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VIDEO: Pesky parallel parking pits Merc woman against Ferrari man

Some drivers never quite get the hang of parallel parking, even when the space is large. The Mercedes driver is shocked, but at what we don’t know – lack of parking ability, perhaps? Or the damage to the Ferrari, not to mention her own car. The real clincher is that the Merc is a convertible. Not many blind spots in that car. Mercs and Ferraris are often meeting on the roads, unexpectedly, that is. A recent mishap in the UK proved that old saying – ‘kids will be kids’. And kids with rich parents will
August 15, 2016 Read time: 1 min
Some drivers never quite get the hang of parallel parking, even when the space is large. The Mercedes driver is shocked, but at what we don’t know – lack of parking ability, perhaps? Or the damage to the Ferrari, not to mention her own car.

The real clincher is that the Merc is a convertible. Not many blind spots in that car.

Mercs and Ferraris are often meeting on the roads, unexpectedly, that is. A recent mishap in the UK proved that old saying – ‘kids will be kids’. And kids with rich parents will sometimes have expensive car accidents, according to a report by the Sun newspaper.

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