She probably doesn't like how he drives around the parking lot for ten minutes looking for the perfect Tesla spot.
No need to drive around for ten minutes. Just head to the back of the lot where no one parks. It's good exercise, or some such thing.
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She probably doesn't like how he drives around the parking lot for ten minutes looking for the perfect Tesla spot.
Virtual disagree:No need to drive around for ten minutes. Just head to the back of the lot where no one parks. It's good exercise, or some such thing.
Virtual disagree:
If you do that you'll come back to find cars parked right next to yours (so I've heard).
Not in my experience, although parking lots are never full where I live so that helps. I've been "defensive parking" my S ever since I got it. I especially like end-of-row spots where I can nudge over to the end and leave a big gap with the space on the other side. So far, so good!Virtual disagree:
If you do that you'll come back to find cars parked right next to yours (so I've heard).
In my experience that's rare, b
Not in my experience,
Obviously because the coolness aura drops off as the square of the distance from the cool thing!but why would they ALWAYS take the adjacent spot?
I think it's hard to know whether things have changed. I don't deal with the shenanigans of finding a safe parking spot, and I haven't had any door dings. However, I was once waiting in a parking lot in Glen Ellen, CA. I was in the car with my son waiting for my wife to get out of the grocery store, and watched a guy in an enormous pickup truck get out, hit my mirror with his door, and not even blink. Then he returned before my wife did, proceeded to repeat his mirror slamming move, to which I threw my hands up at him. He looked at me, smiled and nodded politely, as if I were just waving, and drove off. No damage to the mirror, but boy did he hit it hard both times.As an aside, I've noticed people seem to bang doors into other cars less than they used to. Years ago I had people open doors into my car when I was sitting in it, but my SO's 2013 Subaru has no door dings and neither does my 2016 Model S. I've been careful not to open my door into other cars for years (though I did bump another car with my S's car door once when the door slipped out of my hand when I was opening it), but people seem to be more courteous now. At least around here.
It's a good way to get more steps. Keeps me in shape. Not sure how good it is for my marriage though.I don't deal with the shenanigans of finding a safe parking spot
The jerk might have gotten the message if you'd given him a good long stare, followed up with a rapid double eyed blink.He looked at me, smiled and nodded politely, as if I were just waving, and drove off.
My wife is very understanding and doesn't mind me parking way out. It does become a problem when I park, decide the spot is not "dingless" enough, and then pull out and continue hunting for a better place. I get two of those a day before friendly conversation starts to slack off. Thankfully we have cabin overheat protection, because adding "shadier spot" into the mix made things worse.It's a good way to get more steps. Keeps me in shape. Not sure how good it is for my marriage though.
If only you had the power close option!Was at the dry cleaners yesterday. Had just put cleaned clothes on the parcel shelf in trunk. Walked past another car as I went to get into driver’s seat. Lady was staring at me and the car, from her car as she was about to pull out. Of course I thought she was admiring my car. As I get in I see the display shows the trunk lid is up (face palm). Hop out, adjust hangers so the trunk lid will close and walk back. Lady says, “I wondered if you’d noticed? Is that a Tesla?” I said, “Thank God for having a smart car.”
Didn't you mean this:If only you had the power close option!
If only you had the power close option!
No need to feel sorry for the dino-fuel-consumer vendors -- they've had their day in the sun, and then some.I started feeling sorry for the Volvo dealer guy
I kept my 1992 Buick for 24 years because I couldn't find anything I thought was a better car. The electronics changed a lot, but cargo capacity actually went down, gas mileage did not really improve. . .
Just stumbled across this bit:
Not sure what Buick model you had, but your description reminds me of my 1995 Pontiac Bonneville SE that I had for more than 20 years, and I really bonded with. After ten years, after fifteen years, I was looking at the reviews and specs of new cars and shaking my head. "Why haven't they gotten any better? My Pontiac is still running strong."
Well, y'are s'posed to drive it, y'know?!The seats also still looked new when I sold it.