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?
Safety Car
Joined: Sep 2005
Posts: 4,062
Likes: 103
From: Southeast, Tennessee
St. Jude Donor '09 thru '26
other than taking my car out for a nice dinner (at a place with a valet that will park it right under his nose (for a fee of course), i rarely if ever take the car to a mall or shopping center or diner where it has to parked in a crowded lot. it has never seen the home depot or movie theater parking lots and i never plan to change that. since it's not my DD, it's not an issue. if i found myself in the situation, like you, i would park as far away from the maddening crowds as possible and hope that the traffic didn't filter it's way out to my location.
Intermediate
Joined: Nov 2009
Posts: 46
Likes: 0
While I agree with you to some extent, I do not think the abuse is wide spread... of course they will always be abusers.. But because a person does not appear to be handicapped don't mean they aren't. Many people with bad hearts, or lung disease get a legal handicapped badge. but people look at their gate and say Oh thats not a handicapped person..
The sign on the handicapped spot is for someone with a wheelchair....not for someone who has trouble walking....
Burning Brakes
Joined: Oct 2008
Posts: 898
Likes: 25
From: Dallas, TX
The city where we live isn't too crowded and most folks are pretty respectful. I just park it where ever. If there is a spot on end or a place that looks less likely for damage I'll take it. Otherwise, I just pick a space where I can actually open that huge door and get out without falling on the ground.
Honestly the door length is the best reason to park in the back forty. I figured though that out there you make your car a target for jerks, gawkers and shopping carts...
Honestly the door length is the best reason to park in the back forty. I figured though that out there you make your car a target for jerks, gawkers and shopping carts...
Safety Car
Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 4,797
Likes: 52
From: Boise
I always make a point to park out in BFE or by another nice car also out in BFE.
I figure if you park next to a Porsche, that's a 50% less chance (1 side of the car) that you will get a "ding" since they will most likely treat your ride with respect
I figure if you park next to a Porsche, that's a 50% less chance (1 side of the car) that you will get a "ding" since they will most likely treat your ride with respect
Pro
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 523
Likes: 6
From: Nazareth PA
Well, I have a couple ways I park depending on how long I am staying. The first one (planning to stay a while) I usually find the corner parking spot were there is a median on one side of my vette and ofcourse no one car part infront of me or behind me. So limited to someone parking on the passenger side. I also usually get close to the median so tha who ever park on my passenger side can open their door with enough clearance.
Or I park far way and walk.
If it is a very quick I try to find high end cars and park beside them
Or I park far way and walk.
If it is a very quick I try to find high end cars and park beside them
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Instructor
Joined: Jul 2010
Posts: 175
Likes: 0
From: Killeen, TX
I park in the very back anyway. I don't like to play the parking lot game of circling around and waiting forever for a decent spot. I used to do it in my 99 explorer its not just a vette thing. I got two some what good knees I can walk just fine.
