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Old Jan 28, 2007 | 10:32 PM
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If they did a burnout, there would be rubber on the fender or rear wheel wells. Besides you sound pretty picky with your car and I think you would have known somehow if a valet was screwing around with your car.
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Old Jan 28, 2007 | 10:41 PM
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my GF was ...telling me not to make a scene.
that's the last date I'd have with her. If I thought someone messed with my Corvette, my wife would call me a sissy if I didn't -at least- talk with the person(s) possibly involved.

Doing the right thing is never "making a scene".
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Old Jan 29, 2007 | 03:27 AM
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well i normally keep a piece big white chalk in my car.....and outline it like they do for dead bodys......the only problem was someplaces dont let u draw on the street....crazy right.... ....lol

lil reminder....i go to alot of clubs downtown and nice resturants....where u have to valet......just tip the main guy real good....say its $5....give them 20-40 and they will keep it up front....plus they will keep and eye on it...
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Old Jan 29, 2007 | 03:39 PM
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Originally Posted by omarcoolguy
lil reminder....i go to alot of clubs downtown and nice resturants....where u have to valet......just tip the main guy real good....say its $5....give them 20-40 and they will keep it up front....plus they will keep and eye on it...

This is what I was getting at. And don't even INSINUATE that I love my car less than you just because I valet park it. I just consider myself an optimist not a pessimist. If it gets damaged...great, I get to replace parts with aftermarket (i.e. Tigershark). If the engine goes...great, I get to drop in a 427, etc, etc. Life is too short to worry about what is going on to your car while you're out having "fun." That doesn't mean I don't take PRECAUTIONS mind you, but when I've done what I reasonably can (like tip the valet well), I don't worry about it anymore......because it is JUST a car. (that I love very much and still look back and check out everytime I walk away)

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Old Jan 30, 2007 | 10:24 PM
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Thanks all for the comments. I am no more neurotic than any of you as a matter of fact I think less than some.... I am quite confident that no harm was done to my car and was joking of that whole youtube thing. I still say that the Chevrolet Corvette is not just a car.... The Toyota Corolla is just a car. The basic transportation a plain a to b and back again, nothing more nothing less. The Corvette was or never will be considered just tranportation.
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Old Jan 30, 2007 | 10:53 PM
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Did you take care of the valets on the way in? When I was a valet if you didn't drop $20 - your car went down to the lot with the rest of them.
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Old Jan 30, 2007 | 11:24 PM
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All very,,,,, interesting
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