Let’s talk about parking
06-08-18, 05:21 PM
#16
I park as far away as needed to avoid idiots. Unfortunately doing so seems to attract that one melovelant *** hole who knows exactly why you parked there in the first place. Thankfully no dings after three years though and I think of it as a mini workout program where walking a mile to my destination doesn’t seem like a horrible trade off for getting a little more excersize. Even when parking so far away I still hug the curb to give as much room to Mr/Mrs melovelant douchebag as I can.
06-09-18, 06:08 PM
#17
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This is how I park every time
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06-14-18, 10:57 AM
#20
don't get it? new or used I still wouldn't want my car dinged after I purchased it
06-14-18, 12:38 PM
#21
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I hear what you are saying, but anything used is a crap shoot every time. Mystery issues because somebody modified something, or soldered on a wiring harness, or replaced an OEM part with some cheap aftermarket piece and now it just isn't the car it was when it rolled off the lot and you've got a mystery to solve.
I hate used cars. Owned more than a few. Won't do it again unless it's a project car.
I hate used cars. Owned more than a few. Won't do it again unless it's a project car.
06-14-18, 12:52 PM
#22
Well all this whole thread tells me is that we don't own our cars.....they own us!!!!!
I too park in the boonies and yet, some bozo manages to find my car with his shopping cart.
I too park in the boonies and yet, some bozo manages to find my car with his shopping cart.
06-15-18, 08:13 AM
#23
Fixed for accuracy.
Daily drive my beater lease. I only take the F out on weekends to places with a decent parking space. Everyone is right on giving up on caring though, you can't stop the inevitable, so might as well enjoy the car.
Daily drive my beater lease. I only take the F out on weekends to places with a decent parking space. Everyone is right on giving up on caring though, you can't stop the inevitable, so might as well enjoy the car.
06-15-18, 08:39 AM
#24
I hear what you are saying, but anything used is a crap shoot every time. Mystery issues because somebody modified something, or soldered on a wiring harness, or replaced an OEM part with some cheap aftermarket piece and now it just isn't the car it was when it rolled off the lot and you've got a mystery to solve.
I hate used cars. Owned more than a few. Won't do it again unless it's a project car.
I hate used cars. Owned more than a few. Won't do it again unless it's a project car.
06-15-18, 09:10 AM
#25
Ditto, We're probably on the lucky side of the spectrum
06-15-18, 11:02 AM
#26
I hope we keep getting lucky, although I guess I spoke too soon, scuffed my front right wheel today. That must be what the soul leaving the body feels like.......
06-15-18, 11:08 AM
#27
Wait until you scraped or cracked the front lip, replica or authentic. And no I haven't done it yet, but I'd imagine that's equally astral.
06-15-18, 03:22 PM
#28
This thread about parking pretty much sums up how I park, haha. It actually bugs me that I won't allow myself to park between cars. This obsession with keeping the car pristine has gone so far that I bought a beater to drive last year. Now that I've been driving this '97 acura everywhere, I've only put 1500 kms (not miles) on the F this year. There comes a point when you start to think, am I even still enjoying the F? I love driving it, but I also love having it in showroom condition. I think we should all try and drive more, worry less, and not be like myself.
06-15-18, 04:35 PM
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I drive it like I stole it everyday. If I wanted art, I'd buy art. I wanted a reliable and fast car to drive that occasionally looks really nice. To that end I had my wheels refinished this week, but the tiny chips in the front end make looking show quality a "never gonna happen" proposition for me.
06-15-18, 04:54 PM
#30
I drive it like I stole it everyday. If I wanted art, I'd buy art. I wanted a reliable and fast car to drive that occasionally looks really nice. To that end I had my wheels refinished this week, but the tiny chips in the front end make looking show quality a "never gonna happen" proposition for me.