how to park the car nicely in the lot..
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hi everyone
i just gotten my license not long.. i'm having difficulty in parking the car ..
everytime when i do reversing, i often turn in to 2 lots.. and then got adjust in and out.. then into 1 single slot
please share me some tips...
thanx.
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practice practice... that's the key.
Whenever you get a chance to park, choose the HARDEST lot, and you will surely improve.
Don't forget that if learn how to park just one model of car (by looking out certain spots on the window and turning the steering wheel a precise degree), you'll not be able park other cars (especially the larger ones).
Best to get a feel for parking. -
It's the car......
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x2 yup, pratice....Originally posted by BlackPresea:practice practice... that's the key.
Whenever you get a chance to park, choose the HARDEST lot, and you will surely improve.
Don't forget that if learn how to park just one model of car (by looking out certain spots on the window and turning the steering wheel a precise degree), you'll not be able park other cars (especially the larger ones).
Best to get a feel for parking. -
Choose to park in hard to park lots...
Practise using big cars...
I learnt my parking using Holden Calais and my 1982 toyota starlet 1.0DX(with no power steering)
Dun just learn normal parking...
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Simple....get a Mini cooper....problem solvedOriginally posted by doramon6:hi everyone
i just gotten my license not long.. i'm having difficulty in parking the car ..
everytime when i do reversing, i often turn in to 2 lots.. and then got adjust in and out.. then into 1 single slot
please share me some tips...
thanx. -
aim your car head on into the lot, accel hard, lightly tap brakes once, depress handbrake catch and hold it down, pull your handbrake up sharply once, let the car spin 180 and slide backwards into lot.
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ever see ace ventura?
30 metres, ram, E brake. then skid. sure nice nice go in
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Jackie Chan movie?Originally posted by HENG@:aim your car head on into the lot, accel hard, lightly tap brakes once, depress handbrake catch and hold it down, pull your handbrake up sharply once, let the car spin 180 and slide backwards into lot. 
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i park better with two cars beside me.... and i only do reverse parking... mus do it slowly of coz.... seems easier coz the two cars serves as guides when reversing into the lot...
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Main thing is to practise loh... Sometimes when U drive n park long even, tat feel will be there liao. N yeah... I hate parrallel parking, esp when I have to park on the roadside
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I offer to give u tip on parallel parking here:
1st, line up your veh side by side with the car infront. If your car is the same length as the front car, turn wheel full once your side mirror align with the other car's side mirror.(depend on right side or left side p parking). If front car longer than yours, turn only after your side mirror is half of the other car's front door. (own judgement is needed here)
2nd, once you clear and start turning in, look at your driver's side mirror, once you see the back car's licence plate, start to straighten your wheel and clear your front portion from front car, while reversing.
once your front is clear, you can turn your wheel full again to shift car inwards. (depends on which side you are parking again). Rest is just some minor adjustment. (Note: control your brakes and turning have to be fast) Practice and practice. This is just a tip, please adjust according based on your car model. Use the car reverse sensor as much as possible when reversing. Hope this helps !Originally posted by doramon6:hi everyone
i just gotten my license not long.. i'm having difficulty in parking the car ..
everytime when i do reversing, i often turn in to 2 lots.. and then got adjust in and out.. then into 1 single slot
please share me some tips...
thanx. -
for me, i park by reversing into the lot. I will aim at the spot and try to go near to the parking lot. then i'll do a 45 degrees turn away from the lot, then i will have to only turn 45 degrees back into the lot.
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practice makes perfect dude.... but wat was said by Kohanson helps...
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Does not apply to cars like Skyline, RX7, Silvia... or cars that has a long bonnetOriginally posted by kevho:I offer to give u tip on parallel parking here:
1st, line up your veh side by side with the car infront. If your car is the same length as the front car, turn wheel full once your side mirror align with the other car's side mirror.(depend on right side or left side p parking). If front car longer than yours, turn only after your side mirror is half of the other car's front door. (own judgement is needed here)
2nd, once you clear and start turning in, look at your driver's side mirror, once you see the back car's licence plate, start to straighten your wheel and clear your front portion from front car, while reversing.
once your front is clear, you can turn your wheel full again to shift car inwards. (depends on which side you are parking again). Rest is just some minor adjustment. (Note: control your brakes and turning have to be fast) Practice and practice. This is just a tip, please adjust according based on your car model. Use the car reverse sensor as much as possible when reversing. Hope this helps !
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thats when u do e 180 handbrake parking method i described.Originally posted by DaKaR:Does not apply to cars like Skyline, RX7, Silvia... or cars that has a long bonnet -
Originally posted by BlackPresea:
Totally agree with you
practice practice... that's the key.
Whenever you get a chance to park, choose the HARDEST lot, and you will surely improve.
Don't forget that if learn how to park just one model of car (by looking out certain spots on the window and turning the steering wheel a precise degree), you'll not be able park other cars (especially the larger ones).
Best to get a feel for parking. -
use your side mirrors to look at the car park lots as you are adjusting your steering. all car park lots (except multi storey lots using concrete screed) are marked so that your car fits snugly into the center of the lots. as long as you align your wheels along the grooves using what you can see using the side mirrors, you are good to go.
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that's right.Originally posted by tailslide:use your side mirrors to look at the car park lots as you are adjusting your steering. all car park lots (except multi storey lots using concrete screed) are marked so that your car fits snugly into the center of the lots. as long as you align your wheels along the grooves using what you can see using the side mirrors, you are good to go.
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i'll share a tip my instructor taught me.
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Lets say you want to park in the 4th lot. First you drive up to the first lot and leave yourself 1.5m between you and the car in Lot 1. den you start to reverse straight... when your shoulder reaches the mid point of the 2nd lot(lets say got merc in 2nd lot, den it's when you shoulders are in line with the logo), you do a full lock to you left. den slowly slowy reverse... and your car will fit nicely into Lot 4. of coz u gotta look at mirrors to check. coz sometimes car in lot 3 will park abit forward, by which you have to do your full lock abit later.
i would always suggest parking head first into the lot, coz i had an experience by which i reversed into the lot, just to find out that some idiot banged my engine the next morning. just be careful when you reverse out of the parking lot.
-ps- take as long as you want in parking... the idea is to do it SLOWLY. i'd rather other people horn at you than u hurry and buang into another car... -
i had the same probs too when i first passed, no poles no clue how to reverse in. Worst still the difference between a soluna n a E200 is vast. i couldnt rely on the method my instructor taught me coz to turn the merc wheels to each end is a full 2 locks compared to a soluna's 1.3 locks. so i had to readjust, spent the weekends hammering it out at my carpark lot. practising over n over again. when u approach the lot drive abt 1.5 car's width past the lot u wanna park. tilt ur car so that the back is angled about 30 degrees into the lot oreadi...this makes gauging the entry into the lot that much easier than directly reversing in. once ur ass is in its juz realignment of the wheels back into a straight position and reverse. Presto! parked a long big ass german car. oh it helps to use the rear n side mirror combo rather than turning ur head back.
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Normall I park using the side mirrors. When you park, just keep close to the car on your side and reverse slowly but peek at the other side of the mirror at times just to make sure you're not hitting anything. Controlling at one side is much easier then both side. Catch the techique and soon you'll be like me....
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hey there was this gal driving a merc E class, who happened to drive to where my BBQ was. she was trying to do a 3 point turn, hit a van parked in some lots behind her, THEN went foward without realising she hit the van and HIT my friend's car.
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a word of advice... always turn your head around when you reverse... just checking mirrors is never enough... i have the habbit of just checking my side mirrors when i reverse... this is WRONG. i just scartched my car last week coz i was reversing out of a parked position into the empty lot behind me... i didn't see a van parked on the left of me coz it was in my blind spot.. .and i hit the side of my car against his van.... damn i feel stupid. even though not all cars can use the technique taught by instructors to park, the basic is that you must always turn your head to check, for pedestrains or anything.
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here's a dumb suggestion...
climb in a 5-tonner, drive around in it then try to park with that vehicle.
now, get off the tonner
get in ur car.
THERE, the lot looks bigger doesn't it??? shouldn't be a problem anymore!!!