Note on my windscreen

[dervpower]

whats a uber paralell park and whats the problem with the hinges?

[darrenwall]

OOH OOH OOH OOH I did a great parking job the other day. Very steep hill, about 25 degrees incline. 5 people + luggage +tools in the car. I did a perfect first-time parallel park (reversing uphill) into the length of my estate plus 39" (one of the passengers was impressed enough to actually measure it). 1 1/2" from the kerb front and back. Also impressive was how I left it 1/2" from the car in front because I can quite happily judge the 'roll' on the handbrake. Conscious decision to get close because I needed boot access and it's better to nudge another car if something happened instead of crashing into it

is that a burning clutch i can smell and you also trust your handbrake on a very steep hill id have to put bricks under my wheels

[neildavies]

After living in the same street I used to live in at my parents, parallel parking reversing up hill was a daily task, and that's with it being a tight street aswell, so no room to swing out.

Also makes you extra sure you park the car in gear. Don't think I've parked a car in neutral ever!

[GeordieBoy]

I must dig out my Advanced Driving manual, It shows you how to do an uber-parallel park every time.

As I remember you judge your 'turn-in' point as you reverse by using the tail lights of the other parked car, and your wing mirror

sorry, I forgot it's Friday. What i meant to say was...." I juss han-brayke da car in da spayse wivout youzin me mirraz"


....carry on.

Me thinks you speak with fork tongue, we all know the 406 handbrake dont work, so no way could handbrake turn it.


Anyway back on topic, just tell her it was not you, and if she has no proof then to go fook herself, or if she is fit offer to give her 1.

[mjb]

I must dig out my Advanced Driving manual, It shows you how to do an uber-parallel park every time.

As I remember you judge your 'turn-in' point as you reverse by using the tail lights of the other parked car, and your wing mirror

I judge my first turn from the left mirror, aiming to *just* miss the car I'm going behind. Straightening out I do by 'feel'. Turning in I judge from the car in front - just missing his rear bumper, then I straighten up by looking at the kerb in the left mirror again, watching the car behind in either the centre mirror or the rear window (the estate makes this easy to judge)

sorry, I forgot it's Friday. What i meant to say was...." I juss han-brayke da car in da spayse wivout youzin me mirraz"

Sod. I've just had to clean my dinner off the screen

nd you also trust your handbrake on a very steep hill

Until yesterday, yes. It's been good enough to skid from under 5mph in the dry - DAMN good I trusted it more than I trust my ability to remember the thing's in gear...