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How many of you do a double take of your ride while walking away in the parking lot?

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Old 11-03-05 | 02:25 PM
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Originally Posted by AustinGS4
My 8 year old daughter drew a picture of our town in an imaginary tornado. Homes, churches, cows, dogs and all kinds of things flying around, she drew my wife clutching my daughters and she drew me holding my son's hand ....... looking back at my car.

She knew nothing of this thread.
Wow, Austin!

SVT, LMAO at parking near the restaurant so you can sit near window and gaze at the car. Damn, I thought it was just me.
Old 11-08-05 | 01:00 PM
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ok.has anyone every parked diagonally just enough to take up 2 parking spaces so noone parks next to you

guilty as charged
Old 11-08-05 | 01:49 PM
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I did twice and both times gotz keyed.
Old 11-08-05 | 05:18 PM
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Originally Posted by e-diddy
guilty of the very same thing. I actually speed up when I see a nice shiny car (especially if it's black) just to see my rides reflection in motion.
I'm with ya on this one, as long as it's a dark color car, I'm looking. I take a double take EVERY time I leave my car.

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Old 11-08-05 | 10:25 PM
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Originally Posted by GSoup
ok.has anyone every parked diagonally just enough to take up 2 parking spaces so noone parks next to you

guilty as charged
Nope. I think you are asking for it when you do that. I guess FunGuy found out the hard way. Sorry to hear man.
Old 11-09-05 | 05:31 AM
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Originally Posted by GSoup
ok.has anyone every parked diagonally just enough to take up 2 parking spaces so noone parks next to you

guilty as charged
I do it all the time, but only in spaces far away from anyone else so not to take up space close to the store or mall entrance...don't want to aggrevate anyone and get keyed. I use to do it at work until the parking lot police started giving me tickets after parking policies were changed, still no one is near where I park.
Old 11-09-05 | 05:39 AM
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I look back just about everytime when i park Especially when the GF says your car looks good with the wheels on it.... It makes me feel pretty good....As far as parking further away from other cars i do it when i go to the grocery store because these old people are careless and can't see shiet.. I think we are all very fortunate to have such great cars and take pride with our lexus....

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Old 11-09-05 | 06:48 AM
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EVERY time here.. LOL.

I start staring when someone parks next to me, or lock the doors to beep/flash so they know someone is near, hopefully they are less likekly to swing a door open if they are aware.
Old 11-10-05 | 07:12 AM
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Originally Posted by svt5150
I always do, and when I go eat, I park next to a window so I can sit near it... lol.
gotta keep an eye on it while your eating

i park diagonally at work, but it's usually far far away as to not **** people off that want to walk the least distance possible. But because the parking lot is at an angle, ill find my car surrounded by carriages at the end of the day that blow and occasionally tap the side

now i just park it behind an island, away from flying carriages and door dings
Old 11-10-05 | 11:21 AM
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Originally Posted by GeorgeGS4
gotta keep an eye on it while your eating

i park diagonally at work, but it's usually far far away as to not **** people off that want to walk the least distance possible. But because the parking lot is at an angle, ill find my car surrounded by carriages at the end of the day that blow and occasionally tap the side

now i just park it behind an island, away from flying carriages and door dings
When you say carriages I guess you mean shopping carts? LOL, because in my head I was picturing baby carriages or something, and the part about flying carriages made me think of Mary Poppins or some Disney movie. Cool, from your sig I noticed you have Axxis pads w/ Rotora slots, I just picked up from Carson the same for my fronts
Old 11-10-05 | 11:25 AM
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I always do a double take, its just second nature now.

I am surprised that I am exactly one week short of the one year anniversary of the purchase of my '01 GS3, and still feel like i king when i get in the car and start driving.
Old 11-10-05 | 04:32 PM
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Originally Posted by GeorgeGS4
gotta keep an eye on it while your eating
I do this also ......
Old 11-11-05 | 09:23 AM
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Originally Posted by TLW
I do this also ......
U to? Me three
Old 11-11-05 | 11:13 AM
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Just got my 02 GS3 so I'm doing triple takes.

Caught my wife doing it too.
Old 11-11-05 | 11:42 AM
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i'm guilty of parking at a slight angle so they cant get as close to my car but its only rarely. At the stores i park WAY out and actually enjoy the walk, especially coming back to the car. The only problem is I start thinking of more mods.


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