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Well,if you remain in Stock Suspension,then can drive everywhere without worries [bigcry] ,why lowered the Suspension until like Track Car.?Also very uncomfortable ride in our poor surface roads. [furious]

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Love your new drive, stay away from horrible carparks!

 

 

 

If only I knew about this info earlier, my baby wouldnât have suffered the slight scratch from the pathetic Orchard building :(

Weâre not paying for carparks to get our cars hurt, are we?

 

For the sake of upcoming drivers, new drivers and as a general knowledge for everybody elseâ¦

 

 

Iâm sharing this list of âTOP 50 carparks to AVOID in SGâ

from sgforums with slight refining on my own:

 

1. Novena Square (Brings new meaning to tight spots)

2. Allson Hotel (Opposite National Library: The entrance and exit kills!)

3. Pearl's Centre (Slopes are a killer and turning is bad)

4. Burlington Square (A lot of pillars, very small parking lot, sharp corners, blind spots.. Should be used for driving test by TP)

5. Great World City Basement Carpark (90 degree turn)

6. Parkway Parade (Killer slope, narrow turns to go up/dn, small lots, long queues... there are 2 car parks, depending on where u enter and they are not linked)

7. Shaw Towers (Cheapest parking in town, most narrow exit in town too! The marks on the walls prove it!)

8. Gleneagles Carpark (Damn narrow)

9. HDB Carpark opp Jurong Point (Narrow slope, a lot of marks on wall indicating casualty)

10. Tan Tock Seng Basement Carpark (The spirals are really tight)

11. Liang Court (Very tight and long killer slope spirals! Comparing to most of the above car parks, this has to be the worst.)

12. Sheraton Hotel (Scotts) Basement Carpark (Narrow turns, small lots and drabby looking)

13. Specialist Shopping Centre (Narrow slopes, small slots, low ceilings. The management would even warn you before you enter the carpark)

14. Marriott (Low wall beside the lots- Potential hits on rear bumper as these walls are blind spots for reverse sensors)

15. Fortune Centre (Beside Si-Ma Lu Guan Yin Temple) The entrance will turn you off, with very narrow slopes along and it takes at least four-five stories before you can reach carpark lots. Super challenging for beginners + very expensive to park there too!)

16. Orchard Building (acute angle for up-ramp, must always do THREE-POINT-TURNS to go up from B3 to B2 and from B2 to B1, or confirm bang walls!) I scratched my poor baby there, the bottom side near my tire :â( So lousy, the carpark feeâs still more expensive than TripleOne or Ion! Not fair.

17. West Mall (Check out the grooves on the walls)

18. Paradize Center (The slope- no matter how slow u are sure hit out bumper leap)

19. Cineleisure (Steep Slope and tight S turn)

20. Wisma Atria (Going up slope and sudden tight turn)

21. IMM (Avoid at all costs on Sundays and Saturday evenings, carparks are always full)

22. Bugis Junction (Only applicable to those who lowered their suspension )

23. HDB at CCK central (Entering the basementâs carpark might be easy⦠but be prepared to look at left and right walls when exiting, esp. right after the exit gantry.)

24. Robinson Centre (Steep & narrow with sharp turns. You will post the many scratch marks at each turns..)

25. Delfi Orchard Carpark (Extremely cramp! Need to do 3 point turn)

26. Rochor Center (A lot of pillars. Common to hit pillars and other cars)

27. Marine Parade Multi-storey (Super tight. Must have technique)

28. Opp Bishan Junction -Public multi-storey Carpark. (Not tight, very wide on the contrary. But travelling down the spiral exit fast makes you giddy)

29. Takashimaya Basement Carparks (Very narrow- Spiral exit)

30. Tampines Mall Carpark Exit (Donât step too hard on accelerator or you will hit the pillar right in front of the exit!!! Rem. to look out for Taxis exiting from your right)

31. Parco Bugis (Never exit @ Intercontinental hotel, down slope to main roadâs so steep that any front bumper can grind the road, unless you drive a SUV)

32. Robertson Quay (Not so bad for small cars. But like Burlington Square, hell lot of pillars w/ sharp bends)

33. Clarke Quay Central (Beware going up/down with a full stomach .. Killer spiral slope)

34. White Sands Shopping Centre (Very tight U-turn to get to B2, another super tight one at exit (Need to shift right before hard-left at end of ramp)

35. Far East Plaza (Turning is 90 degrees)

36. Sembawang Shopping Centre (Very narrow when travelling downwards for exit)

37. Haw Par Technopark (Downslopeâs too narrow, with walls on both sides)

38. Novena Square 2 (Spiral carpark, narrow and steep. Go round and round until headache)

39. The Cathay, near PS (A lot of very tight turnings)

40. LIDO, Shaw Center (SUPER NARROW PARKING LOTS - RISK getting scratched by others and vice versa)

41. M Hotel (Watch-out as you drive down the carpark. Protruding pillar)

42. Funan the IT Mall (Very narrow slopes when moving up and down between levels, high chance to hit against the metal poles when turning down slopes)

43. United Square (Narrow and winding slopes)

44. Excelsior Hotel (Beware of reverse parked vehicles at both sides of the corners)

45. Hougang mall (Small tight turn everywhere)

46. Changi Airport T2 Carpark (when travelling downward- can be F1 racer but passengers will be very giddy)

47. OCBC centre (Very tight turns. Lots are not deep enough to fit the car!)

48. Tong Eng Building (Miniature carpark only suitable for toy cars -.-â with improper placing of exit gantry)

49. Tiong Bahru Plaza Basement Carpark (Watch out for errant pedestrians crossing the road- when moving up slope for exit)

50. AVOID ALL CARPARKS BUILT BY FAR EAST ORGANIZATION IN FUTURE (Signature spiral slopes)

51. UBI Fronter 50/51/52 Ubi Avenue 2. Very rough surface with many high humps. Go very slow.

 

 

You will have more fun driving when you drive safe! Good luck â¥

 

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The list needs some updates.

No more Specialist Shopping Center and Funan IT mall.

 

Parco Bugis is now Bugis Junction with BHG.

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isnt it strange to have such a long list of car parks with design issues and many are in new buildings? 

 

Don't sabo BCA and LTA, they have a hand in approving such design. I am sure they dont just sign off looking for the submission architect signature. 

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Love your new drive, stay away from horrible carparks!

 

 

 

If only I knew about this info earlier, my baby wouldn’t have suffered the slight scratch from the pathetic Orchard building :(

We’re not paying for carparks to get our cars hurt, are we?

 

For the sake of upcoming drivers, new drivers and as a general knowledge for everybody else…

 

 

I’m sharing this list of “TOP 50 carparks to AVOID in SG”

from sgforums with slight refining on my own:

 

1. Novena Square (Brings new meaning to tight spots)

2. Allson Hotel (Opposite National Library: The entrance and exit kills!)

3. Pearl's Centre (Slopes are a killer and turning is bad)

4. Burlington Square (A lot of pillars, very small parking lot, sharp corners, blind spots.. Should be used for driving test by TP)

5. Great World City Basement Carpark (90 degree turn)

6. Parkway Parade (Killer slope, narrow turns to go up/dn, small lots, long queues... there are 2 car parks, depending on where u enter and they are not linked)

7. Shaw Towers (Cheapest parking in town, most narrow exit in town too! The marks on the walls prove it!)

8. Gleneagles Carpark (Damn narrow)

9. HDB Carpark opp Jurong Point (Narrow slope, a lot of marks on wall indicating casualty)

10. Tan Tock Seng Basement Carpark (The spirals are really tight)

11. Liang Court (Very tight and long killer slope spirals! Comparing to most of the above car parks, this has to be the worst.)

12. Sheraton Hotel (Scotts) Basement Carpark (Narrow turns, small lots and drabby looking)

13. Specialist Shopping Centre (Narrow slopes, small slots, low ceilings. The management would even warn you before you enter the carpark)

14. Marriott (Low wall beside the lots- Potential hits on rear bumper as these walls are blind spots for reverse sensors)

15. Fortune Centre (Beside Si-Ma Lu Guan Yin Temple) The entrance will turn you off, with very narrow slopes along and it takes at least four-five stories before you can reach carpark lots. Super challenging for beginners + very expensive to park there too!)

16. Orchard Building (acute angle for up-ramp, must always do THREE-POINT-TURNS to go up from B3 to B2 and from B2 to B1, or confirm bang walls!) I scratched my poor baby there, the bottom side near my tire :’( So lousy, the carpark fee’s still more expensive than TripleOne or Ion! Not fair.

17. West Mall (Check out the grooves on the walls)

18. Paradize Center (The slope- no matter how slow u are sure hit out bumper leap)

19. Cineleisure (Steep Slope and tight S turn)

20. Wisma Atria (Going up slope and sudden tight turn)

21. IMM (Avoid at all costs on Sundays and Saturday evenings, carparks are always full)

22. Bugis Junction (Only applicable to those who lowered their suspension )

23. HDB at CCK central (Entering the basement’s carpark might be easy… but be prepared to look at left and right walls when exiting, esp. right after the exit gantry.)

24. Robinson Centre (Steep & narrow with sharp turns. You will post the many scratch marks at each turns..)

25. Delfi Orchard Carpark (Extremely cramp! Need to do 3 point turn)

26. Rochor Center (A lot of pillars. Common to hit pillars and other cars)

27. Marine Parade Multi-storey (Super tight. Must have technique)

28. Opp Bishan Junction -Public multi-storey Carpark. (Not tight, very wide on the contrary. But travelling down the spiral exit fast makes you giddy)

29. Takashimaya Basement Carparks (Very narrow- Spiral exit)

30. Tampines Mall Carpark Exit (Don’t step too hard on accelerator or you will hit the pillar right in front of the exit!!! Rem. to look out for Taxis exiting from your right)

31. Parco Bugis (Never exit @ Intercontinental hotel, down slope to main road’s so steep that any front bumper can grind the road, unless you drive a SUV)

32. Robertson Quay (Not so bad for small cars. But like Burlington Square, hell lot of pillars w/ sharp bends)

33. Clarke Quay Central (Beware going up/down with a full stomach .. Killer spiral slope)

34. White Sands Shopping Centre (Very tight U-turn to get to B2, another super tight one at exit (Need to shift right before hard-left at end of ramp)

35. Far East Plaza (Turning is 90 degrees)

36. Sembawang Shopping Centre (Very narrow when travelling downwards for exit)

37. Haw Par Technopark (Downslope’s too narrow, with walls on both sides)

38. Novena Square 2 (Spiral carpark, narrow and steep. Go round and round until headache)

39. The Cathay, near PS (A lot of very tight turnings)

40. LIDO, Shaw Center (SUPER NARROW PARKING LOTS - RISK getting scratched by others and vice versa)

41. M Hotel (Watch-out as you drive down the carpark. Protruding pillar)

42. Funan the IT Mall (Very narrow slopes when moving up and down between levels, high chance to hit against the metal poles when turning down slopes)

43. United Square (Narrow and winding slopes)

44. Excelsior Hotel (Beware of reverse parked vehicles at both sides of the corners)

45. Hougang mall (Small tight turn everywhere)

46. Changi Airport T2 Carpark (when travelling downward- can be F1 racer but passengers will be very giddy)

47. OCBC centre (Very tight turns. Lots are not deep enough to fit the car!)

48. Tong Eng Building (Miniature carpark only suitable for toy cars -.-“ with improper placing of exit gantry)

49. Tiong Bahru Plaza Basement Carpark (Watch out for errant pedestrians crossing the road- when moving up slope for exit)

50. AVOID ALL CARPARKS BUILT BY FAR EAST ORGANIZATION IN FUTURE (Signature spiral slopes)

51. UBI Fronter 50/51/52 Ubi Avenue 2. Very rough surface with many high humps. Go very slow.

 

 

You will have more fun driving when you drive safe! Good luck

 

And serial number 6 (Parkway Parade car-park), the 2 car-parks are linked already.

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Turbocharged

isnt it strange to have such a long list of car parks with design issues and many are in new buildings?

 

Don't sabo BCA and LTA, they have a hand in approving such design. I am sure they dont just sign off looking for the submission architect signature.

Drive normal car still can make it la...
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Hello all,

 

Can anyone advise whether Thomson Plaza carpark is not good for lowered car? Thanks. My car is lowered to a level that will scrap the front lip when entering Tampines central MSCP.

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Hello all,

 

Can anyone advise whether Thomson Plaza carpark is not good for lowered car? Thanks. My car is lowered to a level that will scrap the front lip when entering Tampines central MSCP.

No one can assure You,if you make your Car so low,my advice is keep that Car at Home & take a Taxi or Grab there...

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Hello all,

 

Can anyone advise whether Thomson Plaza carpark is not good for lowered car? Thanks. My car is lowered to a level that will scrap the front lip when entering Tampines central MSCP.

 

Your car has no problems for normal humps?

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Borrow this thread for a rant. I find new HDB carparks always have this design. I know what the intention is.... Prevent cars reversing too much, hit concrete , etc but any mpv/SUV/ van driver will have horror story of backing straight into the top parallel railing. The wheel kerb is too far back. But if they bring it back, other problems arise.

 

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50 minutes ago, Karoon said:

Borrow this thread for a rant. I find new HDB carparks always have this design. I know what the intention is.... Prevent cars reversing too much, hit concrete , etc but any mpv/SUV/ van driver will have horror story of backing straight into the top parallel railing. The wheel kerb is too far back. But if they bring it back, other problems arise.

 

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Some crappy bright idea to compact the footprint of the MSCP by having the different decks partially overlapping each other? 

I often stand on the expanded mesh to load and unload stuff, maybe one fine day the mesh gives way and I fall to the lower meshes aka Jackie Chan style until Deck 1A, but die instead of picking myself up and running back to Deck 3A to close my boot.

How come your height is like very low, can't even lift the boot. 

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Which cock designer puts hump at the ends of a slope? They want to flip out our front bumpers (bottom humps) or see cars pivot dingadong on the hump (top humps) ? 

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1 hour ago, Karoon said:

Borrow this thread for a rant. I find new HDB carparks always have this design. I know what the intention is.... Prevent cars reversing too much, hit concrete , etc but any mpv/SUV/ van driver will have horror story of backing straight into the top parallel railing. The wheel kerb is too far back. But if they bring it back, other problems arise.

 

IMG_20201014_160035.jpg

My estate MSCP was build in 1999.  It has the same design.

I avoid these row even though my car is not tall enough to hit it.

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41 minutes ago, Phluvcat said:

Some crappy bright idea to compact the footprint of the MSCP by having the different decks partially overlapping each other? 

I often stand on the expanded mesh to load and unload stuff, maybe one fine day the mesh gives way and I fall to the lower meshes aka Jackie Chan style until Deck 1A, but die instead of picking myself up and running back to Deck 3A to close my boot.

How come your height is like very low, can't even lift the boot. 

Haha then your widow need to find good probono lawyer to sue hdb.

I think this pic like got optical illusion... actually still got space above the white car's boot. But a standard mpv will definitely hit the railing, so when reverse park has to park jutting out to be safe.

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35 minutes ago, Karoon said:

Haha then your widow need to find good probono lawyer to sue hdb.

I think this pic like got optical illusion... actually still got space above the white car's boot. But a standard mpv will definitely hit the railing, so when reverse park has to park jutting out to be safe.

Touch wood touch wood 😔

Mine the CP I can still to open my boot, fully open around an inch to 2 gap. But because the horizontal rails of the next deck is not consistent in height, got one time buah the edge of my boot, scrapping off a bit of the paint. So now I slowly open. 

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1 hour ago, inlinesix said:

My estate MSCP was build in 1999.  It has the same design.

I avoid these row even though my car is not tall enough to hit it.

I somehow feel older mscps have bigger lots

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