What would Oppo do?

"CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever" (carsoffortlangley)
05/17/2018 at 10:42 • Filed to: None

If parking at your office was valet only, would you use it? I parked for the first time in the new valet only lot and begged the valet to let me park my own car. He relented and I parked.

The reason for the switch is that !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! I park in. A nice new facility, but it will really mess with the area.

There is no chance in hell that I’m letting a valet touch my cars. My biggest client is a parking company and has literally thousands of valet claims a year.

Would you valet your car? I can avoid it if I get to work before 6am.... But no.

DISCUSSION (46)

random001 > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever
05/17/2018 at 10:44

IF you can get my keys away from me, you can park my car, Mr. Valet. Also, I bite.

atfsgeoff > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever
05/17/2018 at 10:47

I think I’d just hoof it from outside company property.

Spanfeller is a twat > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever
05/17/2018 at 10:47

The other day I saw a Valet redlining a Toyota Rav4 in neutral in traffic for no good reason, nevermind how agressive they are.

Normally valets know that, if you have a fancy/fast car you don’t trust them, so they offer to move a car their prked before and give you that spot in exchange for the normal fee

That being said, no. I would never give my car to a valet, if I know a place I’m going is valet only, then I take an uber

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > random001
05/17/2018 at 10:48

I parked my own car today after giving them this look and asking nicely and repeatedly.

Kinja'd!!!

ArmadaExpress drives a turbo outback > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever
05/17/2018 at 10:48

Beater car for commute?

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever
05/17/2018 at 10:49

I would suggest talking to the valet and see if you can make an agreement about a parking space and parking my own car. Spot them a nice tip and maybe they would be cool with it.

WilliamsSW > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever
05/17/2018 at 10:49

Option A - work from home

Option B - quit job

MonkeePuzzle > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever
05/17/2018 at 10:50

I would, esspecially if you got to know the valet’s over time.

In my experience though, valet’s just want a tip, I’ve tipped occasionally to let me park my own.

but tipping (whether it be for letting the valet do the work or for you to) would get REALLY old if it was daily!

LOREM IPSUM > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever
05/17/2018 at 10:51

If I worked at an office that was valet only, I’d ask for a huge raise and an S class provided by said company.

Sovande > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever
05/17/2018 at 10:51

I valet my car everyday. The usual guy has offered to buy it. Twice. Doesn’t scare me in the least.

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > Sovande
05/17/2018 at 10:52

You don’t get exposed to the amount of valet related claims that I do

MonkeePuzzle > MonkeePuzzle
05/17/2018 at 10:52

of course, nothing is more heartbreaking that watching a valet or hand car wash attendant stall my car three times in a row :S

upgraded clutch/flywheel seemed to be not what they expected

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > LOREM IPSUM
05/17/2018 at 10:53

S Class? That would be a downgrade from my Wraith (I wish)

Jason Spears > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever
05/17/2018 at 10:55

No. It’s not even like I have a “nice” car or anything, but it’s my car, you know?

Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever
05/17/2018 at 10:56

Tentative yes? If possible I’d wait and see how it works out for others in the office. I’d want to know how their cars are treated and, I think more importantly, how consistent the staff is. If there is a new guy every day that is a no-go, but if the valet is the same person constantly that is acceptable.

I guess the alternative would be to pay for off-site parking, with the possibility of getting work to pay for some/all of it.

jimz > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever
05/17/2018 at 10:56

no, I would rather park remotely and use a shuttle.

LOREM IPSUM > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever
05/17/2018 at 10:57

Gotta leave the Rolls at home. Showing up in an equal or better vehicle than your boss(es) is corporate suicide.

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > Jason Spears
05/17/2018 at 10:57

Exactly. I was driving my Fiesta (ST, sure but still) and they had just valeted a 911. My car’s entire value would be the deductible on most of these vehicles collision coverage.

Sovande > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever
05/17/2018 at 10:59

I also don’t care if the car gets dinged. It’s not some sort of rare supercar, it’s a Volvo. Albeit a low volume, highly modified Volvo that is tons of fun to drive.

Maybe I should reconsider...

Chuckles > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever
05/17/2018 at 11:00

I have no problem with other people driving or parking my cars. I’d be a little grumpy about needing to valet my car daily from a financial perspective, but other than that, go for it.

Ssfancyfresh > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever
05/17/2018 at 11:04

You’re going to see these people every day, no? That alone sort of puts some accountability on the valets.

My dad taught me, “Don’t shit in your own backyard and don’t bite the hand that feeds you.” Bad behavior at a corporate valet gig would be a violation of both.

Valet the damn car. My $0.02.

Future next gen S2000 owner > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever
05/17/2018 at 11:04

I would. Cars can always be fixed. I don’t have the fear of some one wrecking my car that I once had. Now if I found out they took it out for a joy ride, some one is getting an ass whooping. But no one joy rides a mid-size truck or a hail damaged decade old Saab, so I’m in the clear.

random001 > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever
05/17/2018 at 11:04

I combat this, truthfully, by driving a car with a manual transmission. The few times I’ve had to use valet parking, they look quizzically at the shift knob, and just let me do it.

Maxima Speed > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever
05/17/2018 at 11:05

I wouldn’t, but not because of my dinged up 14 year old car. I just don’t feel comfortable giving my keys to someone to park it when there is a gun in the car, which there always is. Ive always been a bit fuzzy on the law in that regards also. Mainly I wouldn’t want my gun to be stolen from the car and then used to commit a crime.

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > Maxima Speed
05/17/2018 at 11:07

I always forget you guys and your carrying. In Canada that is just not possible.

bob and john > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever
05/17/2018 at 11:12

id just ride the motorcycle in and leave it at the bicycle racks :D

sony1492 > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever
05/17/2018 at 11:13

Put in a heavy clutch and a lightweight flywheel, let them try to park it once.

Chariotoflove > Maxima Speed
05/17/2018 at 11:15

How do you secure the gun im the car if you can’t keep it on your person?

Chariotoflove > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever
05/17/2018 at 11:16

I don’t fear valet. I just don’t like waiting and paying when it costs. I usually get around it because there are handicap spaces nearby in view, and I just get them to let me park it there.

LOREM IPSUM > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever
05/17/2018 at 11:23

Kinja'd!!!

Maxima Speed > Chariotoflove
05/17/2018 at 11:26

Its just locked in the glove box, it really should be in a car safe but that takes money. Having a CCW does mean I can technically store the pistol however I like in a car, including loaded and in plain site, but this would absurdly stupid.

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > LOREM IPSUM
05/17/2018 at 11:26

If we ever meet up, I’ll tell you about some valet claims I’ve done. They get way crazier IRL

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > Chariotoflove
05/17/2018 at 11:27

I had a valet put a car into the wall at full speed due to it being configured for hand controls this week.

Chariotoflove > Maxima Speed
05/17/2018 at 11:33

I just had a neighbor get her gun stolen from in her garage because it was unsecured in the car. It leads me to wonder how a gun safe is installed in a car. We now have open carry, but we also have so many buildings prohibit openly carried guns. I’m guessing this has lead to lots of Texans with this problem.

Chariotoflove > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever
05/17/2018 at 11:36

Wow. I went to an appointment where the valet only garage allows hand control cars to self park because they’re afraid of that sort of thing. Lots of folks don’t know that you can usually just ignore the hand controls and drive normally. Good for me though.

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > Chariotoflove
05/17/2018 at 11:37

I wish I could post pics/video, but I try to keep my work separate from Kinja.

Maxima Speed > Chariotoflove
05/17/2018 at 11:38

Im pretty sure they are just bolted to the floor. Still removable but more work.

shop-teacher > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever
05/17/2018 at 11:39

I ain’t care. It’s just an old pickemup truck.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever
05/17/2018 at 11:43

Nope. Unless I bought a beater commuter just for this purpose.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > random001
05/17/2018 at 11:46

How is that no longer a requirement to work as a valet?!

random001 > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
05/17/2018 at 11:51

Have you seen the list of cars you can buy with a manual transmission in America? Cross-compare that list with the likelihood that people driving those cars will be fanschey enough to go to placed with valet parking, and you might have your answer, I guess.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > random001
05/17/2018 at 12:05

SAD!

Thomas Donohue > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever
05/17/2018 at 12:15

I understand your concern, but sometimes you just have to let it go. Let them park it.

20% of all accidents happen in parking lots. I wonder if that number is lower for valets, since there are less people driving around in the lot?

Duck Duck Grey Duck FTMFW! > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever
05/17/2018 at 12:34

I have valeted? Valetered? Any who, I did it once with my incredibly loud fart canned 90 Accord autotragic. I wasn’t really concerned. If I were to do it now I would try to avoid it. Hell, if I were to attempt it with my Firebird the would have to know what a manual choke is and how to operate it just so.

Chariotoflove > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever
05/17/2018 at 12:39

Understandable.

gmporschenut also a fan of hondas > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever
05/17/2018 at 21:11

daily: if I had to.

weekend car; nope.