Every time I park defensively...

[BenT]

... some jerk parks on the line next to me.




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[Tuan]

Haha .. you're not the only person it happens to mate.

Just be thankful it's not a 4WD/SUV.

[green_comet]

Haha, story of my life! I copped this one a few weeks back, purposely parked in the middle of nowhere away from everyone outside a shopping centre and returned to this. I had to take a photo due to being so annoyed lol.

[jets]

I try & park at the end of a row, as close as I can to the concrete edging & come back to find someone cuddled up to me.
My son was parked in an outback town in his Landcruiser when a guy pulled up next to him & opened his door quite hard into the Landcruiser. He obviously didn't think he had done anything wrong until my son had a go at him & told him "when I leave I will drag my bulbar down the side of your car". My son said the guy kept looking back as he walked away to see if he was going to carry out his threat.
Another time he went out to lunch at the local Inn with his family & parked away from others. He noticed a girl driving fast who misjudged when pulling up next to him & hit his rear bumper [Subaru Outback]. She climbed out of her car with a laugh saying "did I bump you?"
That little bump cost $1600 to repair.

[Dutch77]

Haha, story of my life! I copped this one a few weeks back, purposely parked in the middle of nowhere away from everyone outside a shopping centre and returned to this. I had to take a photo due to being so annoyed lol.

Haha, that's a classic.

I've had similar happen - but generally another enthusiasts car so I give it a pass.

I try & park at the end of a row, as close as I can to the concrete edging & come back to find someone cuddled up to me.

Having spent most of the last two years in Qld and Vic, sadly this seems to be an Adelaide specialty - the care factor of other people's cars seems especially low here.

[VW Convert]

I'm pretty fussy about where I park, always look for an isolated spot preferably with some "protection" like concrete pillars adjacent.
More often than not we take my wife's Fiat 500C when we go out to dinner or go shopping as we only need half a spot. When we go to our local Westfield, we have our pick of about 6 "reserved", safe parking spots regardless of how many cars are in the car park, essentially, not much other than a 500 will fit in between the concrete pillars and they keep the adjacent cars at a safe distance!

[Idle]

I do it all the time — gets me noticed...

[Guest001]

If you look at the Suncorp ad that he parks at the far side of the car park. Well I would be the one further away than that.

Like the exercise and havent got any marks in 5 years ( So far anyway)

[theresanothersteve]

...sadly this seems to be an Adelaide specialty - the care factor of other people's cars seems especially low here.

I worked for a number of years in Hyde Park. The amount of 'shopping cart rash' I got from matrons opening the doors of their Mercs and Jags was unbelievable, they didn't give a toss. Taking stuff to our Burnside outlet was just as bad.

When I relocated to the Port Adelaide office I could not believe the difference. Call 'em bogans if you must but they respected other people's cars.

[Dutch77]

I worked for a number of years in Hyde Park. The amount of 'shopping cart rash' I got from matrons opening the doors of their Mercs and Jags was unbelievable, they didn't give a toss. Taking stuff to our Burnside outlet was just as bad.

When I relocated to the Port Adelaide office I could not believe the difference. Call 'em bogans if you must but they respected other people's cars.

They may be bogans but a lot of them are passionate about their Falcodores all the same.

If I don't have a pre-planned parking spot in mind before a journey my car tends to stay tucked away at home.

[Tuan]

Haha this is so funny .. there is potentially a whole forum of OCD car owners on here .... like myself ...

My wife sort of understand and she has just accepted that I will park in the spot furthest from the door from the shops.

[Dutch77]

The Speaker of the House gets it - if she finds herself in my car when out and about she will always take a pic of the spot where it is parked for approval.

And yes I've skipped shops when I didn't like the available parks left.

I also accept I have a problem. This appears to be the closest to a Parkers Anonymous meeting I can find though, and sharing our stories has helped me already realise I am not alone.

[The_Hawk]

Ahhhh... the hunt for the perfect parking spot. Preferably between two concrete poles with enough room for the neighbouring car to scrape the side of their car down said pole and STILL have enough room to full open their door without to touch yours...

Actually, it would be better to be in a garage, at home... away from people. People suck.

In the ever correct words of Vincent from Pulp Fiction:

Lance: Still got your Malibu?
Vincent: Aw, man. You know what some f***er did the other day?
Lance: What?
Vincent: ****ing keyed it.
Lance: Oh, man, that's f***ed up.
Vincent: ell me about it. I had it in storage for three years, it was out for five days and some ****less piece of **** f***ed with it.
Lance: They should be f***ing killed. No trial, no jury, straight to execution.
Vincent: Boy, I wish I could've caught him doing it. I'd have given anything to catch that ******* doing it. It'd been worth him doing it just so I could've caught him doing it.
Lance: What a f***er!
Vincent: What's more chicken**** than f***ing with a man's automobile? I mean, don't f*** with another man's vehicle.
Lance: You don't do it.
Vincent: It's just against the rules.

[Tuan]

The Speaker of the House gets it - if she finds herself in my car when out and about she will always take a pic of the spot where it is parked for approval.

And yes I've skipped shops when I didn't like the available parks left.

I also accept I have a problem. This appears to be the closest to a Parkers Anonymous meeting I can find though, and sharing our stories has helped me already realise I am not alone.

I showed this to my wife and she smiled ... and then rolled her eyes at me haha.

[sports racer]

I drive a 1992 Tarago van with lots of dents on the sides.

You wouldn't believe how far people park away from me.