Dings can be avoided. We just got rid of an E82 at about 110k miles on it without any dings and my F30 at 115k miles still has no dings.
We follow these rules for parking:
1) Park far far away
2) Park at a spacious spot
3) Always park up against the wind so the door doesn’t catch the wind
4) No parking next to junk cars or family containers
5) If necessary to park next to someone always on the passenger side and preferably next to a clean luxury car with no options for others to park at my passenger side.
6) Never ever skip any of the rules above
Yes, I do walk more than others
