Parking, the ultimate challenge of modern city person?

[SteveP]

Yeah I agree, it's definitely easier to reverse into a space for the reasons Rupert's mentioned. However, it definitely used to be easier in older cars! Huge pillars, long dashboards, crap turning circles and cars that are too big for most car parking spaces don't make a good recipe! My boss parked his E60 shape 5 series in a Birmingham shopping centre recently and it was literally overhanging the space by 2 feet. Ridiculous! It's not even *that* big a saloon nowdays. I'd take a Volvo 900 series for parking... nice boxy shape so you know where all the extremities are and incredible turning circle makes for some very easy parking!

[jtbo]

Only outer dimensions have grown in cars, there is no modern car which could fit as much stuff what 900 wagon fits in, even minivans have hard time...

[L14MNP]

A personal spot from my archives.



Double win!

[volvosneverdie]

Bitches cannot park.

[jtbo]

Sir, you do park like a dog!

[jtbo]

Why people get those overbloated vehicles, when it is clear that they can't park even regular size ones?



Crappy phone cam pic.

[Speedy88]

She pulled in as I was returning to the car. Realised what she'd done, so sat on her phone for 10 minutes but didn't bother moving before going into the shop

[volvosneverdie]

At least its in the box.

[jtbo]

Mmmm. legs

[L14MNP]

Here's another from a few months back that I forgot about.



Mind you don't kerb your wheels!

[volvosneverdie]

No chance of this fella kerbing the wheels either.
2 on the road, and 2 in the middle of the footpath.

[jtbo]

You have to understand that merc bloke, when you get a vehicle that looks like it is meant for off road usage, they must have some urge to climb a rock...

[magnumpi]

If there was 1.5mtrs of accessible pavement that Merc would still be parked legally, but it doesn't look like that much in that pic.

[L14MNP]

Depending on the street, I park half on the kerb a lot of the time.

As long as there's room for a pram to get past then fuck it IMO.

[MCHUDD]

Hi lads.
I think every car park should have a fork lift truck driver to sort out dick heads like
that Corsa driver. Stick forks below car,lift car and put it in the space properly
Stick a note on the window to say the car has been forked and any damage is just tuff s**t.
The stupid numskull will then think twice about parking like that again.
I think a am ranting on a bit. Still could do with a smoke.Havn't had one now for 140 days
Cheers Mark.