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Five things that scare me the most with the Z: 1. Parallel park and scratch the wheels(I have the sports package). 2. Parallel park in front of a crowded coffee

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Old 01-20-2011, 12:58 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Five things that scare me the most with the Z:

1. Parallel park and scratch the wheels(I have the sports package).

2. Parallel park in front of a crowded coffee shop while everyone is watching me.

3. Back out of a parking space and not see the oncoming pedestrian/car.

4. Change lane on the freeway.

5. Someone opens their car door and dent my Z.
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1. Parallel park and scratch the wheels(I have the sports package).
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Nobody wants to curb their wheels ever. This is not a fear specific to the sports package.
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Nobody wants to curb their wheels ever. This is not a fear specific to the sports package.
totally agree but the rays are very soft if thats the right word
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totally agree but the rays are very soft if thats the right word
Oh? I didn't know that. Yeah, I've been very neurotic about parking and cornering around blind curbs because I don't want to scratch up the Enkeis. But I didn't know the rays were softer. In that case, yeah, I could see it being an extra concern.
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totally agree but the rays are very soft if thats the right word
Anything objective here, like Rockwell #'s or anything or just perception?
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Five things that scare me the most with the Z:

1. Parallel park and scratch the wheels(I have the sports package).
Man, I would be pissed if I messed up my wheels, I love my sport pkg wheels.
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Five things that scare me the most with the Z:

1. Parallel park and scratch the wheels(I have the sports package).

2. Parallel park in front of a crowded coffee shop while everyone is watching me.

3. Back out of a parking space and not see the oncoming pedestrian/car.

4. Change lane on the freeway.

5. Someone opens their car door and dent my Z.

#4 should be a non issue if you correctly set up your side view mirrors... Do you see your rear fender while looking into the mirror?

1 and 2 also are non issues if your side mirrors are setup correctly... many people do not set these up correctly.. next time you are on the highway go into the right lane for your left mirror and go slower than traffic, adjust it so that when cars pass by you you see them in your mirror and when you lose them in your mirror you see them next to you... fine tune this and you will NEVER not see a car next to you.. for the passenger window go into the middle or left lane and do the same thing.

you should not see your rear fender very much, if at all, in the mirror.
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#4 should be a non issue if you correctly set up your side view mirrors... Do you see your rear fender while looking into the mirror?

1 and 2 also are non issues if your side mirrors are setup correctly... many people do not set these up correctly.. next time you are on the highway go into the right lane for your left mirror and go slower than traffic, adjust it so that when cars pass by you you see them in your mirror and when you lose them in your mirror you see them next to you... fine tune this and you will NEVER not see a car next to you.. for the passenger window go into the middle or left lane and do the same thing.

you should not see your rear fender very much, if at all, in the mirror.
QFT!! This is hugely overlooked issue. No one it seems has ever been properly educated as to how to adjust side mirrors.
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