Mr Cholmondeley-Warner wrote:To be fair, that's quite a tight space for the car she was trying to get into it. I'm the first to admit I find parallel parking the most difficult of the standard manouevres. If anybody here reckons they would easily park that car in that space, I'll take some lessons from them
fungus wrote:chriskay wrote,
As accurately as I can measure it, the space is 25% longer than the car. I reckon I could do it, but I have had a lot of practice.
Yes Chris, thats about what I would reckon on. I park in a space like that every day where I park opposite my house. And likewise I have years of experience. I remember my brother challenging me in Dorchester years ago, not that long after passing my test. The space was barely one & a half times the length of his Morris 1000. That was like red rag to a bull. I had to prove him wrong, and I did. The DSA in their book Driving the essential skills reccommend finding a space at least one & a half times the length of your car. A candidate on test will have to complete the maneouvre in two car spaces.
Nigel ADI
IAM trainee observer
TripleS wrote:IIRC some of the advertisements for the original Minis that appeared in 1959 claimed that the Mini (at 10 feet long) could be parked in a space 12 feet long. Presumably that was true, but i doubt if many people could do it quickly and easily.
jont wrote:TripleS wrote:IIRC some of the advertisements for the original Minis that appeared in 1959 claimed that the Mini (at 10 feet long) could be parked in a space 12 feet long. Presumably that was true, but i doubt if many people could do it quickly and easily.
I reckon that's not far off 12 foot. Looked pretty quick and easy to me
jont wrote:I reckon that's not far off 12 foot. Looked pretty quick and easy to me
fungus wrote:Scooby Chris wrote,
"Has he ever produced any videos of him getting out of those spaces? "
Probably not. My recollection of the original Minis turning circle was that it was pretty awfull. You'd need a Triumph Herald to do that one in one, they had a brilliant turning circle.
Nigel ADI
IAM trainee observer
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