Shrinking parking size

[b5blue]

With my 07 Dakota and my 70 Charger I'm finding I park like crap sometimes. The size and angles of parking lots around town make for tight cuts sometimes. Am I just getting old or are you guys experiencing something similar? 

[lloyd3]

Parking lots are clearly designed these days with smaller cars in mind. In more-congested areas (which is just about everywhere anymore) it is getting much harder to park a "full-sized vehicle. In the "boonies" out here in Colorado, where nearly everyone is driving a pick-up truck, this isn't so much of a problem but in the more-urban areas it very much is.  My truck (and my Charger) clearly don't mix-in well anymore with the big city. It isn't just you.

[metallicareload99]

I hear yah. With 255/45R18 tires in front and manual steering with a big Block, I try and park out of the way. Just to find at least one d-bag decided to park next to me, even though there was open spots closer to the building? WTF

[Kern Dog]

The majority of drivers treat their cars like appliances that get worn out and replaced.
Enthusiasts that take pride in their cars are not the majority. WE are the ones that keep our cars in tune, WE care more about keeping our cars looking good so WE are the ones that often park out and away from the crowd.(At least the ones that do if we can, some are getting older and frail and choose closer parking to limit the walking)
The wife and I do try to park further out to minimize door dings and the close parking dorks. It is often inevitable though that yeah...you take care to park further out from the venue in the hopes that you return to see your car sitting alone and unscathed, only to find some piece of crap car next to you.
Why do people do this?
The wife calls it Co-Dependency. These people often find comfort by parking close to others. The same mentality feeds the need to drive next to someone else on the roadway even when traffic is light.
Fucker, if I wanted to be close to other people, I'd make it a point to do so. I speed up, slow down and sometimes drift a little in my lane to DIScourage dipshits from hanging in my blind spot. I don't want anyone driving next to me unless the traffic is heavy or if I know you.

[metallicareload99]

I failed to mention earlier that my car is obviously unrestored. So it just compounds the WTF because how do these people seek out the oldest car in the lot, with the biggest doors, and with the worst paint to park next to