Parking in two spots *rant*

[Mejia BMW Tribe]

LOL that totally sucks.. dont you just hate that.... heres a couple other I CANT PARK rants..

do you hate it when you park on the other side of the parking spaces so you have NO CARS AROUND YOU.. only to walk out to see this one car parked RIGHT NEXT TO YOU with about 20 empty spots around? makes you wonder if they do it on purpose.



Or...

When you see this nice compact spot to park in since the mall lots are completly full only to find this massive truck or SUV parked in companct taking up 2 compant spots!

example:

[Gig103]

Wow, it's people like you that give Bimmer owners a shitty reputation... Get over yourself, it's a 3-series, not a Ferrari.

I'm glad those people parked your stupid ass in like that, maybe one day you'll learn your lesson.

[trickydisco]

Originally Posted by BMWCali

I'm thinking the next time I take up two spots I'm just going to park horizontally. Then, maybe just then, the idiots will get the message.

Goofs like you deserve the tip-to-tail keying that you will
inevitably receive.

[FolsomMike]

Originally Posted by trickydisco

Goofs like you deserve the tip-to-tail keying that you will
inevitably receive.

The funny thing is...this clown probably had no idea he would get this kind of response when he started this thread and will most likely STILL post an indignant rant the first time his double parked car gets keyed.

[FirstClass]

Originally Posted by VVA330

Are you being serious man?

Entirely. And why not? Would you honestly be angry if someone in a Ferrari/CGT/LP640/Veyron parked in two spots? I still wouldn't do it but I wouldn't have a problem with someone who did.

[pokerface]

Originally Posted by nyc3r

+1, I park right between the lines, leaving space on both sides... I agree some places get away with tiny spots by marking the spaces 'compact' but you shouldn't have to take up 2 spots...

I did see a Mclaren F1 taking up 2 spots, but I can kinda understand since that's one expensive supercar.

a supercar might need two spots if it's superwide, super long (er.. Veyron?), or the doors open weirdly (ie., Ford GT)

in the end, it would still piss people off because 1)supercar, 2)took up two spots, and the supercar still gets keyed.

[txusa03]

Will this thread get closed before NY?

[shong2]

Originally Posted by BMWCali

Anyhow, that's my rant for tonight. I'm thinking the next time I take up two spots I'm just going to park horizontally. Then, maybe just then, the idiots will get the message. I think I'm going to start to carry some pre-made post-it-notes in my trunk too.

I'd key your car with "e90post.com" on it.

[Pimp Star]

Originally Posted by N54YO

wtf...it's nice that we have wonderful cars...but that's a bit excessive. I hate ppl that park their cars like that.

If there are 30 other spaces open; why the hell not?

Sometimes when I go to a supermarket in the middle of the night, I take up 2 spaces or I sloppily park because there is a total of 5 cars, and there is space for 500.

[Roowah]

Originally Posted by shong2

I'd key your car with "e90post.com" on it.

That would be some serious "rough justice"!

Personally, I think it's well deserved that those 2 other people thought to teach you a lesson for taking up 2 spots. Unfortunately, it doesn't seem you've learned it.

As a side note, I wouldn't park horizontally either. They can really box you in that way.

[Mejia BMW Tribe]

Originally Posted by Pimp Star

If there are 30 other spaces open; why the hell not?

Sometimes when I go to a supermarket in the middle of the night, I take up 2 spaces or I sloppily park because there is a total of 5 cars, and there is space for 500.

I do the same thing.. only when there are a crap load of other spots around though and I need to be quick.

i think that it's more of an issue when people do it and there are not really any other spots around... and other people could be using that extra spot..

[John 070]

I almost always park curbed at one side and walk. If someone wants to ding you, they will. I got a ding and luckily it got repaired by PDR. I witnessed a fat boy open his door into my car when there was plenty of room. that was with my other car so I let it go--he was with his mommy and I just didn't want to get into it. Sometimes, parents will protect their children no matter what they do. Plus, since the kid was under 16, in reality, there would be nothing I could do anyway.

Once I inadvertently took up more than one space, parked all the way at the end, one mile away, with nobody around but a tour bus. To my shock, when I got back, the parking lot was full due to the movies starting for that evening. Luckily, nobody bothered the 335 and they let one space be wasted.

I'm afraid that given our current society, there's a lot of not doing unto others. There wasn't even a Santa Claus rally this year, and today wasn't the greatest day to window dress either. Happy New Year!

[liliej]

You own a 3 series. Nice car, but you need to get over yourself. If you don't feel stupid enough already from the pounding you've gotten on this post, check out this pic of this Bugatti Veyron, which is worth more than 23 times your 3 series (this was taken two weeks ago in L.A. on my cell phone)...

[nocloud]

http://bestpicever.com/pic-2236-Bad-parking

[PaulBailey@ltbmw]

Originally Posted by liliej

You own a 3 series. Nice car, but you need to get over yourself. If you don't feel stupid enough already from the pounding you've gotten on this post, check out this pic of this Bugatti Veyron, which is worth more than 23 times your 3 series (this was taken two weeks ago in L.A. on my cell phone)...

Originally Posted by nocloud

http://bestpicever.com/pic-2236-Bad-parking

+1
hahah Great Pictures!

[Bimmer335i]

The only vehicle that is allowed to take up 2 spots or more is this one:

[liliej]

Originally Posted by Mejia BMW Tribe

whats your point? he is parked in a normal spot.. thats what they are made for.. who cares about that..

im talking about people who park in a COMPACT spot with a NON compact car.. thats is why we have compact parking and normal parking. So big suv's and cars that wont fit in small spots can park normally.

and it has nothing to do with the car.. it has to do with people being considerate.. obviously people in the world today (i guess that includes you) dont really care about being considerate.

Huh? I was referring to the original post, regarding taking up two spots in a parking lot. Not your (unrelated) post.

Why would you assume that I was responding to your post??

[Mejia BMW Tribe]

Originally Posted by liliej

Huh? I was referring to the original post, regarding taking up two spots in a parking lot. Not your (unrelated) post. Why would you assume that I was responding to your post??

Gotcha.. Sorry.. thought you were responding on my post.. and thought you quoted on mine.

[liliej]

All good... although I don't think I quoted you.

Anyway... I've been driving a beater for 10 years, but am taking delivery on my car in two weeks. It's going to drive me crazy thinking about where to park now (I used to be the car that everyone would avoid!).

[Mejia BMW Tribe]

Originally Posted by liliej

All good... although I don't think I quoted you.

Anyway... I've been driving a beater for 10 years, but am taking delivery on my car in two weeks. It's going to drive me crazy thinking about where to park now (I used to be the car that everyone would avoid!).

no, i looked back and noticed you didnt quote.. my fault..

haha.. when my wife drives/parks we still are the car everyone avoids.. BMW or not..

congrats on the upcoming delivery..

[nub340]

Originally Posted by Pimp Star

If there are 30 other spaces open; why the hell not?

Because PUBLIC parking lots are dynamic and just because there are 30 spaces available when you arrive, doesn't mean 30 people won't pull in 5 minutes after you do. I don't see why it's so difficult to just drive down a couple spots and park with a couple spaces in between as a buffer. Do you really need to save 5 seconds THAT bad?

Although I understand where your coming from (and we're starting to split hairs here), I still think common courtesy & respect for your fellow drivers should trumpt pure laziness. Yes, if it's 3am and not a soul in sight, I would care less if pulled in and saw you parked like a dousche. But why not just get in the habit of ALWAYS parking courteously?

[liliej]

Ditto! The all-time worst, most inconsiderate act is when people park in handicapped spots. This infuriates me.