Mokos23

I'm meeting up a girl I just started going out with tomorrow at the mall, but I get worried about where I can park the TSX. Since it has no side moldings, even if it did I still get worried where to park it.

I wonder what the best way to not worry about the car, I think I may have to find an end parking space, if not I don't know where to park then or park far.

What do you do?

SilverUA5

Park it far or park it next to a wall.

haroman311

hire 4 really big guys to gaurd it, one on each end

LalchandYamlajat

Park real far. A walk wont kill you.

drunkenbuda

Yeah, walking won't kill ya....thats why AMericans are so fat....LoL. They are tooo lazy to walk.

05_TSX_GP

Doesn't matter if you park far or close. Of course try to avoid spot between two cars that are squeezing the empty spot in between, or something like that.

But bottom line is that shit can happen anywhere, any time to any car... so just park it and go about your business.

Too many small things can happen in life, not worth dwelling dude

Dan Martin

People who compete to get the closest spot to the door only to spend 3 hours walking in a mall amuse me.

05_TSX_GP

Very good point... gotta tell my wife about it

xenonhid

I agree, with the farther parking distance, but Make sure you find a well lit spot that is easily visible and does not allow someone to be around your car long enough to scratch it or something. Maybe near well passed area where a lot of shoppers see the area better.

dmbfan36_23

park far away, park on an end.. and if possible angle the nose to towards the outside or wall (when you're on the end.. that way you leave the largest gap between the side of your car and the side of the car next to you... if you angle out when they swing their door they won't hit you...

Mokos23

thanks for the tips, but let's see if i can find a spot big enough to be able to angle the nose on the end parking lot. the one problem is that there may not be a lot of parking around 1pm when i meet her up. we're eating at either outback or at cheesecake factory and those places are crowded. i want to park in a parking garage, but it is on the other side of the mall where these restaurants are and that wouldn't make sense.

yacro

no scratch/dent on my car for 4 1/2 month and hope will stay this way.

Things to avoid...

No parking next to a coupe.
No parking next to a poorly maintained car (if they dont' care about their cars, they don't car about yours).
No parking next to a pedestrian walkway/staircase/elevator.
No squeezing in between 2 SUVs, 2 oversized vehicles, 2 Vans (esp),...
Park far from the crowds, but at a well lit area.
Avoid vallet parking.
Avoid parking on the streets, especially near an intersection or an entrance/exit of a parking lot/drive way/store entrance.
No parking under a tree, a poll, or near a tree, or near any sorts of a poll.
Avoid poorly maintained parking lots/structures.
Avoid overly crowded areas.

Things to do...

Parking on the end of a row without an empty spot on the right side of the car in a parking structure. (doesn't quite work for a mall parking structure, but for most other business structures, since most people commute alone, if you park without a spot on the right side, there is no way you will get a dent).
Parking next to a wall - at least you save one side.
Park in between two well maintained cars.

tony4311

Don't park too far away. It' just begs for some dick to mess with it. Find a curb and park next to it if possible. Then park as close as you can. Or an end spot with the extra yellow lines. If thats not possible park about midway where there's a few open spots together. That way the odds are there will always be closer spots for others to take rather than next to you.

Perfect example here. I parked close to the curb like normal and when I came out someone had parked next to me but close to the line. They still had plenty of room though.

curb



space between




Also a shot of the yellow lines since I don't know what else to call it.




Random picture of where I park at work.




Sorry for the picture whoring.

aaronng

Park next to a pillar, but remember to be careful not to scrape your car against it.

Mokos23

well, i took your guys advice. at old orchard there was this parking lot at the end and there was this huge parking space where they made the line really wide, so i took this parking space. when i came back there was a ford taurus parked by me, but the space was even wider than the one Tony4311 posted. i'm happy for now . but, i was like wtf when i was walking and saw this new Infiniti M35x parked next to this big SUV. I was like if I had that M35x, I would park it even farther than the TSX.

DateTSX

Have her pick you up!

tony4311

He probably parked next to you just to be a dick since you parked at the end.

itrhybrid

iTrader: (1)

This is what kills me sometimes. I used to be like that all the time. Worrying about where I park my car and who I'm parking next to.

It's just a car people. Not that I would not care if someone scratched or dented my car, but I don't let it run my life and dictate how or where I should park.....

Powered by Honda

Dan Martin, as usual your answer is correct. Very interesting.

calgary2800

What about an airport park and ride. You are totally hopeless there. They park cars like people in China, its crowded like sardines.

YBA

dude you're lucky you don't own a NSX... You would go nuts at the grocery store!

Stevestr

Just what mall is this in Illinois that doesn't have a large parking lot?

tony4311

Wouldn't fit very many groceries in one of those.

YBA

Fits enough groceries for 2 people

iTimmy

I've got so much else going on in my life I don't have time to worry about my car. I don't want it to get damaged, but at the same time if it happens I am not going to lose sleep over it. No point raising your blood pressure over parking your car, believe it or not one day you will have a real problem and your car will be the least of your concerns.

tony4311

Well I'm all set then.

greendestiny

haha, i'm scared too, thats why I bought six of these! and i'm gonna put 'em whenever I have to go to shady cities and/or park at the mall/movie theater parking lot.

http://www.autogeek.net/parsmarmagdo.html

jlukja

Mokos23

i just saw those door guards, it maybe ugly, but it does protect.

btw, my bro said that he might go on a 2nd date with this girl.

blueingrid

Your brother is going on a second date with the girl you met and ate with at the mall? Damn close family to share like that!

greendestiny

yes i spent like 70 bux on it...6 sets... to tell you the truth... one ding/paint chipping would probably cost more to repair than those six sets!

so its worth it to me... i'm sorry to say I visit a lot of ghetto places because I have to ...and therefore, its worth it for me...its ugly when i park it..who cares...

i rather have it ugly for when its parked between two POC cars... than come back to my car and see a shiny dent on my door(s)...

but of course, thats just me.... i love my brand new acura...

notice i bought 6...its 25" in length each. i measured the TSX and its approx. 75" from the front of the door all the way back pass the back door a little...so thats why i bought 3 for each side, enough to cover basically the critical areas of where denting can occur....

Mokos23

whoops, i meant to put this update in my other thread with the bro borrowing the TSX to impress the girl he likes.

EveofNemesis

LOL

EveofNemesis

dont park next to 2 door cars, their doors open wider and most people dont care, i try to be careful and i have 1 ding on it so far... had it since november i gues 1 isnt bad for 7 months but still.... gets me pissed thinking other people dont give a damn about someone else's car...