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6th December 2016, 07:27 PM
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Good to hear I'm not alone in my fears but the common thread here is that a second knock about car is order of the day, that's not an option for me as my second car is my track car (which I don't care about cosmetically) but it's certainly not suitable for town and station driving (roll cage, buckets, no interior or dash) and there is no space on the drive for a 3rd car and my wife's fiat.
I really fear for her condition day to day, I've never felt like this before about a car and I've had over 70 of them since I passed in 94, fast, slow, high and low, just not sure what to do now, if I can put away a second pot of money monthly (for what if cosmetics) and accept it (first pot is my what if mechanical fund) Lovely car, but with two knocks this year not sure if we're compatible Failing that... keep me posted about drones! Ha ha
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6th December 2016, 07:45 PM
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yeah, not alone, I hate taking mine (or the RS6 for that matter) anywhere that involves "normal" parking. If I do I usually park in the most remote area of the car park, but like you I often come back to find some ****wit has parked next to it despite there being loads of empty spaces. I have a theory that some people need to park next to another car as they dont have the ability to park straight otherwise
 I also have an old Fiat I use for leaving at stations, airports etc, I even took it to Keswick on a weekend away of walking and drinking recently as I recalled from previous trips how tight and scarce parking is where we were staying...no way I would have risked either of the Audis round there  Wife thinks I am stark raving mad BTW
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6th December 2016, 08:13 PM
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7th December 2016, 08:18 AM
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Christ , I thought it was just me , parked outside asdas last night , right opposite the door , looked back as I walked away , as you do , damm its sqint and about a foot over the line at the front , went back and moved it a bit still not right , bollocks ,so I got back in and moved it further away
that drone idea seems a goodun though , launch it out the sun roof and use it to get it parked square anyone else find it difficult to park it square to a parking space ? mike Last edited by Mikee; 7th December 2016 at 08:21 AM.
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7th December 2016, 09:36 AM
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 It must be something to do with how the mirrors interact with the body lines. If I have enough room I'll open the door and try and line up with the sill trim instead which is straight-ish.
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#8
7th December 2016, 01:13 PM
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I do find the lines in the rear camera help when parking in a bay.
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7th December 2016, 02:07 PM
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The mirror tilt in reverse function is quite helpful in getting it straight i find. I think that because its long and wide, the results of being a little bit squint are just more pronounced and makes it more exposed.
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6th December 2016, 07:50 PM
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Costco have GINORMOUS parking bays compared to any other car park so for someone to be just inside the lines
 
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