Parking this behemoth...

My Clarity takes up more garage space than my 2016 CRV.

Excuse me while I am return to my daydream of a CRV PHEV Touring with 50+ mile range and a spare tire.
 
The Gadgeteer said:
Excuse me while I am return to my daydream of a CRV PHEV Touring with 50+ mile range and a spare tire.
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If you can somehow sneak a CR-V Hybrid into the country, may I direct you to the Sauber Model 1559-BT Battery Trailer as an EV range-extending option. It looks like there's even space on the trailer hitch where you could secure a spare tire--maybe two spare tires, one for your CR-V and one for the Sauber Model 1559-BT Battery Trailer.

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In Japan, you can install retracting poles at the front corners that will tell you exactly where the edges of your car are!
 
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What I do sometimes in parking spots after pulling in as far as I feel I safely can, I momentarily put it in reverse and look at the backup camera, usually I can see the lane markings in the back of the spot and determine if the back end is pulled in far enough. If it is then I don't worry about the front and I just leave it parked where it is. I also use this method sometimes to help determine if I am centered in the spot.
 
neal adkins said:
One thing you can do is try to find a good fitting seat coushion to elevate your body about 2 - 3 inches.
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In case folks don't know, the base Clarity has a seat height adjuster on the drivers side. It's the long lever and used in a pumping or ratcheting type motion to raise or lower the seat.

FWIW
 
Glad to know it's not just me (knowing where car ends). Yes, the Clarity is a big car and it took (a month or so into owning) trying to avoid an oncoming car's extended side mirror when crossing a very narrow bridge to realize how big. (yes, I did put a minor scratch on side of car from that incident). Still have trouble figuring out where the passenger side ends. The other day, parking against a stone curb, I scraped up the wheel rim. I think there's a thread on that--how soft the metal is and easy to damage. Scraping against a curb was never an issue with any other car we've had--you could rub a curb without damaging the wheels.

So...I'm much more concerned with gauging width than length of car. Though given how low the car is in the front, I'm extra careful pulling into a spot when curb or concrete bar in front looks high.
 
We've used a tennis ball on a string for many years. We position it so it comes in contact with the windshield right where the rear view mirror is attached to the windshield, or in newer cars where the camera or dashcam is. Driving into the garage we center the car on the tennis ball
as we pull forward until it just touches. The car is then where we want it so we make the best use of garage space. Our 4Runner has a ball hitch sticking out the back and the tennis ball helps us make sure that hitch won't come in contact with the rolling garage door.
 
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