Where do you park when going out?

[BINGO53]

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Sorry, accidental double post. Someone remove the blank here please?

[BINGO53]

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... I hate when people hit your car with their door and just say oh well.
Andy
101impala

The line I just cannot stand is.."Oh! You can just compound that out." One morning at Home Depot I got that line, my mean streak was a little close to the surface. I very nicely and sincerly replied "Really?" Where can I get this compound? What do you do with it? I have to spend money for it? May I get your insurance information? You don't have insurance?! Then let me have your personal info so I can send you the bill. Then bring out the cam to take pics of license plate, damage etc.

It can and did go a little further, but no shouting or anything. She just hopped in her car and left with the image of me taking pics in her rear view mirror.

Hopefully, she may have gotten the idea that slamming her door into parked cars causes financial damage for someone else to repair. NAAAH.

[Andy M.]

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I park as far away from everyone else as possible. People who go anywhere with me think I am crazy, but I just tell them thats why GOD gave you legs. I hate when people hit your car with their door and just say oh well.

Andy
101impala

[PorscheGuy997]

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I didn't see this thread until Joe pointed it out to me.

Normally, I do not have a problem with dents and scratches when I shop. Walmart is a totally different place... I can not park in the Walmart parking lot without recieving some sort of dent or scratch - not the ones, these are the white deep ones. When the NXT 2.0 kits came out, I got excited, but then realized that they were at Walmart. So, I parked along the farthest row in the lot - there wasn't a car within 50ft. Sure enough, there was a three inch gouge on the front bumper when I returned.

I avoid Walmart at all costs and spend my money at different stores (even if the price is higher) because I know that I won't have to pull the Makita out when I get home. It's like I'm being punished for buying things cheaper...

[davey g-force]

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LOL, this thread is funny - it's good to see so many other like minded parkers out there! I usually get in trouble when going shopping with my wife for being too fussy about where I park.

As well as what everyone else has said (park away from other cars or up against a wall or column), the big one for me is to always park under cover. 98% of its life, my car has been parked under cover. Hell, I even park in an under cover security car park near where I work, and then walk 12 minutes to get to work every day!

...My work colleagues just don't understand...

[VonLego]

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more of a middle ground... depends on parking lot...

Cramped community college campus? I park in the back.

[Nappers]

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Like Mike In Orange. I park if possible with one side next to the end of a parking space, away from shopping cart receptacles, near nice cars. I have a 2000 Yukon, not one door ding and my '05 Neon looks better than when I drove off when I bought it.

Best part is, the wife drives the Neon mostly and has done the same .

Aaron

[Jimmy The Detailer]

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hehehe

[Joe's detailing]

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I'm surprised PorscheGuy997 didn't respond to this thread .
He could park in the Gobi desert and get hit by a shopping cart ..

[rusty bumper]

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Due to having a disabled family member at home, I usually park in the handicapped parking slots.

But I like to get one near the curb if possible. If not, then I will find a place about a mile away and catch the bus to the store I'm shopping at........................................Not!

Truthfully though, I will park a good ways off if necessary...course I let the folks out at the store front first.

[Raymond]

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I never valet, and I never park next to another car unless it's a friend of mine who's with me, because they're all the same as I am. I park as far away as possible without leaving the car so far that it's open to being vandalized or stolen. Pretty much, I just use my best judgement. Haven't had any problems so far.

[Mort Corey]

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Sometimes I think the safest place to park would be right next to the shopping cart return area......since it seems that it rarely gets any carts near it.

Mort (who hasn't tried this theory yet)

[nrs2420]

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I always seem to find a mustang or camaro parked far out so I park one spot away from that car. I don't want him thinking what idiot parked next to my car, because that's the first thing I do when I see a car next to mine, granted I don't get as mad if its a nicer looking car but still. I'm afraid to take up to spots unless I can park way way far away because I think someone will eventually get mad at me taking up two spots (some times 4 when because I'll just park right in the middle of the cross the lines make) and do something to my car. I get very worried while in the store just knowing my car is out there. Who knows whats going on.

[yalerd]

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I usually try to find the parking space side to the wall if there is. If it's in an open space then I would leave it alone very very far away! jajaja

[mh68]

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For all the time and effort we put in our cars, the obvious choice is as far away as possible. So many other drivers just don't care. Plus its nice walking back to the car to see it all clean, reflective and sharp looking. lol.

LOL! I thought I was the only one that does that! My wife always tells me to watch where I'm walking because I'm always looking back at my car!

Mike