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I'll do this as well. The key is that i allow plenty of space between my car/suv and the car i am protecting. If they park tight, then they are arseholes of the first order. I recall someone parking so close to my WS6 Ram Air, that i could not open my drivers door more than 6 inches... I literally had to get in from the passenger side and hop the console... I then very politely keyed in the word "*******" into that guys door just be be sure he knew what he was.
Doesn't matter how far away you park. There's always one a-hole who has to park next to it....I guess they do it just to **** me off...notice how many open spaces there are?
The guy in the red truck probably just wanted to make sure one side of his truck was safe..
I'll do this as well. The key is that i allow plenty of space between my car/suv and the car i am protecting. If they park tight, then they are arseholes of the first order. I recall someone parking so close to my WS6 Ram Air, that i could not open my drivers door more than 6 inches... I literally had to get in from the passenger side and hop the console... I then very politely keyed in the word "*******" into that guys door just be be sure he knew what he was.
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Originally Posted by crawfish333
Did he damage your car or make it difficult to get into? If not, I don't see an issue.
I don't see the problem either if both vehicles were within the lines and it was easy to get in/out of the vehicles. He has as much right to park there as you do.
I don't have as much of an issue if they allow plenty of space, but it's like the urinals in the men's room. If there are 10 in a row...Do you take the one next to the guy already there or do you leave a few spaces and then take one. There's something wrong with the guy who takes the one right next to you. lol
I agree the other guy could park there if he wanted to. That's not the point. If I were second one in to an almost empty lot I would never park next to the only other vehicle in the lot, Corvette, Porsche, Ferrari, or whatever. It's just common sense. However people do it all the time. Like when we go to a restaurant and the hostess puts us right next to an occupied table when there are 25 empty ones all over. What gives? People, use some common sense and logic. You will go far.
I agree the other guy could park there if he wanted to. That's not the point. If I were second one in to an almost empty lot I would never park next to the only other vehicle in the lot, Corvette, Porsche, Ferrari, or whatever. It's just common sense. However people do it all the time. Like when we go to a restaurant and the hostess puts us right next to an occupied table when there are 25 empty ones all over. What gives? People, use some common sense and logic. You will go far.
Thanks for the common sense illustration. Can't believe there are folks posting "it's no big deal" remarks as if the OP is out of touch. Just looking at the picture (with all the other possible parking spots the truck could have taken) would rattle most of us that take the time to park far away to avoid dings and the nitwits that seem to enjoy giving them.
Oh, I could tell some stories, which did result in some damage, but I will leave this picture. I'm in the end spot, BTW (the black car is driving in the aisle).
WHY did this ambulance have to park next to me? Oh, there is a light standard on the right of the pic (just out of the frame). He had to park between me and the light? He pulled in after me and literally took up four spaces. I had to track him down and have him move it forward about 12 inches so I could open my door. He wondered why it was a big deal.
I guess he thought I should have hopped over the door into the seat, and that lunch at Panera counted as an emergency.
...Like when we go to a restaurant and the hostess puts us right next to an occupied table when there are 25 empty ones all over. What gives? People, use some common sense and logic. You will go far.
So you know, it's important to group people for the sake of the wait staff.. Food temp and attentive service is easier when people are together
I think as long as you dont
double park or try and take up multiple spots like an ***hole then you have a higher chance of people not targeting or messing with your car
Let me understand - what appears to be a nice pickup parks legally next to you in a parking lot - and that automatically makes the owner an a$$hole. You might want to reconsider the roles here.................
One more point, I think some people actually do it to get a better look at our cars.
I guess for me, it just isn't worth getting all worked up over anymore. I may have been more worried about this kind of stuff when I owned my 1st Corvette, but I can't remember being that concerned. Life is too short to sweat the small stuff. I just enjoy my car and try and take care of whatever is in my control.
Some interesting and different takes on the subject.
Regarding wanting to look at the car? I will certainly go and look at an exotic or some other very interesting car but I wouldn't park near it to do so. Don
Yes; I would also but we are car people, most people are not.
Originally Posted by W88fixer
Regarding wanting to look at the car? I will certainly go and look at an exotic or some other very interesting car but I wouldn't park near it to do so. Don
Doesn't matter how far away you park. There's always one a-hole who has to park next to it....I guess they do it just to **** me off...notice how many open spaces there are?
an actual universal truth that every corvette owner has experienced.
most recent encounter was pulling into the empty parking lot of a closed post office and my wife was about to exit the car but had to wait as a guy pulled in next to us!!!
Thanks for the common sense illustration. Can't believe there are folks posting "it's no big deal" remarks as if the OP is out of touch. Just looking at the picture (with all the other possible parking spots the truck could have taken) would rattle most of us that take the time to park far away to avoid dings and the nitwits that seem to enjoy giving them.
