Is it seriously this hard to park a Camaro? - Camaro5 Chevy Camaro Forum / Camaro ZL1, SS and V6 Forums

rc330 · 03-18-2015, 10:05 AM

I just bought a 2013 Camaro 1LE last week and I'm still having so much trouble parking this thing lol. I mean, I went from a little 2G Eclipse to a Camaro, so I'm not really used to driving bigger cars, but I also drove a 1990 Grand Marquis for a while and occasionally my parent's minivan, and I park those just fine.

My girlfriend won't stop making fun of my parking jobs with the Camaro lol. I'm either on the line or crooked and almost on the line. It really caught me by surprise how hard it is for me to properly park one of these. It's just so wide and has such a big front end, that once you start pulling into a spot, it's a complete guessing game where the lines are.

Anyone share similar thoughts, funny parking stories, or maybe even pictures of your own bad parking jobs?

Cam_Cam · 03-18-2015, 10:07 AM

It's a pretty common problem. I'm a year and a half into ownership and I still have trouble getting it straight into parking spots. I'm not sure you ever get used to it.

snymat68 · 03-18-2015, 10:09 AM

I try to take a mental picture of the lines as I'm approaching the spot then just shoot for where I remember them being. lol

Spec · 03-18-2015, 10:12 AM

Lol, no worries... you'll get used to it eventually.

MCSarge · 03-18-2015, 10:13 AM

I really don't have that problem because I park at the back of the lot angled to cover a couple of spots so no one can park next to me...yep i'm an ass, but I don't have any scratches dents or dings on my car.... My wife just rolls her eyes every time I do it.

BrutalSS · 03-18-2015, 10:13 AM

Mine still makes things challenging, but I think it is just because I suck at backing up, I have the same issue with my CTS Wagon.

SSJ455 · 03-18-2015, 10:21 AM

I still have problems backing into the parking spot between the lines. That is another reason why I park far away in the lot.

malave7567 · 03-18-2015, 10:24 AM

My wife and I always back into a spot, and we always angle the driver side mirror down to look at the parking line in relation with the car body. Straight every time.

BrutalSS · 03-18-2015, 10:25 AM

I can get in straight, the problem for me is distance between cars, I am too far apart always, but I guess it is better than the alternative.

arkentect · 03-18-2015, 10:27 AM

Just park where nobody is gonna park next to you then you dont have worry

Shiftgreen · 03-18-2015, 10:28 AM

I either back in if its a corner space, or I will make sure to park a ways from other cars to where Its ok to spend about 3 min getting it straight.
I usually have to stick my head out the window and line it up that way. It's much easier now however.

rc330 · 03-18-2015, 10:39 AM

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Originally Posted by malave7567

My wife and I always back into a spot, and we always angle the driver side mirror down to look at the parking line in relation with the car body. Straight every time.

I'm horrible at backing into spots but mine comes with the backup camera. So I might give it a shot one day that there's not too many people around having to wait on me lol

rc330 · 03-18-2015, 10:41 AM

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Originally Posted by BrutalSS

I can get in straight, the problem for me is distance between cars, I am too far apart always, but I guess it is better than the alternative.

Surprisingly, I'm actually doing well with distance. First 2 days I was so scared that my butt would stick out. But then again, I might be getting a little to brave now because yesterday I was no more than 2 inches away from the curb. That scared me a bit lol

qcman · 03-18-2015, 10:44 AM

Backup camera is a Godsend... My problem is pulling into a spot frontwards. I'm always closer to the curb than I think and rashed it a little once because of that.

03-18-2015, 10:05 AM	#1
rc330 Drives: 2013 Camaro 2SS RS 1LE Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 31	Is it seriously this hard to park a Camaro? I just bought a 2013 Camaro 1LE last week and I'm still having so much trouble parking this thing lol. I mean, I went from a little 2G Eclipse to a Camaro, so I'm not really used to driving bigger cars, but I also drove a 1990 Grand Marquis for a while and occasionally my parent's minivan, and I park those just fine. My girlfriend won't stop making fun of my parking jobs with the Camaro lol. I'm either on the line or crooked and almost on the line. It really caught me by surprise how hard it is for me to properly park one of these. It's just so wide and has such a big front end, that once you start pulling into a spot, it's a complete guessing game where the lines are. Anyone share similar thoughts, funny parking stories, or maybe even pictures of your own bad parking jobs? Last edited by rc330; 03-18-2015 at 10:36 AM.

03-18-2015, 10:09 AM	#3
snymat68 Drives: 2013 Blue Ray 1LS M6 Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 1,227 View My Garage	I try to take a mental picture of the lines as I'm approaching the spot then just shoot for where I remember them being. lol __________________ Performance Mods Elite Catch Can \| CAI Intake with Scoop & Washer Bottle Relocation \| MRT v2 Axle-Back Exhaust \| MagnaFlow Resonated X-Pipe \| Resonator Delete \| Vmax Ported Throttle Body \| GM Strut Tower Brace \| JDP Tow Hook \| Vitesse Throttle Controller Aesthetic Mods Chrome Peek-A-Boo Door Handles \| Interior Accessories Kit \| OEM RS HIDs w/ 6000k Bulbs & 5000k LED Fogs \| Tail Light, Marker Light, & Turn Signal Tint \| Tru-Sequence Sequential Turn Signals & Brake Lights \| Silver Fade Gill Stripes \| Carbon Fiber Bowties \| Various Chrome/Painted/Carbon Fiber Items

03-18-2015, 10:13 AM	#5
MCSarge USMC 1980-1990 Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS/RS Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: MI Posts: 478	I really don't have that problem because I park at the back of the lot angled to cover a couple of spots so no one can park next to me...yep i'm an ass, but I don't have any scratches dents or dings on my car.... My wife just rolls her eyes every time I do it. __________________ USMC 1980-1990 My other toys are Harleys

03-18-2015, 10:21 AM	#7
SSJ455 Drives: "Kara Zor-El" 2017 2SS HBM Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Lower Hudson Valley Posts: 2,036 View My Garage	I still have problems backing into the parking spot between the lines. That is another reason why I park far away in the lot. __________________ Lead me not into temptation. I already know the way. Lana? Lana? LANA! LAAANAAAA!!!! What? Dangerzoooooone.

03-18-2015, 10:28 AM	#11
Shiftgreen Drives: 2014 2SS 1LE AGM Join Date: May 2013 Location: raleigh Posts: 301	I either back in if its a corner space, or I will make sure to park a ways from other cars to where Its ok to spend about 3 min getting it straight. I usually have to stick my head out the window and line it up that way. It's much easier now however. __________________

03-18-2015, 10:07 AM	#2
Cam_Cam Drives: 2014 Camaro 1SS Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Michigan Posts: 525	It's a pretty common problem. I'm a year and a half into ownership and I still have trouble getting it straight into parking spots. I'm not sure you ever get used to it.

03-18-2015, 10:12 AM	#4
Spec Account Suspended Drives: 2010 Camaro 1SS LS3 Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Riverside, CA Posts: 4,018	Lol, no worries... you'll get used to it eventually.

03-18-2015, 10:13 AM	#6
BrutalSS Drives: 2010 Hennessey Camaro Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: NY Posts: 242 View My Garage	Mine still makes things challenging, but I think it is just because I suck at backing up, I have the same issue with my CTS Wagon.

03-18-2015, 10:24 AM	#8
malave7567 Drives: 2015 Camaro 1SS Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 835	My wife and I always back into a spot, and we always angle the driver side mirror down to look at the parking line in relation with the car body. Straight every time.

03-18-2015, 10:25 AM	#9
BrutalSS Drives: 2010 Hennessey Camaro Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: NY Posts: 242 View My Garage	I can get in straight, the problem for me is distance between cars, I am too far apart always, but I guess it is better than the alternative.

03-18-2015, 10:27 AM	#10
arkentect Drives: 2010 Camaro SGM 1LT M6 Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 1,630	Just park where nobody is gonna park next to you then you dont have worry

03-18-2015, 10:44 AM	#14
qcman Drives: 2013 Camaro 2SS RDP Tuned L99 Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Ottawa, Canada eh? Posts: 1,890	Backup camera is a Godsend... My problem is pulling into a spot frontwards. I'm always closer to the curb than I think and rashed it a little once because of that.