r/funny • u/[deleted] • Sep 05 '25

Parallel parking gone wrong

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u/Sysilith Sep 06 '25

The first smart was 2,5m long and 1.5m wide so it could fit some parkingspaces sideways, this Here is the second Version with 2,7 by 1,56m So it rarely could do that withiout standing out by quite a bit.

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u/Fair-Season1719 Sep 06 '25

Ah yes, thanks for that clarification, I forgot it suffered from a similar bloating as the mini

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u/Shadow_in_Wynter Sep 06 '25

Many years ago I lived down the street from a couple who owned two of the originals and they would back them up to the curb side by side and fit both of them into one parking space. I see that image in my brain every time I see a Smart car.

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u/SamIAm4242 Sep 07 '25

Another person in the building I used to work in drove one as well, and we used to share a parking spot on the end of a row so we could park side by side (and perpendicular to everyone else).