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Eddie57 · 01-07-2015, 09:23 PM

I just bought my Camaro a couple weeks a go and men I cant even park the thing straight. Im afraid to attempt parallel parking. Any tips? I haven't tinted my windows yet to avoid reducing visibility until im confident with the car's dimensions. I used to drive a scion tc btw.

1KillerSS · 01-07-2015, 09:27 PM

It will take some getting used to, but you'll get the hang of it. Our cars make it hard to see curbs on a good day, so even in a perfect world their still a PITA

Homer2 · 01-07-2015, 09:27 PM

Lining it up takes a lil while to get used to... I have 30,000 km on my car since July and its still pleasing when I step out of the car and its parked straight. I should have it down pat by now.

CCMADONNA · 01-07-2015, 09:38 PM

DOOOOOD!!!!
i've had it for 6 months and haven't even tried!!!

Homer2 · 01-07-2015, 09:40 PM

Parallel parking would certainly be easier if you tilt the mirror down. just sayin.

ssrs2lt · 01-08-2015, 01:14 AM

Yeah not easy lots practice.. I've turned mirrors down to see the curb..

christianmotox · 01-08-2015, 01:22 AM

I'm always afraid to curb my rims.

Mark T · 01-08-2015, 02:02 AM

Helpful hints...

Do not parallel park. Instead find some spot wayy in the back. Be sure to take up 3 or 4 spaces. And do not forget the hazard cones around your ride.

Most importantly, stay away from ANY store parking lot. In particular, walmart.

Seriously though. I have yet to 8have the courage to even try to parallel park.

rocknroll_jeph · 01-08-2015, 06:31 AM

I live in a very tight city, I know the difficulty of parking all too well. I am not afraid to admit that I usually have a spotter to help me. If I am alone I will adjust my mirrors to see the passenger side better. I will also get out and look around a few times. I don't think there is anyone here who has had to park in a smaller place than I have! Good luck, be slow, check out the corners and don't worry about what others say about being too careful.

Dizzy82 · 01-08-2015, 08:39 AM

Practice, practice, practice. Once you get it down it's not difficult.

Cam_Cam · 01-08-2015, 08:42 AM

Three of my wheels are curb rashed to hell from trying to park on streets. One of the cities I live near has basically 90 degree angled curbs, so if you even bump it... scrrrrrratch. Don't do it if you can avoid it.

SSJ455 · 01-08-2015, 08:50 AM

I try not to do it whenever possible but if I have to I try to find a place where there are two or more space open and pull in and line it up that way. Hell, I still have issues with backing into a space in a parking lot, though I have gotten better.

Cam_Cam · 01-08-2015, 08:55 AM

I actually find it easier to back the Camaro in straight than I do pull forward straight. My car will only fit up my driveway and into my garage in reverse (weird angles), so I've gotten used to it I guess. I also back into the same space every day at work, next to a support wall in the parking garage, as close to the wall as I can get... usually about an inch of clearance on the passenger mirror.

mpiersd · 01-08-2015, 10:36 AM

Pracitce, you get used to it.
And tilt the curb side mirror down to see the curb in relation to the side of the car, it helps.

01-07-2015, 09:23 PM	#1
Eddie57 Drives: 2015 v6 Camaro Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Virginia Posts: 29	Parallel Parking I just bought my Camaro a couple weeks a go and men I cant even park the thing straight. Im afraid to attempt parallel parking. Any tips? I haven't tinted my windows yet to avoid reducing visibility until im confident with the car's dimensions. I used to drive a scion tc btw.

01-07-2015, 09:27 PM	#2
1KillerSS Too much is never enough! Drives: AGP TT SS [COTW] 4/20/15 Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Toledo,OH Posts: 4,149 View My Garage	It will take some getting used to, but you'll get the hang of it. Our cars make it hard to see curbs on a good day, so even in a perfect world their still a PITA __________________ AGP TT kit, 54/57 Forged rotating assembly, Custom grind cam... Dual nozzle meth, ID850's, Livernois dual fuel pumps, ECS BAP, 25% UDP, 3 inch Magnaflow catback with X pipe, Mantic 9000 clutch, DSS 1000hp axles, DSS aluminum driveshaft, ZL1 rear end, solid subframe bushings, HE differential offset bushings, BMR Trailing arm, BMR toe rods, Lingenfelter LNC-2000,SJM Line Lock. 747 whp 714wtq *Build thread* http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showth...55#post8107855

01-07-2015, 09:27 PM	#3
Homer2 Drives: 50th Anni.. coming home 11/01 Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Toronto. Ontario Posts: 1,636	Lining it up takes a lil while to get used to... I have 30,000 km on my car since July and its still pleasing when I step out of the car and its parked straight. I should have it down pat by now. __________________ ##################### Built Sept 16/2016 - #2681 of 5955. She came home with me 11/01/16. 50th Anni, 2SS, A8, NPP, NGM Rock Guards, Footwell Lighting, Black Bow Ties, Street Warrior Rotors and Pads, Ceramic Pro, 3M PPF, Oracle Ghosted Side Markers, Kooks 2" headers w/hi flow cats. GPI Stage 1 Cam installed at 305,000 kms.

01-07-2015, 09:38 PM	#4
CCMADONNA Drives: 2014 SW 2SS/RS Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: So Cal Posts: 1,681 View My Garage	DOOOOOD!!!! i've had it for 6 months and haven't even tried!!! __________________ 2014 2SS/RS VERT L99 SUMMIT WHITE AIRAID CAI BORLA ATAK CAT-BACK EXHAUST ELITE ENGINEERING CATCH-CAN RANGE AFM-DELETE MODULE HUPER OPTIK 40 CHROME PEDALS PREMIUM FLOOR MATS PREMIUM CARGO MAT DEDICATED 32GB iPHONE HD[/I][/B][IMG][/IMG]

01-07-2015, 09:40 PM	#5
Homer2 Drives: 50th Anni.. coming home 11/01 Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Toronto. Ontario Posts: 1,636	Parallel parking would certainly be easier if you tilt the mirror down. just sayin. __________________ ##################### Built Sept 16/2016 - #2681 of 5955. She came home with me 11/01/16. 50th Anni, 2SS, A8, NPP, NGM Rock Guards, Footwell Lighting, Black Bow Ties, Street Warrior Rotors and Pads, Ceramic Pro, 3M PPF, Oracle Ghosted Side Markers, Kooks 2" headers w/hi flow cats. GPI Stage 1 Cam installed at 305,000 kms.

01-08-2015, 01:14 AM	#6
ssrs2lt Drives: too many Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: oh va pa ma tx Posts: 3,046	Yeah not easy lots practice.. I've turned mirrors down to see the curb.. __________________

01-08-2015, 01:22 AM	#7
christianmotox Drives: ( . )( . ) Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 2,827	I'm always afraid to curb my rims. __________________

01-08-2015, 02:02 AM	#8
Mark T American Gold Whisperer Drives: 2014 White 1LE 2SS/RS/NPP/Rec/Nav Join Date: May 2014 Location: Northern Utah Posts: 838	Helpful hints... Do not parallel park. Instead find some spot wayy in the back. Be sure to take up 3 or 4 spaces. And do not forget the hazard cones around your ride. Most importantly, stay away from ANY store parking lot. In particular, walmart. Seriously though. I have yet to 8have the courage to even try to parallel park. __________________

01-08-2015, 06:31 AM	#9
rocknroll_jeph Drives: 11 Camaro V6 RS, 03 BMW Z4 Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Beijing & Michigan Posts: 476 View My Garage	I live in a very tight city, I know the difficulty of parking all too well. I am not afraid to admit that I usually have a spotter to help me. If I am alone I will adjust my mirrors to see the passenger side better. I will also get out and look around a few times. I don't think there is anyone here who has had to park in a smaller place than I have! Good luck, be slow, check out the corners and don't worry about what others say about being too careful.

01-08-2015, 08:39 AM	#10
Dizzy82 Drives: 2011 1LT/RS A6 RJT SuperCharged Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: 87114 Posts: 3,503 View My Garage	Practice, practice, practice. Once you get it down it's not difficult. __________________ Power is worthless without control. *The 2nd* protects the 1st.** BMR sub frame brace, BMR tunnel brace, LSR sways, LSR CM ca & tl, Sphon ExD el, GM tower brace, Megan EZ Streets, Goodridge Stainless Steel Braided brake lines, PowerStop D/S rotors & pads, Doug Thorty Ceramic Shorties, Magnaflow x-pipe, MRT V2.0, KICKER PowerStage sub & amp, Infinity speakers & tweeters, Viteese Throttle Controller, Viteese Paddle Shifters, ACS T2 Splitter, ACS T2 Ports/Quad LED lights, VDI kit, Havoc diffuser, IPF ECU/TRANS tuned, IPF/KPE Supercharged. 364RWHP/297RWTQ

01-08-2015, 08:42 AM	#11
Cam_Cam Drives: 2014 Camaro 1SS Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Michigan Posts: 525	Three of my wheels are curb rashed to hell from trying to park on streets. One of the cities I live near has basically 90 degree angled curbs, so if you even bump it... scrrrrrratch. Don't do it if you can avoid it.

01-08-2015, 08:50 AM	#12
SSJ455 Drives: "Kara Zor-El" 2017 2SS HBM Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Lower Hudson Valley Posts: 2,036 View My Garage	I try not to do it whenever possible but if I have to I try to find a place where there are two or more space open and pull in and line it up that way. Hell, I still have issues with backing into a space in a parking lot, though I have gotten better. __________________ Lead me not into temptation. I already know the way. Lana? Lana? LANA! LAAANAAAA!!!! What? Dangerzoooooone.

01-08-2015, 08:55 AM	#13
Cam_Cam Drives: 2014 Camaro 1SS Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Michigan Posts: 525	I actually find it easier to back the Camaro in straight than I do pull forward straight. My car will only fit up my driveway and into my garage in reverse (weird angles), so I've gotten used to it I guess. I also back into the same space every day at work, next to a support wall in the parking garage, as close to the wall as I can get... usually about an inch of clearance on the passenger mirror.

01-08-2015, 10:36 AM	#14
mpiersd Drives: ABM #2041 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Yorktown, VA Posts: 1,554 View My Garage	Pracitce, you get used to it. And tilt the curb side mirror down to see the curb in relation to the side of the car, it helps. __________________ Retired United States Army Bernadette: 2LT/RS, ABM #2041 of 3903 ZL-1 Springs \| CAI \| Muffler delete \| Magnaflow resonator \| LED DRL \| DRL harness \| RX Catch Can \| Mini me Cortana: 2015 Harley Davidson Road Glide Special V&H Power Duals Headers & Oversized 450 Raider mufflers \| Screamin' Eagle Stage 1 Chisel Extreme intake \| Screamin' Eagle Stage 1 programmer \| Klock Werks 12" Pro-Touring windscreen Own an Aqua Blue Metallic Camaro? Click here to join us on Facebook and help us in establishing the Aqua Blue Registry to locate all 3903 of these beautiful Camaros!