--- title: People Can't Look Away From This Epic Driver Standoff description: Two cars were documented battling it out over a single parking spot for over an hour, so Twitter took sides in Black Car vs. Silver Car. canonical: https://time.com/5563637/black-car-silver-car-standoff/ author: Raisa Bruner article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2019-04-03T18:10:52.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:58:30.592Z og:title: People Can't Look Away From This Epic Driver Standoff og:description: Two cars were documented battling it out for a parking spot for over an hour og:url: https://time.com/5563637/black-car-silver-car-standoff/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: People Can't Look Away From This Epic Driver Standoff twitter:description: Two cars were documented battling it out for a parking spot for over an hour twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # 'Are You Team Black Car or Silver Car?' 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That was certainly the case for two drivers engaged in an hour-plus-long standoff over a [Los Angeles](http://time.com/5561881/rapper-nipsey-hussle-shot-dead/) street parking spot, all documented by an onlooker from her apartment window across the street. In an epic Twitter thread shared on Monday night, Twitter user [@Mrhflrs](https://twitter.com/Mrhflrs/status/1112925256010805248) carefully and hilariously kept her audience updated with the lengthy battle between what she dubbed “Black Car” and “Silver Car” as they engaged in an ongoing impasse over the Koreatown parking spot. “This car is blocking this other car from grabbing this prime spot,” she started things off. At that point, it was still light out. Twenty minutes later, things were still heated. There were flashing lights. There were horns. There was no solution. “Passerby \[sic\] are forced to go head to head with oncoming traffic,” she explained. “Very dangerous situation.” She continued: “If this were some type of sport I’d imagine we’re nearing halftime… also a parking spot had opened up across the street but seems like this is more about the principle.” Over an hour later, the other car not involved in the tête-à-tête pulled away, allowing Black Car to slide into the spot while Silver Car remained stationary and seeming to resolve the stalemate. But even though they were both now parked, neither exited their vehicle, as @Mrhflrs pointed out. She even took the time to write notes and stick them on the windshield of each car, seeking further comment. That comment has not yet come in — but the internet is still fully engrossed with the standoff, taking sides with Black Car or Silver Car. Even Twitter queen [Chrissy Teigen](http://time.com/5477701/chrissy-teigen-uk-politics/) retweeted the thread and got involved — she was Team Black Car, supporting its parallel parking attempt — helping it along to viral status. Moral of this story: seems like L.A. needs better parking. > [](https://twitter.com/Mrhflrs/status/1112924566312050690) > [](https://twitter.com/Mrhflrs/status/1112926067587600390) > [](https://twitter.com/Mrhflrs/status/1112927506011545601) > [](https://twitter.com/Mrhflrs/status/1112929062714929152) > [](https://twitter.com/chrissyteigen/status/1113327673806249984) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5563637/black-car-silver-car-standoff/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5563637/black-car-silver-car-standoff/"},"headline":"'Are You Team Black Car or Silver Car?' 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