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motomoron
motomoron Reader
8/26/10 11:58 a.m.

In my 2011 GT3-RS. $132k, a set of tires from The 'Rack is $2200, etc, etc.

81gtv6
81gtv6 HalfDork
8/26/10 12:02 p.m.

I took my boys to a BMW club track day at Mid Ohio last Sunday and there was one of those running, same paint, wheels and all. Very cool.

thatsnowinnebago
thatsnowinnebago Dork
8/26/10 12:02 p.m.
motomoron wrote: In my 2011 GT3-RS. $132k, a set of tires from The 'Rack is $2200, etc, etc.

Inability to park? Priceless.

DukeOfUndersteer
DukeOfUndersteer SuperDork
8/26/10 12:09 p.m.

just done up by a buddy of mine at the local tire store - new 19" HREs

Duke
Duke SuperDork
8/26/10 12:59 p.m.

Dude - cars are meant to be driven. I have 2 pictures somewhere, taken by 2 friends I trust not to be lying. One shows a Ferrari Challenge Stradale in a WalMart parking lot, just parked normally. It was there when my friend arrived to shop and still there when he left. The other is a Carrera GT that spent several hours parked outside a house which, if combined with 3 or 4 of the immediate neighbors, might be worth as much as the car was.

81gtv6
81gtv6 HalfDork
8/26/10 1:09 p.m.

Last summer we were oing to see a movie at the local dollar theater. When we parked the car I thought my 6 year old son was going to hurt himself he was trying to get out of the car so fast. He gets out, grabbs my arm and starts pulling me a couple of rows over until we are looking at a new Aston Martin V8 Vantage. Very cool.

rob_lewis
rob_lewis Dork
8/26/10 1:47 p.m.
thatsnowinnebago wrote:
motomoron wrote: In my 2011 GT3-RS. $132k, a set of tires from The 'Rack is $2200, etc, etc.
Inability to park? Priceless.

Meh, they can park however they choose, nobody's going to think about dinging it.

jstein77
jstein77 Dork
8/26/10 2:48 p.m.

I don't know, I'll bet that dark car (generic Mercedes clone?) is perfectly capable of dinging that door.

jlm_photo
jlm_photo Reader
8/26/10 2:59 p.m.
81gtv6 wrote: Last summer we were oing to see a movie at the local dollar theater. When we parked the car I thought my 6 year old son was going to hurt himself he was trying to get out of the car so fast. He gets out, grabbs my arm and starts pulling me a couple of rows over until we are looking at a new Aston Martin V8 Vantage. Very cool.

I don't know whats cooler, the Aston or the fact that your 6 year old was that excited about it. My son is 3 1/2 and I hope he is that excited about cars when he is that age!

Buzz Killington
Buzz Killington HalfDork
8/26/10 3:08 p.m.

A few times on my way home from work this spring I saw a pair of silver 911s driven by two very similar-looking older guys (I'm guessing twins). One was a GT2 and one was a GT3.

i was not able to keep up with them on the on-ramp.

a few weeks ago i saw one of those same guys in a new GT3 RS (dark blue/purple and orange), pulling out of Barnes & Noble.

one of the paralegals here has an '07 Viper. not sure what i'm doing wrong. but he drives it to work every day and parks it in the same cheap surface lot i do.

kreb
kreb Dork
8/26/10 3:42 p.m.

Hmmm, am I the only guy who finds that color scheme a bit tacky?

Although that's like saying that I don't like the dress that Jessica Alba's wearing....

oldtin
oldtin HalfDork
8/26/10 3:43 p.m.

Our company CEO has a bentley continential S51 for a DD, the COO has a carerra GTS - both were presents from the top guy. The difference between being rich and wealthy.

minimac
minimac SuperDork
8/26/10 4:01 p.m.
Buzz Killington wrote: ...one of the paralegals here has an '07 Viper. not sure what i'm doing wrong. but he drives it to work every day and parks it in the same cheap surface lot i do.

At least whoever it is has the right idea...the car is made to be driven.

slantvaliant
slantvaliant HalfDork
8/26/10 4:03 p.m.

If he's parked on the line, he's a dirtbag. If he's just oooched up beside the corner striped area, that's just good defensive parking.

The dark sedan would appear to be a violator.

pete240z
pete240z Dork
8/26/10 5:39 p.m.
slantvaliant wrote: If he's parked on the line, he's a dirtbag. If he's just oooched up beside the corner striped area, that's just good defensive parking. The dark sedan would appear to be a violator.

I figured he was parking way over to keep knuckleheads from dinging his car.

I can't blame him on that one. (like I would have a clue what it would be like to own a car like that)

Twin_Cam
Twin_Cam Dork
8/26/10 6:26 p.m.
thatsnowinnebago wrote: Inability to park? Priceless.

My thoughts exactly. All dollars and no sense!

He's clearly on/over the line. And the Mercedes is illegally parked period. Then again, it's a new Mercedes...so I'm not really surprised.

MitchellC
MitchellC Dork
8/26/10 7:19 p.m.

The Mercedes owner is protecting himself from Mr. New Money in the garish Porsche.

motomoron
motomoron Reader
8/26/10 8:04 p.m.
MitchellC wrote: The Mercedes owner is protecting himself from Mr. New Money in the garish Porsche.

HAHAHA!

dyintorace
dyintorace SuperDork
8/26/10 8:14 p.m.
Twin_Cam wrote:
thatsnowinnebago wrote: Inability to park? Priceless.
My thoughts exactly. All dollars and no sense! He's clearly on/over the line. And the Mercedes is illegally parked period. Then again, it's a new Mercedes...so I'm not really surprised.

This thought cracks me up, especially among car enthusiasts. The Porsche parked nestled up to a striped, non-parking area. And yet you guys give him a hard time for his inability to park? Why?

It reminds me of a time I encountered this exact sentiment a few years ago at our local mall. I parked in, quite literally, the last spot available in the angled parking section, the furthest possible point away from the entrance to the mall. Much like the Porsche in this picture, my passenger side wheels were just into the striped area of the parking lot. When I came out, I had a nasty gram under my wiper, saying something to the effect of "when will you BMW owners learn how to park?". I was dumbfounded.

pigeon
pigeon Dork
8/26/10 8:34 p.m.

Man, you guys are harsh on the parking job. At least the exotic sports car is getting used for more than a garage decoration! It's not like he parked illegally in a handicapped spot or blocking a fire lane.

Appleseed
Appleseed SuperDork
8/26/10 9:03 p.m.

But now were are the Harley guys gonna park? Walking from the other side of the lot is for suckers

MitchellC
MitchellC Dork
8/26/10 9:38 p.m.

Sidewalk, duh.

kreb
kreb Dork
8/26/10 10:00 p.m.

The whole notion of ragging on a guy for how centered his car is in the parking place - based upon a picture is REALLY STUPID. Has it occured to anyone here or on Jalopnik that there might have been an earlier car that was hugging the line? Porsche dude has to hug the opposite line himself to keep a safe distance from the first guy. The first guy leaves, and the Porsche is left OUT OF CONTEXT.

Sorry, but that's a pet peeve of mine. I got ticketed for that once. When the original culprits had moved, and I appeared to be the only one out of place.

thatsnowinnebago
thatsnowinnebago Dork
8/27/10 1:33 a.m.

Whoa guys, I was making a joke

mtn
mtn SuperDork
8/27/10 1:53 a.m.
kreb wrote: The whole notion of ragging on a guy for how centered his car is in the parking place - based upon a picture is REALLY STUPID. Has it occured to anyone here or on Jalopnik that there might have been an earlier car that was hugging the line? Porsche dude has to hug the opposite line himself to keep a safe distance from the first guy. The first guy leaves, and the Porsche is left OUT OF CONTEXT. Sorry, but that's a pet peeve of mine. I got ticketed for that once. When the original culprits had moved, and I appeared to be the only one out of place.

I got a note on my window written in girly writing "Learn how to park" a few days ago... All the cars were at an angle, so mine went in at an angle too. My car stayed for a few days. Then came the note, my car was the only one on an angle.

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