My new apartment complex charges $85/month for a garage, so I'm having to parallel park on the street. My car is not equipped with park assist or tilting side mirrors (I do have the rearview camera) and I just scruffed up one of my rims today.

Can either of these features be added on at the dealer? If not, what are my other options (besides just getting more practice.)

 

haha practice practice practice i live by the University of Washington and i feel ya on that the parking assists only tells u how close u are to the car behind you... haha and shouldnt ur side mirrors tilt? ... weird i have a back up camera on my car... and mirrors that tilt let me know how that works for u.. parking a LITTLE further away from the curve wont kill ya either

 

!! I have done the same thing!! I hate the heart sinking feeling you get when you hear your rims SCRAPPP against the cement ;( I wish I had the tilting mirrors but my parents dident want to spend anymore on my car ;(

 

tilting mirrors are come with the Lux pack.

 

Just tilt the side mirror manually when you go to park, only takes like 3 seconds... A good technique for parallel parking beginners is just back up in a sharper angle like almost 45 degree angle till you bump the tire against the curb. But if you reverse in a too shallow an angle you'll scrape. Then pull forward a few inches then you've set the distance for the rear tire to the curb then adjust the front to match.

 

Right, they come with the lux which i don't have. I'm trying to figure out if this is something I can get added on, and if not, what other options I have.

 

Dude come on. If you can afford a Lexus you can afford $85 per month for a safe garage.

If you park on the street, you are asking for trouble.

 

I'm currently renting 2 apartments (long beach and san diego). I literally can't afford to pay $85 more a month.

 

why would u need 2 apartments silly? lol..

oh yeah... i have the lux package... how exciting

 

I know that there are a lot of blind spots when you parallel park. I live in San Francisco. Try installing spares on the curb side of the car and practice, practice, practice.

 

u can do it! i believe in you keep practicing!!

 

he goes to school here (ucsd som) and his gf is in long beach.

anyway... just practice! haha the more you do it, the better you get. i was really good with my old car with parking straight (forward/backward) and parallel parking and this car spoils everyone w/the camera and tilting mirrors.

it would cost way too much than it's worth to get installed. you can just pay me the money and i'll teach you.

 

He can set one of the 3 presets to have the mirrors tilted down as well.

 

Totally agree, i couldn't even live without the backup camera...

BTW, get an adjustable blind spot mirror might be helpful too...

 

$85 a totally worth it. I say pay for it.

Your front and rear bumper are going to be all banged up in no time. Other people cant park either and they gonna hit it i guarantee it.