# Firebird=Can't park?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firebird-cant-park/186167>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [July 4, 2003, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firebird-cant-park/186167 "2003-07-04T02:11:52Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Little\_Plastic\_Ninja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f07891/32.png) [@Little\_Plastic\_Ninja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Plastic_Ninja)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2003, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firebird-cant-park/186167/41 "2003-07-07T01:46:46Z")

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> \*Originally posted by AHunter3 \*  
> \*\*Them cars ain’t long.
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> I had one of \*[these](http://w1.506.telia.com/~u50102742/bonne.htm) to park for many years. 124" wheelbase, babes. And check out how the trunk extends back way beyond the rear tires. You could lay your six foot self down in the trunk, front to back, without folding or angling any body parts. \*\*

That is one sexxeh boat, **AHunter3**.

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**Author:** ![Monster104](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Monster104](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monster104)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2003, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firebird-cant-park/186167/42 "2003-07-07T02:13:16Z")

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Many Firebirds also have REALLY bad visibility and some nasty large blind spots, so that could also contribute to parking problems (especially for those who like to back into spaces).

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**Author:** ![Mudshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@Mudshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mudshark)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2003, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firebird-cant-park/186167/43 "2003-07-07T05:28:07Z")

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I don’t really see why it would be that hard to park Firebird or similar car, but I do know that parking an '86 Caprice is most parking spaces is not easy, but can be done. If I don’t make it in the parking space the first time, I always try to fix it.

So fit your ugly sprots car in the space, asshole.  
On a related note, does anyone else seem to notice that parking spaces at newer places seem to be slightly smaller than ones at older buildings?

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