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Title: Whats The Worst Car You Have Ever Tried To Park
Post by: Mr Skrunts on 12 October 2008, 23:24:32: Worst dor me Was an XJS, trouble at the front was the long slopping bonnet, the back was the wierd rear view setup. :y

Easiest was a Honda Prelude with 4 Wheel Steering. Soooo easy.
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Post by: Vamps on 12 October 2008, 23:27:43: VW Beetle, cant see the back or front.
Or My citroen c4 picasso, thank goodness for parking sensors, on the front. :-[ Got it sussed now though.... ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: Plomien on 12 October 2008, 23:46:11: not really had any problems myself but i watched a guy take 5 minutes to park a smart car into a space i could have slotted my estate into in less than 30 seconds.....
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Post by: Mr Skrunts on 12 October 2008, 23:47:54: Quote
VW Beetle, cant see the back or front.
Or My citroen c4 picasso, thank goodness for parking sensors, on the front. :-[ Got it sussed now though.... ;D ;D ;D

I once tried to move a VW Caravanette, no idea how the gearbox worked, for the life of me I could not find reverse.
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Post by: M16 on 13 October 2008, 07:38:53: Ford Galaxy. The parking sensors go off for no reason at all. I thought it was a faulty car but it's all of them. (I work for a car rental company and have 6 of these in stock)
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Post by: Gaffers on 13 October 2008, 07:42:57: AFV - 432 :P
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Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 13 October 2008, 08:24:04: A 2.6 SD1.....not running on a full compliment with a knackered auto box!
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Post by: Andy B on 13 October 2008, 08:40:46: Quote
AFV - 432 :P

Having just Googled for a picture, I wouldn't have thought you'd have any problems at all parking one of them. Other people might have a problem with you taking out their car/wall/etc but I doubt you'd notice! ;D ;D ;D
A bit like Kenny Everet when he parked his tank on the line of parked cars ;) ..... didn't he get into trouble for taking a parking meter out? ::)
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Post by: The Red Baron on 13 October 2008, 08:47:45: not a car but....a fowler Z7 ploughing engine. that big you can stand inside the front wheel. & have a dance on the footplate. a steam engine for those not in the know. :D
Title: Re: Whats The Worst Car You Have Ever Tried To Park
Post by: Martin_1962 on 13 October 2008, 08:58:32: Quote
A 2.6 SD1.....not running on a full compliment with a knackered auto box!

That is standard - they only run on 6 as it is the wrong engine
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Post by: TheBoy on 13 October 2008, 09:08:18: A box/Luton van, with no passenger wing mirror lost earlier in the day during a 'I cant stop in time down this narrow road, so in the hedge it goes' incident... ...but at least I missed the car coming the other way ::)
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Post by: Richie London on 13 October 2008, 09:59:24: if you see the state of the back of my bumper trim now from b&q car park, frigging small posts all over the place where we had to park. >:( >:( >:(
i took a 7.5tonne down a narrow lane, car came other way and i took every strap off the side scraping a tree. ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 13 October 2008, 10:01:22: Quote
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A 2.6 SD1.....not running on a full compliment with a knackered auto box!

That is standard - they only run on 6 as it is the wrong engine

This was running on barely 4....had to put it in neutral, rev the nads off it and drop it in drive or reverse and then quickly back to neutral to stop it stalling!

And i was parralel parking it in a spot which was less than 1.5x the car length!
Title: Re: Whats The Worst Car You Have Ever Tried To Park
Post by: Martin_1962 on 13 October 2008, 10:09:13: Quote
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A 2.6 SD1.....not running on a full compliment with a knackered auto box!

That is standard - they only run on 6 as it is the wrong engine

This was running on barely 4....had to put it in neutral, rev the nads off it and drop it in drive or reverse and then quickly back to neutral to stop it stalling!

And i was parralel parking it in a spot which was less than 1.5x the car length!

Not your car then ;D
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Post by: tmx on 13 October 2008, 10:18:31: Nissan Primera 1.8 SX my dad has one and i attempted to park it at the local tesco's u/g car park the turning circle is horrendus and the only reason it has a smart color reversing camera is because you cant see much out the back!

easiest well Ford Transit SWB with Tow bar and ladder steps just back her in when the steps hit the wall nudge it forward! :y :y
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Post by: waspy on 13 October 2008, 11:35:02: 1992 Pontiac Trans-Am. The turning from lock to lock was terrible, because of the width of the tyres. It use to catch me loads when i was trying to bay park. Made me look like i couldn't drive ::)
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Post by: TheBoy on 13 October 2008, 12:04:29: Ah, same van as mentioned above, only had it a few days (they replaced my Escort with a transit box van). I found it very difficult to park it under the roof overhang of a customer's bungalow - believe me, I tried. Very hard. £14,000 hard. ::)
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Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 13 October 2008, 12:27:07: Quote
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A 2.6 SD1.....not running on a full compliment with a knackered auto box!

That is standard - they only run on 6 as it is the wrong engine

This was running on barely 4....had to put it in neutral, rev the nads off it and drop it in drive or reverse and then quickly back to neutral to stop it stalling!

And i was parralel parking it in a spot which was less than 1.5x the car length!

Not your car then ;D

Christ no, it was a spares or repairs trade in.....and a great advert for isopon!
Title: Re: Whats The Worst Car You Have Ever Tried To Park
Post by: LJay on 13 October 2008, 15:07:34: A Ford Ka! I just can't park small cars!

Easiest car to park that i've ever had is my current estate, haven't driven into our porch once.......yet! ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: TheBoy on 13 October 2008, 15:10:37: Quote
I just can't park cars!
Thats because you are a girl ;D
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Post by: LJay on 13 October 2008, 15:12:45: dangerous ground! ;D ;D ;D ;D

sexism at its best! :D :D :D :D

was kinda waiting for a comment like that! wouldn't have put money on who from though!
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Post by: TheBoy on 13 October 2008, 15:20:23: Quote
dangerous ground! ;D ;D ;D ;D

sexism at its best! :D :D :D :D

was kinda waiting for a comment like that! wouldn't have put money on who from though!
My money was on Jimbob, but I guess he's having to do some real work...
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Post by: LJay on 13 October 2008, 15:24:35: Quote
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dangerous ground! ;D ;D ;D ;D

sexism at its best! :D :D :D :D

was kinda waiting for a comment like that! wouldn't have put money on who from though!
My money was on Jimbob, but I guess he's having to do some real work...

But he works for a bank! They don't do real work!

He wouldn't dare comment on womens parking, he's not that brave! ;D ;D
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Post by: Bo Bo on 13 October 2008, 15:28:12: A stretch Cadillac limo :o
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Post by: Andy B on 13 October 2008, 15:32:56: I can't think of a car that was difficult to park, but the easiet has to be my Dad's MKII Granada Estate, despite it's size. It's so square it makes it dead easy to park.
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Post by: Andy B on 13 October 2008, 15:34:12: Quote
A stretch Cadillac limo :o

They all need crushing anyway! Especially those in white or pink! ::)
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Post by: Bo Bo on 13 October 2008, 15:37:26: Quote
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A stretch Cadillac limo :o

They all need crushing anyway! Especially those in white or pink! ::)
It was white & left hand drive, hated it!
Title: Re: Whats The Worst Car You Have Ever Tried To Park
Post by: Mr Skrunts on 13 October 2008, 17:31:01: Quote
1992 Pontiac Trans-Am. The turning from lock to lock was terrible, because of the width of the tyres. It use to catch me loads when i was trying to bay park. Made me look like i couldn't drive ::)

My Pontiac was brilliant for parking, nudge it up to a car that was in my parking space and nudge it out of the way (hand brake on or off) Oh I do miss that car.
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Post by: Dusty on 13 October 2008, 17:39:19: Parking cars is a male problem....Most women can park a car perfectly ::) ::) ::)..as can I. :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-*
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Post by: LaserLance on 13 October 2008, 18:31:40: Worst thing i had to park up was a Marsden van plan furniture wagon with a 7 mtr A frame trailer , what a 24 carat basket it was to reverse into parking spaces to me 6 months to perfect it ,then me govenner took me of it and gave me a artic, not been near a A frame in 18 years .....Phew :y :y
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Post by: tyreburner on 13 October 2008, 18:50:38: a 1982 leyland coach with "semi " pas ????? wtf it weighs 12 tonne is 39ft long and has power steering that only works when you are moving or revving the nuts off it!!! AND it had the turning circle of a bloody capri!!! (on a larger scale of course)
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Post by: Lizzie_Zoom on 13 October 2008, 19:02:46: A 1958 Duple 56 seater road coach (taxed as a "private car") that when I first started to drive it and backed it onto my drive for the first time (the neighbours couldn't believe what they were seeing! :o :o) and took out a wooden fence post; but I missed the house!! :D :D ;) Rear view virtually non existant!! ::) ::) ::) ::)
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Post by: Andy B on 13 October 2008, 19:04:16: Quote
A 1958 Duple 56 seater road coach ...... and backed it onto my drive for the first time .....

how big's your drive??? :o :o
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Post by: Lizzie_Zoom on 13 October 2008, 19:08:48: Quote
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A 1958 Duple 56 seater road coach ...... and backed it onto my drive for the first time .....

how big's your drive??? :o :o

It was just long enough to park it without overhanging the public pavement! 8-) 8-) 8-) 8-)

I have a film picture of it parked up on the drive as I was so proud of my accomplishment, which I am soon going to have loaded up electronically which I will post one day!! ;)
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Post by: Andy B on 13 October 2008, 19:14:12: Quote
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A 1958 Duple 56 seater road coach ...... and backed it onto my drive for the first time .....

how big's your drive??? :o :o

It was just long enough to park it without overhanging the public pavement! 8-) 8-) 8-) 8-)

I have a film picture of it parked up on the drive as I was so proud of my accomplishment, which I am soon going to have loaded up electronically which I will post one day!! ;)
Not a chance on my drive. Even if the gap at the side of my house was wide enough for a coach - I can reverse my caravan down there - there wouldn't be enough room to swing the front of the coach round. Harry - my neighbour across from me - is a BIG man & i don't think he's take too kindly to me driving over his garden! ;D ;D :y :y
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Post by: mars on 13 October 2008, 19:28:30: Drove my ex-gaffers XJS a couple of times and it wasn't the best car to park. The funniest was a tiny little Fiat 126 which a complete stranger asked me to park after several failed attempts. You probably could have got a Mig in the space ;D ;D
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Post by: Big Bri on 13 October 2008, 19:40:18: An Austin Princess because it had a high back end and a Lada not because I couldn't see over the front of the bonnet or the boot its because I was ducking down with sheer embarrasment of driving it.
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Post by: Mr Skrunts on 13 October 2008, 20:41:15: [size=14]Whats The Worst Car You Have Ever Tried To Park[/size]

Just reminding everyone of the title. ::) ::)

Tanks and busses etc are not cars. ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D :y :y
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Post by: jereboam on 14 October 2008, 12:03:10: I hate to say it, but I have trouble parallel parking the Omega - don't know why - I don't normally have problems parking, and the Omega usually does everything I want it to. No problem getting in and out of tight spaces but I just can't get the bloody thing to end up straight against the kerb. :-[ :-[ :-[

My Volvo 960 Estate was the easiest - you could get that into a space about 15" longer than the car with without too much trouble.
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Post by: albitz on 14 October 2008, 16:41:52: I dont think the omega is a particularily easy car to park.
there is no visibility beyond the bottom of the screens - front and rear,and the car widens by a few inches at the bottom of the side windows.
I am used to it,but mrs Bitz hates trying to park it,despite the fact that she is (allegedly) a much better driver than me. ::) ::)
My duaghter had a clit for a while and could only park it if she found 3 empty parking spaces side by side. the driving test must be too easy these days. ::) ::)
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Post by: Lizzie_Zoom on 14 October 2008, 17:55:47: Quote
[size=14]Whats The Worst Car You Have Ever Tried To Park[/size]

Just reminding everyone of the title. ::) ::)

Tanks and busses etc are not cars. ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D :y :y

They are Skruntie when taxed as a 'private car' as the one I drove was!! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;) It was also as far as the police were concerned then (1980s)! ;)

............and no car has ever been a trouble to me for parking, even that really large 56 seater one( ;)), but my father............well that is a different story........5 minutes frequently to park in a space with everything lined up correctly!! ;D ;D :D ;)

Woman are, as Dusty states :y, usually better parkers, apart from those in 4X4's.....now I must stop getting into my usual rant! >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:(
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Post by: amigov6 on 14 October 2008, 20:48:06: Was going to say being HGV positive gives me an unfair advantage but Skruntie reminded us it's a car post so hardest is the Mig because i'm scared of scuffing the alloys.
Easiest was my Marina Van (if i'm allowed that as a car) because i was 19 & thought it was funny to handbrake turn into spaces, just a phase i went through when i had that vehicle & did'nt care.
Silly thing is i got quite good at it!!!! ::)
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Post by: Lazydocker on 15 October 2008, 13:15:07: Truth be known I find small cars hardest to park! Give me a big car and I'll squeeze it into the tiniest of spaces, likewise a lorry, but stick me in the likes of a clit and I have a real nightmare :-[ :-[ :-[
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Post by: Vmax on 15 October 2008, 14:53:32: A talbot delivery Van - gear changes like stirring porridge and no power steering..
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Post by: Vmax on 15 October 2008, 14:55:10: Quote
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[size=14]Whats The Worst Car You Have Ever Tried To Park[/size]

Just reminding everyone of the title. ::) ::)

Tanks and busses etc are not cars. ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D :y :y

They are Skruntie when taxed as a 'private car' as the one I drove was!! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;) It was also as far as the police were concerned then (1980s)! ;)

............and no car has ever been a trouble to me for parking, even that really large 56 seater one( ;)), but my father............well that is a different story........5 minutes frequently to park in a space with everything lined up correctly!! ;D ;D :D ;)

Woman are, as Dusty states :y, usually better parkers, apart from those in 4X4's.....now I must stop getting into my usual rant! >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:(
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 15 October 2008, 15:24:56: Quote
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[size=14]Whats The Worst Car You Have Ever Tried To Park[/size]

Just reminding everyone of the title. ::) ::)

Tanks and busses etc are not cars. ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D :y :y

They are Skruntie when taxed as a 'private car' as the one I drove was!! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;) It was also as far as the police were concerned then (1980s)! ;)

............and no car has ever been a trouble to me for parking, even that really large 56 seater one( ;)), but my father............well that is a different story........5 minutes frequently to park in a space with everything lined up correctly!! ;D ;D :D ;)

Woman are, as Dusty states :y, usually better parkers, apart from those in 4X4's.....now I must stop getting into my usual rant! >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:(
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

Excellent, Lizzie posts the joke of the day :y
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Post by: Lizzie_Zoom on 15 October 2008, 17:32:26: Quote
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[size=14]Whats The Worst Car You Have Ever Tried To Park[/size]

Just reminding everyone of the title. ::) ::)

Tanks and busses etc are not cars. ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D :y :y

They are Skruntie when taxed as a 'private car' as the one I drove was!! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;) It was also as far as the police were concerned then (1980s)! ;)

............and no car has ever been a trouble to me for parking, even that really large 56 seater one( ;)), but my father............well that is a different story........5 minutes frequently to park in a space with everything lined up correctly!! ;D ;D :D ;)

Woman are, as Dusty states :y, usually better parkers, apart from those in 4X4's.....now I must stop getting into my usual rant! >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:(
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

Excellent, Lizzie posts the joke of the day :y

Do I get a prize Mark!! :D :D :D :D ;D ;D ;D ;)