Here’s something that appears to be news to many sportscar owners: just because you bought a nice car, doesn’t mean you can park however you want. Parking like your car gives you some sort of special advantage only makes people want to mess with it more, like this Reddit user who decided to park his Jeep as uncomfortably close to one self-important motorist’s Corvette Grand Sport as he could.
Corvette Blogger found the photo and story after it was submitted to Reddit/r/pics by the owner of the white Jeep. He says he was stuck in New Jersey traffic for 2 hours and pulled into a semi-busy restaurant parking lot to grab a bite to eat. As you probably know, when one inconsiderate driver decides to take up two spaces it messes up the parking order for the entire row of spaces. Instead of taking up another two spots like our shamed Corvette driver here, the Reddit user parked his Jeep up on the curb right next to the Corvette.
Knowing you made the guy a little angry for ruining his parking job is normally enough, but having the opportunity to indulge in his frustration is even more satisfying. The Reddit user sat where he could see the Corvette in the restaurant and waited for the owner to come out, videotaping his reaction as he inspects his car for door dings. Then, just to rub it in his face a bit, two people walk by and laugh at the Jeep for messing with him.
Here’s a tip, if you don’t want your car to get scratched or dinged, park at the back of the lot where there are little to no cars and only take up one space. If you park upfront like you’re the only person on the road, someone is bound to mess with you. You don’t want to end up plastered all over the internet like the guy in the video below, do you?
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Funny, but Video camera orientation fail.
I know this seems rude of the Corvette owner but I have been driving Corvettes for 40 + years and I can’t tell you how many times my or friends Corvettes were clipped becuase people didn’t pay attention to where the front end was or drove up on the front end. Or how about when we park in the middle of no where and some just has to park next to us and so close the door can’t be openned wide enough to get in without resting the door on the other car. We have learned that people don’t take care when they see a specialty car. For many owners it is their biggest investment and they are overly protective.
Owning a specialty car doesn’t make you more special than someone else. We all have the same rights. If you don’t want to park near other cars, leave your car at home and take a cab. If there are fewer vehicles at the back then YOU go park there. If you can afford a high end car or specialty paint job, then you can afford repairs for minor dings. Get over yourself. You possessions do not make you superior.
Although this guy was out of line, I know how he feels. I park a mile out in the back, on a hill so no carts will roll into it. Yet, there will be an outpost there all around me when I go out. Sometimes right up tight. I have often wanted to wait and ask the idiots why next to my car? Why so close when the lot is pretty much empty?
It only took 3 months to get the first little ding on my new ATS. God help the one I catch.
remember when i got my first new paint job and parked normally, ran into the store quick and came out to a quarter size chip in my front fender, — wonder why people park that way, most people don’t know any different when they swing their door open, now we park well away from the idiots
Although a funny vid, I’m with the Vette owner. 98.9% of your fellow motorist do not respect their cars – let alone yours. And a small portion are just haters and will intentionally damage a nice car or wish evil on the vehicle or driver.
That said, don’t be a douche. if you car is that nice/important to you, park it safe and sound away from careless shenanigans.
There seems to be a lot of justification for what the corvette owner did. When people park like this, I would submit they are MORE likely to get the paint chips and dings. You aggravate the other people who are at the restaurant. They show their displeasure by keying your car, dinging it, bending your wipers, letting a little air out the tires, etc. Or, they park like this guy next to your vette’ just to show you how rude you are. You get into your car, have to straighten out, pull forward (thereby probably hitting the curb or sidewalk), straighten wheel, and repeat just to get out of the space. You took up two spaces-you only need one. If the business owner meant for people to have more room, they would have doubled the size of the parking space. What if the person in the jeep had an invalid/elderly father or mother with them? Now, instead of being able to park close to the restaurant, they have to park further away. If the passenger was on oxygen, it would be difficult or maybe impossible to walk those extra 50 feet or more. What if your wife was pregnant and within a few weeks of giving birth? Is it right then? Bob 10 said corvette owners are more protective. Why should your over-protection come at the inconvenience of others? I understand high end car owners sometimes park far away from others. The posts above say so, and I’ve done it myself. But, being so far away, I think it is more of an enticement for the bad guys to damage your car. After all, you are so far out they will be hard to spot damaging your car. At least parked close and properly, if somebody damages your vehicle and a bystander sees it, they may be more inclined to find you and let you know. Have a little bit of humility and courtesy, and park next to the “normal” folks.