[Duke]

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i don't crash or have problems in parking lots, so i don't see any 'mobility' or 'positioning' advantage to backing in to a space. maybe if i drove a yukon i would, but i still kind of doubt that. the only factor i'm concerned with is time.

driving forward into a parking spot and driving forward out of a parking spot are about equal in terms of time, but i can back out of a spot a lot faster than it takes people to back into a spot.

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This is why I generally just pull in forward. I'm in your boat. The only time I'd back in is if I didn't have enough space outside of the space to swing wide enough to pull in forward, in which case backing in would be the only option.

~D