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Parking is usually regulated at the municipal level, not state. Only place I recall a requirement for head-in parking was at the University of Illinois. Now IL is a front plate state, but U of I parking stickers were displayed in the rear window.
Thanks! White is not my favorite color and I wish it was a sunroof delete car, but it was a CPO at a great price and it was nicely optioned. And in January 2016 the M235i models were thin on the ground- especially RWD cars.
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport; 2020 C43; 2021 Sahara 4xe 1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica Wife's: 2015 X1 xDrive28i Son's: 2009 328i; 2018 330i xDrive
Surround view is a fine thing , a couple of my cars have had it, including the current one. Maybe Infiniti was the pioneer there? Also fun to select the view you want for the main screen, so you can look down at the curb from a mirror, out from the front bumper, etc.
I disagree... with an asterisk. The standard SHOULD have been set in 2008 by Infiniti with their 360 surround backup cam. That thing is a marvel. Sadly, it did/has not become as widespread as it should, so I can’t call it “the standard.”
Can't you also be targeted and rammed into pulling out forward? And wouldn't still be your fault?
Not necessarily. First, you can go out faster, quicker, and more swiftly going forward. It's much easier to see and control going fast forward. Also, you have additional gears to actually "go fast" should you need to dodge an incoming bogey.
Secondly, going "backwards" does put you at a disadvantage liability wise. It is assumed the person going backwards has the greater duty of care, and the person going forward is just driving "normally." It's pretty much the same hard and fast rule that rear-ending someone always makes you at fault. It's an insurance thing.
Lastly... who's driving down a parking lot aisle in a straight line using their right of way in reverse? No one! LOL. That's what people going forward do. Very very very tough to pin blame on someone going forward if you were going backward. It's even Steven if you are both backing up or both going forward.
Yeah tell that to the person who almost hit me trying to back into a parking space I was occupying.
There's no fixing stupid and incompetent ineptitude. Still, people hitting the adjacent parked car while backing out of a parking space is very common.Parking is usually regulated at the municipal level, not state. Only place I recall a requirement for head-in parking was at the University of Illinois. Now IL is a front plate state, but U of I parking stickers were displayed in the rear window.
You mean a university wants everyone to act like little sheep and all park the same way....what happened to freedom of thought?
2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
That front mirror thingy ain’t nearly as dumb as wanting a periscope there.
jmonroe
Secondly, going "backwards" does put you at a disadvantage liability wise. It is assumed the person going backwards has the greater duty of care, and the person going forward is just driving "normally." It's pretty much the same hard and fast rule that rear-ending someone always makes you at fault. It's an insurance thing.
Lastly... who's driving down a parking lot aisle in a straight line using their right of way in reverse? No one! LOL. That's what people going forward do. Very very very tough to pin blame on someone going forward if you were going backward. It's even Steven if you are both backing up or both going forward.
Actually the same rules apply. If someone wants to take the opportunity to commit insurance fraud as you're pulling out they are going to do it if your pulling out just as easily as if you're backing out. And in reality pulling out faster is more likely to get you into an accident since cross traffic will have less time and warning to avoid you.
Backing out doesn't put you at a disadvantage liability wise as your liability is the same regardless of if you are backing out or pulling out. Oh and if someone is going down the aisle backwards and you are pulling out of a space forward the person backing up has the right of way so the collision would be your fault if you are pulling out of a stall.
2011 Hyundai Sonata, 2014 BMW 428i convertible, 2015 Honda CTX700D
I wonder how common that is in relation to someone hitting the adjacent parker car while backing into a space.
2011 Hyundai Sonata, 2014 BMW 428i convertible, 2015 Honda CTX700D
2011 Hyundai Sonata, 2014 BMW 428i convertible, 2015 Honda CTX700D
2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
Different then where I parked on the grass yesterday. There were hundreds if not a thousand or more and not one front plate.
2011 Hyundai Sonata, 2014 BMW 428i convertible, 2015 Honda CTX700D
'11 GMC Sierra 1500; '08 Charger R/T Daytona; '67 Coronet R/T; '13 Fiat 500c; '20 S90 T6; '22 MB Sprinter 2500 4x4 diesel; '97 Suzuki R Wagon; '96 Opel Astra; '08 Maser QP; '11 Mini Cooper S
2020 Ascent Limited, 2024 Subaru Legacy Sport
I back into my garage because the physics would make it difficult to go in nose first. When I get to the road I of course look to the left and to the right....there is a big curve coming from the right side. Today I did my usual, look right - all clear, look left straight up the road - that is clear, then when I looked right again a car is coming unusually fast around the corner so I didn't proceed until he passed by, but I think he would have been hard to see if I was backing out....even with a camera as he would be out of view until almost the last minute.
2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
As for freelancing, my wife is expecting me to detail her car next...
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport; 2020 C43; 2021 Sahara 4xe 1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica Wife's: 2015 X1 xDrive28i Son's: 2009 328i; 2018 330i xDrive
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport; 2020 C43; 2021 Sahara 4xe 1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica Wife's: 2015 X1 xDrive28i Son's: 2009 328i; 2018 330i xDrive
jmonroe
jmonroe
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
Yes; when I bought it there were only 6-7 M235i manuals in the US- and none were near me. I've been very impressed by the ZF 8HP; on the track in Sport mode it shifts exactly the way I would over 90% of the time.
And I have to admit it's fun to be able to cruise around in Comfort mode but retain the ability to go into a hard-edged Sport mode by pushing a button and moving the gear selector into the Sport gate.
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport; 2020 C43; 2021 Sahara 4xe 1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica Wife's: 2015 X1 xDrive28i Son's: 2009 328i; 2018 330i xDrive
When I worked at BMW we were just getting 7 Series and 5 Series cars that could parallel and perpendicular park automatically. I had to demonstrate it to a few customers and owners and it was a bit nerve-wracking at first- but the cars never put a wheel wrong. It was just difficult for me to just sit there and let the car steer, brake, and shift between drive and reverse completely on its own.
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport; 2020 C43; 2021 Sahara 4xe 1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica Wife's: 2015 X1 xDrive28i Son's: 2009 328i; 2018 330i xDrive
Which BJs? The one on 73? Curious if the old AC Moore store was taken over.
2023 Mercedes EQE 350 4Matic / 2022 Ram 1500 Bighorn, Built to Serve
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COBClFEQQJk
2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
I still remain thankful that KY doesn’t require a front plate.
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport; 2020 C43; 2021 Sahara 4xe 1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica Wife's: 2015 X1 xDrive28i Son's: 2009 328i; 2018 330i xDrive
2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
2023 Hyundai Kona Limited AWD (wife) / 2015 Golf TSI (me) / 2019 Chevrolet Cruze Premier RS (daughter #1) / 2020 Hyundai Accent SE (daughter #2) / 2023 Subaru Impreza Base (son)
2020 Ascent Limited, 2024 Subaru Legacy Sport
2020 Ascent Limited, 2024 Subaru Legacy Sport
2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
Heck, on my old car, the local regulation is with vintage/YOM plates, you only need one, but I use them both, as they look cool.
Which BJs? The one on 73? Curious if the old AC Moore store was taken over.
that was the one. The old ACM store is still empty. Did not see anything going on to indicate that might change soon.
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
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2015 Subaru Outback 3.6R / 2014 MINI Countryman S ALL4
And hey, am I the only one here who had a license plate collection as a kid? I got them at junk yards, garage sales, and who knows where else. When I was 13 or so my parents convinced me to throw the collection out when we moved.
Anyway, no front license needed for a 54 Pontiac—at least according to this brochure.
Self parking, that is too much to conceive of using.
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
https://youtu.be/UY6uKaehDyw
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
jmonroe
The Cars That Made America. And some other names.
I've watched much of the 3 parts of the Cars That Made America.
Lots of repetition between commercials, sort of like Judge Judy.
2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,