Climbing out the trunk is a mental image I will be carrying around all day. My fit is so tight I have to fold the mirrors in just to walk past the car, and I still bump my hip on the fender every single time. I gave up my mower's parking spot for it, so now the mower lives under a tarp behind the shed like it did something wrong. A fist of space on each side sounds about right, and honestly the wheel dollies are the only reason I still have my sanity.

The guard slipping is usually a bent blade or the taper lever not fully locked, but honestly once a clipper burns you mid fade it's hard to trust it again. My Andis Master has been solid for years and the guards actually stay put. Keep the Wahl as a backup and run what your hands already know.

My buddy's cat once sat on a pizza box for a whole afternoon.