Parking morons
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From: Somewhere between mild insanity and complete psychosis
Why is this person who parked next to you a moron?
They are well parked in the spot, there is a ton of space between cars, and I suspect they did no damage to your car since you failed to mention any occurring.
Plenty of space + no damage = the person obviously was interested by your cool car, and so parked next to you to get a nice look.
But hey, poor people with crappy beaters are stupid subhuman scum and should not be allowed to breath the same air as you, much less park next to you, right?
They are well parked in the spot, there is a ton of space between cars, and I suspect they did no damage to your car since you failed to mention any occurring.
Plenty of space + no damage = the person obviously was interested by your cool car, and so parked next to you to get a nice look.
But hey, poor people with crappy beaters are stupid subhuman scum and should not be allowed to breath the same air as you, much less park next to you, right?
Le Mans Master
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From: New Jersey
The guy is not a moron but somewhat inconsiderate or just lacked a certain awareness. Obviously the C7 was parked away from the other cars to avoid someone parking next to him-so why park next to him if there are tons of spaces closer.
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From: Danbury CT
Looking at the OP's photo it seems he did not park far enough away, if you want to be protective of your car walk the extra 25-50 yards where NO ONE parks. Seems to me there are plenty of cars in the vicinity of his.
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Why is this person who parked next to you a moron?
They are well parked in the spot, there is a ton of space between cars, and I suspect they did no damage to your car since you failed to mention any occurring.
Plenty of space + no damage = the person obviously was interested by your cool car, and so parked next to you to get a nice look.
But hey, poor people with crappy beaters are stupid subhuman scum and should not be allowed to breath the same air as you, much less park next to you, right?
They are well parked in the spot, there is a ton of space between cars, and I suspect they did no damage to your car since you failed to mention any occurring.
Plenty of space + no damage = the person obviously was interested by your cool car, and so parked next to you to get a nice look.
But hey, poor people with crappy beaters are stupid subhuman scum and should not be allowed to breath the same air as you, much less park next to you, right?
We can assume no damage to the OPs car occurred.
The conclusion is that although there was no damage, we do not have enough FACTS determine the MOTIVE of the driver of the junker.
It is possible he chose that spot for the purpose of pissing off the OP. It is also possible he just picked the spot at random.
He did not park right next to the OPs car to "get a nice look". I'm not buying that. He could have done that by parking in any spot within a 30 yard vicinity of the OP car.
Last edited by RedC7AZ; Jun 4, 2014 at 11:59 AM.
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Just looking
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[/URL]Wal-Mart , walked 30 feet and saw this. Figured I'd take a pic of him taking a pic .
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I cringe when I see people do this.Door dings and random events damaging your car suck. But if the car is that precious to you, a beater car for day to day use might be a good idea.
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From: Round Rock Texas
Perhaps I am in the minority here, but really, the "unwashed masses" and "those people will probably never be able to afford one". Maybe it is just me but It is just a car. Not only that but we are lucky we can afford one, it doesn't mean it is bad if you cannot. For that matter, maybe the people can but they are just not car people.
I guess I cannot understand the point of judging people by their cars or their income. It certainly does not meant that they work less then us and it certainly does not mean that we are special where as they are not. I find this just crazy.
A parking moron that gave enough space for the OP to get in and out of his car, I see no issue. On a separate post there was some information about a vette that was hit, that is a parking moron. Hit and run is a moron, not parking appropriately. At least that is my opinion anyway.
I guess I cannot understand the point of judging people by their cars or their income. It certainly does not meant that they work less then us and it certainly does not mean that we are special where as they are not. I find this just crazy.
A parking moron that gave enough space for the OP to get in and out of his car, I see no issue. On a separate post there was some information about a vette that was hit, that is a parking moron. Hit and run is a moron, not parking appropriately. At least that is my opinion anyway.
Then there are other folks who realize that there are a lot of people who could easily afford to buy a Corvette but don't buy one. And there are folks who have Corvettes and can't responsibly afford one and are in debt up to their eyeballs thinking that owning the car impresses total strangers. The rest of us realize that owning the car doesn't really say that much about you, and that it is a car. Not a statement on your life or something irreplaceable.
On the plus side, tuning out the I-have-a-Corvette-so-RESPEK-MY-AUTHORITAY! folks makes threads quicker to read.
Last edited by AustinVettes; Jun 4, 2014 at 01:27 PM.
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This is something that has gotten worse here over time. I don't remember as many people wrapping their entire self worth in their cars when I first came here in 2001 to research my first Corvette. (Though perhaps I am misremembering.) Regardless I think there are folks here who feel that others should respect them or think highly of them because they bought a Corvette. And by extension, the folks who have "lesser" cars must be lesser people.
Then there are other folks who realize that there are a lot of people who could easily afford to buy a Corvette but don't buy one. And there are folks who have Corvettes and can't responsibly afford one and are in debt up to their eyeballs thinking that owning the car impresses total strangers. The rest of us realize that owning the car doesn't really say that much about you, and that it is a car. Not a statement on your life or something irreplaceable.
On the plus side, tuning out the I-have-a-Corvette-so-RESPEK-MY-AUTHORITAY! folks makes threads quicker to read.
Then there are other folks who realize that there are a lot of people who could easily afford to buy a Corvette but don't buy one. And there are folks who have Corvettes and can't responsibly afford one and are in debt up to their eyeballs thinking that owning the car impresses total strangers. The rest of us realize that owning the car doesn't really say that much about you, and that it is a car. Not a statement on your life or something irreplaceable.
On the plus side, tuning out the I-have-a-Corvette-so-RESPEK-MY-AUTHORITAY! folks makes threads quicker to read.
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For safety reasons the Japanese back into parking spots.
The truth is, if we all did this in the US, far fewer kids would get run over by people (mostly their own parents) backing out of their garages and driveways.
The visibility out of every car/suv/truck is better, often much better out the front.
The truth is, if we all did this in the US, far fewer kids would get run over by people (mostly their own parents) backing out of their garages and driveways.
The visibility out of every car/suv/truck is better, often much better out the front.
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Same thing happens to me no matter how far away from the store I park someone just has to park along side of me
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