hamilton

So I come out of the mall last night and find this:



I wait around for a few minutes and go find security to see if they can page this **** who can't park. They can't page people but are shocked, as is EVERYONE who walks by. Finally, as I'm about to call a tow truck, this completely oblivious guy comes out of the mall, walking toward the minivan. And suddenly, it is all clear to me.

He weighs about 350 pounds. He parked like this because it was the only way he could leave enough room for him to get in and out of his van. So I got a "sorry" before he nearly T-boned a pickup truck backing out. Fortunately, no scratches on the car.

tooloud10

Ouch! Was your only option to park in the "regular" spaces? I'm not sure you'd ever be able to get a picture of my P-car in a public parking lot with another car near it. It's worth the walk to not come out to find something like this.

hamilton

My theory is that I'm more likely to be keyed by people "teaching me a lesson" if I park far away. So I just try to find a comfy space in the normal part of the lot.

NOBY

I always park in the middle of two slots =)

99C2

Wow:

My biggest fear when I take the 996 out. If I go to a Mall or anything I am the one way out there in the middle of nowhere. I do get concerned that some some smartas will come along and key me.

But I have to say I never really take the 996 out to a place where I cannot kep a close eye on her. Freaks me out and I really do not enjoy a trip to the Mall or even restruants.

I'm sure Therapy can help me - Ha! Not!

99C2

Kevin H. in Atl..

I think there are far more people out there whose lack of attention can produce door dings than those who hate enough to key cars/damage one's personal property.
Glad you escaped undamaged.

1999Porsche911

I wouldn't have gotten all flustered about it and waited around. Sure the guy is a jerk, but you could have simply gotton in the passenger side and driven away and moved on with your life.

ppashley

I saw someone open their car door so hard yesterday that it hit the car next to it and set the alarm off.
What is it with these people?
Glad your car was ok.

TAILWAG

Yup...sometimes it is not worth it getting into an altercation or simply wasting 5 minutes of your life...hell, 5 minutes or even 10 can go a long way...LOL!!

jimq

Have you actually tried to do this before? Maybe crawling thru the sun roof would be easier

Phil G.

Agree - doesn't sound like this guy was looking to do any damage. That's why I tend to park any of my cars "in the next county" as my wife would say. I posted last year about a guy who purposely put his pickup about 6" from my 4S while I was parked at a Starbucks. He got really pissy when I even questioned him about it and seemed ready to fight - I'm little, so he would have killed me. Fortunately, no damage to the P-car. There are just so many jerks out there.

hamilton

Except I was boxed in. I could not have backed out if I wanted to. His van was so long and the angle so steep that I was pinned in.

Don't blame the victim.

Charlie C

Another thing to observe is the incline of the parking lot if it is one that has shopping carts. I stopped at a Home Depot for a quick 5 minutes and parked at the empty end of the lot only to find a cart rammed into my driver's door. It had rolled down hill. (It wasn't a P car but it was a new '99 M Roadster.)

Now I won't stop a a mall with the P Car unless I can find a non parallel parking area that is UPHILL. I actually plan what vehicle to take based on whether or not I have to stop at a store. I know it's crazy but it makes me feel better.

judd944

Perhaps letting the air out of his drivers side tires would have make the mini-van "lean" enough to allow you to back out.

tooloud10

I've parked "in the next county" for years now, and the only way I could see someone key it is if I was taking up more than one space, which I would never do. Actually, I'll be even slightly more "honest"--my parking methodology is almost perfectly described on this site. It wasn't me that wrote it, but I can't argue with what they say!

www.parkingbydesign.com