My wife / friends / family thinks I'm too much on picking a parking spot wherever we go.

I usually chose the corners so I only have to worry about one side. sometimes I even park far.

I guess you could say I've seen too much on the street (I'm street smart u know )

I've seen people's vehicle get keyed, tire's slashed, putting nails / broken bottles under your car even breaking your windows for parking too close to them / not park properly next to them and even for taking 2 parking spaces.

So, do you care on how and where you park??
Do you check for dings / flat tire /scratches when returning to your car??
Is someone PICKY like me here??

I don't think I'm paranoid...I guess you could say I grew up in the hood of LBC.

 

I usually just park far away from everyone, I really don't care about the walk since I'm not that lazy. But if i go anywhere where I don't think my car will be safe I can always borrow one of the other cars my parents have.

 

For everyday errands or just going shopping or whatnot, I try not to take the Evo. When I'm forced to, I always am VERY picky about where I park. People in Nor Cal tend to not pay attention to door opening space.

Which is why I carry a valve stem core removal tool with me...

 

Unfortunately, the door dings and such will occur in matter of time regardless of how careful you are. I used to be big on parking extra far away when I first bought my STi back in 2006. These days, I don't really make it the story of my life. I am aware of parking situations and try to park a few spaces away from others or on the corner but if I can't or I'm in a hurry I don't care and I'll park anywhere.

 

I agree with you. My brother lives in LA and I noticed that people do not pay attention when opening their doors, or even parking in between the lines for that matter.

 

I have a 2001 IS300 with zero dings. I always park against the curb as OP said so I only have to worry about one side.

 

Far away from everyone and usually with one side being the end so only one car can park next to me. My wife always gives me ish about it, i don't care.

 

I usually park away from everyone because of inconsiderate people who are careless when opening their doors. If parking far isn't an option, I try and find a corner and put as much space between me and the car next to me. I guess you can call me picky as well!

 

End spots or double spaces.

 

like the OP i pick a corner and as far as possible from the rest. also i try to park where its easily visible.

 

i always try to park by the end too, or park far away. but for some reason, no matter how far i park my car, when i get out of the store, there is always a damn car decide to park next to mine!

 

I park as far away from the masses as possible, a little walking isn't going to kill me.

 

I got in to a fight with my wife cause i parked a bit far... XD

 

sometimes they intentionally park closer to you as you put lots of spaces...what do you do then??

I hate to get ghetto...

 

Homer Simpson style, sideways taking up three handicap spots

My Corolla made 2 1/2 years before getting a single big door ding because I didn't care. So the Evo will probably get a sh1tload even though I'm careful....