View Poll Results: Back in or pull in forward when parking? | |||
Back it in | 42 | 66.67% | |
Always forward | 13 | 20.63% | |
I can't drive | 8 | 12.70% | |
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03-06-2020, 08:39 AM | #23 |
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Back in in the M2 99% of the time, in the Miata, it doesn't matter. It's so dang small I could just about park sideways in some spots lol.
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03-06-2020, 10:10 AM | #25 |
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I never had an issue with hitting the lip. In the C7 I just don't go over the curb. However it still depends. In my cars I typically just go head in. In my truck I tend to back in a lot because it's a long sob and I would rather have some of the bed overhang off to the curb or bushes or whatever. Otherwise I would typically take up 2 spots. Plus a lot of times it's just easier to back in the truck to spots.
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03-06-2020, 10:13 AM | #26 |
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Pull forward for convenience unless i'm really trying to tuck the car in and there's a lip-killing curb/stopper.
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03-06-2020, 11:15 AM | #27 |
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Always forward through the next space, if possible. I'm not good at pulling out.
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03-06-2020, 12:58 PM | #29 |
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Depends entirely on the situation and location. Most places I pull in forward, and luckily no spoiler issues due to SUV life...
It does help that I was a valet for a bit in my 20's so I can park anywhere rather well, and parallel park in mind blowing fashion as well. |
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03-06-2020, 03:39 PM | #32 |
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Back in with truck, pull forward for bmw. Backing in is not as convenient without a backup camera.
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03-06-2020, 04:00 PM | #33 |
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Conventional wisdom says back in, especially when it is cold out.
This way, when you leave you won't have to slam the cold, stiff tranny into reverse & then forward, you can just go forward. Murf |
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On the original topic, my first job out of school required all employees to have parking stickers on their rear bumpers so the lot patrol could see them. So, I always pull in forward and never really thought about it.....
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03-07-2020, 07:43 AM | #37 |
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it depends how tired I am. If i'm not having it, I'll pull in
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03-07-2020, 08:58 AM | #38 |
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I don't stop driving often enough to be statistically significant.
Bt srsly. If I need access to the trunk I go in nose first. Backing in when you are going to be coming out of the facility with a cart full of stuff is a form of masochism. The rest of the time the direction I go is based on whim. |
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