"Larry Scholnick" > wrote in message
...
> Here's the situation:
>
> The parking lot is nearly full.
> A Nice New car is parked almost a foot over the left-side line into the
> next parking space.
> There's enough room for me to park entirely within the lines of the
> (remaining) space.
> There's at least an inch of clearance between my right-side mirror and his
> left-side mirror.
> My car is in decent shape; it's about 3 years old.
>
> Should I take the space, or keep on looking?

I would take the space and leave a note on the windshield of the other car,
politely asking them to be more considerate with their parking practices in
the future. I would also tell them I took pictures of my undamaged door and
their poor parking job, along with their plate # in case they damage my door
upon their departure.

Another alternative is to back in with an inch of space (but entirely within
the line) of their door, so they have to enter from the passenger side.
That way I can exit and enter unencumbered.