Car changes over the years

[OVERDRIVE]

Found this the other day. Not everyone drives a range but you get the point 

[MORNE]

Hey! i owned a 83 mk1 GTI and I also parked it away from curbs as to not scratch the factory alloy wheels 😜

[ChrisF]

Have a look at the dimensions of the new Ford Rangers with all the plastic clip-ons .....  It no longer fits in a parking bay, both in terms of width and height.

[The Ouzo]

Every iteration of a model gets bigger. 
the current Honda Civic is now the size of a previous gen Honda Accord. 
the original Civic we got in the early 90s is smaller than our current smallest Honda. 
 

Toyota RAV4 that everyone knows, first one was not much bigger than a Suzuki Jimmy, look at them now. 
 

yet parking spaces have become tighter as more bays are squeezed into the same space, roads have remained the same width. 

[Jewbacca]

I also think people are getting larger...... Not taller, but larger in the middle.

Fatter tummy, smaller visible willy, bigger car.

[MORNE]

1 hour ago, Jewbacca said:

I also think people are getting larger...... Not taller, but larger in the middle.

Fatter tummy, smaller visible willy, bigger car.

I drive one of these around

I also have big feet

🤷🏻‍♂️

[Hairy]

7 hours ago, OVERDRIVE said:

Found this the other day. Not everyone drives a range but you get the point 

You forgot about this parking option on the pavement where pedestrians need to walk, but can not with the wide Landy in the way.

[Hairy]

6 hours ago, ChrisF said:

Have a look at the dimensions of the new Ford Rangers with all the plastic clip-ons .....  It no longer fits in a parking bay, both in terms of width and height.

I thought those always parked over two parking bays anyway, so the width would never have been an issue?

[Hairy]

3 hours ago, MORNE said:

I drive one of these around

I also have big feet

🤷🏻‍♂️

look we all make bad choices at some point in life hey

[Eddy Gordo]

7 hours ago, ChrisF said:

Have a look at the dimensions of the new Ford Rangers with all the plastic clip-ons .....  It no longer fits in a parking bay, both in terms of width and height.

I had a T6 ranger(2016), it did not fit in most parking bays, but then again some bays are just made smaller

[DieselnDust]

7 hours ago, ChrisF said:

Have a look at the dimensions of the new Ford Rangers with all the plastic clip-ons .....  It no longer fits in a parking bay, both in terms of width and height.

And length

[DieselnDust]

53 minutes ago, Hairy said:

I thought those always parked over two parking bays anyway, so the width would never have been an issue?

Well the driver needs two bays to house their ego

[OVERDRIVE]

7 hours ago, The Ouzo said:

Every iteration of a model gets bigger. 
the current Honda Civic is now the size of a previous gen Honda Accord. 
the original Civic we got in the early 90s is smaller than our current smallest Honda. 
 

Toyota RAV4 that everyone knows, first one was not much bigger than a Suzuki Jimmy, look at them now. 
 

yet parking spaces have become tighter as more bays are squeezed into the same space, roads have remained the same width. 

I'm jus not a fan of the Range. Its a really nice car, but i really can't justify the maintainance cost...

 

[ChrisF]

1 hour ago, DieselnDust said:

And length

 

Basement parking at work ...

 

Previous barely fit length wise. Now it overhangs by a lot ....

 

Some incidents with dings from doors as they were wide ... new ones are just too wide.  Having to fold back mirrors to hugg columns on side, then still too wide to properlt open driver door.

 

 

Height fits ... but with a flat canopy .... doubt there is much clearance.

 

 

People now shuffling parking bays ....

[OVERDRIVE]

3 minutes ago, ChrisF said:

 

Basement parking at work ...

 

Previous barely fit length wise. Now it overhangs by a lot ....

 

Some incidents with dings from doors as they were wide ... new ones are just too wide.  Having to fold back mirrors to hugg columns on side, then still too wide to properlt open driver door.

 

 

Height fits ... but with a flat canopy .... doubt there is much clearance.

 

 

People now shuffling parking bays ....

Heres's a thought. Since we cant enlarge buildings, maybe we just re-demarcate all the parking bays? 

[Hairy]

Just now, OVERDRIVE said:

Heres's a thought. Since we cant enlarge buildings, maybe we just re-demarcate all the parking bays? 

Or start making smaller cars