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I still haven't gotten that door repaired yet so that's the side I "expose" to the world when parked.
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Then upon your return, always walk to the side of the car that's vulnerable to do a quick check for damage like some kind of paranoid freak before getting in and driving away.
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Then upon your return, always walk to the side of the car that's vulnerable to do a quick check for damage like some kind of paranoid freak before getting in and driving away.
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De-tuned 1.6L that'll run for a half million miles (or more).
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Do our cars have magnets in them that attract other cars in parking lots?!!!
Yesterday I had an early Dr appt and stopped by Trader Joes on the way back to pick up one item. Pulled in about 9:30 AM, and while the black SUV on the right was there, the rest of the lot was almost empty.
Out of the shot, directly behind me, is the store, and a whole empty row of parking spots that are just outside of the store.
So, 5 minutes max in the store and I come out to this! WTF?!!!
Dozens of spots closer to the entrance, but these people HAD to park next to me, and pretty closely at that. I just don't get it. Funny, 'cause my wife will circle a lot for 5 minutes just to get a good parking spot close to the entrance.
I personally share your frustration.
However, sometimes when I'm in my non-Porsche DD, I'll park next to a Vette or Porsche just as a courtesy, in that as a car-guy, I'll protect them from the general citizenry. Hmmm.... I should have cards printed to that effect.
These folks might work in the plaza and are told not to park close? Me, when I park next to a car more expensive than my own, I can feel fairly safe that the owner of THAT car isn't gonna prang my door with his, lol. parking next to you helps THEM to stay dent free. But I cringe every time I see a minivan next to my car. I just picture hordes of greasy, snot covered rug rats boiling out of the sliding door like a ship full of pirates, clanging zippers and backpacks against my car, and touching things with their plague carrying booger hooks.
Vans have sliding doors though. I'm not yelling at my kids anymore to be careful opening the door like I did in the SUV. If I cant find decent parking, i'll actually look for spots beside minivans for this reason. Sliding doors arent going to ding ya.
You have to remember too that most people are followers (lemmings) in life. So they just do whatever they see someone else doing. Just observe people in their daily routines and you'll see what I'm talking about.
I find the same thing happening to me with my car as well. I don't let it bother me unless they park close to my car. It baffles me how parking a vehicle within two lines can be so difficult to many drivers.
When I pointed out the giant truck on one side and the minivan that had parked on the other side of my baby, I had a "Medical Professional" tell me that this occurs because humans are a pack animal. He said it with a huge smile on his face...
Whenever possible, always choose an end spot and hug the inside next to the curb. Then upon your return, always walk to the side of the car that's vulnerable to do a quick check for damage like some kind of paranoid freak before getting in and driving away. That's my ritual.
Parkers in the last year have been more rude to my element than my carrera. Parking lots are usually fun as the occasional guy will ask for the keys with a smile. I don't blame them!
Crazy - maybe they figure you have a nice car and are going to be careful opening your door so as not to damage your car & therefore they are safe also!!
Parking lots and spaces seem to be more crowded nowadays and the spaces smaller and the cars bigger.
I am always careful where i park but every time i wash the car i find little marks from when people go by with bags - shopping trollies etc etc and rub or contact your car.
An old lady parked next to me recently - left a huge gap - great - then she got out and staggered around putting on her coat and her car door kept moving further and further out until it was millimetres away from contacting me.....fortunately it didn't hit me - but it was tantalizingly close.
It's a nitemare!!
I see it all the time too. I parked in a completely empty lot (CVS) just before the store opened. I parked at the far end. As I'm walking away from the car, a woman in a giant SUV parks next to me about 12 inches from my car. There was no way for her to open her door without hitting me so I went back towards the car and said "Wait, I'll move". She reacted by saying "Enjoy your mid-life crisis, fat ***!" I told her to make sure she didn't forget to buy tampons and Midol while she was in CVS.
We have an Element and a Carrera as well. I used to complain about the Element's harsh ride quality and interior noise. After the Carrera, it seems so quiet and the ride feels so supple.
"you have to be kidding....right ?"
Nope. Welcome to my OCD madness. I'll also gladly park as far out in a parking lot as possible to avoid having someone park next to me. I don't mind walking. My pick-up truck? No. My cars? Yes.
My 05' 3/4 ton Suburban 4x4 seems to be the anti-magnet as most drivers seem to be afraid to park next to this boat due to my towing mirrors and general size of the vehicle. The OP photo would really **** me off if I came back to my car to find this situation and there are plenty of other spaces.
I do this, too. Always hunt for a 'Porsche spot' (my non-car-loving girlfriend even uses that phrase now!).
But even on the end of a sparse lot - I STILL get people that will park right up tight!!
Same here, it happens all the time, more far away you park, more people will notice and need to park next to you, exactly like OP's situation. That's why I try to find a largest possible parking spot between already 2 parked cars (not trucks or SUV's). You cannot win in this "hiding" game :-) Cheers,
When you park far away you are basically making your car obvious to everyone. I do what flat 6 does and try to find the curb protection as well.
I also just scratched my car pulling the lawnmower out so we are only kidding ourselves.
Not sure if he is kidding but I do the same thing, call me crazy but have had too many instances where I arrive home just to see a ding, if I see one I will call them out.
You know the OCD is at full tilt when it occurs to you that if the car next to you is too close you get hit because the door hasn't hit the first detent, or too far that the driver thinks there is plenty of room and opens the door with their foot, pushing past the detent and hits you at full swing!
Also need to keep track of the wind. Never park downwind...must be into the wind...
I love the little toaster. De-tuned 1.6L that'll run for a half million miles (or more). Not sure if it's you or another guy but there's a poster on here with a 996, an Element and a beautiful F355. Great minds think alike
Very true. It's a balancing act. I parked way out in a very large lot and when I came out of the store it looked like someone kicked in my passenger door. Doesn't look like a bumper or a shopping cart hit it. I still haven't gotten that door repaired yet so that's the side I "expose" to the world when parked.
I have favorite parking spots, if they're occupied I leave and come back later. I even have suburbs that I refuse to park in, just drop offs if necessary.
it would be a kodak moment to see a tinkerbell come out to their parked car to find a bird pooped on it...............the the trials of owning a car built for and by the gods . po folk beezz strange
I've developed a theory on this, that many people are incapable of independent thought, or are inherently self-doubters and are afraid to try new things for themselves. So when presented with a mostly-empty parking lot, they tend to park right next to another car, since somebody else has already pioneered that area of the lot, and the newcomer doesn't have to blaze a new trail for themselves and stand out as a bold, independent thinker. It has nothing to do with laziness, because I usually park really far away, so anybody who parks next to me is going to have to walk farther than necessary. It speaks to people's inherent need to fit in.
Whenever I park in left field and then walk back out to my car only to find it surrounded by SUVs parked 6" away, I always say to my wife, "oh great, we got some companions.
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Duh...
+1 glad I'm not the only parking fanatic.
I also take photos whenever I come back to find some nimrod parked within inches. Probably have about 30 photos in the collection by now. Always text them to fellow car friends who get a good laugh.
At my old workplace, I would literally park hundreds of feet away from the furthest car at the very back of the lot and still occasionally find another car crowding the space next to my car. It's obvious people do it intentionally to get under our skin. Others just don't think or probably want to look.
Never had any parking damage to the pcars but did have a young girl park next to my 540i and slam it with her door so hard it cracked the windshield. Thankfully a witness saw it happen and caught me as I was leaving.
Parked next to a brand new SUV what I figured was far enough away. Douchebag had to have opened rear door alllll the way to hit me and did...
I'm just glad I don't ever catch it happening.
i do enjoy taking pictures of people parked with no effort to center the car, often a Subaru.
One morning at a popular breakfast joint there were only a couple spots left and I decided I'd park in the one next to a car that had the driver's side on the parking line. They had plenty of room to park more to the right, just didn't. Was hilarious to watch the waitress ask around the restaurant for the driver to let them into their car. I had half a mind to ignore her.
Well, I just pulled the selfsame act we are all complaining about...I just came to Germany on a business trip and parked my plebian Ford Mondeo diesel station wagon between a Bentley Continental coupe and a 911 TT. LOL, my rental is, at least, sparklingly new. I am sharing that section of the garage with a recent Carrera Coupe in White/tan, the 911 TT in black on black, a black on black Panamera, 2 Range rovers, the Bentley, 2 AMG Mercedes, and I swear I saw a new GT3 pulling out of a spot clear across the garage...it had a GT3 spoiler anyway. Germany sucks (especially when you are jonesing for your own 911)! So many Porsches around (and a dealer around the corner from my hotel), I can't stop drooling. I think the Carrera and the Panamera were actually rentals...at about $900/day...both had license plate holders from a German rental company.
This is my preferred method - always plenty of unused spaces right near the entrance to the business. If there are only a couple of handicapped spaces available, I won't do it (you have to have a little respect), but 90% of the handicapped spaces sit empty 99% of the time, so really, where's the harm?
Dude that is too funny, hopefully this was taken at a veteran's hospital...I was about to comment on the post about taking up 2 spots being "Corvette style"
I don't think either of those car's owners are car guy's or gals. A cuv and mini van... they were probably just jealous jerks trying to "show a Porsche owner" his place or something.
Edit: so I read the thread this time around...a lot of mini-van owners here (well a few, with families I take it)...sorry to hear that
(van part, not family part) I told my gf that we are never getting one, a SUV or performance wagon, but no van's or crossovers here.
