How do you park your car at work?

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Old Jul 16, 2008 | 09:41 AM
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The Mazda 3 sedan or the NSX?
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Old Jul 16, 2008 | 10:14 AM
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I work at different sites every couple of months (road construction) so our "yard" is very dirty/dusty. I park outside the yard on the grass. No other cars or trucks go near it. I just wipe the tires down when I get home.
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Old Jul 16, 2008 | 10:17 AM
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The Mazda 3 sedan or the NSX?

Both. I dont even leave the Mazda outside.
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Old Jul 16, 2008 | 10:18 AM
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I dont get to park at work. But when i do park i park normally (between the lines) At home i park in the garage. Sometimes if im feeling nice i park to one side so teh GF can get in the garage with the expedition too.
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Old Jul 16, 2008 | 10:51 AM
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I drive my beater to work, so it gets in wherever it fits in.
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Old Jul 16, 2008 | 11:17 AM
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I drive my beater to work, so it gets in wherever it fits in.
i need to get me one of those you can get into the smallest spots when SUVs hog the lines and have no remorse if it gets a ding or scratch.
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Old Jul 16, 2008 | 11:20 AM
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Originally Posted by cltypeSLOW
i park like you do against a pole, wall, or end spot in my parking garage at work. i dont care if its far, cause its underground and outa the elements if its nasty outside.

at home i just park in my driveway infront of the GFs car like so:

thats one sweet CL
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Old Jul 16, 2008 | 01:33 PM
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Since the carpoolers at work have their own designated spot, I know most of the cars in the lot are single drivers. So I go for the end spots on the right side of the lot: where my driver-side door is facing the passenger door of the next car and no one is to my right. I park as far right as I can to maximize the space between my car and the next car over just in case they do have a passenger. Since I go in early I can usually get close to the front of the lot. Managed to get by without a dent for the past 5 years...LOL.
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Old Jul 16, 2008 | 06:57 PM
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At my office, I have an assigned end spot . The doc who parks next to me is so anal about his car that he pays someone to clean his car while he's in the office. I'm sure he wanted the end spot but I moved my practice in before he did. Nyah nyah!
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Old Jul 16, 2008 | 07:05 PM
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I double park mine diagonally in the farthest corner spot in the lot

Its so that assholes don't ding my car!
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Old Jul 16, 2008 | 07:22 PM
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i used to park on an end spot, but i liked my old job when i took the train downtown so i never had to worry about where to park at all.
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Old Jul 16, 2008 | 09:20 PM
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At work, we have a covered garage so I park in my "reserve" spot at the very top away from everyone else. Newbies who don't know any better usually take my spot when I leave for lunch.

I used to park away from everyone else in my apartment complex until some asshat had busted my passenger side window and broken into my car. Now, I park close to someone under a street light. Door dings are a lot cheaper and easier to fix than broken glass.
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Old Jul 16, 2008 | 09:22 PM
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On the street as close to the building as possible....
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Old Jul 16, 2008 | 10:04 PM
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That's great! I work at a rather large company, and we have offices all over town. I used to regularly go to one of our other offices for training and meetings. The parking lot had a reserved section ("Reserved" painted on the close spots) for AVP's and higher. One of the VP's, who while only a VP had a LOT of clout, had an M5 that he always parked in a particular spot in the reserved section. He even had a cone that he would block the spot with when he left. One day when I showed up for training, another car was in his spot. He pulled in, slowed down behind the other car, and then parked somewhere else. Five minutes later, some lady came out and moved her car. I so wish I had it like that.

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Old Jul 18, 2008 | 09:30 AM
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I park next to fellow AZiner DAYTA's supercharged TSX. We're almost always in the same two spots in our garage, which have a concrete pillar on either side of them. Since we're both anal about our cars, those are the best spots to take. It also looks pretty badass having two modded TSX's backed up to the wall glaring out at everyone.
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Old Jul 18, 2008 | 09:33 AM
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Originally Posted by Audioserf
I park next to fellow AZiner DAYTA's supercharged TSX. We're almost always in the same two spots in our garage, which have a concrete pillar on either side of them. Since we're both anal about our cars, those are the best spots to take. It also looks pretty badass having two modded TSX's backed up to the wall glaring out at everyone.
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Old Jul 18, 2008 | 12:11 PM
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corner spot against the wall in my parking garage with half of my car in the "lined white area"
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Old Jul 19, 2008 | 03:12 AM
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Garaged at home

At work i have a reserved spot in the back of the building around no other cars - however i only park there on days we are not getting deliveries/shipments as it is somewhat of a tight squeeze for an inattentive driver of a big truck to fit between my car and the curb.

When we do have deliveries i park my car one or two spaces down from the farthest spot away.


Or if its on a day where im first one in and last to leave i call up my coworkers and ask them to park there cars on both sides of me...

in addition to that i always follow the no parking under trees rule... and its tough to keep track but when they cut the grass i always move my car far away from the lawn/landscaping...

I dont like door dings
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Old Jul 19, 2008 | 04:53 AM
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At school, I park in the very back where it's always empty. I've seen a few hit and runs in the same parking lot, so no way in hell am I gonna let my car get its 329th ding.
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Old Jul 19, 2008 | 06:37 AM
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My driveway at home has plenty of room, so just normal there. At work, I have a reserved spot, and the only car next to me is a guy with a white Subaru Legacy Blitzen model, so we're in the "anal compatible" category. Plenty of room, no dings.
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