End Spot Etiquette

"The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123" (mattp123) 06/28/2016 at 17:04 • Filed to: None

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My car has survived 24 years and 80k miles better than most cars in my area with the same miles or 1/3 the age. I aim to keep it that way and thus seek out the elusive end spot. Please do not cross the line into my spot. Sure, it’s “just” a 1992 Grand Marquis. But still respect somebody else’s property.

Luckily in this case there is still plenty of room and we are parked passenger side to passenger side. Therefore it doesn’t make it difficult for me to get in and I highly doubt this person had any passengers since it’s a work parking lot, so the chances of dings are minimal. I’ll give the guy a pass, but it’s the principle.

Alternate title: Late model F-150 makes Grand Marquis look small.

Honeybunchesofgoats > The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123 06/28/2016 at 17:11

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Completely agree. It’s a total dick move.

Urambo Tauro > The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123 06/28/2016 at 17:15

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The principle is still important.

This might be okay for your particular situation, but if your car happens to be first to leave, the F-150 could be causing a problem for the next car looking to use that spot.

Camshaft Chris: Skyline/McLaren/Porsche Fanboy > The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123 06/28/2016 at 17:18

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Seeing things like this makes me want to start carrying a floor jack and some rollers in my trunk. Just move ‘em on over. Or, if you have the time, flip ‘em around the opposite direction. That’ll freak ‘em them hell out.

Also, nice aero body!

Chasaboo > The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123 06/28/2016 at 17:56

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I always carry oily rags and kerosene for situations like these.

The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123 > Urambo Tauro 06/28/2016 at 19:12

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It definitely will force whoever took that spot after I left to also hug the striped off side. Which is sort of OK since it is an end spot. There is another end spot I would get when starting a later shift. Rather than fill in the next spot closest to the building, I would jump to the end spot. Problem is that it only takes one person to park poorly enough that it would gradually shift everybody over so that by the time somebody parked next to my end spot, they would end up parking just as close to me as if I parked in the middle of the row.

Urambo Tauro > The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123 06/28/2016 at 19:35

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The next car may or may not have passengers. But that’s not for the F-150 driver to decide.

I hate seeing drivers use other cars instead of the lines to figure out how to position their car. Like you pointed out, it has this kind of domino effect, and I try to be the one to stop it (even if it means leaving 60% of a spot between me and the other car). But even better is stopping the effect before it starts:

One of my favorite things to do in the winter is to get to work before anyone else, spin a few donuts to reveal the parking lines underneath the snow, then park nice and centered between the lines in a spot two spaces from the end. So the space that I leave open is unmistakably two cars wide: not one, not three. One would have to be incredibly bold or stupid to take the whole thing for themself.

The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123 > Urambo Tauro 06/28/2016 at 19:46

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When I’m driving my beater Grand Marquis (white, bit rusty, and double the miles) I give no shits when parking. I definitely put it right between the lines even if it means some poorly parked soul will have a hard time getting in. I even park it like this:

I like your winter strategy. Anything to prevent this:

Urambo Tauro > The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123 06/28/2016 at 19:49

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LOL/groan; I hate that second pic there. That’s exactly the kind of nightmare I want to avoid.