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[Del Boy]

Are they getting smaller or what? Now I may have just purchased a rather large vehicle, but I couldn't open either door, and I was over hanging by miles. This was in a brand new Sainsburys car park! I can't understand how they can keep making spaces smaller to cram more in 

[Andy B]

Are they getting smaller of what?  .......

It wouldn't surprise me  :-/ :-/

[TheBoy]

Cars are getting bigger as well

[Del Boy]

Are they getting smaller of what?  .......

It wouldn't surprise me  :-/ :-/

It's to the point of, a Fiat Punto was quite tight, I understand they want to get as many spaces in as possible, but when my car would literally take a space and a half, it's a bit pointless in my mind?

[Del Boy]

Cars are getting bigger as well

Granted it's a large barge 

[Marks DTM Calib]

Cars are getting bigger e.g.:

Astra G L=4,199 mm W=1,753 mm
Astra H L=4,331 mm W=1,753 mm
Astra J L=4,419 mm W=1,814mm

[Del Boy]

Well they need to make spaces bigger then 

[Andy B]

Cars are getting bigger e.g.:
 ......

Yep! Have you seen a MK1 Golf recently? They look tiny compared with everything else on the road.  :-?

[Del Boy]

Cars are getting bigger e.g.:
 ......

Yep! Have you seen a MK1 Golf recently? They look tiny compared with everything else on the road.  :-?

Similar size to a Lupo when I last saw one, maybe a touch bigger.

[Chris_H]

I was in a council run pay-and-display car park on Windemere a couple of days ago and they clearly stated that if you took up two bays, you paid for two bays.  Mind you the bays were a reasonable size there.

So it looks as if things are going that way.

[Del Boy]

I was in a council run pay-and-display car park on Windemere a couple of days ago and they clearly stated that if you took up two bays, you paid for two bays.  Mind you the bays were a reasonable size there.

So it looks as if things are going that way.

Remind me not to go there 

[Nick W]

Cars are getting bigger e.g.:
 ......

Yep! Have you seen a MK1 Golf recently? They look tiny compared with everything else on the road.  :-?

Similar size to a Lupo when I last saw one, maybe a touch bigger.

This is true of a lot manufacturers; their cars have grown so much they need a 'new' small model. Like 1 series BMWs, Lupo/Fox, Ka instead of the Fiesta etc etc. Even something like a Triumph 2000 estate, considered a large car at the time is about the same size as an Astra.

Plus, look at the weights of modern cars; a mk1 Golf was around 800KG, a current one is about 1500!

[Stallion]

Or just park a little further away and take up 2bays! thats what i tend to do..

[Del Boy]

Or just park a little further away and take up 2bays! thats what i tend to do..

Then that's walking, which is effort, mind you it'd help with my health kick 

[Stallion]

Then that's walking, which is effort, mind you it'd help with my health kick 

Like that!