Morons in supermarket - Page 3

Captain Crappycrimp · 12th February 2020, 20:52

Not only was the bumper damaged when I washed the car today I discovered the divers side rear passenger door is creased two dings in one day!

As for parking in parent snd child spaces I’m a single parent and know how frustrating it is to find them all full while hundreds of disabled spaces are free so if your going to use a reserved space use the disabled ones.

Captain crappycrimp

trikey · 12th February 2020, 20:54

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Originally Posted by Captain Crappycrimp

Not only was the bumper damaged when I washed the car today I discovered the divers side rear passenger door is creased two dings in one day!

As for parking in parent snd child spaces I’m a single parent and know how frustrating it is to find them all full while hundreds of disabled spaces are free so if your going to use a reserved space use the disabled ones.

Captain crappycrimp

Your luck really has gone astray Richard!!

Captain Crappycrimp · 12th February 2020, 21:49

Your not kidding mate!

COLVERT · 12th February 2020, 21:51

ALL of the scrapes to my car have been done in super market car parks over here in France by the local bumper car drivers.---Merde---

rab60bit · 13th February 2020, 06:59

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Originally Posted by Gazmo65

I used to work at a car storage compound for a large French car manufacturer, we unloaded railway carriages and parked cars dropped off by transporters, we were taught to park in a manner that stopped vehicles from getting damaged and that was to reverse into a parking space with the drivers side as close to the white line as possible and the front of the car level with the front of the parking box, this worked and few cars were damaged due to doors being opened onto a car , if everyone parked in this manner things would be easier.

That works for me too - in a controlled environment - but methinks not in a public place where either/both sides of a vehicle can have doors opened (plus opened with no consideration of other vehicles adjacently parked).

macafee2 · 13th February 2020, 07:06

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Originally Posted by Captain Crappycrimp

Not only was the bumper damaged when I washed the car today I discovered the divers side rear passenger door is creased two dings in one day!

As for parking in parent snd child spaces I’m a single parent and know how frustrating it is to find them all full while hundreds of disabled spaces are free so if your going to use a reserved space use the disabled ones.

Captain crappycrimp

no don't use disabled spaces. Everyone else is able to walk but often, not the disabled to any great distance. using a disabled space when not disabled is worse then taking 2 spaces

perhaps there should be wider spaces or smaller cars. wider spaces = less spaces.

macafee2

Odd Job · 13th February 2020, 07:56

Our '75's are large cars,
But super market spaces are stupidly small, and cars in general just get bigger and bigger.

Case and point.
Have a look at an early Vauxhall Corsa, small hatchback.
Now look at the modern one, it's a large hatchback!

The Adam, which is roughly the size of the early Corsa, is to be discontinued later this year.

rab60bit · 13th February 2020, 09:51

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Originally Posted by Odd Job

Our '75's are large cars,
But super market spaces are stupidly small, and cars in general just get bigger and bigger.

Case and point.
Have a look at an early Vauxhall Corsa, small hatchback.
Now look at the modern one, it's a large hatchback!

The Adam, which is roughly the size of the early Corsa, is to be discontinued later this year.

All valid points, however the trend is to electric and if I have judged the norm in that area then my guess is that supermarket car parks (subject in question) will be frequented by smaller cars doing more local trips so good luck with your unspoken hopes for larger parking slots....even if nothing changed with future vehicles the pile it high/sell it low brigade are unlikely to reduce parking density, it's just not in their DNA

FLYING BANANA · 13th February 2020, 10:38

Sliding doors would be a better option. That way the supermarkets could cram more cars in.

planenut · 13th February 2020, 11:19

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Originally Posted by FLYING BANANA

Sliding doors would be a better option. That way the supermarkets could cram more cars in.

I can see it now, those types who struggle to find their fuel filler cap, will now be looking for the door.

It's why Citroen produced the "Cactus" for the supermarket car parks, all that side rubber.

12th February 2020, 20:52	#21
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12th February 2020, 21:49	#23
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13th February 2020, 07:56	#27
Odd Job Gets stuck in MG ZT 2.0 cdti Join Date: Aug 2019 Location: Derby Posts: 909 Thanks: 298 Thanked 191 Times in 149 Posts	Our '75's are large cars, But super market spaces are stupidly small, and cars in general just get bigger and bigger. Case and point. Have a look at an early Vauxhall Corsa, small hatchback. Now look at the modern one, it's a large hatchback! The Adam, which is roughly the size of the early Corsa, is to be discontinued later this year. __________________ ….And the latest thing to break is..... ### MG STANDS FOR "MY GREMLIN" !!!

13th February 2020, 10:38	#29
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12th February 2020, 21:51	#24
COLVERT This is my second home R75 Saloon. Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: France/or Devon. Posts: 14,003 Thanks: 3,851 Thanked 2,167 Times in 1,816 Posts	ALL of the scrapes to my car have been done in super market car parks over here in France by the local bumper car drivers.---Merde---