parallel parking?!

[goon1001]

I havent had the chance to drive the car since owning it three weeks ago and being away so much, but can you actually park these things!? Im not being all girly or anything but the lock was pretty bad when i tried to turn in a road the other day. Do people just find end spaces in car parks or is the lock better than it feels. Anyway not too much slagging off for asking but i just dont fancy scratching the respray I am having done right now!

[cactussed]

Turning circle is akin to an oil tanker.
Parallel is ok, 3 point turns are the issue....

[optimal noise]

Been caught out a few times on tight mini roundabouts and can be slightly embarrassing, when you get to grips with the car just dump the clutch a little and step the back out

[custardkid]

optimal noise said:

Been caught out a few times on tight mini roundabouts and can be slightly embarrassing, when you get to grips with the car just dump the clutch a little and step the back out

[goon1001]

thanks for the advice just know it would be bad, pulling up in such a hot loking car and not being able to park it!! its just not fun doing that. will give it a go and just keep in mind about late turns etc when pulling into car parks, got caught out and had to take another turn at it due to the poor lock.

oh well the only minor downside i see to owning this car!

[fat80b]

same for me - picked my tuscan up last week
- arrived back at work thinking how great this was
- couldnt get it in a space driving forwards.
- didn't look quite so hot then,.....

[rejn]

And when you drive forwards into a side-on parking space, you generally don't have enough room to open the doors (and the thought of neighbouring cars opening their doors onto the TVR is enough to keep me away from supermarkets)...