public transport to the airport is adequate and people shouldn't need to drive to the airport.

    Dublin Coach run at least hourly from Red Cow to the airport 24h/7d apart from Christmas and Stephens Days - their N7 service - with additional services daytime from Dundrum to the airport via Red Cow. Many passengers make the connection off other services from Limerick, Kerry and Waterford/Cork.


  • #34
    howiya
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    Sean9015 wrote: »
    Dublin Coach run at least hourly from Red Cow to the airport 24h/7d apart from Christmas and Stephens Days - their N7 service - with additional services daytime from Dundrum to the airport via Red Cow. Many passengers make the connection off other services from Limerick, Kerry and Waterford/Cork.

    I'm aware of that which is why I said i could get a Dublin Coach to the red cow after I referenced a different bus that only runs till 9pm.


  • #35
    737max
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  • #36
    gumbo1
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    jjmcclure wrote: »
    Hi

    I park at Dublin Airport short term car parks 3 to 4 days a week. Every time I return to my car after being away for a few days there is a new ding or scratch from people opening their doors and not giving a feck about damaging other peoples property.

    Why do Irish people care so little about damaging other peoples property.
    I am Irish by the way and would never ever do this!:mad:

    If you think that's bad you see and hear the horror stories from the staff car park. Every single day there's damage to several staff cars. From scratches on the bumpers to headlights been ripped out from other drivers hitting them. It's ridiculous how some people see no problem with hitting someone else's car and not leaving a note to say sorry or to contact them for a few quid off getting the damage repaired!


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  • #37
    monument
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    ED E wrote: »
    Buy a Cactus, they're door proof.

    747x322_c4_cactus_one_tone.246831.72.jpeg

    It looks a bit better all in the one colour but it still looks off.


  • #38
    faceman
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    devnull wrote: »
    No wonder though the size of their cars in general are wider! :)

    Not necessarily anymore. I hire cars in the US regularly and certainly their compacts and intermediates and many of their saloons and SUVs can fit with plenty of space


  • #39
    bk
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    faceman wrote: »
    Not necessarily anymore. I hire cars in the US regularly and certainly their compacts and intermediates and many of their saloons and SUVs can fit with plenty of space

    Americans themselves buy very large cars. I've seen some monstrosities of "trucks" parked there. Their typical sedans tend to be much bigger and wider then here.

    However rental companies tend to rent out smaller cars as they are more popular with visitors from Europe and Asia and as a result such cars easily fit in the extra large US car spaces.

    Also you have to remember that in general (outside of NY and SF) the US is a much larger country, with much smaller population density then Europe. Everything is much more spread out and spacious there. They just do everything bigger there.


  • #40
    sillysmiles
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    jjmcclure wrote: »
    Hi

    I park at Dublin Airport short term car parks 3 to 4 days a week. Every time I return to my car after being away for a few days there is a new ding or scratch from people opening their doors and not giving a feck about damaging other peoples property.

    Why do Irish people care so little about damaging other peoples property.
    I am Irish by the way and would never ever do this!:mad:

    For me I don't understand why people get so worked up about it. It is only a car. When I bought my car (with my hard earned money) the first scratch put on it was annoying but after that, what does it matter. If you are trading in and worried about it, most of the minor scratches polish out. I usually am so happy to be getting back to my car after a work trip that I never notice if there in a new scratch on it.


  • #41
    737max
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    Go to any secondhand car valuation site and they adjust value based on condition (good, fair, poor).
    enough scratches and your car suddenly goes from "good" to "poor" and you have effectively lost a few thousand euro.


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  • #42
    plodder
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    faceman wrote: »
    Kudos to the Americans who generally have wider spaces.
    and guns ... :pac:

    “The opposite of 'good' is 'good intentions'”



  • #43
    seamus
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    jjmcclure wrote: »
    Great attitude there. Its a lump of metal I work hard to pay for. Is it too much to expect people to show a little respect for other peoples property?
    it's not an attitude, it's a state of mind. If you're going to use something regularly, it's going to get worn and damaged. That's a fact of life. If you don't want that happening, don't take it out.

    And yes it is too much to ask that nobody will ever knock off your car. People are human, they make mistakes. The vast majority of the time your car has been hit by mistake - a gust of wind has caught a door or a child has opened it carelessly, or someone has simply misjudged distance.

    Other people care about your car as much as you care about theirs. That is, not at all. You just have to learn to live with that and set your expectations accordingly. If you want a pristine car, keep it covered and only take it out on special occasions.


  • #44
    737max
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    my car is 2.5 years old. There isn't a single ding or scratch on it although in daily use and park on public streets and in multi-storey car parks.
    I don't live in Ireland.
    It is an Irish thing not to show respect to other peoples' possessions, not universal.


  • #45
    jjmcclure
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 690 ✭✭✭jjmcclure


    seamus wrote: »
    it's not an attitude, it's a state of mind. If you're going to use something regularly, it's going to get worn and damaged. That's a fact of life. If you don't want that happening, don't take it out.

    And yes it is too much to ask that nobody will ever knock off your car. People are human, they make mistakes. The vast majority of the time your car has been hit by mistake - a gust of wind has caught a door or a child has opened it carelessly, or someone has simply misjudged distance.

    Other people care about your car as much as you care about theirs. That is, not at all. You just have to learn to live with that and set your expectations accordingly. If you want a pristine car, keep it covered and only take it out on special occasions.

    IT is perfectly reasonable to expect other people to respect your property, be it a bicycle, car, home or whatever. Its attitudes like yours that make this country (and others) a frustrating place to live at times. Its part of the sense of entitlement culture, "I can do what I want with no consequence"


  • #46
    road_high
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    jjmcclure wrote: »
    Hi

    I park at Dublin Airport short term car parks 3 to 4 days a week. Every time I return to my car after being away for a few days there is a new ding or scratch from people opening their doors and not giving a feck about damaging other peoples property.

    Why do Irish people care so little about damaging other peoples property.
    I am Irish by the way and would never ever do this!:mad:

    The spaces in the short term car park are ridiculously small (the multi storey places) especially the one nearest T1.


  • #47
    seamus
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    jjmcclure wrote: »
    IT is perfectly reasonable to expect other people to respect your property
    I didn't say it wasn't.

    But it's unreasonable to leave or use your property in public for an extended period of time and expect that it will be pristine when you come back to it. Someone accidentally knocking off your car is not disrespect.


  • #48
    737max
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    No, can't agree there. if the damage was being done accidentally then I'd have damage on my car. it isn't happening so to me it seems you are dismissing disrespect for other peoples property as accidental damage.


  • #49
    brokenarms
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    seamus wrote: »
    it's not an attitude, it's a state of mind. If you're going to use something regularly, it's going to get worn and damaged. That's a fact of life. If you don't want that happening, don't take it out.

    And yes it is too much to ask that nobody will ever knock off your car. People are human, they make mistakes. The vast majority of the time your car has been hit by mistake - a gust of wind has caught a door or a child has opened it carelessly, or someone has simply misjudged distance.

    Other people care about your car as much as you care about theirs. That is, not at all. You just have to learn to live with that and set your expectations accordingly. If you want a pristine car, keep it covered and only take it out on special occasions.
    You either have no car or a banger.

    I spent 30k on mine. And if I caught some prixk dinging it, I would have no problem going through their insurance to have a new door fitter and sprayed. So think about that the next time you or your kids do it.

    Dinging a car drops its value for the owner by 100s if not 1000s. If you think its ok or acceptable to be a stupid human then expect some bloke to grab you by the throat if he catches you. People get angry when you wreck the things they own.


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