Taking two parking spaces

1N54E92 · 03-14-2009, 09:34 AM

I usually don't care if someone with a nice car takes two spaces. This morning I went to Weis supermarket to see a black 328xi / terra interior ( I hope they read this) coupe taking two spaces. The problem is that it was only two spaces from the reserved handicapped spaces. I know that no one here would do this but it just irritated me that this dude did this so close the entrance of the supermarket. If he doesn't want door dings then why not park it out "middle of no where" and walk a little. Absolutely no respect for others.

bimdaddy · 03-14-2009, 09:38 AM

A$$hole looking to get vandalized.

Alpine335TT · 03-14-2009, 10:42 AM

There's a Jetta that does this everyday in my APT parking lot..

Higgs1 · 03-14-2009, 10:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Alpine335TT

There's a Jetta that does this everyday in my APT parking lot..

to alleviate this have a friend (preferably with an older car, not something like your bimmer) park excruciatingly close to the jetta, making it impossible to get in, that should fix the problem........

ps. your friends car make take some damage from the irate jetta driver, so make sure his car is really a POS

dreamnmotion · 03-14-2009, 11:12 AM

that's just ridiculous, I see those SUV's take up 2 spaces all the time, good thing I always park far away.

MontegoGoGoGo · 03-14-2009, 11:17 AM

That makes me so mad too. IMO, it's just ASKING for someone to key your car. I was at the movie store last weekend and this guy with a really really old Lexus took up two spaces. It was almost kinda funny, because his car was such a piece.

3s4u2 · 03-14-2009, 11:19 AM

My father in-law is handicapped do to a motorcycle accident and he just blocks their car, calls the police, and waits for the owner, police or tow truck. During the hole time keeps mudering something like "Ein was für fucking Arschloch".

I park way out with all the other nice cars and walk, its good for you anyway.

crashandburn45 · 03-14-2009, 11:27 AM

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Originally Posted by MontegoGoGoGo

That makes me so mad too. IMO, it's just ASKING for someone to key your car. I was at the movie store last weekend and this guy with a really really old Lexus took up two spaces. It was almost kinda funny, because his car was such a piece.

I agree. If you really are afraid of door dings, park an extra 20 ft away and walk like everyone else. It won't hurt, I promise.

Alpine335TT · 03-14-2009, 11:34 AM

What's funny is that when you park far away, someone always ends up parking next to you anyway lol

crashandburn45 · 03-14-2009, 11:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Alpine335TT

What's funny is that when you park far away, someone always ends up parking next to you anyway lol

In my case, only other BMWs.

Noc57 · 03-14-2009, 11:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Alpine335TT

What's funny is that when you park far away, someone always ends up parking next to you anyway lol

So true.....Last week I made sure I parked as far away as possible from the idiot mall parkers.

I walked about 5 ft from my car and I hear this loud acceleration and a hideous screeching noise. Ohh look a huge rusty ford bronco decided to park right next to me.....Great there's only 100 other spots to choose from, but no.

MontegoGoGoGo · 03-14-2009, 12:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Noc57

So true.....Last week I made sure I parked as far away as possible from the idiot mall parkers.

I walked about 5 ft from my car and I hear this loud acceleration and a hideous screeching noise. Ohh look a huge rusty ford bronco decided to park right next to me.....Great there's only 100 other spots to choose from, but no.

, that sucks. He probably did it on purpose.

Eventually the newness of the car will wear off for me, like it did with my previous cars, but until then - here's what I do.

I prefer to park between two nicer cars that look well taken care of. That way you have some "say" in who parks next to you. That is, unless they move and someone else parks there......

methodtim · 03-14-2009, 12:22 PM

Hmmm... another parking thread. Statistically speaking, the best parking spot is a the spot where your passenger side is the end of a parking row. The reason for this is that you're obviously not going to get dinged from that side. In addition, there is a better chance that the car parked to your driver's side will not have a passenger (well, there's always a better chance of a car not having a passenger than not having a driver), so you're the least likely to get dinged.

Please note that this theory falls on its face when parked next to mini-vans. Good luck, be safe, and remember: shit happens.

machine · 03-14-2009, 01:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Alpine335TT

What's funny is that when you park far away, someone always ends up parking next to you anyway lol

I know eh, wtf is up with that?

I think the only time I double parked was when my uncle bought the first S550 in town ($150,000) and I was driving it around. No way in hell was i going to park that in one spot, especially a cramped parking lot.

The other thing that bothers the hell out of me is that you can take all the care in the world, make sure your car is mint etc... and no matter what you do people will ALWAYS scratch your car in a parking lot.

I remember one fool parking his 90's crap a$$ mustang at the university parkade across two spots. Mind you the average car on campus would be at least a BMW. Luckily the idiot didn't get keyed up, but someone left a funny note on his windshield "Your POS ford is not a Bentley, use one spot!"

Nr!qUe · 03-14-2009, 01:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Higgs1

to alleviate this have a friend (preferably with an older car, not something like your bimmer) park excruciatingly close to the jetta, making it impossible to get in, that should fix the problem........

ps. your friends car make take some damage from the irate jetta driver, so make sure his car is really a POS

+1

toughluck · 03-14-2009, 01:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Noc57

So true.....Last week I made sure I parked as far away as possible from the idiot mall parkers.

I walked about 5 ft from my car and I hear this loud acceleration and a hideous screeching noise. Ohh look a huge rusty ford bronco decided to park right next to me.....Great there's only 100 other spots to choose from, but no.

hehe. I owned a Bronco before getting the BMW and I always parked away from everyone cause I did not want to get it dinged either! He might have had the same idea!

mike-y · 03-14-2009, 01:20 PM

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Originally Posted by methodtim

Hmmm... another parking thread. Statistically speaking, the best parking spot is a the spot where your passenger side is the end of a parking row. The reason for this is that you're obviously not going to get dinged from that side. In addition, there is a better chance that the car parked to your driver's side will not have a passenger (well, there's always a better chance of a car not having a passenger than not having a driver), so you're the lease likely to get dinged.

Please note that this theory falls on its face when parked next to mini-vans. Good luck, be safe, and remember: shit happens.

haha, yep. And make note of larger coupes (like some cadilacs) which have longer doors than sedans, which may increase the possibility of getting a ding parked next to them.

methodtim · 03-14-2009, 01:24 PM

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Originally Posted by mike-y

haha, yep. And make note of larger coupes (like some cadilacs) which have longer doors than sedans, which may increase the possibility of getting a ding parked next to them.

Yes, true. Coupes give me the heeby jeebies.

TT3 iN NyC · 03-14-2009, 01:34 PM

I have a bunch of these fliers in my car and when someone takes up 2 spots, I leave this on their windshield....

Please feel free to save, print, and store in your vehicles for further use

methodtim · 03-14-2009, 01:38 PM

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Originally Posted by TT3 iN NyC

I have a bunch of these fliers in my car and when someone takes up 2 spots, I leave this on their windshield....

Please feel free to save, print, and store in your vehicles for further use

You should send one to http://www.passiveaggressivenotes.com/. This is awesome.

nick6753 · 03-14-2009, 01:39 PM

^^^ Nice.

MCMLXXXIX · 03-14-2009, 01:50 PM

the parking spaces in the parking deck at school look like this: | | | |/ / / / /

so what i do is park in first slanted one and over the line so theres huge amount of space on both sides ( | | |/ / / / )

haha totally helps. and i have my friend who comes in everyday and parks right next to me and its alright if she gets close cause i know she gets worried too and wont hit my car

everywhere else, just park far away. ill never squeeze myself in between 2 other cars unless im desperate

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1N54E92 Colonel 81 Rep 2,046 Posts Drives: BSM F30 M-Sport Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Mid-Atlantic, USA iTrader: (4)	Taking two parking spaces I usually don't care if someone with a nice car takes two spaces. This morning I went to Weis supermarket to see a black 328xi / terra interior ( I hope they read this) coupe taking two spaces. The problem is that it was only two spaces from the reserved handicapped spaces. I know that no one here would do this but it just irritated me that this dude did this so close the entrance of the supermarket. If he doesn't want door dings then why not park it out "middle of no where" and walk a little. Absolutely no respect for others.
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bimdaddy Major 37 Rep 1,165 Posts Drives: 911 Carrera & G01 X3 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: MD iTrader: (10)	A$$hole looking to get vandalized. __________________ 2020 X3 X-Drive 30i; Alpine White/Mocha
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Alpine335TT Major 146 Rep 1,403 Posts Drives: LCI E92 M-Sport 335i Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: DC Metro iTrader: (5)	There's a Jetta that does this everyday in my APT parking lot.. __________________ Current: E46 M3 (CB) Retired: E92 335i (AW) // E92 LCI M-Sport 335i (LMB) MISCHIEF.TV
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dreamnmotion Second Lieutenant 8 Rep 253 Posts Drives: 2007 335i sedan Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Houston iTrader: (1)	that's just ridiculous, I see those SUV's take up 2 spaces all the time, good thing I always park far away. __________________
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MontegoGoGoGo I'm kind of a bitch 375 Rep 895 Posts Drives: Montego/Cream E93 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: St. Louis & St. Petersburg iTrader: (0) Garage List 2007 E93 [0.00]	That makes me so mad too. IMO, it's just ASKING for someone to key your car. I was at the movie store last weekend and this guy with a really really old Lexus took up two spaces. It was almost kinda funny, because his car was such a piece. __________________ E93: Montego/Cream <---- E46 (Coupe): JB/Black <---- E30 (Cabrio): Alpine White/Black
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3s4u2 Beamer Mantic 82 Rep 1,191 Posts Drives: 2006 325i Prem Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Texas iTrader: (0)	My father in-law is handicapped do to a motorcycle accident and he just blocks their car, calls the police, and waits for the owner, police or tow truck. During the hole time keeps mudering something like "Ein was für fucking Arschloch". I park way out with all the other nice cars and walk, its good for you anyway. __________________ 2006 325i 2006 M5 2008 X5 4.8i 2014 X5 50i M-Pkg
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Alpine335TT Major 146 Rep 1,403 Posts Drives: LCI E92 M-Sport 335i Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: DC Metro iTrader: (5)	What's funny is that when you park far away, someone always ends up parking next to you anyway lol __________________ Current: E46 M3 (CB) Retired: E92 335i (AW) // E92 LCI M-Sport 335i (LMB) MISCHIEF.TV
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methodtim Brigadier General 374 Rep 3,883 Posts Drives: Audi RS Q8 Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Darkness there, and nothing more iTrader: (0) Garage List 2021 Audi RS Q8 [0.00] 2021 BMW X3 M40i [0.00] 2017 Toyota Tacoma [0.00]	Hmmm... another parking thread. Statistically speaking, the best parking spot is a the spot where your passenger side is the end of a parking row. The reason for this is that you're obviously not going to get dinged from that side. In addition, there is a better chance that the car parked to your driver's side will not have a passenger (well, there's always a better chance of a car not having a passenger than not having a driver), so you're the least likely to get dinged. Please note that this theory falls on its face when parked next to mini-vans. Good luck, be safe, and remember: shit happens. __________________ Last edited by methodtim; 03-14-2009 at 01:23 PM..
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TT3 iN NyC Colonel 247 Rep 2,567 Posts Drives: F80 M3CS Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: nYc iTrader: (9)	I have a bunch of these fliers in my car and when someone takes up 2 spots, I leave this on their windshield.... Please feel free to save, print, and store in your vehicles for further use __________________ 07 e92 335i - Retired 18 F80 M3CS - Retired 21 G20 330i M-Sport - Current Last edited by TT3 iN NyC; 08-24-2009 at 07:08 PM..
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MCMLXXXIX wat 235 Rep 3,406 Posts Drives: a gr3at whit3 5hark Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Oct 2008 iTrader: (0)	the parking spaces in the parking deck at school look like this: \| \| \| \|/ / / / / so what i do is park in first slanted one and over the line so theres huge amount of space on both sides ( \| \| \|/ / / / ) haha totally helps. and i have my friend who comes in everyday and parks right next to me and its alright if she gets close cause i know she gets worried too and wont hit my car everywhere else, just park far away. ill never squeeze myself in between 2 other cars unless im desperate __________________ 2012 Toyota Highlander SE - PAST - 2008 e92 335i, 2006 e90 325i
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