Or do you adapt where you can?

It's downright size descrimination in the parking lots over here!! The compact spaces are closer to the entrances...but I like to rebel when I can.

 

no some little pries driver might hit your truck and in a fit of rage and dent your fender.

ops looks like its already happened!

 

I don't care if I park near the entrance of anything. I actually prefer to park further away. I get annoyed with drivers who will wait for someone to load their groceries so that they can park close to the entrance and don't care if they are blocking other traffic. By the time they finally get to park in that space, they could have parked four or five spaces down and be in the store already.

 

I park a long way away and walk.

 

If it says compact cars only, I avoid it as it's clearly marked for smaller cars. You're just asking to get your truck damaged.

I always park as far away as possible. A lot of drivers don't care about your vehicle or theirs and will gladly open their door into you and leave a mark.

 

Me too. Seems to save my trucks from a lot of dings. I think you're asking to get "keyed" by parking in a space that doesn't fit you.

- Jack

 

I can't say what I think about people who do this without getting banned.

 

Yep, just asking for trouble.. Maybe you just don't care about your truck as much as we all do..

You will spot my truck everytime. I'm the lonesome one parked a mile away and happy to walk a bit. I have zero dings to date btw.. That's in 11 years and I LOVE my truck!

 

You are crazy doing that. You might get keyed or door dings. Plus someone might report it to the rent a cops and they call to get it towed. I like to park far way as possible with none one else near by but it never fails you end up with some jackwagon that parks next to you from time to time.

 

Compact parking space??? Surely you jest! Never! I don't even park in regular sized spots unless it's the ONLY thing available. I usually find an out of way spot where people aren't likely to park right next to me. My truck is now five years old and only has one parking lot ding that I know of. Anybody that parks their large truck in a compact spot doesn't take proper care of their truck and IMO is rude and deserves to have their truck towed away.

If you want to park close to the entrance and in a compact parking spot then buy a compact car! It's that simple. Hunting for a suitable parking spot goes along with owning an F-150 the same as using more fuel (than a standard car) does.

 

Original poster, I understand to an extent.

I live in NJ, every where I go the parking lots are PACKED full. You have no choice but to park somewhere. Half the time I see Escalades parked on sidewalks and taking up 2 compact spots.

If I can't find a spot, and there is a compact spot I can fit(or 2 spots), I'll take it. It's either that or don't park.

 

I always park as far away as reasonable. If I can, I try to find an end spot and I will creep over as far as I can to the non-parking side. Like most of the other comments, I’m nervous that if someone does not like how I park, they might take it out on my truck.

 

I got creative once too. I got in a lot of trouble over it too

 

Hahaha, thanks Patman! I've been looking for that video a few months ago.

You guys would probably wince at the notion that my truck hasn't had a wash in 5 months.

 

I've done something similar. A major grocery store chain around the Cleveland area likes to have reserved spots for pregnant women, and I would park there just for spite. Once a store manager told me to move or he would have me ticketed, long story short, he backed down when I asked for his name and store # so I can pass it on to my lawyer. Now that I have a handicapped tag, I just park there.

Speaking of handicapped tags, I once had an old woman give me the stink eye and say I should not park there, I told her that I had a tag, it was legal, and that's you F'n need to know, so mind your own damn business.