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Whats The Worst Car You Have Ever Tried To Park
« 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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Re: Whats The Worst Car You Have Ever Tried To Park
« Reply #1 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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Re: Whats The Worst Car You Have Ever Tried To Park
« Reply #2 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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Re: Whats The Worst Car You Have Ever Tried To Park
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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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Re: Whats The Worst Car You Have Ever Tried To Park
« Reply #4 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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Re: Whats The Worst Car You Have Ever Tried To Park
« Reply #5 on: 13 October 2008, 07:42:57 »
AFV - 432  :P
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Re: Whats The Worst Car You Have Ever Tried To Park
« Reply #6 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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Re: Whats The Worst Car You Have Ever Tried To Park
« Reply #7 on: 13 October 2008, 08:40:46 »
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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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Re: Whats The Worst Car You Have Ever Tried To Park
« Reply #8 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
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Re: Whats The Worst Car You Have Ever Tried To Park
« Reply #9 on: 13 October 2008, 08:58:32 »
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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
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Re: Whats The Worst Car You Have Ever Tried To Park
« Reply #10 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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Re: Whats The Worst Car You Have Ever Tried To Park
« Reply #11 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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Re: Whats The Worst Car You Have Ever Tried To Park
« Reply #12 on: 13 October 2008, 10:01:22 »
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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!
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« Reply #13 on: 13 October 2008, 10:09:13 »
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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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Re: Whats The Worst Car You Have Ever Tried To Park
« Reply #14 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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