Parking

[lambo]

I've noticed that, for some reason, I am much better at backing into a parking spot than I am at pulling into a parking spot....

What method of parking are you guys best at?

[MikeDE]

Reverse in, b/c some Germans park like asshats and you can't get out otherwise.

[5Toes]

I cannot parallel park pulling in. I have to pull ahead then back up :(

[VinniE30]

Depends on the options.

In order of preference:

1. Pull through
2. Reverse in
3. Parallel park - if only option
4. Pull in - can't think of a situation when this would be my only option

I never hard park cause i'm not a poser.
Noone here can dorifto park for real.
And vlad has never touched my car.

[MattAvino]

Can you please define Vladpark.
Something like this?:

[RUFFLZ]

wtf is the diff between pull in and pull through? haha

[VinniE30]

wtf is the diff between pull in and pull through? haha

Pull through is when you pull through the spot into the one behind it, so it looks like you backed into the spot you're in but you dont need to go in reverse.
I always choose this option if there's a spot like this.

[lambo]

wtf is the diff between pull in and pull through? haha

well, like Vinni said, I guess it is circumstantial...

[VinniE30]

Pull through: fast in, fast out
Back in: slow in, fast out
Pull in: fast in, slow out

slow means it takes longer since you have to go from reverse to first gear or vice versa

[Vivek]

I love to parallel park because I feel like it's the safest for the cars (no jackasses opening their doors into your baby), but otherwise I generally back in partially over a random no parking zone or next to a curb (50% less chance of a door ding--and I generally choose spots that my driver's side is against the curb backed in, so if another car pulls in, like most cars do, their passenger side will be next to my car, and since most cars have only one person in them, there's less of a chance of anyone hitting my car).


Vinni: Why doesn't your front bumper trim have any license plate holes? P-shopped?

[VinniE30]

I love to parallel park because I feel like it's the safest for the cars (no jackasses opening their doors into your baby), but otherwise I generally back in partially over a random no parking zone or next to a curb (50% less chance of a door ding--and I generally choose spots that my driver's side is against the curb backed in, so if another car pulls in, like most cars do, their passenger side will be next to my car, and since most cars have only one person in them, there's less of a chance of anyone hitting my car).


Vinni: Why doesn't your front bumper trim have any license plate holes? P-shopped?

I go by the same strategy except for the parallel parking part.
I would choose parallel parking last instead of first because I think it's far more likely for the driver to hit your car driving in or out of their spot. This risk supersedes any risk of door dings.

and yea i shopped out my plate in my sig

[Vivek]

I see that all the damn time in the city, but around where I live, I've never had a car been hit nor seen a car hit in a parallel parking spot. In sf though...every damn time someone uses your bumper to feel where to park.

[jasonbk]

Just found an interesting thread about parking:

http://www.eng-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=175851

[Cabriolet]

i park how a feel at that moment. hand break parking isnt legal so thats the only one i dont do.

[mtechnik]

This thread feels like the toilet paper thread even though it's actually auto related. :D

I voted parallel park fwiw.