FAO those of you with large / big cars
Discussion
i.e big executive cars 7 Series, S Classes, Range Rovers etc
How do you find driving them as everyday city cars? I ask because there have been times, especially in back roads, I've found myself in very tight and tricky situations through which I've just about squeezed and that is me in my Focus.
Do you plan your way / avoid certain tricky roads or do you just get used to manoeuvring such a large car?
How do you find driving them as everyday city cars? I ask because there have been times, especially in back roads, I've found myself in very tight and tricky situations through which I've just about squeezed and that is me in my Focus.
Do you plan your way / avoid certain tricky roads or do you just get used to manoeuvring such a large car?
I drive a luxurious VW T25. I find on some of the small narrow roads on the Isle of Wight, other drivers suddenly become very courteous and usually get out my way. If they don't a simple shrug of the shoulders usually suffices.
So in this vehicle I don't avoid tight spots and almost relish them.....
HTH
Mike
So in this vehicle I don't avoid tight spots and almost relish them.....
HTH
Mike
I've got an F11 (new shape 5 series estate) and it's only a few inches wider than normal cars. It's width that is the restrict or and what you notice when going through small streets.
It's fine and I can get it and park it anywhere my wife can get her 307 estate but that may be a reflection on her!
It's fine and I can get it and park it anywhere my wife can get her 307 estate but that may be a reflection on her!
my cars quite wide, and longish.
i dont 'not' go down any road, apart from one, but thats a very short road and its connecting a industrial estate to a housing estate and it has these god awful traffic calming thing/lorry stopper where there is these massive curbs basically a inch or two both sides of a mitsi galant. I have never been through there mores than once an that was when i was following my brother
i dont 'not' go down any road, apart from one, but thats a very short road and its connecting a industrial estate to a housing estate and it has these god awful traffic calming thing/lorry stopper where there is these massive curbs basically a inch or two both sides of a mitsi galant. I have never been through there mores than once an that was when i was following my brother
my cars quite wide, and longish.
i dont 'not' go down any road, apart from one, but thats a very short road and its connecting a industrial estate to a housing estate and it has these god awful traffic calming thing/lorry stopper where there is these massive curbs basically a inch or two both sides of a mitsi galant. I have never been through there mores than once an that was when i was following my brother
i dont 'not' go down any road, apart from one, but thats a very short road and its connecting a industrial estate to a housing estate and it has these god awful traffic calming thing/lorry stopper where there is these massive curbs basically a inch or two both sides of a mitsi galant. I have never been through there mores than once an that was when i was following my brother
No problems with an S-Type. Much like power and overtaking, a few extra inches length and width doesn't really make that much difference to what can and can't be achieved. I'd venture that parallel parking in London might not be much fun, but I don't go to London. It's not very cramped in Scotland - that's more of a SE England problem.
I have to drive down narrow back lanes regularly in my BMW, I find that the roads are becoming narrower as potholes appear at the edges of the road. This means drivers are unwilling to risk damage by moving over all the way, compounding the problem.
If I see a clean car approaching I hold my breath as IME they are less likely to use all the road thus avoiding splashing through puddles, whilst shed drivers aren't so particular.
The E46 I drive is old enough not to have folding mirrors that actually fold when struck, meaning I risk £425 worth of damage each time someone tries driving down the centre of the road, oblivious to other traffic.My daughters Fiat 500 is a lot less stressful on these roads.
Taxi minibuses use these lanes as shortcuts and don't seem to care about hitting oncoming vehicles.
Rant over, I would avoid using any normal or wider car on narrow lanes if possible.
Fortunately I rarely visit cities but I would think that negotiating residential streets with cars parked carelessly each side might be fairly tricky in something low and wide. The stress when you hold up traffic whilst attempting to thread a Hummer or RollsRoyce through an inner city rat run would probably put me off buying one.
If I see a clean car approaching I hold my breath as IME they are less likely to use all the road thus avoiding splashing through puddles, whilst shed drivers aren't so particular.
The E46 I drive is old enough not to have folding mirrors that actually fold when struck, meaning I risk £425 worth of damage each time someone tries driving down the centre of the road, oblivious to other traffic.My daughters Fiat 500 is a lot less stressful on these roads.
Taxi minibuses use these lanes as shortcuts and don't seem to care about hitting oncoming vehicles.
Rant over, I would avoid using any normal or wider car on narrow lanes if possible.
Fortunately I rarely visit cities but I would think that negotiating residential streets with cars parked carelessly each side might be fairly tricky in something low and wide. The stress when you hold up traffic whilst attempting to thread a Hummer or RollsRoyce through an inner city rat run would probably put me off buying one.
My S124 is the first car I bought after passing my test, and it did seem huge for a few weeks. I got used to it. I can judge the width fairly well, but not the length, and still need to open the door to reverse into a parking space. I'm not so keen on narrow winding lanes and multi-storey car parks have to be judged very carefully. I find city driving a piece of cake though.
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