View Poll Results: Where do you park?
Out in the back 40 where it takes a couple of minutes just to walk into the establishment.
72.61%
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Where do you park?
Melting Slicks
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St. Jude Donor '06
I think you invite the A$$hat's to park right on top of your car when you are way out in the back 40.
Better to just park with the masses. The Vette won't be so obvious to the haters....
Nick
Better to just park with the masses. The Vette won't be so obvious to the haters....
Nick
Melting Slicks
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From: Wichita KS
It's a car. I park at available spots. If there is a spot between two nice cars I'll park there. Don't park in the back 40, there is always some a**hole in a POS pickup that will park right beside you.
Intermediate
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From: Cleveland Ohio
Racer
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From: Corona California
That's a great way to go about it! i will do the same if it's available.
Racer
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From: Corona California
That brings up the question, what would any of you do if some azz parked so close to the drivers door you couldn't get in?, would you pop the roof if available and climb in, (try) and climb over the center console, or call the cops and a tow truck?
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St. Jude Donor '15
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me with bad knees need to open the door pretty wide to get in. Im not worried about my car getting dinged Im worried about me being able to get in without hitting another car. I dont have this problem with my large 4 door sedan.
Racer
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From: Corona California
I never park in 2 spaces but a corvette is a WIDE car. Big (wide} guys like
me with bad knees need to open the door pretty wide to get in. Im not worried about my car getting dinged Im worried about me being able to get in without hitting another car. I dont have this problem with my large 4 door sedan.
me with bad knees need to open the door pretty wide to get in. Im not worried about my car getting dinged Im worried about me being able to get in without hitting another car. I dont have this problem with my large 4 door sedan.
Burning Brakes
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My wife keeps telling I am looking for trouble parking out on the back 40 and then taking up 2 spots. Perhaps so, but knock on wood, no one has bothered my ride.
Race Director
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From: San Diego CA
Let me clarify something....
I need to clarify that when I go to work, I park close to the door, since I know everyone who parks in the same area. However, when I go to the mall, theater, gym, or Home Depot, I normally take my second car. When the family heads out, together, we take the wife's vehicle.
Race Director
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From: 972 and 405
Really depends on where I am going and for how long I am there. If I go to Walmart for ANY amount of time I park either at the front where only one another car can be parked next to you or at the very back. If I go to somewhere that is small like Starbucks then I park close to the door if I can.
-Alex
-Alex
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From: Corona California
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St. Jude Donor '03-'04
I park smart
as close I can get to the place I am going... in plain view of others. I will park were it feels right. usually on a protected end. IN the last 20 years I have been parking this way and Ive yet to get one single ding... Never park next to a 2 door car, never park on the down hill side of another car. I try to get as far away from the driver's side line so any car coming or going from that spot cant reach me if they open their door.
When you park out in the boonies you run the risk of becoming the target of kids or jealous Aholes willing to do damage to prove to you that your precious Corvette is just another car.
You park that way and you look like your car is special. take up two parking places and you are just asking for trouble.. do that out in the boonies where cowards feel they can get their message to you without fear of being on camera, or under the eyes of any foot traffic. Making your car appear to be special pisses off a lot of people for a lot of different reasons. If you see photos of my car you know that I take good care of it... but my Parking philosophy is different from others and my style works very well for me.
When you park out in the boonies you run the risk of becoming the target of kids or jealous Aholes willing to do damage to prove to you that your precious Corvette is just another car.
You park that way and you look like your car is special. take up two parking places and you are just asking for trouble.. do that out in the boonies where cowards feel they can get their message to you without fear of being on camera, or under the eyes of any foot traffic. Making your car appear to be special pisses off a lot of people for a lot of different reasons. If you see photos of my car you know that I take good care of it... but my Parking philosophy is different from others and my style works very well for me.
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I usually park near a nice Vehicle closet to the establishment but if no nice vehicle is around then i look for a space where there is less traffic.
If you make it too obvious then people seem to catch on and they do stpid stuff
Thanks,Matt
If you make it too obvious then people seem to catch on and they do stpid stuff
Thanks,Matt
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Drifting
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From: Seattle WA
I have to say though, it's a lot easier to do this since I'm 23 than it would be if I was 63.