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Old Jan 12, 2007 | 06:34 PM
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Default Don't park in angled parking spots...

You might be sorry like me.
I pulled into a parking spot (2006 Civic bought Aug.1) that is on an angle.
Because one cannot see the hood of the car, I hit the curb and
cracked my right bumper. A friend was able to put the bumper back in place and unless you run your finger on the crack or look at it real close you don't notice it.

This car was not designed to be parked in that type of space.

Anybody know where I could get a new bumper?
Old Jan 12, 2007 | 07:15 PM
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Uhhh, you should instinctively know how close you can come to things.
Old Jan 12, 2007 | 07:44 PM
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Yeah, the Civic is a pretty small car. I never pull all the way up.
Old Jan 12, 2007 | 08:02 PM
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This thread should have been titled "learn to drive before buying a new car". Leave the crack in the bumper, that way people will know not to park too close...

Seriously though, accidents happen, here's a link for the best price EX sedan, right? It's part number 1, 200 bucks +paint (maybe), I'm not sure if it's the A80ZZ or A90ZZ, your best bet is to call them and ask.
Old Jan 13, 2007 | 07:24 AM
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Thanks for the link to the bumper parts. I think I'll wait before replacing it because more can happen in the near future to make it more worth replacing.

By the way, it is not as easy to judge how close you can pull up to the curb in an angled spot. My parking spot is a straight one where I live and I can use the car next to me to judge. In an angled spot you can't do that.
Old Jan 20, 2007 | 12:57 PM
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Originally Posted by ED9man
Uhhh, you should instinctively know how close you can come to things.


dont drive gangstur and maybe you could see the hood of the car, and im sure honda designed the new civics so people would never park in angled spots in mind, your just another statistic that jersey has the worse drivers and highest insurance
Old Jan 20, 2007 | 04:34 PM
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Are you some sort of giraffe that can see the hood of the '06 Civic?
Old Jan 20, 2007 | 04:52 PM
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no but im not a midget either and sit upright while driving
Old Jan 20, 2007 | 05:33 PM
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Well, if you can see the hood of the '06 Civic you must be a giraffe.
Old Jan 20, 2007 | 06:55 PM
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there must be alot of giraffes then



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