Parking your Z....straight... in the lines.

EazyD

Unless I stick my head out the window, I have a hard time getting the car parked in the lines correctly the first time.

Give me your techniques, especially interested in situations while backing in to a spot. Unless there are cars next to the spot, it's hard to guage where the lines are. I don't have any problem with my Jeep. Thanks

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GZ3

i can see the lines in my mirrors...and i just go from there...maybe you could angle your mirrors a bit more down

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370Z Purist

When going into a spot, you have to turn a bit wider. The Z may have a tiny turning radius but it is much wider.

When backing into a spot, I use the side mirrors. My side mirrors are angled out and slightly down (so that I can see the fenders) and my rearview mirror is angled so I see straight back. I have never needed a rear camera although it would be very convenient.

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370ZAttack

I usually like to take 2 lanes anyways. So no-one scratches or hits my baby. But if only one spot is available I stick my head out the window

samb03

I hope you park a long distance from the entry of the building you hog up the spaces for. If I am in my beater and somebody pulls that stunt and they are close to were everybody wants to park. I will fit in there if at all possible. People in the dorms used to do this alot. I would spend 5 minutes easing in spot, 1/4in margins and climb out the window. and use a coat hanger to rollup my window. If you don't want people mear your car park in the back.

Our cars are small enough that doesn't matter if you are perfectly square in the spots. It isn't a H1 hummer.

Snakes709

one of my pet pieves are people like you. Whenever i see people do that, i park in the lane they are taking up, about 1/2 - 1 inch away from there door so they have to go through the passenger side. Then i take pictures of there plates and car incase they decide to do anything to my truck. Did it to one women at the base gym. Got a PA through the building about needing to move my truck, went outside, women started bitching me out, i told her to **** off and went back to the gym. Stop being a bitch and use one spot like your suppose to.

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370Z Purist

Well that depends, does he park far far away? If you do, then what someone else mentioned will happen; you'll either have some ugly POS park next to you, or you'll end up with ricers/other tuners (typically less mature) parking RIGHT next to you. Not in front, not two spaces away, but always on your drivers side.

Taking up two spaces is just unnecessary. Park five cars down from the densest area and you'll avoid having your car keyed, dinged, or boxed in by other cars.

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Snakes709

thats my point exactly. If someone is that worried about there car being dinged, they should park far enough away from other cars. That being said, theres still no excuse for taking multiple parking spots, regardless if you are at the back of the parking lot. Not saying who, but someone on these forums was taking up 4 parking spots in a parking lot. If i didnt have such respect for others peoples property, i would have key his car myself. But like i said, i have respect for other peoples property, so i wouldnt do something like that..... but theres still no reason why he or anyone else has to take up 4 spots.

Hell its been -30*C lately, i go to the mall with my srt-10, i park at the end of the parking lot and walk to the entrence. And if i bring my ZX6R, i park at a "non offical" parking spots for bikes....its kinda like a side walk that devides the parking spots and the entrence to the lot...pretty much where bikers park so they dont take up spots just for their bikes.

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Pharmacist

I can definitely attest to that. Haven't had any experiences with ricers, but there's always a 20 yr old rusty piece of junk just waiting to park right next to you even if the entire parking lot is empty and even if you are parked far away. It's like they do it on purpose or something.

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Pharmacist

and one of my pet peeves is people like you who drive those ugly land yachts and just have to park in tight spots. The width of the truck coupled with the usually narrow parking spots means there is usually less than 2 feet between my car and the truck. This, coupled with the longer doors of sports cars like the Z make it very hard to get into or out of the car. And it doesn't end there. The length and height of most trucks means that when I'm pulling out of the parking space, I can't see if any car is coming across, so I have to creep out very slowly and hope that no one hits me until I'm far enough out of the spot to be able to see the traffic.

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azn370z

Are you using your side mirrors and you still have problems? The only time I have problems is at night when the mirrors don't help. But you should angle down your mirrors so you can see the ground.

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kenchan

i just look at the lines too in the side mirrors to aim and just back in.

usually i dont park anywhere at night so im fine...but i can use additional lighting from the rear fog lamp as needed and rear view camera helps as well.

EazyD

Mirrors angled slightly down... got it.

I used to never use my mirrors to back up, I am a put-my-hand-behind-the-passenger-head-rest-and-twist-my-body-to-look-out-the-back-window kind of person. Mirrors make me doubt myself.. but in the Z it may be the only good way if nobody is adjacent to the space.

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kenchan

yah, i back in my dd everyday onto the driveway and i park it like 1-2" from the edge... even in that little car i use the side mirrors to aid.

chops

if im backing up, i just unlock the door, open it wide and back in with my head out the door.

if im getting into a spot normally, i just guestimate it, after a while you get a feel for how wide hte car is..