A driver deliberately parked his Infiniti G35 in California tow-away zones, then waited nearby for someone to take it. He wanted to find out whether lowering a car could make an ordinary parking-lot tow too difficult to attempt.
In a video published August 16, David Clark documents the experiment over two days. He planned to pay the towing fees if his car ended up leaving on a truck.
His G35 is a stance car, modified to sit extremely close to the ground. Clark uses a plank of wood to simulate a wheel lift and says it does not clear the muffler. He expects a tow truck’s equipment to have trouble getting underneath.
He wanted to test an everyday parking dispute, so he ruled out blocking fire hydrants, access gates, or accessible spaces. Instead, he chose lots where signs warned drivers that parking in the wrong place could get their cars removed.
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Clark had even delayed fixing his cracked front bumper for the occasion. Expecting a tow truck might drag the car, he saw little point in giving it fresh paint and a new bumper first.
The first stop was a customer parking lot near Knott’s Berry Farm. A friend parked the G35 and walked toward the amusement park, then Clark picked him up in his truck. After changing clothes, they settled in nearby to watch.
Hours passed without a tow. An employee explained that the security guard who called for removals had the day off, according to Clark’s account. By the time they abandoned that location, he put their wait at five and a half hours.
They moved to restricted spaces beside Summerfield Tea Bar, where Clark described frequent towing. Another two hours and 24 minutes passed without anyone taking the G35, and they called it a day.
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On their return, Clark chose a space closer to the front. With a tow truck waiting nearby, he and his friends began warning other drivers away from the restricted spots while leaving his own car there for the test.
Low clearance does have equipment solutions. Miller Industries offers carrier decks with hinged rear sections that reduce the loading angle for low vehicles. That is a different setup from the wheel-lift tow Clark set out to test.
When a truck finally approached his G35, Clark and his friends watched and commented on the clearance. It left without taking the car, though the driver didn’t explain why. “I think I just beat the towing industry with a stance car,” Clark declared.
Before another driver left, Clark showed him the recording of the encounter. By then, the group had awarded themselves another title: “We basically are superheroes.”