You see a beautiful car parked away from all the other vehicles..

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Originally Posted by Kaneman

Exactly. The point isn't to showcase your car so everyone can see it, it is simply to lessen the risk of getting door dings from people with their heads in their ass.

I've never had a door ding or dinged anyone's door. How often do you think it happens? Do you not park if you can't park without anybody in an adjacent space? Wouldn't you like to have cars on either side to protect from errant carts?