Show Us Your Motors!

wingman · 4 May 2016 at 13:31

Geekman has reminded me I need to practice my parallel park!

And yeah, that flat looks sweet. Whereabouts is that if you don't mind my asking?

geekman · 4 May 2016 at 14:19

It's a little village called Castellar, just above Monaco and Menton.

dacads · 4 May 2016 at 14:22

Went with Option B then geekman? Looks like you made the right choice mate, enjoy and good luck.. with the parking

badgeruk · 4 May 2016 at 20:13

Place looks nice and so does the weather. Good luck with it all

lee1101 · 4 May 2016 at 20:34

geekman said:
It's a little village called Castellar, just above Monaco and Menton.

I googled it as I have never heard of the place. Looks like you have some stunning scenery close by! Nice little waterfall on google maps

Rybo89 · 4 May 2016 at 20:37

That parking, i cant believe you actually got in that, i don't believe you got in that

there is literally no space at all for you to get out of it. Lovely place you got but no chance i could put up with that lol. no drive, not interested

geekman · 4 May 2016 at 20:54

lee1101 said:
I googled it as I have never heard of the place. Looks like you have some stunning scenery close by! Nice little waterfall on google maps

Yeah, I've been very lucky I think.

I might post a thread somewhere else with some photos - don't want to clog up this one anymore than I have already! It doesn't take long to drive down to the beach, and there's mountains/waterfalls/forests which are in walking distance, so you've got everything you need apart from parking!

Rybo89 said:
That parking, i cant believe you actually got in that, i don't believe you got in that

there is literally no space at all for you to get out of it. Lovely place you got but no chance i could put up with that lol. no drive, not interested

I didn't say I got into it without touching the cars

The great thing with an auto is you can let it creep in gear, apply a bit of pressure on the brake and you'll move at about 0.5 mph so you don't damage anything. Next time I'll do a video for you, but for now you'll just have to watch someone else doing it in Nice, which is close by to me and has similar attitudes to parking.

If I end up staying long term I'll get myself a proper place with a drive, but this place is incredibly cheap with no deposit or contract so I don't mind a bit of parking ingenuity.

Rybo89 · 5 May 2016 at 07:39

Ill take you word for it. Glad its not like that over here when having to park at the side of the road.

Bet neighbours aint happy that your taking 16 spaces up with your car

loltim · 5 May 2016 at 10:29

Current place has a drive that we can get three cars (not jags) on. How did I cope without a drive?

Siliconslave · 5 May 2016 at 10:45

Where's the "show us your drive / parking space" thread gone?

Skillmister · 5 May 2016 at 10:58

If you parked like that here you'd have the police called. I've had people stand and watch a full parking manoeuvre into a tight spot after getting within 2-3 inches of a car let alone that

grudas · 5 May 2016 at 11:18

Skillmister said:
If you parked like that here you'd have the police called. I've had people stand and watch a full parking manoeuvre into a tight spot after getting within 2-3 inches of a car let alone that

in uk yes..

[TW]Fox · 5 May 2016 at 11:49

grudas said:
in uk yes..

Glad we live in a country where it isn't culture to damage other peoples cars to get a space :eek:

geekman · 5 May 2016 at 12:35

[TW]Fox;29460158 said:
Glad we live in a country where it isn't culture to damage other peoples cars to get a space

But it is culture to lane hog on the motorway, flash your lights at anyone who overtakes on a single carriageway road, claim anyone using a merge in turn correctly is pushing in, label anyone exceeding the speed limit as a maniac, and spend evenings posting dashcam videos of people changing lane in front of you on YouTube.

I'll take a few scratches on my bumper over that any day

George Hincapie · 5 May 2016 at 13:49

geekman said:
But it is culture to lane hog on the motorway, flash your lights at anyone who overtakes on a single carriageway road, claim anyone using a merge in turn correctly is pushing in, label anyone exceeding the speed limit as a maniac, and spend evenings posting dashcam videos of people changing lane in front of you on YouTube.

I'll take a few scratches on my bumper over that any day

All valid points.

ADT · 6 May 2016 at 01:57

I won't be driving to France any time soon after seeing this lol

Raymond Lin · 6 May 2016 at 02:11

I thought it is common knowledge that the French park bumper to bumper. I would take a guess that 90% of cars have scratches or dents on bumpers but the thing is, none of them care !

Wizzfizz · 6 May 2016 at 02:24

Raymond Lin said:
I thought it is common knowledge that the French park bumper to bumper. I would take a guess that 90% of cars have scratches or dents on bumpers but the thing is, none of them care !

Do you speak for all or?

I've never known that 'common fact'.

crinkleshoes · 6 May 2016 at 02:45

Pretty much common knowledge in France... yup...

It's accepted practice in France to "nudge" other cars backwards and forward to make the space big enough for you to get in or out... especially in Paris, but elsewhere too... even includes supercars. I thought it was odd too...

Raymond Lin · 6 May 2016 at 07:48

Wizzfizz said:
Do you speak for all or? I've never known that 'common fact'.

That's my observation when I went over, every car I saw had scratches on bumpers, whether it was new or old. I guess if you've never been, then you wouldn't know it, it's not like something they put on the brochure lol