Lukey. 381 Posted October 21, 2010 Report Share Posted October 21, 2010 Ive had a fair few cars in my short time drving, all of them, you know, nice, but for some reason the cheapest car ive ever owned is the one im afraid to park and extremely protective of. All of my other cars didnt get that much attention from people, even my bright red Mazda MPS that you see precisely never on the road and had a mazdaspeed intake on it that coughed up excess boost like an elephant sneezing. I used to leave my st and audi parked up in all sorts of rough places and didnt give it much thought.But i cant even leave my car in sainsburys without worrying about it, I come back to the car and circle it checking every panel lol and it gets attention from everybody, even if mostly they have nice things to say like nice to see someone keeping what is becoming a bit of an iconic car in a tidy condition.is there any help available for people like myself who have a bit of an OCD about their cars protection? Link to post Share on other sites
Dave_ciw 507 Posted October 21, 2010 Report Share Posted October 21, 2010 I know exactly how you feel, when I use to take my Mrs out for a meal in the VR. We would get to the car park and I would sit there in the car for 15 mins sometimes and she would say "Are you waiting for a parking space that can be seen from the restaurant Hunni?" Oh yes love. The Jag or the 4X4 just get dumped, the mk4 didnt even get a thought. But the VR6 just got treated as it should like royalty. Link to post Share on other sites
Lukey. 381 Posted October 21, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2010 hehe ive done that, wating for an end space so you can park with a big buffer area around your car, or waiting for a kiddies space as they are like 5 foot apart Link to post Share on other sites
Ian_rogers 0 Posted October 21, 2010 Report Share Posted October 21, 2010 I always do end space Parkin too if I can! Link to post Share on other sites
oldmandon 1 Posted October 21, 2010 Report Share Posted October 21, 2010 I've been known to use 2 spaces!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Link to post Share on other sites
Dave_ciw 507 Posted October 21, 2010 Report Share Posted October 21, 2010 hehe ive done that' date=' wating for an end space so you can park with a big buffer area around your car, or waiting for a kiddies space as they are like 5 foot apart[/quote']I find myself looking over the shoulder and askin myself is there a car seat in here YES BONUS Mother and todler bay Link to post Share on other sites
Lukey. 381 Posted October 21, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2010 even if the childs not with me the car seat is, the best mod i did to my car Link to post Share on other sites
editionmatt 1 Posted October 21, 2010 Report Share Posted October 21, 2010 im with oldmandon....2 spaces FTW Link to post Share on other sites
VR6Nat 9 Posted October 21, 2010 Report Share Posted October 21, 2010 I only park in big carparks where I can use 2 bays. If it's not possible I panic til I get back to it. Maybe OCD but just shows the love we have for our cars. Link to post Share on other sites
Dave_ciw 507 Posted October 21, 2010 Report Share Posted October 21, 2010 even if the childs not with me the car seat is' date=' the best mod i did to my car[/quote']We have a LWB 4X4 so the seats tend to stop in that (will buy another booster seat I think) Link to post Share on other sites
Ben Seabrook 4 Posted October 21, 2010 Report Share Posted October 21, 2010 disabled bay ftw - just limp when you get out !! ;) I joke !! also I reckon your more likely some tool will park really close to you if you park over two spaces as people dont see your pride and joy they just think your being an arse !! the only cure is to have a beat up daily driver Link to post Share on other sites
oldmandon 1 Posted October 21, 2010 Report Share Posted October 21, 2010 disabled bay ftw - just limp when you get out !! ;) I joke !! also I reckon your more likely some tool will park really close to you if you park over two spaces as people dont see your pride and joy they just think your being an arse !! the only cure is to have a beat up daily driver HAHA I did this once, I had a pug 205 diesel, was 19 different shades of red and rust. really didn't give a s**t about it. Funny no=one ever looked at it!!!!!!!!! Link to post Share on other sites
Lukey. 381 Posted October 21, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2010 yea thats my view on double spacing, someones just gonna be an arse on purpose cos you did it.i can say it annoys the shit outta me when Q7s and the like do it. Link to post Share on other sites
golfrabbit33 0 Posted October 21, 2010 Report Share Posted October 21, 2010 i had the same worry with my mulberry vr. had to store at a friends and buy a run about after keyed first night outside home. Link to post Share on other sites
oldmandon 1 Posted October 21, 2010 Report Share Posted October 21, 2010 yea thats my view on double spacing' date=' someones just gonna be an arse on purpose cos you did it.i can say it annoys the shit outta me when Q7s and the like do it.[/quote']Gotta defend here, Only do that in a car park thats emptyish or large enough that by taking up an extra space won't really be noticed......could even be construed as accidental.............. Link to post Share on other sites
Ben Seabrook 4 Posted October 21, 2010 Report Share Posted October 21, 2010 yeah exactly people don't like it !! daily beater is the best I just take my works van and couldnt give two monkeys if someone hits it although strangely it seems to work the other way and if your car looks terrible people dont park next to you :) Link to post Share on other sites
The Monk 50 Posted October 21, 2010 Report Share Posted October 21, 2010 Well on a couple of occasions, I've been one of those ass's.I used to have a shop that I frequented. Very busy, never any spaces. On a couple of occasions, people would find 2 bays and just aim their car for it. So I used to park across them and go shopping.Came back on each occasion to lots of abuse, rightly so, however, if I wanted to park and couldn't because of them, they were fair game.NOW though, I totally understand, having had and actually watched people open their doors into my VR and passat and try to look innocent when I catch them. Link to post Share on other sites
oldmandon 1 Posted October 21, 2010 Report Share Posted October 21, 2010 although strangely it seems to work the other way and if your car looks terrible people dont park next to you :)HMMMMMMM...Maybe a market for car wraps that make it look shite, that you can remove for show time!!!!!!!!!!!!! Link to post Share on other sites
thesurgeon 51 Posted October 21, 2010 Report Share Posted October 21, 2010 Always handy.. Link to post Share on other sites
Ben Seabrook 4 Posted October 21, 2010 Report Share Posted October 21, 2010 although strangely it seems to work the other way and if your car looks terrible people dont park next to you :)HMMMMMMM...Maybe a market for car wraps that make it look shite' date=' that you can remove for show time!!!!!!!!!!!!![/quote']VW already do one its called LC4P ! ;) Link to post Share on other sites
oldmandon 1 Posted October 21, 2010 Report Share Posted October 21, 2010 Always handy..Ohhh careful. This could be construed as aggresive behaviour...I knew a guy (no not me) that got fed up of people messing with his motorbike, so he left a note on it saying if he caught anyone messing with his bike, he would mess with them. The note was read by a couple of coppers, who then waited for him, and then arressted him for threatening behaviour!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And thats the truth Link to post Share on other sites
Lukey. 381 Posted October 21, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2010 speaks volumes for this country's police farcethe a was intentional lol Link to post Share on other sites
hvr6 88 Posted October 21, 2010 Report Share Posted October 21, 2010 car park???!!!!! Link to post Share on other sites
iloveCraggsy 0 Posted October 21, 2010 Report Share Posted October 21, 2010 defo keep away from multistorey carparks too !! although my car won't get in them Link to post Share on other sites
oldmandon 1 Posted October 21, 2010 Report Share Posted October 21, 2010 car park???!!!!!This should be good!!!!!!???Come on then, where do you park your car then?????..lol Link to post Share on other sites
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