Parking in tight spaces

[regprentice]

herewego said:

If you don't really need that space then get the smaller one. Why get a car that's more difficult to park if you don't need it.

I dont nescessarily want a bigger car...but there are some things that tend to be better on bigger or premium cars such as road noise in the cabin, drivers space etc.

I had a corsa as a rental once and my wife lost the plot because every time i changed gear i was elbowing her in the side...fortunately i couldnt hear her complaining over the road noise in the cabin.

[Slushbox]

herewego said:

I'm surprised people want even more cars to be parked in the road.

Plenty of room around here. :-)

[hairyben]

why not have the best of both worlds:

SWB, easy to park, drive to the station:



LWB, for longer journey comfort:





Seriously though if it's a step-up in car size for you, you get used to it soon enough.

[Dannbodge]

Get a test drive from a local garage in the same shape focus.
Take test drive past house and park car on drive.

Draw conclusion from actually doing it, rather than internet speculation.

[Roger Irrelevant]

dieseluser07 said:

Jeez this forum is fast

I for one am truly sorry that your Pistonheads forum experience has not lived up to your expectations - please accept my profuse apologies.

To answer your question: the Mondeo is the epitome of everyday, humdrum transport. It is not expectionally large; thousands of them are manoeuvred onto driveways and parking spaces every day without issue. So just practice a bit.

[KAgantua]

How long have u been driving?

[r-kid]

dieseluser07 said:

30cm difference in width it seems hmm

My mondeo has parking sensors which ive not really used yet so i wonder if they will make it any easier, dont suppose im particularly bothered about other cars dinging the doors as its not my responsibility to pay for the repair if that did happen

Dimensions I can see are 2010mm for the focus & 2121mm for the mondeo, so not that different.

[RicksAlfas]

This really is a strange thread!

dieseluser07 said:

30cm difference in width it seems hmm

That's a foot difference in old money. Are you sure?!

[Gruber]

Drive faster onto and off the driveway. The faster you go, the longer and thinner the car is. Basic quantum physics.

It's hardly rocket science.

[rb5er]

Gruber said:

Drive faster onto and off the driveway. The faster you go, the longer and thinner the car is. Basic quantum physics.

It's hardly rocket science.

^This.

I believe 90mph is the optimum for slimline parking.

[wibblebrain]

Get the wife a Peel P50, she won't have any trouble parking that.

[Jasandjules]

You get used to driving a larger vehicle very quickly. It will be more comfy on longer journeys so I'd say a little extra hassle parking is worth it for that.

[Bone Rat]

You have my sympathies, we had a Mondeo Mk1,2 and 3 one after another. The bloat was noticable and the parking increasingly a pain in multistories from the 60's. Eventually just got rid of the Mk3. I had a Mazda3, a Mk2 Focus clone, looking at the stats it's pretty well the same size as the Mk1 let alone a Cortina which I presume was the standard when a lot of the places were designed