Just get a smaller car, pal!

Double parking should be an automatic tow even if half the lot is empty.

I'd be happy with small print that says you have to buy two parking tickets. Nice and small at the bottom so they don't realise and just get slapped with a £90 fine whenever they park like it.
- Being in Aus, a car park like this would most likely be free.
  If I couldn't find parking I would 100% do what the white car did (and have done before)
- in parking lots, the parking is free, unless you're in a parking garage or on a street meter, and even sometimes parking garages don't charge admission. Though it's less common.
  These lots are almost always at a store, where people buy things, and the companies make money.

100%

That's not a little white car. That's just a white car. Fuck cars, but fuck these monstrosities that wouldn't be street legal in any reasonable country especially.

Yup, that used to be a mid size car back in the day. This is actually a pretty good illustration of how out of control the size of our cars are getting
Fuck cars but I think it's a Camry, which is actually a mid-size car.
- Mid. Median. It's a car. It's not a small car, it's not a big car.
- This model was advertised as a “Wide-Body Camry” because they were so much more spacious.

$130K?

Mate, the second he left the dealership, a piece of shit like that devalued to $FuckAll for obvious Australian reasons.

But enjoy the loan payments, being laughed at, and this shit whenever going shopping.

Does that rule still work? I was looking for a car last year and used cars were more expensive than new ones, but for new cars the wait period was 6 to 24 months.
- Yeah this is a trend in the past two’ish years, due to the component shortages. Basically, auto makers have a bunch of new cars on the lot, which are all undriveable because they couldn’t source the components for the dashboard. They had literal parking lots full of nearly-built cars, just waiting on one or two small chips to come in so they can finish building it.
  So as a result, the used car market boomed. Used cars suddenly tripled in price, because nobody could buy new.
That's $130k in Australian dollars
- I believe the accepted term is "dollarydoos".

Nobody likes these fucks in the giant trucks. I run a condo and those trucks stick out about 2 feet into the driveway and fit tightly on the wide side. We started banning them and it pissed off a few rednecks, but if you buy a car that literally doesn't fit in your parking spot, that's your problem.

I've got an old F150 farm truck and I still make a point to park in east Jesus nowhere in a parking lot so I'm not in the way. It's common fuckin' decency.
- Thank you for your courteous parking habits.
- same but then it never fails when you come back and it's mysteriously surrounded by beater cars.
- The old F150s actually got in parking spots. They're quite a bit smaller than the current models.
  Also, thank you for being courteous.
- east Jesus nowhere
  First time I've heard that. I love it. :D
Yeah, I require a large truck for work. I haul a large trailer and work rural. If I didn't need it, I wouldn't blow money on it. I park out of the way on principle, and pretty much don't bother with downtown areas anymore, sadly. Sorry for the inconvenience.
- I wouldn't sweat it. Folks don't mind a truck that actually works driven by a courteous driver.
- Just a heads up, farmers used to drive small trucks. They are easier to load and unload. How often do you use the bed of your big truck? It must be a pain in the ass. (If you don't use the bed, you don't need a truck. There are other vehicles with the horsepower that don't have a ton of dead space in the rear.)
- ok so i want to pick your brain here. What would be the most effective way to prevent these idiots from buying these large trucks, but still allowing these larger trucks on the market for the few rare instances where people actually need them.
  I've had a few thoughts, notably just making smaller trucks alongside these larger trucks, they're going to be a lot cheaper and more efficient so market forces should do quite a bit of work there. Aside from there, i've considered just selling super duties and deleting the normal line, probably just leaving the duallies in all honesty. I've also considered just yeeting the bed and throwing a fifth wheel there as a standard feature, making it impractical for anything other than hauling heavy trailers.
  Outside of this, i'm not sure, but i'm also not convinced most people that use these trucks even need them in the first place, even if they're doing work.

Emotional support truck! Loooooool.

Gender affirming vehicle

That's too much for a truck that's never going to see real work. All hat, no cow.

All condom no dick.
Pavement princess
It reminds me of those people who get working dogs and then lock them up in a tiny apartment.

130k

Is that after the interest on their 8 year, 0 down loan?
IDK how it is in Queensland, but here in the states, predatory lending and car-poor idiots are a pretty common pairing.
Aud

"Little" white car? That's a completely normal-sized car.

If your expensive emotional support truck is too precious to be parked in a parking lot don't take it to one. Ride a bike instead.

I hope someone slashes his tires.

Heh. I was just thinking how I wish I lived there so I could slash his tires.
emotional support truck
I have not heard this phrase until today. I will be incorporating it into my lexicon. Thank you.

I basically treat truck drivers the way I treat cops at this point. Keep a safe distance and treat them like really stupid but dangerous and highly aggressive animals. Not surprising at all that most cops drive trucks.

Wow, it costs alot of money to be an idiot. You can get a truck that is equally, if not more functional for 10 grand. You could even super splurge and get one for 30k that is even incredibly similar on the non-functional stuff too.

I grew up on a tobacco farm, shit ton of manual labor, and the extended families all helped each other
A cousin had a jacked up truck (obviously we're all hillbillies).
But he lifted it so much, it couldn't hitch to a trailer, and only one of the wagons. He took a functional truck and made it almost impossible to actually use it for anything.
I've been shitting on all the idiots driving lifted trucks ever since. I have zero idea why so many guys live in cities and work desk jobs but drive a giant truck for their commute. And there is an insane amount of them at my current job.
My point is, even in rural areas this shit is completely useless. The only reason anyone buys them is they're insecure in their own masculinity. They need a big truck to feel like a big boy
- Those idiots also drove the price up for those of us who need them for what they're meant for...work.
- When I am supreme emperor, Carolina squats will be punishable by death.
- He took a functional truck and made it almost impossible to actually use it for anything.
  Just out of curiosity, did women his age find his truck interesting/attractive?
- There are companies now that make adjustable height hitches for what I believe is that exact reason
  Granted I've never seen a truck with one of those towing anything, but it at least adds a little bit of functionality back!
- Cousin Early?
Yes it does but no you cant, this is the Australian market with the Australian dollar. Brand new dual cab diesels like the Ranger or Hilux are $70k plus, Brand new Chinese dual cabs are $40k. Once you start looking at 3.5 ton+ towing the market gets pretty skinny and most of them are 100k plus. We dont have a history of massive pickup trucks like big old F350s and C30s that are cheap enough that you can just have one for when you need to tow.
Utility vehicles that run and drive and arent heaps of absolute shit here are around $5k if they are roadworthy because theres always a new apprentice plumber who needs a work vehicle. If this guy NEEDS to tow big things over long distances and wants to do it in comfort, its not a long list of vehicles. Not arguing that THIS guy isnt almost certainly a wanker, but I know the local market and know it well.
Edit: just out of curiosity I opened up Carsales, a fully loaded F350 here is over $250k, Ram Laramie too. For $30k there were 4 cars in the whole country that could tow 4 ton and they were all 90s landrover defenders, only 1 with reasonable mileage. For $10k you can get a 2013 Ranger with 320,000kms on the odo but it can only tow 3.5. Theres nothing that can tow 4 tons for less than 20k and its a thrashed 90s Landrover with 410,000 kms on the clock.
- Australia doesn’t exist.
- I remember seeing a RAM 3500 around Sydney, and wondering what would posses someone to import it.
Penis Enlargement Surgery is only $30k max. Fella like this . . .

I drive an ‘92 geo metro just so I can park my car there and then abandon it if need be. Fuck you, fuck your truck, and fuck your money.

Just get some handles on your bumper. You can lift a Geo Metro with maybe one other person help.

Imagine thinking the car is the asshole in this situation

As a truck owner (i have a farm) i am paranoid a hell about being evenly between the lines. If you can't afford to take care of your pavement princess when it gets dings then maybe you should get something buy something in your budget.

Also, if someone has a pickup truck and it's not at least a little dinged up, I'm judging them. Those are working vehicles, not eye candy.
- This is the big one for me too. I'm Albertan; we have a lot of lifted crew-cab short box pickups with absolutely immaculate paint jobs.
  If you want to waste money and fuel on a vehicle you don't need, at least have the class to buy an old hotrod
The really stupid part is that truck guy could have parked all the way over the other way and it would have had plenty of space.
- But TruckBoy's whole idea was to manspread in to the 2nd spot so nobody could park there.
  Leaving enough space for someone else to park would have been too soyboy/considerate and folks might have doubted his ability to be a selfish lover.

Truck driver has some "I'm The Main Character" energy

I'm so glad I'm not the only one who does this. I've had the great pleasure of doing this to the driver door of two giant asshole truck drivers in the last week. #justcompactcarthings

Update for anyone reading this later, the first truck definitely had to climb through the passenger seat, but unfortunately I had to leave before the second one did. It was overnight too! :(

I always loved parking my tiny mazda pickup right next to the biggest truck in the lot.
Doin’ the universe’s work. Carry on and be well.
as a certified shitbox lover myself, i would 100% box one of these fuckheads in, and maybe leave a little cart ding in the door as well.

queenslanders dont say "pal" like that

deffo looks like a queensland carpark though 🤔

edit: did a reverse image search, according to reddit its an old satirical post by "Barry Barrington"... still weird to end it in "pal" and not "mate"

It's a QLD rego plate on the corolla so the pic was taken in a Qld carpark. Probably said pal cause wankers in massive utes ain't our mates...
Im sure a Seppophile who drives a ‘Murucan truck would use “Pal”.
No shit it's satire. The sun also rose today.

If you take the end spot and then park far away from the curb to be a dick, you probably deserve to get your car banged up. I love end spots. I snuggle right up against that curb.

This is why I pick the end spot. I have a wide car and I don't want it getting banged...so I hug that edge like a mother fucker.
Make it easy for people to not ding your car, and you won't get your car dinged.
- Even when I’m driving my little mazda3, in love being by the curb or parking a few spots further away to have nobody on either side of me. Having the room and getting the extra 10 seconds of exercise are both good in my eyes.
I work in transport, it's a race every morning to get one of the 12-14 kerb spots so you can hug that kerb for safety, and it guarantees one side won't get a door opened into it.

In Australia this is the driver's side of the truck.
My favorite thing about not giving a shit about what my car looks like is parking it like this next to assholes who think they're getting that second space without consequences.

I’m impressed the guy in the white car was able to get out of that

Also the dude in the big truck has a small penis, this just convinced me.

"You think this is bad, this–this chicanery? He's done worse. That car park! Are you telling me that a man just happens to park a car in that small spot? No, he orchestrated it! He exited through the sunroof!"
I would also 100% climb out of my trunk to give that "fuck you" to the truck. Only a shame they couldn't block the drivers side.
- I have done this. Shitty hatchback was the best teenage car.
  Edit: they're in Australia. They DID block the driver's side! Fucking hero right there.
- We drive on the Left in Australia. That is the Drivers side.
It’s a shame they’re not flipped so white car could park 1 cm from the truck driver door. See how you like climbing into your pavement princess from the bed pal
- I live in Qld.
  Qld stands for Queensland.
  Queensland is in Australia.
  In Australia we drive on the left hand side of the road.
  So the steering wheel is on the opposite side (right).
  The truck can't get in the drivers side.
  😘👌
WYM? If it is qld (Australia) then the cars are right hand drive.
- Good point! Though it doesn’t look like that much more room on the right side. But that makes this absolutely hilarious.
That's probably cause you don't realise Australia is a right hand drive country, so driver is on the opposite side to US and most of Europe.

If you buy a car that's a problem, I will make sure it becomes your problem and not mine.

!fuckcars@lemmy.world

As someone who had a car and wanted to avoid door dings: you have to do this at the far back of the parking lot when the majority are empty. If the parking lot is mostly full, you have to park somewhere else

Soon parkings need to have dedicated spots in the back and signs for oversized cars. Some already have spots for cars with trailers and large vans.
- Or semi trucks! I've seen that too!
literally this, just walk farther dumbass. It's good for you anyway.

$130k? Is that for real? What a scam

That's in Australian dollars, since the post is from Queensland (Qld) so that's roughly 83k USD. Chevs are not sold locally so with import tax that price sounds about right. RAMs are sold locally starting at 120k AUD for comparison.
Everything about this post is fake.

another massive beef of mine, though ironically, i think older cars were much better along this line, since you could probably just open the door all the way in a parking lot and it wouldn't even be close to touching the other cars.

Doors are fucking annoying bro. Why do they gotta be so fucking big. I have to shimmy my way out through the door while holding it in between notches because it won't fucking sit still outside of them.

It was more that the size of parking spaces themselves have shrunk an insane amount.
- Are the spaces smaller or are the car bigger? Because I know for a fact cars are getting huge.
- which is funny, you would think they got bigger over time.

Wish American parking lots had shade like this.

We should be shading every parking lot with solar panels. Why the hell we aren't, I don't understand.
- Basically it’s cheaper to install panels on rooftops due to less supporting structure needing to be built.
- That wouldn't make the coal companies happy and they pay senators to make sure they stay happy. Or, they bail out a president after he bankrupts a casino during the casino boom and then gets appointed to secretary of commerce.
- Because we don't have power grids that would work well with overproduction.
Go to Arizona

I found a guy parking like that at work with an overpriced truck like that, so i scoped him out and it ended up being the chief of my division, my bosses' boss. They are paying him too much.

Looks like Stocklands in gold coast

I believe last time I saw this come up it was a parking lot used by mine workers. Like they park here before being shuttled out to the mine or something?
- certainly looks like it could be a long term at an airport

Or some caltrops

It couldn't get bumped by doors on the right. There isn't another spot

Could work to park a moped over on that side though

Wearing spurs so I can scratch large trucks on my moped
The bonus cringe is they could have simply driven into the spot instead of reversing in, which means the drivers side door (Australia) opens to the shrubs. I don't even drive and I know this.
- Backing in is safer especially if you're driving one of these big dumbass vehicles

I didn't know these ridiculously oversized vehicles also came with a free ridiculously oversized entitlement complex.

They don’t. You need to already have one to buy one though.

I’m not your frendo, buddy.
- I'm not your buddy, guy.

Is this a woolies car park ?

Probably a small suburban shopping centre, looks like the one at Taigum but then a lot of shops for those shade sails so who knows
- Yeah one of my local shopping centres also has similar shades but my local woolies has those exact shades
  My local standalone coles has metal roofing

Nice truck. Sorry about the tiny peepee.

If I lived in the US, I would need to bring molotovs with me on every trip to deal with cars like this.

"qld" means this was probably in Australia
- No no no, everything bad is in the US? Dontcha know?

Dudes, it’s a picture of a married couple. The text is AI generated and unrelated.