Official Crappy Parkers Thread

[JARblue]

Originally Posted by b1adesofcha0s

That's what I usually do. It's much worse when you're parked next to a pick up truck

Here in TX you can't get away from the pickup trucks. Inch by inch by inch is the ONLY way to do it safely when backing up in the Z. I always feel like an idiot when it takes me forever to clear the full cab extended bed pickup truck only to see a car waiting who was nice enough to yield even when they didn't want my parking space.

[b1adesofcha0s]

Originally Posted by JARblue

Here in TX you can't get away from the pickup trucks. Inch by inch by inch is the ONLY way to do it safely when backing up in the Z. I always feel like an idiot when it takes me forever to clear the full cab extended bed pickup truck only to see a car waiting who was nice enough to yield even when they didn't want my parking space.

Yeah I hate having to deal with that. There's a couple in my apartment complex and when I come home late at night, guess where the one open parking spot is.

[JARblue]

Originally Posted by b1adesofcha0s

Yeah I hate having to deal with that. There's a couple in my apartment complex and when I come home late at night, guess where the one open parking spot is.

that's Murphy's Law for ya...

[4r3s]

Originally Posted by b1adesofcha0s

Yeah I hate having to deal with that. There's a couple in my apartment complex and when I come home late at night, guess where the one open parking spot is.

Originally Posted by JARblue

that's Murphy's Law for ya...

Murphy dictates that the pickup shall be taking up part of that last available spot as well.

[JARblue]

Originally Posted by 4r3s

Murphy dictates that the pickup shall be taking up part of that last available spot as well.

What I've discovered about Murphy's Law is things can always be worse. Murphy's Law states that if something bad can go wrong it will go wrong, but that doesn't necessarily mean that the thing to go wrong will be the worst thing possible.

[keb370z]

Originally Posted by JARblue

Here in TX you can't get away from the pickup trucks. Inch by inch by inch is the ONLY way to do it safely when backing up in the Z. I always feel like an idiot when it takes me forever to clear the full cab extended bed pickup truck only to see a car waiting who was nice enough to yield even when they didn't want my parking space.

Gotta love the eliteness of the Z... it's nice when people recognize.
My husband says people are always letting me in/yielding/stopping for me because I'm female. I say no way. Never happened when I had my GTI. They see the hotness of the Z and they do the right thing. Am I right?

(But then there are the people who go out of their way to block you/cut you off/etc because they are envious. That's a whole other thread.)

[JARblue]

Originally Posted by keb370z

Gotta love the eliteness of the Z... it's nice when people recognize.
My husband says people are always letting me in/yielding/stopping for me because I'm female. I say no way. Never happened when I had my GTI. They see the hotness of the Z and they do the right thing. Am I right?

(But then there are the people who go out of their way to block you/cut you off/etc because they are envious. That's a whole other thread.)

Girl, you are SPOT ON with that observation. I definitely respect other vehicles on the road that are obviously driven by enthusiasts, providing extra room and other subtle gestures in my driving mannerisms. Sometimes they notice, sometimes not, but I absolutely notice when other drivers provide the same courtesies to the Z.

Then, of course, there are the jealous idiots. I try to just get out of there way as much as I can, but sometimes they just need a little lesson

[bdavis89]

Originally Posted by JARblue

Girl, you are SPOT ON with that observation. I definitely respect other vehicles on the road that are obviously driven by enthusiasts, providing extra room and other subtle gestures in my driving mannerisms. Sometimes they notice, sometimes not, but I absolutely notice when other drivers provide the same courtesies to the Z.

Then, of course, there are the jealous idiots. I try to just get out of there way as much as I can, but sometimes they just need a little lesson

All we've got is jealous idiots here. It sucks. I consider myself an enthusiast and check out every car whenever they're around. I often look at the driver just to give him a "nice car" nod, but I've noticed people NEVER look at me in the 370z. I think they're in a nice car, and see me in a nice car, and feel the need to be a prick.

[keb370z]

True, it does go both ways. Never really thought about it, but I guess I do give the love when I come across something worth noticing. I caught up to a 350 on the highway the other day, and when I passed we both checked each other out. I ended up following him off at the same exit, then I got in the other lane, he got out of line to follow me, and we played until we parted ways. Good times.

Yeah there's tons a pricks, too. Probably 5 to every 1 cool person. Had someone get in front of me in the fast lane today for no reason but to slow me down. Ever run across one of those? But all it takes is one little break in between cars and I'm around him.

[Zenki370]

Originally Posted by keb370z

there's tons a pricks, too. Probably 5 to every 1 cool person. Had someone get in front of me in the fast lane today for no reason but to slow me down. :

Every single time I operate my Z on the highway... I have had people cut me off when Im going 65 in the left lane to pass a car going below 65.

[LakeShow]

Originally Posted by bdavis89

All we've got is jealous idiots here. It sucks. I consider myself an enthusiast and check out every car whenever they're around. I often look at the driver just to give him a "nice car" nod, but I've noticed people NEVER look at me in the 370z. I think they're in a nice car, and see me in a nice car, and feel the need to be a prick.