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Sep 16, 2010 | 06:59 AM

#21

MARSC6

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From: Wilkes-Barre Pa

Quote:

Originally Posted by foremaw

Maybe curb feelers will come back in vogue.

I saw them on a vette at a car show the other week.

Sep 16, 2010 | 07:30 AM

#22

coolcat

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From: Youngstown Ohio

Quote:

Originally Posted by foremaw

Maybe curb feelers will come back in vogue.

All you have to do is lower the passenger side outside mirror BEFORE you parallel park.
That way you can see the curb as you backup to park along side it.

Sep 16, 2010 | 07:48 AM

#23

coolcat

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From: Youngstown Ohio

Quote:

Originally Posted by Racer44

You guys make me laugh

, tell ya what...FIXED IT..

I drive my DD 08 coupe in the rain, sleet, hail and snow.
I park my vette in parking lots all the time.
My DD 08 coupe does not sit in a garage because I don't have a garage for it.
I purchased my vette brand new back in Dec. 07.
It now has 52,000 miles on the odometer.

So you see I'am not afraid to drive my vette.

Sep 16, 2010 | 07:54 AM

#24

JerG

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From: South Jersey

Corvettes are made to be driven!!!

That's why I avoid parallel parking, backing up, and right side parking ... nothing good can come of it, LOL.

Sep 16, 2010 | 07:58 AM

#25

QUAKEJAKE

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From: Milford NH

Suffered minor curb rash pulling into a spot during Carlisle. Another car on my right,curb jutting out toward the street on my left.Lucky it only rashed the clearbra.

Sep 16, 2010 | 08:44 AM

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kevakasper

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Sep 16, 2010 | 10:58 AM

#27

Wayne O

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From: Tucson Arizona

If there's a convenient option to take a somewhat more secure parking space I'll do it but I don't go to extraordinary lengths to avoid parking near other cars. If parallel parking is my only reasonable option I'd park the car and not worry about it. Chances are the car will be fine.

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Originally Posted by stockticker

if the vandal visit my beast, I shall strike thee down with such vengeance

I don't see how the traffic cones will help in the parallel parking scenario...if they can't see the front of your car they can't see the pylons either.

That's a BIG dude! It looks like he has to stick his head out the window.

Sep 16, 2010 | 12:51 PM

#28

cclive

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From: Southern Utah

And it also looks like it might be raining as he is pulling it off the truck...now he should know better....

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Sep 16, 2010 | 01:12 PM

#29

Convair580

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From: Aurora Colorado

Quote:

Originally Posted by cclive

Actually, I think more damage is done in parallel parking by the C6 driver scraping his wheels on the curb than by other drivers bumping the C6.

Been there, done that............

Sep 16, 2010 | 01:15 PM

#30

GreySteele06

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From: Colorado

Best way: Make sure your insurance is payed up and drive it.... Its a car. If i saw a vette with a flag or cones i would be tempted to do something as well.

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