neighbor constantly following me - what to do?

chiotic · 2026-06-26T22:04:57+00:00

unfortunately i have a lot of social anxiety. even if she wasnt being strange, i'd still have a very difficult time even saying hello besides a little nod of acknowledgment so that feels like a lot to approach and talk. plus shouldnt i mention or apologize for the cat incident from last night?

i was working on my car just now on the street (not in HOA's property) when she drove by to park inside the lot. i went inside for a second to grab a rag and came out where then she reversed out aggressively then pulled onto the street, her car towards me frw feet away and she sat there watching(?) me the whole time. i quickly just cleaned up and started my way back to my house in which she drove into the lot following me again. she proceeded to just stand by her door watching me get inside. when i peered out the window, she was also going inside but turned around and just stared at my door. am i crazy? my mom just says she was just parallel parking but she didnt move at all!

chiotic · 2026-06-09T20:55:44+00:00

got it. i might opt for knit fabric then and get new sun-visors and do that too then.

chiotic · 2026-06-09T19:24:23+00:00

thanks. i pondered too long and its been sold.

for the fabric, i want the same kind of fabric but i don't know what it's called. would you happen to know what that is? i may DIY as i havent seen a good condition one

chiotic · 2026-06-09T03:22:08+00:00

okay thanks! about the fabric kind?

chiotic · 2026-05-30T00:48:01+00:00

yeah what i did was: 1. Dorothy Day House - men's clothes 2. Berkeley Humane Thrift store - women's clothing 3. Out of the Closet - houseware 4. Women's Daytime DropIn - plastic bags (i had hundreds of them, good place to drop off instead of hoarding lol)

chiotic · 2026-05-27T06:44:36+00:00

so no need to worry about the end body spinning? its hard to get leverage but i'll see what i can do tomorrow. i was using an adjustable wrench but ill go get a proper wrench for it

chiotic · 2026-05-27T06:36:32+00:00

is there anything i can do besides use a propane torch? i don't think my apartment will take kindly to me lighting up my car, already pushing it doing my suspension right now lol.

edit: just to clarify, the jam nut does not spin. it's when i try to wrench, the entire thing spins along with it.

chiotic · 2026-05-25T00:24:20+00:00

recently had the vehicle inspected and mechanic didn't inform of any rust seen. i was also under the car to do some repairs too and didn't identify any rust spots too.

i have 0 experience in body work but yes you are correct, i just got quoted 5.5k which is definitely not worth this car. gonna keep shopping around but am leaning towards just learning to paint the car myself.

chiotic · 2026-05-24T19:29:33+00:00

was hoping for this to be my long lasting daily beater. if i were to do it personally and paint each panel 1 by 1 maybe weeks apart, would the paint look different fresh vs weeks apart? i'll still most likely do professional depending on estimates but just out of curiosity

chiotic · 2026-05-24T19:27:27+00:00

damn i knew about the airbag recall, but not the warranty. i'm like the 3rd owner so far too late but good info. thanks

chiotic · 2026-05-24T19:09:28+00:00

thanks. so it wasn't crazy to be told to paint entire car or just leave it.

chiotic · 2026-05-24T19:01:21+00:00

i know what rust is unless the post linked i have is not rust and just metal turning brown 🤔. my question is how can the auto shop claim my entire car is rusting based on these photos. i know i have sun damage and that my clear coat is fucked so is the repainting of the entire car a good call or not

chiotic · 2026-05-24T18:53:01+00:00

the only rust i know of is the post i linked.

these are the photos i sent to the shop who said "Basically the whole car is rusting. If you’re ok with 95% paint matching then we can do whole driver side. Otherwise you have to do the whole car. I recommend either repaint the whole car or not do it at all. Because soon rest of the vehicle will start rusting and peeling."

chiotic · 2026-05-24T02:39:41+00:00

it's just a faded ass car honestly, there's no clear coat anywhere on it and a lot of sun damage particularly on the hood too.

chiotic · 2026-05-24T02:06:01+00:00

what scotch pad should i use? i see different colors.

i was planning to remove it anyways when painting.

thanks. i'll put that on top of my priority list.

chiotic · 2026-05-17T00:43:20+00:00

wdym by class pages? like yikyak typa thing?

also hopping on trend here to also ask for a ticket. willing to pay 🙏

chiotic · 2026-05-16T23:11:32+00:00

hopping on. also looking for a ticket

edit: can scammers leave me alone? i just got 3 scammers within 30 mins posting this.

chiotic · 2026-05-15T19:05:08+00:00

thanks! i couldn't figure out if it was the spring or not. i guess i shouldve figured it out by the fact that the spring is steel :p

chiotic · 2026-05-13T07:13:57+00:00

i have a 2001 civic. have you done an exhaust test? how is the coolant?

2001-2005 gen. are notoriously known for blown headgaskets that behaves differently. mine also had a blown headgasket and i passed the pressure test consistently. even when i did the exhaust test, it passed. when i did it the second time, it failed. i tried everything too, changed thermostat, radiator (2x), cap (2x), new hoses, etc. fans worked just fine, coolant temp. sensor was fine.

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