Parallel Parking - Page 4

Burt · 01-09-2015, 12:04 PM

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Originally Posted by goinggone14

If you paid for a back up camera, you should exclusively park in reverse.

There are some areas in town here where the only parking available is parallel parking. Just telling the OP that it's a handy tool to have for it.

NJScorpio · 01-09-2015, 12:18 PM

The reason you see us all posting about parking on the far end of parking lots is only partly to protect from dings...it's also a hell of a lot easier in terms of visibility :P

CapoSS · 01-09-2015, 03:00 PM

LOL, I thought I was alone, sheesh...

goinggone14 · 01-09-2015, 04:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Burt

There are some areas in town here where the only parking available is parallel parking. Just telling the OP that it's a handy tool to have for it.

I understand that and agree with you. My point is that if you have something that makes it fool-proof, don't be a fool.

erik13 · 01-09-2015, 04:31 PM

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Originally Posted by goinggone14

You're overlooking the fear factor of destroying your car's wheels that most people don't encounter in nearly every other vehicle.

My wife has already banged up every wheel.

102SS · 01-09-2015, 07:29 PM

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Originally Posted by erik13

My wife has already banged up every wheel.

Thats as good an excuse/reason as ever to get some ZL1/1LE rims or some nice Z28 repros

*Camaro_Corvette* · 01-09-2015, 08:08 PM

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Originally Posted by erik13

My wife has already banged up every wheel.

Op, all you got to do is buy all of erik13's rims, and then you can use those to practice.

he probably wants an excuse to buy new ones

SatSky08 · 01-09-2015, 10:21 PM

5000 miles and I still can't tell where the right side of the car is!

Even pulling up to gas pumps is a challenge; I think I'm pretty close, get out to put in gas, and find I'm six feet away from the pump.

I still find getting into the middle between the lines of a straight-in space to be a challenge, much less parallel parking.

Small price to pay compared to all those "What a gorgeous car" comments, I suppose.

Evergreen6 · 01-09-2015, 10:27 PM

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Originally Posted by SatSky08

5000 miles and I still can't tell where the right side of the car is!

Even pulling up to gas pumps is a challenge; I think I'm pretty close, get out to put in gas, and find I'm six feet away from the pump.

I still find getting into the middle between the lines of a straight-in space to be a challenge, much less parallel parking.

Small price to pay compared to all those "What a gorgeous car" comments, I suppose.

Practice man, practice. If you need help with some visual indicators on the car to judge distance- bottom of the mirrors, centerline of the hood, etc, let us know and someone will spell it all out here.

AmericanMuscle33 · 01-09-2015, 11:30 PM

I'm pretty good at parking straight.

Then again, I back in everywhere haha

SatSky08 · 01-11-2015, 11:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Evergreen6

Practice man, practice. If you need help with some visual indicators on the car to judge distance- bottom of the mirrors, centerline of the hood, etc, let us know and someone will spell it all out here.

Thank you very kindly. I have to admit I'm exaggerating for effect, but only slightly.

The convertible's rear quarter visibility (or lack of) makes things a bit worse when backing and parking. I have rally stripes which help greatly in judging position on the road, otherwise it think it would be very hard to visually pick out the center of the hood. Good tip on using the mirrors, I'll give that a try.

z28-conv · 01-11-2015, 06:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Homer2

Parallel parking would certainly be easier if you tilt the mirror down. just sayin.

Yeah that was my first thought too when I read that LOL!

Nick97 · 01-12-2015, 08:50 AM

It's been pretty easy for me, my car stays parallel parked on the street so I have to do it everyday multiple times. Tilt your mirror all the way down (if you have a hard time seeing your mirror roll your window down) and find your reference points. My reference point is the my back wheels fender (Am I describing that right?) once my fender overlaps the curb (from my point of view) I am just the right amount of space from the curb.

CCMADONNA · 01-12-2015, 10:54 AM

I DID IT!!!!!

Using the same parallel parking strategy i learned when i was 16 and using the back-up camera it was easier than i thought.

i ended up about 8-10 inches from the curb!

01-09-2015, 10:21 PM	#50
SatSky08 Drives: '08 Saturn Sky, '14 2LT Convertible Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: United States Posts: 46	5000 miles and I still can't tell where the right side of the car is! Even pulling up to gas pumps is a challenge; I think I'm pretty close, get out to put in gas, and find I'm six feet away from the pump. I still find getting into the middle between the lines of a straight-in space to be a challenge, much less parallel parking. Small price to pay compared to all those "What a gorgeous car" comments, I suppose. __________________

01-12-2015, 10:54 AM	#56
CCMADONNA Drives: 2014 SW 2SS/RS Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: So Cal Posts: 1,681 View My Garage	I DID IT!!!!! Using the same parallel parking strategy i learned when i was 16 and using the back-up camera it was easier than i thought. i ended up about 8-10 inches from the curb! __________________ 2014 2SS/RS VERT L99 SUMMIT WHITE AIRAID CAI BORLA ATAK CAT-BACK EXHAUST ELITE ENGINEERING CATCH-CAN RANGE AFM-DELETE MODULE HUPER OPTIK 40 CHROME PEDALS PREMIUM FLOOR MATS PREMIUM CARGO MAT DEDICATED 32GB iPHONE HD[/I][/B][IMG][/IMG]

01-09-2015, 12:18 PM	#44
NJScorpio Drives: 2018 Camaro 1LT Hyper Blue Metallic Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: New Jersey Posts: 1,122	The reason you see us all posting about parking on the far end of parking lots is only partly to protect from dings...it's also a hell of a lot easier in terms of visibility :P

01-09-2015, 03:00 PM	#45
CapoSS Drives: 2013 Camaro 2LT Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: DC Posts: 61	LOL, I thought I was alone, sheesh...

01-09-2015, 11:30 PM	#52
AmericanMuscle33 Drives: 2010 2SS/M6 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Indiana Posts: 56	I'm pretty good at parking straight. Then again, I back in everywhere haha

01-12-2015, 08:50 AM	#55
Nick97 Drives: 2015 SS Camaro Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Houston TX Posts: 27	It's been pretty easy for me, my car stays parallel parked on the street so I have to do it everyday multiple times. Tilt your mirror all the way down (if you have a hard time seeing your mirror roll your window down) and find your reference points. My reference point is the my back wheels fender (Am I describing that right?) once my fender overlaps the curb (from my point of view) I am just the right amount of space from the curb.