Parking in tight spaces
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Cars have got a lot bigger over the years
Mondeos are almost the size of a Granada these days , even a focus is getting on for cortina size
There's a reason the focus has been at the top f the sales charts for years, I doubt you'll be disappointed , especially with one at the top of the range
Mondeos are almost the size of a Granada these days , even a focus is getting on for cortina size
There's a reason the focus has been at the top f the sales charts for years, I doubt you'll be disappointed , especially with one at the top of the range
dieseluser07 said:
Jeez this forum is fast
??Sit a Mondeo alongside a MKII Granada (if you can find one that hasn't been bangered) and you'll come to the same conclusion as me - new cars are way bigger than old ones
Looking at the neighbours - Mondeo doesn't look that much bigger than a Focus but I'm sure an on line database would provide length and width
You aren't going to shave more than a gnat's cock off the width going from a Mondeo to a Focus. Either car will be OK to drive, nothing wrong with either but if it's that tight then you need to widen your driveway, park on the street or ensure that both you and 'er indoors know how to drive. Easier said than done, it's one thing parking in broad daylight and quite another when it's January, 6am, pissing down and you can't see a bloody thing out of any of the windows or mirrors.
dieseluser07 said:
Is the mondeo hard to park or manouvere in tight car parks would you say? I know its a wide car and it takes up a s
t lot of space on the drive but its so comfy. But if it will be a nightmare to park i may have to give it back.
Not sure - not driven one - my 740 can be a bit of a cow in a multistory designed for small hatches but I've never clipped anything yet. I always driven barges so you kinda get used to it.t lot of space on the drive but its so comfy. But if it will be a nightmare to park i may have to give it back.Difference between old barges and modern "family" cars is the shapes really don't help you know where the "ends" are due to pedestrian safety conformance.
I frequently parallel park the seven in spaces that mid sized hatchbacks reject as too small having tried a couple of times - you really do get used to it.
johnnyBv8 said:
Look up dimensions of each. Decide for yourself whether the difference will make it easier for you. Nobody else can asnwer this but you tbh!
30cm difference in width it seems hmmMy 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
I've recently started a job which includes a company car in which I have no say - it's a Mondeo estate and it's massive.
I can park it alongside our family car - a Nissan Note - on the driveway,but it's very tight. After 2 days I got fed up with the moaning from her in charge about how difficult it was to park next to, so the company car now lives on the road.
The best part is; Mrs still manages to make a meal of parking one car on the "double" drive.
I can park it alongside our family car - a Nissan Note - on the driveway,but it's very tight. After 2 days I got fed up with the moaning from her in charge about how difficult it was to park next to, so the company car now lives on the road.
The best part is; Mrs still manages to make a meal of parking one car on the "double" drive.
dieseluser07 said:
johnnyBv8 said:
Look up dimensions of each. Decide for yourself whether the difference will make it easier for you. Nobody else can asnwer this but you tbh!
30cm difference in width it seems hmmMy 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
C.A.R. said:
I've recently started a job which includes a company car in which I have no say - it's a Mondeo estate and it's massive.
I can park it alongside our family car - a Nissan Note - on the driveway,but it's very tight. After 2 days I got fed up with the moaning from her in charge about how difficult it was to park next to, so the company car now lives on the road.
The best part is; Mrs still manages to make a meal of parking one car on the "double" drive.
Haha oh dear, i can make the drivewayjust about work but multi story car parks im not so sure I can park it alongside our family car - a Nissan Note - on the driveway,but it's very tight. After 2 days I got fed up with the moaning from her in charge about how difficult it was to park next to, so the company car now lives on the road.
The best part is; Mrs still manages to make a meal of parking one car on the "double" drive.
dieseluser07 said:
C.A.R. said:
I've recently started a job which includes a company car in which I have no say - it's a Mondeo estate and it's massive.
I can park it alongside our family car - a Nissan Note - on the driveway,but it's very tight. After 2 days I got fed up with the moaning from her in charge about how difficult it was to park next to, so the company car now lives on the road.
The best part is; Mrs still manages to make a meal of parking one car on the "double" drive.
Haha oh dear, i can make the drivewayjust about work but multi story car parks im not so sure I can park it alongside our family car - a Nissan Note - on the driveway,but it's very tight. After 2 days I got fed up with the moaning from her in charge about how difficult it was to park next to, so the company car now lives on the road.
The best part is; Mrs still manages to make a meal of parking one car on the "double" drive.
Just park in a space that is suitable and I always find reverse parking is easier if the space is tight.
johnnyBv8 said:
dieseluser07 said:
johnnyBv8 said:
Look up dimensions of each. Decide for yourself whether the difference will make it easier for you. Nobody else can asnwer this but you tbh!
30cm difference in width it seems hmmMy 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
Mk4 Mondeo to Mk3 Focus is 76mm.
I don't think the OP should be allowed to drive. Or probably even go out in public unaccompanied.
I'm surprised people want even more cars to be parked in the road.
I'd say if you need lots of space in a car because you need to carry lots of stuff or people then you can take advantage of the availability of the bigger car. 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'd say if you need lots of space in a car because you need to carry lots of stuff or people then you can take advantage of the availability of the bigger car. 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.
herewego said:
I'm surprised people want even more cars to be parked in the road.
I'd say if you need lots of space in a car because you need to carry lots of stuff or people then you can take advantage of the availability of the bigger car. 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 initially went for it as i do a lot of motorway driving so thought a longer wheelbase would be smoother/quiter and plus the mondy comes with more kit as standardI'd say if you need lots of space in a car because you need to carry lots of stuff or people then you can take advantage of the availability of the bigger car. 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.
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