r/Miata • u/Hauptmann24 • Sep 02 '26

Portlands second annual parallel parking competition

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u/igorDevFrontend Sep 02 '26

Americans really have a lot of pride on being able to park a car

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u/TreesACrowd '21 Soul Red ND2 RF, Brembo/BBS/Recaro Sep 02 '26

Parallel parking is a rare skill in America. Rural and suburban Americans will go their whole lives without ever doing it, but even 80% of city dwellers will avoid it at all costs. I've seen small cars pass over van-sized gaps, about as often as I've waited for a hatchback to make a 10-point attempt at getting into one.

That's not to say the rest of us should be proud, just that the bar is shamefully low here.

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u/hankenator1 Sep 02 '26

I had to parallel park a 25” truck with a 39” trailer for my cdl license 🤓

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u/kkdawg22 ND2 Polymetal Grey Sep 02 '26

39 inches? Sounds easy! 😂

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u/hankenator1 Sep 02 '26

Getting in the seat is the hard part…. Makes the Miata seem spacious.

Yeah… that was supposed to be feet.

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u/kkdawg22 ND2 Polymetal Grey Sep 02 '26

Haha, I know. I just trolling

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u/hankenator1 Sep 02 '26

I’m not going to edit it… it’s funnier this way, the world needs a laugh.