timcantwell
Le Mans 2010 Sponsor * Moderator
Just ask Todd (FGT Forum member) about his great experience with his wife's GT500 and infamous "donut-burning" valet! Long story short, the valet ended up plowing his car through a chain link fence!
Shadowman "Think Twice before Handing Your keys to?"
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BlackICE
GT Owner
Gierkink
GT Owner
Valet Parking
I usually call the hotel/restaurant and ask to speak to the concierge. I tell him that I’m stopping by for dinner with my GT and give him an approximate time. I let him know that I tip well but I need to park my own car and keep the keys. Every time I’ve done this I’ve had a prime parking spot saved for me when I arrive in front of the establishment.
I usually call the hotel/restaurant and ask to speak to the concierge. I tell him that I’m stopping by for dinner with my GT and give him an approximate time. I let him know that I tip well but I need to park my own car and keep the keys. Every time I’ve done this I’ve had a prime parking spot saved for me when I arrive in front of the establishment.
soroush
Ford Gt Owner
- Aug 8, 2007
- 5,256
I have a 100% clean record as a valet:thumbsup but there were those couple of times:ack.......:lol
K-P Garage
GT Owner
I like Leno's response to this question
"The Ford GT is not really a car you go anywhere in. You just take a nice ride and come back home"
"The Ford GT is not really a car you go anywhere in. You just take a nice ride and come back home"
Yep :thumbsup
Jeff's last nice ride: 6,960 miles. :wink
My last nice ride: 5,175 miles. :wink
Got to see all the Rally group along the way......
Doesn't get much better.......:cheers
:eek at some of these stories.
As a valet it angers me at the treatment of your cars. I've parked tons of cars several well over 100k a few at over 180k and a ton in the 50k range. if your car was $10 i would still treat it as a 10 million dollar car. no car i drive will EVER see rpms over 2k. the expensive ones i park in view of the owners and if they aren't comfortable with me parking it, i move the cones and they park it. I have never even thought of abusing or "testing" a car out. if i want to i will earn the $$$ for it buy it and beat it, but until then every car i valet is treated as a car that is worth more than my life....:lol i even had a local cop block a street off so i could park an S55 AMG without worry.
As a valet it angers me at the treatment of your cars. I've parked tons of cars several well over 100k a few at over 180k and a ton in the 50k range. if your car was $10 i would still treat it as a 10 million dollar car. no car i drive will EVER see rpms over 2k. the expensive ones i park in view of the owners and if they aren't comfortable with me parking it, i move the cones and they park it. I have never even thought of abusing or "testing" a car out. if i want to i will earn the $$$ for it buy it and beat it, but until then every car i valet is treated as a car that is worth more than my life....:lol i even had a local cop block a street off so i could park an S55 AMG without worry.
soroush
Ford Gt Owner
- Aug 8, 2007
- 5,256
PL510*Jeff
Well-known member
You can only teach people what to do, then it's up to them to actually do it...I consider it an honor to even sit in cars like I valet, most people never even get to touch the leather inside some of these cars. :eek
if any of you guys are ever in Huntsville, let me know and i'll save you a spot right up front so everyone can drool. I will even have my detailing specialist on standby:cheers