"Zeppo" <zeppo_m@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> "News" <News@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> Frank wrote:
>>> In the old days where you could see and judge the front and back of
cars
>>> like my full sized 1968 Ford Galaxy 500, I could parallel park with
full
>>> confidendence given a space clearance as little as 2 inches. (Takes
>>> forever to get in and out but I could park that sucker) With the newer
>>> cars, like my son's compact Honda, where I couldn't see where the
front
>>> or the back of the car ends, I'm hasitant to parallel park even with
>>> clear space of 2 feet. Wondering if its just me and getting too old?
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>> When you "park-by-touch", as many do, it matters little...
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> And in 1968 you could park by touch with little fear of leaving a dent.
> Even a casual brush these days can cause thousands in damage.
>
> BTW, 30 years ago I could parallel park my 36' motor home a lot easier
> than I can parallel park any of the 4 cars I drive today. Part of it is
> age, part of it is lack of practice. Most places I go these days have
> parking slots or valets.
>
Back in the 60s, American car bumpers are heave duty steel, perhaps about
3/16" thick. 5 mph bumper crash, no problem. 5mph bumper crash on new
cars,
maybe over $10,000 in damages.
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