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Old 04-05-2016, 11:28 AM
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..Yet, this gentleman still almost got me.
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Old 04-05-2016, 11:51 AM
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Could be worse

Jeep jerk, out jerks Corvette jerk. At least he left him room to get in.

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Old 04-05-2016, 11:59 AM
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He's less than a foot over that line and still a good couple of feet away from your car. What's the problem?
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I own two Corvettes and I applaud the Jeep owner. If it would have been me, I would have put it closer to the Corvette so that the driver would not have been able to get in except through the passenger door.

If you want to assure a ding free environment then park so far away that no one would want to walk that far. The Corvette owner is a true Jerk and the Jeep owner is innovative.
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I drive big trucks and always park way out. My joke is the ten extra feet won't kill me and I need the exercise.
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I park in with the crowd, centered within the lined off area. No problems to date.
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Hopefully he saw the nose of your Vette and knew how much room he had. Otherwise if you nosed up to the line yep you would have had a problem.
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Originally Posted by SCOTSTERN
I own two Corvettes and I applaud the Jeep owner. If it would have been me, I would have put it closer to the Corvette so that the driver would not have been able to get in except through the passenger door.

If you want to assure a ding free environment then park so far away that no one would want to walk that far. The Corvette owner is a true Jerk and the Jeep owner is innovative.

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I always park in the "back 40" as we say in the south. It's amazing though that most of the time when I come back someone has parked beside me.
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I always park far away but would never think of taking up two spots.That would be just asking for trouble.
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Originally Posted by Larry/car
I park in with the crowd, centered within the lined off area. No problems to date.


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This is how we mostly park. Most of the time away from other cars, but within the lines.
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I will park farther out if given a chance but always within the lines.
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Originally Posted by TEXHAWK0
Could be worse

Jeep jerk, out jerks Corvette jerk. At least he left him room to get in.

In my opinion he got what he deserved. I detest when people think they have a better pot to pi*s in. Take up 1 spot or park out in the middle of nowhere. He parks in the front spots and take up 2? The owner should be glad he didn't key the car.

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Old 04-05-2016, 04:20 PM
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this is "parallel" parking, and in order to get in and out of those stalls one needs to back up before getting the nose out past the vehicle in front of that monster rig.. That's the problem.

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He's less than a foot over that line and still a good couple of feet away from your car. What's the problem?
Old 04-05-2016, 04:25 PM
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Birds of a feather flock together, in the far part of the lot. This is at the gym, love how people circle around looking for a spot up close, you're going in to exercise.


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Originally Posted by Larry/car
I park in with the crowd, centered within the lined off area. No problems to date.
I do the same, no problems (so far)

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Old 04-05-2016, 04:56 PM
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I thought I found the perfect spot. Not only was in the last spot, it was really long and had a buffer.




When I came out from lunch, the inevitable had happened.

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I never lake near anyone, always within the lines, and I prefer an edge so others can't park on one side of me.

Never a ding on my viper, corvette, hellcat or any other car I've owned.
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Originally Posted by owc6
I thought I found the perfect spot. Not only was in the last spot, it was really long and had a buffer.




When I came out from lunch, the inevitable had happened.

In this case, I don't blame the truck owner because he also has one safe side to help reduce door dings. However, I think your spot is the best in the lot!

Chain restaurants in my area are known for narrow parking stalls so they can pack in more customers.

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