Out of all the parking spots...

The picture posted shows all cars parked in their respective spots, nothing wrong at all there.

 

I think the underlying cause of the "why did you park next to me" syndrome comes from you having a car that attracts attention. I have no idea why a red Italian exotic car would draw anyone's eye, but it does (lol). Once you park in your carefully chosen remote spot, it is most likely visible to anyone entering the lot. They follow their eyes and tend to drive closer. Once they get there, they realize the spot next to you is open, so they park there. They can then take a selfie on the hood of your car without walking too far...(or just admire it briefly, figure out what it is, and go get their pizza). That's my thinking.

 

Herding instinct.
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Jack's Parking Theorem: No matter how remotely or inconveniently you park your car, some jackass in a ****box will park right next to it, even if unlimited convenient parking is available.

 

The really bad thing about parking, even when the cars are centered in their respective spot, with so many very obese people in this country, they have to totally open their car doors, to even squeeze out of/back into their cars. Actually observed this very thing happen recently on a parking lot. I always park away from other cars, as I was walking up the row towards the store, this man, must have weighed 400 plus pounds, getting into his car. He has his door shoved up against the car next to, pushing on the door, to finally get into his car. He backs out and leaves. I walk over a look at the mark he has left on the other car, it is a CREASE in the metal, about 5-6" tall, where the edge of his door was against the other car. And I read something a while back, that many parking lots are being striped with more narrow parking spaces, so they can get more cars on the lot. Most cars with 2 doors, open even wider, than the shorter doors on a 4 door model. Yikes!

 

This is an astute point I have never really considered before.

Got me thinking.

 

Seriously weak minded people that park next to another car in an empty lot. My theory was these are the people that have trouble lining up their car straight in a spot, so they like to use your car as a guide.

The good news is the really obese people will never park that far away. So at least if you park way out you only have to worry about the guy who doesn't care about his car or yours giving you a ding or the spiteful hater keying you. Better to bet on that than the guaranteed ding if you park closer and a fat person pulls in.

 

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These inconsiderate parkers should just install Lambo door kits on their crapwagaons thereby preventing scratches, nicks and dents to nicer cars. Doesn't solve the problem of jealous pricks keying your pride and joy though. While we're at it, cars with lowered sport tuned suspensions and thick side sills will negate the effects of obesity. Ha!

 

What, you guys don't carry cones with you and put them in the wide open spots next to you?

 

This thread is comedy gold!

 

The real issue with parking is because everyone has acquired their car on credit so they have no respect for each other, for property, or the years of true hard work it would take to save & buy their possessions rather than pay for them in installments on the "never-never" then hand them back in 3 years when the dents are not their problem.

There is a line in a Chris Rea song that defines the automotive world we live in perfectly..."the roads are clogged with credit"

Next time your stuck in a jam, think about it....you work hard for 30 years to buy your secondhand car, then get stuck behind a convoy of 17 year olds in brand new cars bought on credit with no concept of what commitment is required to truely own a motorcar.

 

Yes.

I do not understand why anyone would park next to a dilapidated white sedan that has definitely seen better days. People are just nuts!

 

Use two spaces and park diagonal. With an Italian car that's ok. If you own a German car it's a no, no.

 

Keep telling yourself that.

 

The dilapidated car is a barn find. lol

 

i agree with this. happens to me all the time.

 

really hope you snagged a pic of his plate and left a note for the owner as to who caused the damage. people like the one described above should be shot.

 

The sh*tbox parks next to your nice car so that YOU won't ding THEIR car.

 

solution: get a handicap tag.
i park in a nice wide spot right in front where ever i go.

 

Except that recently there was this story:
Paralyzed Man Finds Angry Note After Parking in Handicapped Spot

 

I try to park over away from the next spot's driver side, so if someone parks next to me and the door is flung open, my car won't get hit. And that goes for any car I'm driving.