Taking two parking spaces

TT3 iN NyC · 03-14-2009, 01:55 PM

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Originally Posted by methodtim

You should send one to http://www.passiveaggressivenotes.com/. This is awesome.

Done, thanks for the link. =)

lkn · 03-14-2009, 01:57 PM

I've seen people take up 2 parking spaces before and another car parking right beside them so they can't get out from the driver door..

John 070 · 03-14-2009, 01:57 PM

Saw an Infiniti G35 sedan take up 4 spaces at the gym, that was pretty crazy. He parked his car in such a way that the middle of his car was where the four spots intersected.

John 070 · 03-14-2009, 02:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Noc57

So true.....Last week I made sure I parked as far away as possible from the idiot mall parkers.

I walked about 5 ft from my car and I hear this loud acceleration and a hideous screeching noise. Ohh look a huge rusty ford bronco decided to park right next to me.....Great there's only 100 other spots to choose from, but no.

haha I would never believe it unless it happened to me, and it has many times. It's human nature to want to rain on someone else's parade, namely ours. Still no dings yet after 2 years (one was PDR'd). Just can't stand SUV's because they have the potential to get us in a way that PDR can't fix, i.e. on a line or edge, up high.

choopy · 03-14-2009, 05:16 PM

WORD. Good call OP

1N54E92 · 03-14-2009, 07:13 PM

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Originally Posted by John 070

haha I would never believe it unless it happened to me, and it has many times. It's human nature to want to rain on someone else's parade, namely ours. Still no dings yet after 2 years (one was PDR'd). Just can't stand SUV's because they have the potential to get us in a way that PDR can't fix, i.e. on a line or edge, up high.

Hmmmm...I had a Nissan Armada open a door on me. The PRD guys got the line and the ding (from the SUV's ding guard that sticks out) removed for me. Nice $140 out of my pocket. I walk by the SUV everyday.

exo-ak-dk · 03-14-2009, 07:19 PM

people like to park next to our nice cars :P

poiney · 03-14-2009, 07:28 PM

It may not be practical to be enforced, but nice if there were a threat of a big fine or tow to prevent this.

dukevi · 03-14-2009, 09:19 PM

I never take two parking spots... I always try to park as close to the mall or wherever I want to go... I guess time is my first priority *-*

Aurora Bearialis · 03-14-2009, 09:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Alpine335TT

What's funny is that when you park far away, someone always ends up parking next to you anyway lol

lol happened to me last weekend although it was an M5 and a 760Li I still didn't really appreciate it. There were spots elsewhere. But earlier this week I learned that the M5 belonged to a factory Ferrari race car driver so that was cool I guess lol

SpaceGhost · 03-14-2009, 09:47 PM

Try living in San Antonio where every third vehicle seems to be a 4WD crew cab F350 long bed equipped with enormous cattleguards front and rear. I have actually had these guys pull into slots so crooked I damn near had to have a spotter to get out.

I have also had my wife's car dinged pretty bad while in a lot and noticed that the offending car was still parked next to us with the evidence (paint transfer) on the door edge. It was no small ding so it is very unlikely that they were unaware of the damage. I chose to let my emotions get the better of me and I doled out some instant Karma right then and there. I won't say what I did but I'm sure it left an impression.

We practice defensive parking now. We park out and against a curb whenever possible to allow for extra space between us and the cars that will inevitably park next to us. Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't.

dlbrooks18 · 03-14-2009, 09:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Alpine335TT

What's funny is that when you park far away, someone always ends up parking next to you anyway lol

+1, LOL

sofaonasock · 03-14-2009, 09:53 PM

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Originally Posted by methodtim

Hmmm... another parking thread. Statistically speaking, the best parking spot is a the spot where your passenger side is the end of a parking row. The reason for this is that you're obviously not going to get dinged from that side. In addition, there is a better chance that the car parked to your driver's side will not have a passenger (well, there's always a better chance of a car not having a passenger than not having a driver), so you're the least likely to get dinged.

Please note that this theory falls on its face when parked next to mini-vans. Good luck, be safe, and remember: shit happens.

+1!

PodDoc · 03-14-2009, 10:29 PM

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Originally Posted by machine

I know eh, wtf is up with that?

I think the only time I double parked was when my uncle bought the first S550 in town ($150,000) and I was driving it around. No way in hell was i going to park that in one spot, especially a cramped parking lot.

The other thing that bothers the hell out of me is that you can take all the care in the world, make sure your car is mint etc... and no matter what you do people will ALWAYS scratch your car in a parking lot.

I remember one fool parking his 90's crap a$$ mustang at the university parkade across two spots. Mind you the average car on campus would be at least a BMW. Luckily the idiot didn't get keyed up, but someone left a funny note on his windshield "Your POS ford is not a Bentley, use one spot!"

What school do you go to? If the average car is at least a BMW, it sounds like you guys don't need to be in school. You might as well just save the tuition, buy an M3 instead, and live off of daddy's money.

Kev · 03-14-2009, 10:30 PM

At work, I park on the 8th floor (one floor below the roof), and I park at a corner spot where I can park my car with the passenger side as close to the wall as possible. One day, I got off work and saw this:

dukevi · 03-14-2009, 10:31 PM

I heard USC's average car is E9x

dukevi · 03-14-2009, 10:32 PM

Lovely car... but wth is wrong with that accord..

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Originally Posted by Kev

At work, I park on the 8th floor (one floor below the roof), and I park at a corner spot where I can park my car with the passenger side as close to the wall as possible. One day, I got off work and saw this:

MCMLXXXIX · 03-14-2009, 10:34 PM

that accord would rather park in the midde and avoid being close to the car on the left. guess they didnt want to get dinged either lol

Houman21 · 03-15-2009, 04:36 AM

2 spaces for any car is usually an invitation for a keyfest. I would never do it no matter what I drove.

blue2fire · 03-15-2009, 04:58 AM

Hate those people, they always seem to have a Cadillac DTS.

NinetyEight740 · 03-15-2009, 05:04 AM

guy at work parks his m5 like that, got his car keyed... not worht it...

asdflkijd · 03-15-2009, 05:44 AM

text book sign of a classic asshole.

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dukevi BMW Noob 35 Rep 482 Posts Drives: E90 328i 2007 TiAg Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Davis (NorCal) iTrader: (2)	I never take two parking spots... I always try to park as close to the mall or wherever I want to go... I guess time is my first priority - __________________ Black/White Roundels, CF Interior trim, Blackline, Matte Black Grille, CF OEM Front Splitter, CF Mirror cover, M3 Spoiler, Alufelgen CSL Gunmetal, KW V1, 55% Tint all around http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=257325
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SpaceGhost Lieutenant 143 Rep 572 Posts Drives: 2024 740i xdrive Join Date: May 2005 Location: San Antonio, Texas iTrader: (0)	Try living in San Antonio where every third vehicle seems to be a 4WD crew cab F350 long bed equipped with enormous cattleguards front and rear. I have actually had these guys pull into slots so crooked I damn near had to have a spotter to get out. I have also had my wife's car dinged pretty bad while in a lot and noticed that the offending car was still parked next to us with the evidence (paint transfer) on the door edge. It was no small ding so it is very unlikely that they were unaware of the damage. I chose to let my emotions get the better of me and I doled out some instant Karma right then and there. I won't say what I did but I'm sure it left an impression. We practice defensive parking now. We park out and against a curb whenever possible to allow for extra space between us and the cars that will inevitably park next to us. Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't.
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