Do you fear for your 355 when you park your car out and about?

Some people are just clueless morons.

 

Hi Albert, hope you're well. That tool was just trying to make a point in a dumb, "must be soooo nice to be rich so I'll mess up your day" kind of way. Nothing you can do but buy a white domestic pick-up with numbers on it so you can get "Truck-spect!" (Truck respect)

Your car looks great by the way, and glad to see you're trying your best to park her in an out of the way spot! However, some bums will always try to sidle up next to the hot girl, no matter what...

 

he probably always parks it that way...i would not think anything of it!..rather that then someone parking correct and hitting their car door into yours!!!!!!

 

That's super annoying, but is that also your car? Hardcore points if you have both a Spider and a B in the exact same colour scheme......

 

D'oh! Just realized that wasn't your car Albert.

 

I am surprised that you think people that don't have "nice" cars are not allowed to park beside "nice" cars.

It is their right to park anywhere they want, just like how and where the "nice" cars park, provided no law is broken.

 

It has to do with respect, and there's a lack of that in the whole world....
You cannot expect to meet only respectful people.

But I understand your point, I myself can be furious too. Especially when I see someone hit another car, no matter what brand, and they drive away, as nothing happened.

 

Savages out there.

If I feel the parking is not appropriate for a "nice" car I leave my Ferraris at home and take my Porsche. Just kidding.

That picture shows somewhere I wouldn't park anything.

 

Just come out and say "terrible park job by the truck, I hope he doesn't dent the Ferrari beside him".

That's significantly different than what you posted

 

I like the "slide up next to" idea. I've seen the same thing on the road, and in oncoming traffic! It's like the car has some sort of beauty gravity that draws people and vehicles in. Or is it people's hands following their eyes, and when they see it, they sort of steer to it?

 

Does the picture show the whole story?

How was the vehicle to the left of the truck parked? - It could be that when the truck turned up, that was the only way they could park in the only space left.

 

Right, Phill. And the truck driver might have shown some consideration to the Ferrari owner. By parking like that, anyone opening the passenger door would avoid denting that F355.

 

I dunno. Seems less likely to have the passenger door swing open and hit said 355 by bringing that truck in at angle....or the dude was wasted when he parked.

I'll go with the latter

 

How do you guys know who parked there first. The truck might have been there first. I know a few guys that would park their Ferrari in a spot like that next to the truck. The truck could be his too. I have a big truck and a 355.

 

Once parked at Walmart Far Far Far away in a completely deserted area of a huge mall.

As I'm walking back to the car, a couple parks right next to me in a Kia Sedona.

As I approached with a baffled look on my face, they began complimenting me on the car. I said: Look I gotta ask, of all the spots that are here and there must be 100 free spots all around, why would you park right next to me for?

His response: I know 100% for sure that you would never ding my door.

I laughed and left.....

 

Never thought of that! Smart guy...

 

To answer the question:

Yes I do fear for my F 355. I usually park very far away from other cars & shopping carts and almost always take a spot that is either in the shade or up against the curb so I can only have one side of my car susceptible to door dings...as opposed to both sides.

If at a restaurant. ..I choose a spot to sit where I can watch the car...thus I have a window seat while dining or having a cocktail.

That's the reason I don't bring her out to bars or clubs...the are too many fools out there who will scratch it, hit it, ding it etc.

I drive the Ford. ..and have a better time because I am not worried about the car.

 

When it's your time, it's your time. I once parked my Alfa Giulia Sprint GT "in perfect safety" two rows from any other cars. When I came out of the mall I found a car had rolled down the slight hill and made a 90* turn to "mate" with my Alfa. When I talked to the driver, he admitted that probably he did not set the parking brake properly, but when my insurance company talked to his, they had invented a "Phantom driver" for some unknown reason.

 

Exactly. I approach it the same way.