I fail at parking

SlyReaper

SlyReaper

SlyReaper

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While trying to parallel park on a narrow street, I kind of... backed into a tree. A nobbly bit on the tree pierced the plastic covering my right indicator light, making a hideous crunching sound as it did so.

Well that's costing me 25 quid for a new light assembly, and I'll probably give in and fork over even more to get a garage to install it for me. Who needs traffic wardens or parking tickets when you can make parking just as expensive for yourself by being an idiot?

This thread is about ridiculing me for being inept, or posting variations of "cool story bro". Have at it, Motors.
 
No ones perfect. I've been good lately with my 320D but almost every car i had with alloys has little kerb scuffs on the rear passenger wheel :D I had to get my mum a new wheel cover for her micra when i literally tore one off parking in a hurry near a jagged kerb :D
 
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Yateszy said:
Your not an "idiot" for being bad at parallel parking, I am bad at it as well, you just have to find a bigger parking place.:p
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It was plenty big enough, but the nobbly bit I mentioned on the tree was overhanging the road, and the camber was pretty steep. So without even touching the kerb, I went into the tree. I just didn't notice how close I was to it.

Honestly, I just wish it had hit the metal bodywork. I can live with a dent. At the age my car is, dents add character. But damaging the lights, even if it's just the plastic covering, is something that requires forking out money for.
 
I failed tonight too.

I Reversed into the parking space by my house straight into my next door neighbours car which he had for some inexplicable reason parked (or abandoned) diagonally across the gap between our houses. A navy blue car parked in a dark space and i just didn't see it :(.

Luckily no damage to his car at all, and i think i've only popped my rear bumper off it's clips, i'll look closer in the morning. Ironic thing is we both have the same model S60 from the same year! Might look into getting my broken reverse sensor fixed now. :o
 
We've all been there. The only accident I've ever had was reversing into a pillar. I mean, a pillar......How could I not know it was there! :p

No damage to the paint or body work which was good.
 
I'm not too great at parallel parking either, maybe you should get parking sensors installed - it'll cost a bit but save you money on light assemblies!

:p
 
Some of the worst drivers I know - for road awareness etc - live in streets where there are no driveways and they have to parallel park every day. They are complete demons at doing it.

I never have to parallel park, ever, and thus I totally suck at doing it.
 
I have to parallel park on a fairly steep hill every day, the strange thing is I find it much easier with my 320d touring than i ever used to in my Swift or Civic.
 
I used to hate parallel parking, then one day it just kind of twigged and now it's all good. Notch it down as experience and just be thankful it was just a light :)
 
ja3h said:
I'm not too great at parallel parking either, maybe you should get parking sensors installed - it'll cost a bit but save you money on light assemblies!

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I have front and rear parking sensors...they're brilliant :D Wouldn't it be great if there were such things as side parking sensors as well... :o
 
I reversed square into a tree once when doing a 3 point turn, a tree ffs...

didn't do any damage as it was low speed and the tow bar hit it, just a slight jolt, a long car and didn't realise how far back I'd swung it :)
 
Not yet damaged anything with parking but my alloys/tyres yet ( small scuffs on alloy and destroyed one tyre due to a bubble/damaged sidewall in the volvo, made in the first 2 or 3 months I had the car), I did reverse into a wooden shed at snail pace with the galant the first day I had it with my towbar, but neither the car or the shed has had any visible damage.

Quite annoying at that moment was, I only then realized how easy an estate is to park, you can literally park 2 or 3 inches from a wall due to the end of the car being near the rear window. In a saloon, you ''have to get used'' to having a long arse behind your rear window.
 
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Dont feel bad, I was out driving on holiday cover this week, I managed to run my own truck over while parking (dont ask).
 
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