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How do you make narrow parking spaces even narrower - make the lines narrower. Woodstock in the Cotswolds .
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The Yaris just about fits?
I recall parking in a ridiculous spiral underground car park in Chartres in France that had tiny spaces. When we got back to the car there was only 12-18 inches left on either side by large cars that had parked adjacent. Neither door would open sufficiently to let us in. Thankfully our car was a soft top so I opened the roof and climbed in. Job done.Getting the car in is one thing ; opening the doors to get out is another .
I recall parking in a ridiculous spiral underground car park in Chartres in France that had tiny spaces. When we got back to the car there was only 12-18 inches left on either side by large cars that had parked adjacent. Neither door would open sufficiently to let us in. Thankfully our car was a soft top so I opened the roof and climbed in. Job done.
Did you climb in through the boot...?
My initial reaction was to blame Monsieur Dacia driver but we are both within the lines, however, the rest of the car park was sparsely populated and you can see that he was cute enough to reverse in and leave his driver's door clear while blocking mine.Did you climb in through the boot...?
My initial reaction was to blame Monsieur Dacia driver but we are both within the lines, however, the rest of the car park was sparsely populated and you can see that he was cute enough to reverse in and leave his driver's door clear while blocking mine.
I climbed over from the passenger side while sweating and swearing profusely.
I've generally found them to be welcoming, this was at Arras where they apparently love the Welsh because of the liberation or something, I should have had a Welsh badge on the car rather than a GB one. I might not have had any badge at all if the old E class had a plastic boot as my badge is magnetic.The downside of being a Rosbif in France, perhaps...
Sure? The doors on the W215 move forwards as they open...and do not open as far as many front doors on a 4 door car.This is an issue with the CL.... you need a hefty chunk of door opening space![]()
And to think, in the early 1990s my Mother in Law had a Subaru Legacy estate because they were a relatively big family and needed a relatively big (fast) family car.View attachment 89271 This illustrates the issue, on the left a Subaru Legacy Estate 1990s vintage. On the right, a big fat Mini.
Ps that’s not the car park at work..... I dream of bays that wide![]()
And to think, in the early 1990s my Mother in Law had a Subaru Legacy estate because they were a relatively big family and needed a relatively big (fast) family car.
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