2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Z71 LT Crew Long-Term Road Test


After a lifetime of parking small cars, getting this beast into stalls was proving to be a challenge.
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After a lifetime of parking small cars, getting this beast into stalls was proving to be a challenge.
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Last tip is rent a 26ft U-Haul and find said church parking lot and practice (Be sure to get the top level damage waver so if you hit someone/thing else you're not paying for it.) Once you master the box truck this thing will be easy to maneuver and then you can practice with a box truck and trailer for additional training.
Since you have them, take your office slalom cones home and practice, placing them incrementally closer.
At one point the family business had crew-cab long-bed pickups and a short box truck (10' on an F-Super Duty), any one of which I'd end up driving for a few days at a time. I got pretty good at parking the box truck in standard spots, though I'm sure the owners of the cars next to me weren't too happy at times. I also learned to be very careful about who knew I had a box truck with lift gate at my disposal... you want to move what? Do you have sufficient quantities of quality beer?
I wonder if their office takes walk-in appointments? As an optometrist I found your comment amusing, and true. Spatial relationship and perception vary from person to person, but they can be trained with time. Being a car nut I'm more incli
If you insist of pulling in forward, driving in tight space in anything is about driving the rear of the vehicle. The front should go pass the parking spot before turning the wheel or the rear will not follow.
Anyway, my advice is to swing wide before making the turn into a parking spot.
And wait longer than you think you will have to to initiate the turn.
Finally, keep an eye on the passenger side mirror, it would be bad to turn the passenger side of the truck into a parked car.