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Re: Not much room in the garage on either side of the car - rgG - 02-25-2007
I have tennis balls hanging in both garages. But I lost one of the tennis balls, so I had to replace it with this rubber ball that looks like a big eye. Kinda like these.
Re: Not much room in the garage on either side of the car - MGS_forgot_password - 02-25-2007
I do something similar to the tennis ball trick.
I always back into the garage, and I picked a nice spot on the back wall and aim for it with back corner of the car, using the side mirror.
Re: Not much room in the garage on either side of the car - macphanatic - 02-25-2007
Nail 2x4's to the floor to guide the car into it's spot, just like at the carwash.
Re: Not much room in the garage on either side of the car - (vikm) - 02-25-2007
Greg, I thought you were a native Californian. I thought it was your birthright to not have to park your car(s) in the garage. Most of the dolts out here use the garage for anything other than parking a car (generally filled with crap piled on top of other crap). Do you have to relinquish that when you move out of state?
Re: Not much room in the garage on either side of the car - BigGuynRusty - 02-25-2007
[quote Greg the dogsitter]but the car has a wall on one side and a structural support pole on the other.
So, what changes every time you park, the width of the car, or the placement of the structures in the garage?
Put a mark on the floor, or some sort of "bump" and bobs your uncle.
Or, look how far you are from the closest structure on the drivers side of the vehicle. Useless if the width of the vehicle changes randomly. You got a rubber car?
BGnR
You want to pilot a Hi-Perf car but you can't park.
Yes, you have to be able to judge distance if you want to be a good driver.
Re: Not much room in the garage on either side of the car - wurm - 02-25-2007
I'm trying to figure out if it's that tight a squeeze, how you can even get into and out of the car.
Re: Not much room in the garage on either side of the car - The UnDoug - 02-25-2007
[quote wurm]I'm trying to figure out if it's that tight a squeeze, how you can even get into and out of the car.
Convertible?
Re: Not much room in the garage on either side of the car - Greg the dogsitter - 02-25-2007
Okay; will post a picture. :-)
Re: Not much room in the garage on either side of the car - Greg the dogsitter - 02-25-2007
[quote BigGuynRusty]You want to pilot a Hi-Perf car but you can't park.
Yes, you have to be able to judge distance if you want to be a good driver.
Rusty, at my age (147), I'm pretty good on my strengths and weaknesses. Being a careful driver is one of them. Spatial relations, with me in the car, isn't. My first two cars were a '77 Olds Cutlass, followed by a '73 Sedan de Ville; I can't get them out of my head. :-)
Re: Not much room in the garage on either side of the car - Numo - 02-25-2007
Years ago some cars had little antennae-like things that stuck out low from the side of the car to let you know when you were getting too close to the curb (they made a noise).
Could you somehow use this technique? If not on your cars, perhaps on your walls?
Also, could you cover the support pole with some dense foam padding so you can park as close as possible to it?