Re: <All> Anybody else experienced parking lot troubles with your BMW?

["Ron Buchalski" <rbuchals@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

>>Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1998 22:47:29 -0500
>>From: "John Ward" <jtward@domain.elided>
>>Subject: <All> Anybody else experienced parking lot troubles with your 
BMW? 
>
>>Hey everybody, well today I was minding my own business when I decided 
to
>>stop at the local CompUSA to pick up some software. The parking lot 
around
>>this particular establishment is rather large. As usual, to protect my 
car
>>('92 E36 325i 4dr) from dings I parked at the far end of the lot, 
taking 2
>>spaces. Since it wasn't busy I figured no problem - won't have to 
worry
>>about some idiot opening their door into me or a shopping cart getting
>>knocked into the side of my car. Upon returning to my car I find a red
>>(faded paint, dented) '92ish Honda Civic 4dr DX about 3 inches from 
the
>>passenger side of my car. Having the ENTIRE parking lot he naturally 
had to
>>practically side-swipe me. I checked my car and no dents so I was 
lucky.

I've encountered situations similar to this, and I have to agree with 
others who've responded and said that when you took two spaces to park 
your car that you gave out a superiority signal that pisses people off.

I have an older car that I use for most shopping trips (1985 318i), but 
when I need to stop at the store while driving the 1995 M3, I park at 
the fringes of the lot, with the passenger side of my car next to a 
grass median whenever possible.  I'm betting that the person who would 
park that far out is probably alone, and will exit the driver's side of 
his/her car, thus keeping a swinging door away from my car.  It's worked 
so far.  I don't need to take two spaces up, and I haven't pissed anyone 
off.

I do seem to attract other nice cars when I park out there, too.  I'll 
frequently return to my M3 and find a nice BMW, Porsche, etc parked near 
me.

Ron Buchalski
BMWCCA #76387
1995 E36 M3 (19,xxx miles)
1985 E30 318i (243,xxx miles, and still going...)


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