New Cars

Initially news cars tend to be much more reliable than older versions. As well as this they are much more comforting then the old model of cars. You are probably going to end up saving a huge amount of money on petrol costs simply because new cars are a lot more efficient than your old models. You are also going to save money on things such as break down costs. The negative aspects of getting a new vehicle is that you will end up paying a huge volume more to insure yourself. Also if the car does happen to break down then you are going to end up paying more for parts.

Used Cars

Well used cars are exactly that, they are simply used vehicles that have probably been around for numerous years. You are not genuinely going to find any current or up to date technology in these cars, the vehicles have also in all likelihood got to a stage where they are going to tardily begin breaking down, therefore ending up costing you a lot throughout the year in repairs. But the benefits that you can get from buying a used car, is simply the fact that they are a lot cheaper to buy, the insurance is going to cost you a lot less and you are probably going to end up saving money in the long run.

When your old vehicle has had it, why not look at buying or viewing used cars, there are so many different models of Honda or Ford

The largest operator of public car parks in the United Kingdom, Park Rite, say that the dimensions of parking spaces need to relate to the vehicles that the space is intended for. The current standard suggests that bays are 2.4m wide and 4.8m long. But many of todays popular cars, especially four wheel drive and people carriers, will only just fit into this space leaving no room for doors to be opened easily.

There have been reports that some car park operators have purposely made some of their parking spaces narrower in order to squeeze more vehicles into their car parks. Some of the worst offenders are reported to be certain hospital car parks, some supermarkets and some long-stay airport parking lots. There have been reports of people unable to get into their cars due to adjacent vehicles being parked so close.

So, is the problem due to the standard dimensions of parking bays or is it due to the increase in vehicle dimensions? A common and popular 4 wheel drive vehicle is the Toyota Rav4. This common four wheel drive car has a width of 1.815m, without its mirrors. If we allow around 35cm for the wing mirrors this brings the width up to 1.85m. In a parking space of 2.4m width this would leave only 0.55m or only 0.275m on either side. This leaves very little space for getting into and out of the vehicle.

The problem is worse when the car has particularly long doors, as is the case for many of today’s 3 door vehicles. The popular Renault Clio 3 Door, with its mirrors, is 2.025m. In a regular 2.4m space this would leave only 0.375m or only about 0.19m on each side for opening the doors and getting into and out of the car.

It looks like the problem is really down to the size of the cars that people are driving so perhaps car park operators need to take this into account when marking out their parking bays.

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