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?
Team Owner
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St. Jude Donor '11
Melting Slicks
Joined: Feb 2009
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From: Fairfax Virginia
The closest area with multiple spots, is what I go for. If an end space is available that is preferred. If its a restaurant or fast food place, then I try for a spot where I can see the car while I'm there. At stores, that simply doesn't work.
Melting Slicks
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From: @ work in South Carolina
St. Jude Donor '08-'11-'12
But no matter how far out I park, there is always somene that will go out of their way to park right beside me! ...it never fails
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From: St. Louis
My wife makes fun of me too. I park so far away we have to get where we are going the day before to be on time..
It doesn't matter what I drive, I always park in the land Far Far Away, even my company work truck.
It doesn't matter what I drive, I always park in the land Far Far Away, even my company work truck.
Melting Slicks
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St. Jude Donor '06
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.
Absolutely...well said ET
Nick
Team Owner
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From: small town in S.E Pa. PA
St. Jude Donor '03-'04
Kids and cowards
Ive seen more times than not, a car parked in the boonies, gets abused by kids wanting to be kids or jealous adults acting like cowards.. Ive seen cars; egged, lit cigarettes,
lots of soda, beer cans, soda cans, keyed, Things thrown from a moving car etc. Ive also heard people say things like, " look at that Ahole taking up two parking slots", or parking out in the boonies, do they think their car is special???.. I have heard lots of talk, but its mostly talk, but with that type of thinking , it only takes one of the hundreds of pissed of or jealous people to make your choice of parking spots something to reconsider. In ten years on this forum Ive seen many stories here about people's car being vandalized because they parked in one of these type of spots. Continue doing that and sooner or later , someone will get you. Once that happens, you'll never do it again.
lots of soda, beer cans, soda cans, keyed, Things thrown from a moving car etc. Ive also heard people say things like, " look at that Ahole taking up two parking slots", or parking out in the boonies, do they think their car is special???.. I have heard lots of talk, but its mostly talk, but with that type of thinking , it only takes one of the hundreds of pissed of or jealous people to make your choice of parking spots something to reconsider. In ten years on this forum Ive seen many stories here about people's car being vandalized because they parked in one of these type of spots. Continue doing that and sooner or later , someone will get you. Once that happens, you'll never do it again.
Pro
Joined: Jun 2004
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From: Gilbert Az
Park in a garage and since there no assigned spots I choose a spot on the end where there can be a car only on one side. The other side has a yellow striped border about 4 ft wide, then a short border then the wall. I can park close to the border which leaves a big space on the passenger side and I can still swing my door wide open without hitting the wall. About as good as you can do in this employee parking structure.
Safety Car
Joined: Jun 2007
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From: Los Angeles CA
Mine's a daily driver. And in Los Angeles often times I don't have a choice where to park. But I usually try to find a spot next to an end or curb so that someone is only parking on one side of me and not both. If that spot is up front or in the back I don't care. Otherwise I usually will park in the middle or towards the back. I hate parking up front if it's between other cars just because it's more likely to have traffic, both people with carts and cars, go by it. But I'm not so **** that it has to be in the very back every time. As mentioned, it's a daily driver and it's go it's share of scratches and wear and tare that I'm not so worried about it anymore.
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Handicap spots are abused by people who don't deserve them and those people take up the handicap spots for people that actually do need them.
Seems like everyone has a handicap sticker and 95% are not legit. People just don't have any self respect. And if you drive a vette you are without a doubt not handicap!
Seems like everyone has a handicap sticker and 95% are not legit. People just don't have any self respect. And if you drive a vette you are without a doubt not handicap!
Last edited by iceman can; Jul 21, 2010 at 02:35 PM.
Burning Brakes
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From: Mid Michigan
Melting Slicks
Joined: Dec 2000
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From: Lawrenceville PA
Usually when I come back to the car a monster truck is parked next to it. Regardless of where I park you can guarantee some POS will be parked next to it. It must be some kind of game
Team Owner
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From: small town in S.E Pa. PA
St. Jude Donor '03-'04
Handicap spots are abused by people who don't deserve them and those people take up the handicap spots for people that actually do need them.
Seems like everyone has a handicap sticker and 95% are not legit. People just don't have any self respect. And if you drive a vette you are without a doubt not handicap!
Seems like everyone has a handicap sticker and 95% are not legit. People just don't have any self respect. And if you drive a vette you are without a doubt not handicap!
