FabSwingers.com forum: I am curious to know

By *atricia Parnel OP Woman
over a year ago

In a town full of colours

How successful are you at car parking...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Fine if I don't have to parallel park

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Pretty good, I drove a van for some time so when it comes to parking the car it’s pretty easy

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By *rumpyMcFuckNuggetMan
over a year ago

Den of Iniquity

Not a clue I don't drive ...

But probably shit

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By *mizhereMan
over a year ago

Thane area

I met the car park itself

Ok I’m a flash git

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By *acey_RedWoman
over a year ago

Liverpool

Very good thank you. I know my own car so well sometimes passengers get nervous but I've never hit anything!

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By *exysuzi and Mr.SCouple
over a year ago

CONISTON .Stoke Suburbia. Staffs. BARMOUTH. The Lakes (Monthly)

Been driving nearly 40 years and still shit at it. I dump more than park

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By *parkle1974Woman
over a year ago

Leeds

Never had any bumps so can't be that bad

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

When I first started to drive I thought I'd hate it.. I love parking. Especially parallel parking, it's so easy once you get the nack and know the sweet spot to put full lock on.

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By *exysuzi and Mr.SCouple
over a year ago

CONISTON .Stoke Suburbia. Staffs. BARMOUTH. The Lakes (Monthly)

Bloody hell have I put 40 years...... Jeez where the hell have those years gone, still remember passing like it was yesterday

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By *traight_no_iceMan
over a year ago

Stoke

Inch perfect

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By *esthetic21Man
over a year ago

Birmingham/Bristol

Professional

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By *otsossieMan
over a year ago

Chesterfield

Cameras and sensors are great.

When I lived in a city centre I was a dab hand, but now I’m out of practice.

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By *ea monkeyMan
over a year ago

Manchester (he/him)

Define successful…

I manage to park my car every time that I stop and it’s within the white lines if required…

How other road users or people in the car park feel about it is none of my business

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By *partharmonyCouple
over a year ago

Ruislip

Pretty good really. I manage to get on top of the other cars most of the time.

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By *emorefridaCouple
over a year ago

La la land

Rubbish in my current car, it's ridiculous .

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I’m not too shabby tbf

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I’m awesome but then again I have a ridiculously small car

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By *ookie46Woman
over a year ago

Deepest darkest Peru

I’m nifty with a little tikes coupe

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By *hilloutMan
over a year ago

All over the place! Northwesr, , Southwest

Expert at parallel parking uphill or downhill

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By *atricia Parnel OP Woman
over a year ago

In a town full of colours

"I’m nifty with a little tikes coupe

I can imagine you in that

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By *rHotNottsMan
over a year ago

Dubai & Nottingham

I used to really good with front and rear sensors but this car only has rear so I’m still pretty damn good just lots of scratches on my front bumper and all the neighbours cars

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I can parallel park to the left but can't to the right

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By *ewrocksWoman
over a year ago

button moon

Really bloody good.

drive a large estate car so have to be good at it or I'd never get parked

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By *hunky GentMan
over a year ago

Maldon and Peterborough

Easy - stop when the beeping things scream their heads off.

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By *ebjonnsonMan
over a year ago

Maldon

"How successful are you at car parking... "

I assume this post is aimed at the women of Fab only?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Mrs - great, Mr - not a clue

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By *rHotNottsMan
over a year ago

Dubai & Nottingham

"Easy - stop when the beeping things scream their heads off.

When it flatlines your still have a good 1-2 inches to go…..

I just carry on them really slowly until we’re kissing

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By *hunky GentMan
over a year ago

Maldon and Peterborough

"Easy - stop when the beeping things scream their heads off.

When it flatlines your still have a good 1-2 inches to go…..

I just carry on them really slowly until we’re kissing

You can buy me dinner first.

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By *ewrocksWoman
over a year ago

button moon

"Easy - stop when the beeping things scream their heads off.

Fecking hate parking sensors, too many gadgets makes for shit drivers, who can't do it without the tech!

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By *rHotNottsMan
over a year ago

Dubai & Nottingham

"Easy - stop when the beeping things scream their heads off.

When it flatlines your still have a good 1-2 inches to go…..

I just carry on them really slowly until we’re kissing

You can buy me dinner first.

Depends how old your car is , I’m quite fussy who I kiss

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By *hunky GentMan
over a year ago

Maldon and Peterborough

"Easy - stop when the beeping things scream their heads off.

Fecking hate parking sensors, too many gadgets makes for shit drivers, who can't do it without the tech!"

Crikey. It was a bit of fun.

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By *hunky GentMan
over a year ago

Maldon and Peterborough

"Easy - stop when the beeping things scream their heads off.

When it flatlines your still have a good 1-2 inches to go…..

I just carry on them really slowly until we’re kissing

You can buy me dinner first.

Depends how old your car is , I’m quite fussy who I kiss

Not brand new, but it's a big bugger.

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By *andybeachWoman
over a year ago

In the middle

Pretty good, the parking where I live can be kinda annoying and most days I would have to reverse park into a space, now we have made the front garden into a pull on which is soooooo much nicer

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By *inky_couple2020Couple
over a year ago

North West

Very, actually. Learning to parallel park on my hand operated clutch was a new thing, but am slick with it now

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Easy - stop when the beeping things scream their heads off.

Mine is so marrrrd - screams before I’m any where near anything lol … I might tell it to eff off now and again

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I have street parking with limited space so have become very good.

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By *hunky GentMan
over a year ago

Maldon and Peterborough

"Easy - stop when the beeping things scream their heads off.

Mine is so marrrrd - screams before I’m any where near anything lol … I might tell it to eff off now and again

Check the settings - you may have it set to 'paranoid'.

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By *lirty-CoupleCouple
over a year ago

Bexley

We're all fine. We have to reverse park on our drive which is on a narrow steep hill so parallel parking is a breeze. Practice makes perfect, acceptance of failure doesn't. A good idea is to find an empty car park and just practice revesing into different bays. That teaches all the basic manoeuvres and clutch control with no risk of hitting anything.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"How successful are you at car parking... "

I had to park outside the garage to drop my car off for MOT or something … the mechanics were all stood there so the pressure was on

- I was so excited by how well I parked i wish I’d filmed it lol - I’m usually a bit crap tbh

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Easy - stop when the beeping things scream their heads off.

Mine is so marrrrd - screams before I’m any where near anything lol … I might tell it to eff off now and again

Check the settings - you may have it set to 'paranoid'.

… very likely

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By *inky_couple2020Couple
over a year ago

North West

"Easy - stop when the beeping things scream their heads off.

Mine is so marrrrd - screams before I’m any where near anything lol … I might tell it to eff off now and again

Same! I tell mine to fuck off

If the rear camera doesn't show me touching the wall/car behind, then we're good

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By *est Mims LookingCouple
over a year ago

Crofton

Great at it. Even can park a rig.

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By *isAdventure69Woman
over a year ago

Hampshire

I’m great at reverse parking

can’t forward park at the supermarket or anywhere else for that matter

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By *hilloutMan
over a year ago

All over the place! Northwesr, , Southwest

"Expert at parallel parking uphill or downhill

I'll add without the use of any fancy shmantsy parking sensors or cameras. My old school ride has none

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By *ad NannaWoman
over a year ago

East London

Very good, but I don't like reversing in between 2 cars in a car park.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I am good at reverse parking. Shite at going in forward.

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By *inky_couple2020Couple
over a year ago

North West

"Expert at parallel parking uphill or downhill

I'll add without the use of any fancy shmantsy parking sensors or cameras. My old school ride has none

I'm equally able without the parking sensors. My 2012 model happens to have them, though. I learned to park in an M-reg Corsa with no power steering

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Outstanding. On the rare occasion I am more than 2mm out of line, I move it.

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By *ustdaveHantsMan
over a year ago

chippenham

I'm terrible

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