The Official CarSPIN Bad Parking Hall of Shame.

[Laconian]

DUMMKOPF, DU MUST OBEY ZE RULES AND PAHK IN ZE LINES, IST NOT HARD JA?

That triple fail combo one is totally understandable. Some dumbass does a sloppy job of parking, and everybody has to offset their parking so that they keep some buffer zone in between them and the adjacent cars. So it's more like a single fail, with everybody else adapting the best they can.

[Rupert]

I usually just park super close to the jackass and take a photo that has their plate in it.

[Madman]

Another stupid redneck who thinks he can park like an asshat just because he drives a huge obnoxious pickup.


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[cawimmer430]

DUMMKOPF, DU MUST OBEY ZE RULES AND PAHK IN ZE LINES, IST NOT HARD JA?

That triple fail combo one is totally understandable. Some dumbass does a sloppy job of parking, and everybody has to offset their parking so that they keep some buffer zone in between them and the adjacent cars. So it's more like a single fail, with everybody else adapting the best they can.

Yeah, you're probably right. Still, it's fun making fun of these guys and accusing them of a crime they didn't commit! 

[Rupert]

Isn't that the attitude that led to concentration camps in WWII?

[Cookie Monster]

Isn't that the attitude that led to concentration camps in WWII?

[ifcar]

[Madman]

That's not really that bad.  The car isn't protruding into another parking space and it's not obstructing access through the car park.  I've seen far worse.  You're going to have to do better that that!  

[hotrodalex]

This doesn't really count, as he's not blocking a spot.  Car is pulled off, almost up to the tree.  Probably just wants more of a buffer so he doesn't get door dings from careless people.

At school I have one car next to me and the other side is empty because of a sidewalk. So I usually park right on that line, if not over it to protect my car. Except the girl next to me is retarded and will sometimes park over the line on my side. I'm trying to stay away from her and she just follows me!

This is the same chick who backed into a car and drove off with 5 people watching her.

[Madman]

Civic owner not even trying to park properly.  Four spaces?  Come on!  


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And another shit-kicking hillbilly who can't park his "good 'ol boy" truck!  Ever notice how these knuckle-dragging neanderthals never seem to be carrying anythig in the back, either?

[ifcar]

Getting closer!

[Rupert]

They're different spaces-- 3058 and 3098.

[ifcar]

They're different spaces-- 3058 and 3098.

Yeah, same-style space, different row.

[Madman]

Yeah, same-style space, different row.

Maybe they're just trying to avoid getting door dings?  Then again, the owner doesn't seem to concerned about his missing wheel trim.

[2o6]

Maybe they just whip the wheel, pull up and stop.

[Rupert]

Well, whatever they do, they are doing it wrong.

[ifcar]

Maybe they're just trying to avoid getting door dings?  Then again, the owner doesn't seem to concerned about his missing wheel trim.

I would be rather surprised if the driver was a he. Badly-parked Yaris missing a hubcap doesn't scream 'guy.'

[giant_mtb]

Saw this at Meijer the other day.

[The Pirate]

Saw this at Meijer the other day.

Geriatric.  As far as they know, that's probably a perfect park job.

[Laconian]

LANDAU ROOF!

[cawimmer430]

Saw this at Meijer the other day.

That Ford F-250 or F-350 or F-450 or F-550 or F-650...whatever it is in the background on our left, also looks like it is parked on all four spaces!

[Laconian]

BOTH trucks are!

[giant_mtb]

Indeed.  I hadn't noticed them!  I think this type of parking is typical of people that park far away from the doors of the stores.  I just about always park far away and try not to park next to other cars (I'm super paranoid about scratches/dings), and have found that most other people that park as far away as me see it as a "well, there aren't any other cars so I can park however the fuck I want" ticket.

[CJ]

I bet that's as far in as that truck goes.  My friend's Silverado has a problem with small parking spots.

[Rupert]

Yeah, parking big trucks is a bitch. It's not too hard to get it to go where you want (actually pretty easy if your bed is empty and you reverse), but spaces are so small in a lot of places, that you end up looking like an asshole.

As a side note, I would rather reverse a big truck than reverse most cars.

[hotrodalex]

Yeah, parking big trucks is a bitch. It's not too hard to get it to go where you want (actually pretty easy if your bed is empty and you reverse), but spaces are so small in a lot of places, that you end up looking like an asshole.

As a side note, I would rather reverse a big truck than reverse most cars.

Why?

[Cookie Monster]

I'd rather reverse a truck because you can at least see the back of the bed so you know exactly here the truck ends.

[Madman]

I bet that's as far in as that truck goes.  My friend's Silverado has a problem with small parking spots.

No, the back of the truck is hanging over the middle line which separates the parking spaces.  The other end of the space is open.  Here's a crude illustration of what I'm talking about.


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There is penty of room for the truck owner to pull forward and not render the space behind him unusable.

[CALL_911]

No, the back of the truck is hanging over the middle line which separates the parking spaces.  The other end of the space is open.  Here's a crude illustration of what I'm talking about.


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There is penty of room for the truck owner to pull forward and not render the space behind him unusable.

That mall's also empty. Why should someone want to go out of their way to park behind that thing? If there's room, who gives a fuck?

[Madman]

Just to demonstrate that it's not only meth-addicted hillbillies who can't park worth a damn, here are some very tasty-looking rides badly parked by people who probably shouldn't be holding a driving licence.

Audi R8 Spider.



http://www.motorauthority.com/blog/1056692_audi-r8-spyder-epic-parking-fail



Bugatti Veyron.



http://www.motorauthority.com/blog/1054536_video-bugatti-veyron-curbs-wheel-during-epic-parking-fail



BMW X5.



http://www.motorauthority.com/blog/1037287_wtf-video-bmw-x5-parking-fail