Where do you park your Z

jaedub · 03-21-2011, 12:34 AM

what we need is one of these...

sucasa · 03-21-2011, 01:40 AM

You take you parking spots on purpose here in VA/DC, your car will likely get keyed. That's simply asking for trouble.. You don't drive a Bugatti bro, grow up

KillerBee370 · 03-21-2011, 02:39 AM

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Originally Posted by jaedub

what we need is one of these...

Brilliant!!

wdkwang · 03-21-2011, 04:11 AM

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Originally Posted by delusional

I think its worst to take up 2 parking spots. People around here key your car if you take up 2 spots

wrd nyc don't play with that ****. we'll key ur car anyways lol
but seriously, don't do it unless ur parked in a empty lot where it honestly wouldn't matter if u parked horizontally.
most people will think ur a douche, a some will key it, and a few will go farther than that. so unless it's a 911 turbo or a ferrari, go around the lot a few more times til you find a wider 1 lane spot

2theextreme · 03-21-2011, 06:44 AM

happytheman · 03-21-2011, 06:53 AM

Wow! I didn't mean to

I've had my Z for all of a week and still think of it like I'm driving a Bugatti.

As you may have read earlier I felt that I'd gotten a few responses that didn't agree with my methods...enough for me to reconsider my actions.

Jessobear · 03-21-2011, 07:07 AM

My preferred spot is the end of the row, so I can park all the way to one side of the space. If I'm going somewhere that I know parking is really bad, I'll take my work car.

b1adesofcha0s · 03-21-2011, 07:11 AM

In my apartment complex's parking lot, I try to park next to my parents' or my sister'a car so I'm at least safe from one side. In store/mall parking lots, I try to park far away or next to other Z's

Jordo! · 03-21-2011, 07:37 AM

Honestly, the more obvious effort one puts into attempting to protect their car, the more likely some random dingleberry will fvck with you.

I try to park next to other reasonably nice, non-dented cars or next to a wall/divider so I only have to deal with one person on one side of me.

I'll go and park at the end of the lot if I'm in a crowded place, or there's likely to be drunken people wandering about.

Otherwise, if there's one nearby, I'll go for a parking garage.

However, if I were you, I would NOT take up two spots -- that is like putting a "kick me" sign on your back...

DrEvil · 03-21-2011, 08:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Red__Zed

I park far away, but only take up one spot. I usually try to snag an edge spot, and squeeze up close to the curb.

igotcabada · 03-21-2011, 08:27 AM

I was going to start a new thread, but this kind of relates to this subject. I normally park far away enough at my train stop for work so that noone parks next to me and on my left is the curb. I pull through the spot so I can just pull away when I leave.

So Friday I get to my car and there is a parking ticket on it, so i'm immediately like WTF, I park in the same spot every day for like 6 months. I read the ticket and it says " TAKING UP 2 PARKING SPOTS " so I"m still like WTF!.... I look at my car and when I pulled through the spot, I left my back bumper about 3 inches over the white line, but there was a car in the spot I was allegedly taking up.

So yeah, I took a picture and appealed it immediately, but if you take up 2 spots (or even if you don't), you might not only get keyed or a sticky on your car, you might also get a ticket.

God-Speed · 03-21-2011, 08:37 AM

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Originally Posted by happytheman

I just wanted to get a general consensus here. I came out of a local eatery this evening to find this wedged in my driver's window:

Yes...yes...I'm one of THOSE guys that choose to park in two spaces, but I generally park out beyond the mass populous. Tonight, I will admit I did get a little over-zealous and took up two spaces relatively close...so I can certainly understand why someone might get a little upset. After plunking down some good coin on my Z the LAST thing I want is some door-dinging vehicle slapping their armored 400 lb. door into my Z.

I have heard and read thing like this for many years. When I was a member of the corvette forum things like this came up all the time. One thing that I have learned is that no matter what you drive Ferrari, 370Z you are in a car that already attracts attention. Just remember no matter wear you park up close or the last spot in the lot, only take up ONE spot. You will be just OK.

haggomyeggo · 03-21-2011, 08:50 AM

I pretty much always back in. However at work I usually park at the end of the row with a curb on one side and a spot on the other. The space I use for this used to get parked in my some **** investment guy who works upstairs for Huntleigh. Now he parks his POS lincoln in the space next to mine. at least be backs in too and leaves plenty of space between our cars. He is still a **** for the way he acts.

And he wears too much old spice

Jessobear · 03-21-2011, 09:02 AM

Taking up two spots is the biggest douche move you can do with a car. Every time I see this, it's always someone with a car that really isn't worth very much.

bflosabre91 · 03-21-2011, 09:12 AM

i always park far away and i try to park next to a median thing if possible, so then theres only 1 side of my car that someone can park next to. sometimes i take a chance if theres no choice and i can get next to a nice car where you would probably assume they would go out of their way to be careful.

View Poll Results: Where do you park your Z?
Out where the buffalo roam.	114	85.07%
Crammed in with the door-dinging masses.	11	8.21%
I take up two premium spots up close because I can.	3	2.24%
I take my wife's/husband's car.	6	4.48%
Voters: 134. You may not vote on this poll

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03-21-2011, 07:11 AM	#23 (permalink)
b1adesofcha0s A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: MD Posts: 40,963 Drives: HypeTrain Choo Choo! Rep Power: 141	In my apartment complex's parking lot, I try to park next to my parents' or my sister'a car so I'm at least safe from one side. In store/mall parking lots, I try to park far away or next to other Z's __________________ Project: b1adeZmobile (2009 370Z) \| Uprev Tune by AAM Competition \| Berk Exhaust Project: b1adeZmobile 2.0 (2014 C7 Z51) \| Corsa Xtreme Exhaust

03-21-2011, 07:37 AM	#24 (permalink)
Jordo! A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2010 Location: nirvana Posts: 6,394 Drives: 2023 NATM Rep Power: 417	Honestly, the more obvious effort one puts into attempting to protect their car, the more likely some random dingleberry will fvck with you. I try to park next to other reasonably nice, non-dented cars or next to a wall/divider so I only have to deal with one person on one side of me. I'll go and park at the end of the lot if I'm in a crowded place, or there's likely to be drunken people wandering about. Otherwise, if there's one nearby, I'll go for a parking garage. However, if I were you, I would NOT take up two spots -- that is like putting a "kick me" sign on your back... __________________ Enjoy it. Destroy it.

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03-21-2011, 12:34 AM	#16 (permalink)
jaedub Track Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 906 Drives: 2010 Black 370Z MT Rep Power: 304	what we need is one of these...

03-21-2011, 01:40 AM	#17 (permalink)
sucasa Base Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: DC Posts: 156 Drives: 2010 370Z Rep Power: 14	You take you parking spots on purpose here in VA/DC, your car will likely get keyed. That's simply asking for trouble.. You don't drive a Bugatti bro, grow up

03-21-2011, 06:53 AM	#21 (permalink)
happytheman A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Florida Posts: 10,737 Drives: MB 6M Tour/Sport Z34 Rep Power: 1822	Wow! I didn't mean to I've had my Z for all of a week and still think of it like I'm driving a Bugatti. As you may have read earlier I felt that I'd gotten a few responses that didn't agree with my methods...enough for me to reconsider my actions.

03-21-2011, 07:07 AM	#22 (permalink)
Jessobear Base Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Washington, DC Posts: 201 Drives: '10 370Z Tour/Sp M6 Rep Power: 14	My preferred spot is the end of the row, so I can park all the way to one side of the space. If I'm going somewhere that I know parking is really bad, I'll take my work car.

03-21-2011, 08:27 AM	#26 (permalink)
igotcabada Base Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Charlotte Posts: 104 Drives: 10 Nissan 370Z 40th Rep Power: 14	I was going to start a new thread, but this kind of relates to this subject. I normally park far away enough at my train stop for work so that noone parks next to me and on my left is the curb. I pull through the spot so I can just pull away when I leave. So Friday I get to my car and there is a parking ticket on it, so i'm immediately like WTF, I park in the same spot every day for like 6 months. I read the ticket and it says " TAKING UP 2 PARKING SPOTS " so I"m still like WTF!.... I look at my car and when I pulled through the spot, I left my back bumper about 3 inches over the white line, but there was a car in the spot I was allegedly taking up. So yeah, I took a picture and appealed it immediately, but if you take up 2 spots (or even if you don't), you might not only get keyed or a sticky on your car, you might also get a ticket.

03-21-2011, 08:50 AM	#28 (permalink)
haggomyeggo A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: IL Posts: 1,723 Drives: Steves old cars Rep Power: 17	I pretty much always back in. However at work I usually park at the end of the row with a curb on one side and a spot on the other. The space I use for this used to get parked in my some ** investment guy who works upstairs for Huntleigh. Now he parks his POS lincoln in the space next to mine. at least be backs in too and leaves plenty of space between our cars. He is still a ** for the way he acts. And he wears too much old spice

03-21-2011, 09:02 AM	#29 (permalink)
Jessobear Base Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Washington, DC Posts: 201 Drives: '10 370Z Tour/Sp M6 Rep Power: 14	Taking up two spots is the biggest douche move you can do with a car. Every time I see this, it's always someone with a car that really isn't worth very much.

03-21-2011, 09:12 AM	#30 (permalink)
bflosabre91 Base Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: na Posts: 114 Drives: car Rep Power: 14	i always park far away and i try to park next to a median thing if possible, so then theres only 1 side of my car that someone can park next to. sometimes i take a chance if theres no choice and i can get next to a nice car where you would probably assume they would go out of their way to be careful.