Is your car a parking magnet?
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Is your car a parking magnet?
Although only semi-serious I would be interested to know if it's only my car that seems to attract other cars in public car parks.
I always find the least popular area in a car park. It drives my wife crazy, but I will go to the furthest point, where no, or very few cars are parked, to avoid the park by feel merchants and their 'fling the car door open and use the car alongside as a door stop' cousins.
I never park next to any type of commercial vehicle, or a dented, rusty car, on the basis that if they don't care about their own car, they certainly won't give s**t about mine.
Even so, it's incredible how many times I will return to my car, which had been in splendid isolation, to find another car parked close to mine, with literally dozens of empty spaces around in more convenient places.
Why is this?
So far I have managed to avoid any damage, but it is just a matter of time.
Is it just me, or do others experience this same magnetic effect on other car owners?
I always find the least popular area in a car park. It drives my wife crazy, but I will go to the furthest point, where no, or very few cars are parked, to avoid the park by feel merchants and their 'fling the car door open and use the car alongside as a door stop' cousins.
I never park next to any type of commercial vehicle, or a dented, rusty car, on the basis that if they don't care about their own car, they certainly won't give s**t about mine.
Even so, it's incredible how many times I will return to my car, which had been in splendid isolation, to find another car parked close to mine, with literally dozens of empty spaces around in more convenient places.
Why is this?
So far I have managed to avoid any damage, but it is just a matter of time.
Is it just me, or do others experience this same magnetic effect on other car owners?
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Although only semi-serious I would be interested to know if it's only my car that seems to attract other cars in public car parks.
I always find the least popular area in a car park. It drives my wife crazy, but I will go to the furthest point, where no, or very few cars are parked, to avoid the park by feel merchants and their 'fling the car door open and use the car alongside as a door stop' cousins.
I never park next to any type of commercial vehicle, or a dented, rusty car, on the basis that if they don't care about their own car, they certainly won't give s**t about mine.
Even so, it's incredible how many times I will return to my car, which had been in splendid isolation, to find another car parked close to mine, with literally dozens of empty spaces around in more convenient places.
Why is this?
So far I have managed to avoid any damage, but it is just a matter of time.
Is it just me, or do others experience this same magnetic effect on other car owners?
I always find the least popular area in a car park. It drives my wife crazy, but I will go to the furthest point, where no, or very few cars are parked, to avoid the park by feel merchants and their 'fling the car door open and use the car alongside as a door stop' cousins.
I never park next to any type of commercial vehicle, or a dented, rusty car, on the basis that if they don't care about their own car, they certainly won't give s**t about mine.
Even so, it's incredible how many times I will return to my car, which had been in splendid isolation, to find another car parked close to mine, with literally dozens of empty spaces around in more convenient places.
Why is this?
So far I have managed to avoid any damage, but it is just a matter of time.
Is it just me, or do others experience this same magnetic effect on other car owners?
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happens to me in LA all the time too.... youll drive all the way to the end of the lot and invest in a long walk to come back and find someone parked right next to you with not even enough space to open the door to get in....
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I suspect that some drivers are so incompetent that they can't park between two parallel lines without a 3D object (i.e., another car) to guide them. Be happy if they don't scrape the side of your car.
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I too park way away from any other people... and so far no scratch & dents... The other day I was pleased to see (one space apart) there was a beautiful M7. I guess he/she feels the same way as well about minimizing the risk.
Did you all know there is an app to help people park? Couldn't believe drivers would actually rely on their phones instead of learning how to park!!! 
I suspect that some drivers are so incompetent that they can't park between two parallel lines without a 3D object (i.e., another car) to guide them. Be happy if they don't scrape the side of your car.
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Happens all the time. I thought it was just Utah drivers. I’m also very OCD about checking all angles with the 360 camera to make sure I’m centered perfectly in the parking place. I wish Mercedes would introduce something like Tesla “Sentry Mode” and use the 360 cameras to keep an eye all around the car when it’s parked.
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