Automotive

Small enough to not stick out (too much) ... I thought this guy was kindly stopping for the pedestrians at the zebra crossing. But no, he was parking to do a quick bit of shopping. The parking inspectors were not amused ... Kissing cousins ... When you lo...  

nice composition! eye catching. Thanks for sharing, TM

of "luxury/expensive" cars one sees in Geneva, in such a small city!!! Thank you. Cheers, Francois

Hi Andrew, it seems that most guys with an exotic car tend to park wherever they want ... . Seeing your pics reminds me of my dear old Golf i miss a lot ... i could park it anywhere without the fear of having it damaged :-) . Bim ...  

Hi, Bimb, " it seems that most guys with an exotic car tend to park wherever they want ... . " This is most definitely a case of the most eye catching leaving an impression way out of proportion to the true statistic. Most drivers of exotics I know worry ... 

... my brain is now trying to figure out how i came to that conclusion .... . It's true that peole (like me sometimes) with crappy old cars park wherever they can, at least i respect the other vehicles ... however when it was very hard to find a spot in a... 

and much of that attention is through the green eyed monster of envy. (unfortunately, and even this statement will be vilified as being elitist, but I hope you understand the intended context) Most drivers of such high profile cars also realize, hopefully... 

.. that the envy problem only existed in Western-Europe ... even driving a 'simple' Clio RS over here means that you really have to be careful ... . Bim

... with my title and juxtaposition of images to draw comment down this path. Sorry Bim. It was just too good a theme to pass up! I do have some other photos of exotics that were parked legally, just not as many. :-) Behind that Aston Martin was a Maserat...