If you buy a massive 4×4 SUV...

[bravefox]

... to ask you to practise parking it in a single space? Saturday afternoon in the town multistorey and the number of huge cars parked half in a second space is 🤯

Thats why I normally just park in the adult & child bays! (Despite no child) its not easy parking this beast 😜

I think they admit to doing it on purpose dont they?

Obviously they should be fined

Ah, you’re one of those…

Yes I am! I have a food baby onboard 😌

Yawn.

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Finding your spoon🥄 useful today too.🫢

I never, ever park in a multi storey because the spaces are always too small. And it’s often too tight going up and around the stupid ramp things. Wish they’d build them bigger.

They're too big for single spaces a lot of the time.

They're too big full stop.

Fucking ridiculous for city dwellers to have these wanky child killing machines.

If you have one, I judge you.

And if you are designing a carpark or setting standards for them, please allow enough space. Cars are bigger these days. A lot of the reason behind that is improved safely; crumple zones take up space, and if you have three children you can't just line them up on the back seat.

So please design for the actual world. Similarly, add in some extra loos for the women if that's what you are planning.

Yours, a childless non-car owner.

Parking spaces are too small in a lot of car parks these days though - DH has a Land Rover (needed for boat towing reasons not just for show!) and a lot of spaces are a struggle and he's good at parking

I have one. I live in the country. I also have to frequent the city. Am I supposed to downsize to a ghastly little Geewhizz when I hit the city limits? 😂

If there’s a shitload of free spaces in a supermarket car park, I’ll often straddle two spots because it’s too big for a single space without being damaged by other parkers. I do park far away from the shop though, I’m not a lazy decker trying to park on top of the door.

What on earth does this phrase mean 😂

It means they think you are shit-stirring, an assessment with which I agree.

I'm sorry I simply don't accept this. There are more, smaller, cars available then every before. If you purchase a giant car that's your choice. None of the cars I saw today was out the space on both sides.

Ah gotcha!

I think they mean the poster is shit stirring !

Could I also ask you not to buy a car that you can’t fit into your own driveway? Our neighbours have bought a mammoth chav mobile (Range Rover) that they can’t even get in their own drive - they’ve commandeered the space outside our house instead… They both live and work in the city and only have one child, no dogs etc. An SUV just isn’t necessary.

I think it's a shame people buy them in the first place. I suspect it's just because they like to look down on other people.

One issue is that car makers are not selling estate cars

They are also stopping selling MPV's and cars you can get into easily

There was some discussion on a site I am on for those that suffer the vice that has no name (OK Model Railways) that SUV's are massive but the bit thats important - the load bay is small compared to a proper estate car

That of course and the fact that you dont get a good view forwards so can easily run over a child because you cant see them

Living in the country is a pathetic excuse for being selfish.

I think people who spend 40-60k on a car genuinely believe they have the right to inconvenience other people so it doesn’t get damaged.

I drive a fucking builders van and manage to park it quite sensibly.

Yep I don't understand people buying SUVs because they "need a big boot", they've got shit bootspace. We will continue to buy used MPVs and Estates for as long as we can.

Am wondering why it’s acceptable to refer to Range Rovers as “chav mobiles” on here? I once went on a date with a man who called the bus a “peasant wagon” and I left immediately. Making judgements on people because of their transport choices is frankly odd.

My late DM’s neighbours had a SUV each and they only had room for one on the drive. Just ridiculous.

Yep.. this is the case with said neighbours! Just selfish.