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[quote=Anonymous]This thread gave me a laugh this morning. I don’t think I’ve ever considered how a neighbor parks their car in their own driveway.

When learning to drive, we lived on a hill with a driveway that was also pretty steep. My old manual transmission Opel GT was kinda fussy and, sometimes, when “cold” it’d cut off. But rolling down the hill (either the driveway or street) I could pop the clutch and was usually back in business. Dear ole Dad always advised to back up with a “warm” engine and the habit has stuck.

I’ve even converted my DH and we’ve taught both DC to be good backer-uppers! I’m the only one without a backup camera and can back in around a vehicle in the slot closest to the street next to another vehicle in our narrow two-car garage. I occasionally need a small adjustment but I’m on our property (not in the traffic flow).

In a parking lot, though, I prefer a pull/drive-thru spot and will even park in the back to get one. Gives me a few extra steps, keeps door dings to a minimum and I get a pull-in and pull away.

Know too many professional drivers (or those for whom driving is an essential part of their job) for me to even give this a second thought, except it was a nice trip down memory lane. Dang, I wish I had a car like that again.[/quote]

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