car parking

bobin fudge

anyone have a similar experience?

I park my car in a parking bay on grounds of where my apartment is. the car to either side is parked very very close. there are no actual lines to mark each bay and space is pretty tight

Im dreading seeing the sides of my car covered in dents from doors banging of it -is there any sensible soloution to this?

this is the 2nd day the car has been parked there so maybe im just nervous but I think my worries are justified

belcampprisoner

put rubber protection on


http://www.google.com/search?q=car+door+guards&hl=en&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=fl2JUY2TMMqmiQL00YHwBQ&sqi=2&ved=0CFwQsAQ&biw=1366&bih=599

_Kaiser_

bobin fudge wrote: »

anyone have a similar experience?

I park my car in a parking bay on grounds of where my apartment is. the car to either side is parked very very close. there are no actual lines to mark each bay and space is pretty tight

Im dreading seeing the sides of my car covered in dents from doors banging of it -is there any sensible soloution to this?

this is the 2nd day the car has been parked there so maybe im just nervous but I think my worries are justified

I'd either:

- Park somewhere else, assuming there's not allocated spaces (which if they're not even marked I'm guessing there isn't)
- Leave enough space between the car next to me as I felt necessary
- Reverse in so my passenger door is beside theirs and leave enough room on the driver's side
- Combination of 2 and 3

Almost as bad are these "fancy" brickwork spaces that have a slightly lighter shade that's meant to illustrate the dividing line but which are impossible to see in bad/dark weather anyway - what's wrong with good ole fashioned tarmac and painted white lines (I know.. it offends the artistic sensibilities of whatever architect designed the place or the nose-in-the-air resident who probably objects to you having your washing visible as well!)

bobin fudge

nice one, probably should have used google before starting this thread

that will certainly put my mind at rest!


reversing in and the rubber strips

RandomAccess

I think this would just about cover it.



Can't believe how ignorant people are about car doors.

derry

Many solutions

buy a junker and then you wont care about scratches:D
and amazing how they will chose to avoid parking beside you :rolleyes:

buy a quad bike (yes 4 road number plated versions exist ) less risks all round
Buy a motor bike or chicken chaser or electric bike to commute to where you park your car more safely :pac:

Buy a wooden shed with front door you can lock and place it on a parking space and then drive in out to your own private garage :cool:
2000 euros would be enough and save you a €2000 euro re-spray and when you move apartment you can probably flog it for €500 to €1000 probably to the new person that comes in

Re-spray the car in rubber paint they use to spray concrete floors with it comes red green blue black white :eek:

Buy a big cover for it made from heavy canvas material and get some foam rubber sown into it where doors might contact it very popular solution in European cities where street parking is the norm

Move to a house with your own private drive way

Derry

dr.fuzzenstein

Paint your car with this stuff:
(it's pickup truck bedliner)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSnWnLxt6Po

bobin fudge

what is the point with the trim that comes on most doors? the cars still have the same amount of dents in them from other car doors banging off them

ardmacha

Buy a wooden shed with front door you can lock and place it on a parking space and then drive in out to your own private garage

This might stop dents, bout you'd have to clamber out the hatchback to get out of your car!

danoriordan1402

Buy/rent another 2 apartments to get an allocated space on either side

Kenny Logins

Get an estimate to repaint one of your doors and stick it to the inside of the window.

djimi

bobin fudge wrote: »

is there any sensible soloution to this?

Dont squeeze in between two cars leaving them little or no room to open their doors?

Not sure what the solution is in reality. Personally I just dont park where I feel there is a high chance of coming back to find my car damaged, but its not always practical where there is no alternative parking.

Merch

belcampprisoner wrote: »

put rubber protection on


http://www.google.com/search?q=car+door+guards&hl=en&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=fl2JUY2TMMqmiQL00YHwBQ&sqi=2&ved=0CFwQsAQ&biw=1366&bih=599

How do you account for every car shape/size.
Best just have a piece of junk with a few dents in it, because people dont care

Kaiser2000 wrote: »

I'd either:

Almost as bad are these "fancy" brickwork spaces that have a slightly lighter shade that's meant to illustrate the dividing line but which are impossible to see in bad/dark weather anyway - what's wrong with good ole fashioned tarmac and painted white lines (I know.. it offends the artistic sensibilities of whatever architect designed the place or the nose-in-the-air resident who probably objects to you having your washing visible as well!)

Id that like dark matter?
I agree about the fancy brickwork, better if they just allocated spaces, instead of saying, lets let them have a free for all, keeps the proles busy while we count the money.

Kenny Logins wrote: »

Get an estimate to repaint one of your doors and stick it to the inside of the window.

Kind of like a target damage goal, people dont give a fcuk

Dardania

Don't park beside Junkers - people generally don't respect them as much. I always park beside well looked after cars

sungear

Dardania wrote: »

Don't park beside Junkers - people generally don't respect them as much. I always park beside well looked after cars

I drive a junker, few scratches, dings, dents, I agree peope dont respect them as much, ah shure its an old car, you wont mind if I knock lumps out of it, none of the damage have I inflicted myself,
Some of us are considerate of cars in better condition,

johndaman66

Of course this problem would be minimised or avoided entirely if a lot of the dopes out there learned how to drive and park properly. Its not that very difficult.

Ensure there is plenty of space between you and the car beside you when your parking up yeah but this wont avoid the problem if they pull out and the next dope pulls into the vacant space left and squeezes right up close to your motor...