Not much room in the garage on either side of the car

[rgG]

Yeah Greg,
You need some curb feelers.

[deckeda]

[quote Greg the dogsitter] ... My first two cars were a '77 Olds Cutlass, followed by a '73 Sedan de Ville; ...
I have every confidence that after those two, a Civic would be cake. I'm sure that you'd even be able to park Kathy's Camaro, if she'd ever let you.

[BigGuynRusty]

[quote Greg the dogsitter]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. :-)
Were you 113 when you started driving?
You must be some slow-ass careful driver if you have no spatial acuity.
Good luck parking!

BGnR

[sscutchen]

A serious suggestion...

Concentrate just on the driver's side. align your mirror against the closest thing on that side and learn how to judge it. The other side is then a done deal.

When I drive into my garage, I line up, and as I enter, I adjust myself so that the driver's mirror misses the edge of the garage door by about two or three inches. It's not that hard since I'm right there... heh.

I use a 2x4 attached to the floor with carpet tape to set my stopping point so that the garage door will JUST clear the back of the vehicle.

[Greg the dogsitter]

[quote BigGuynRusty]Were you 113 when you started driving?
You must be some slow-ass careful driver if you have no spatial acuity.
Good luck parking!
Very careful. Skittish. Paranoid. Self-aware, too.

[Greg the dogsitter]

[quote sscutchen]When I drive into my garage, I line up, and as I enter, I adjust myself so that the driver's mirror misses the edge of the garage door by about two or three inches. It's not that hard since I'm right there... heh.
Okay, that's not bad at all. Thanks.

[M A V I C]

I would suggest practicing. This way when you have to park in a similar small space, you will be able to do it more easily. Many places near me have parking spots that are so small a full-size car is wider than them. My mid-sized car only gives me about 8-10" on each side. So when I park, I have 16-20" between me and the next car. I have to park it perfectly or I wouldn't be able to get out (or the passenger.)

But if you really want an assistive device, you nailed it earlier on. Hang a ball that hits your hood ornament. If you're too far to one side or the other, you wont hit the hood ornament.

[Racer X]

"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.'

Good God man! What's your hat size? Eleventy seven?

[haikuman]

Mostly I just close my eyes and park as fast as I can.
Works every time... *(:>*

http://homepage.mac.com/haikuman/PhotoAlbum34.html

[Greg the dogsitter]

[quote Racer X]"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.'

Good God man! What's your hat size? Eleventy seven?
It took me several hours to get that joke, Racer X. Nice work! :-)