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A friend of mine from Texas just sent me this picture of his 2001 Corvette. He went out with his wife about two weeks ago in the car, valet parked it at the resturant where they were going to have dinner. When he came out of the resturante about an hour later, the valet people could not "find" his car....the cops found his car on Monday...here is how they found it....

The car was stolen from the "secure" valet parking garage. The valet service parks the car, and leaves the key in the ingnition, so when they come to return the car, the keys are right there...poor car!!!! I asked him "Why did you valet it, why did you not park it yourself?" He replied that "We drove around for 20 min looking for a space ourselves, our reservations were for 7:30 and we were getting late, so we decided just to use the resturant valet service....big mistake" He also told me that the company that does the valet service for the resturant, has insurance for this kind of thing, but he was unsure how long that process would take!!!
 

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Re: My buddies 2001 Corvette (tngdesi)

That really sucks, but at least the cops did find it...
I bet the drivetrain is or will be on ebay. There are complete LS1 engines and engine/trannys on there all the time. Usually 3 or 4.
J.


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Re: My buddies 2001 Corvette (tngdesi)

I once had my XJR valet-parked at one of DC's better hotels. When I came out, I handed the valet my ticket, and he looked at it and said to me, "Oh, you've got the black Jag--here's the key's, it's parked right over there." He then pointed to a black XJS convertible that was parked in front. I explained to him that mine was a sedan, and he went off to find it. While I waited twenty minutes for them to find the car, two more valets came up to me and proceeded to hand me the keys to the XJS, and each time I'd have to explain that someone had gone off to find my sedan.
When the car finally did come back, it was out of gas--I'd dropped it off with a half tank, and supposedly, the garage is right across the street. Needless to say, I'm very wary of valet parking these days.
 

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Re: My buddies 2001 Corvette (bgluckman)

I simply refuse to valet park - even with my Golf - (plus after seeing Ferris Bueller and those mountain Dew commercials) - I'll be damned if I ever use a valet - no matter what I drive.




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Re: My buddies 2001 Corvette (tngdesi)

Holy Crap! They picked it clean!

I've never used a valet. Seems stupid to leave the keys in the car even if the lot is "secure". Easy pickings for a would-be thief.
 

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Re: My buddies 2001 Corvette (TimS)

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Hope he didn't have anything important in there.[HR][/HR]​
Only the engine and drivetrain.

Bad luck for your friend though. I don't trust valets, and I don't even have a nice car. http://****************.com/smile/emthdown.gif
 

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Re: My buddies 2001 Corvette (Crazyquik)

quote:[HR][/HR]That really sucks, but at least the cops did find it...[HR][/HR]​
I dont see the difference if they found it or not. Either way hes getting a big fat cheque.
Where did they find it I wonder, on the side of a street somewhere
 

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Re: My buddies 2001 Corvette (lyledriver)

a few of my friends valet at big hotels here in sydney..
After hearing some of their stories.. .i wouldnt trust any of their staff to park a pushbike...!
He basically learnt how to drive manual on the job.. No car is safe...
I pity the fool who brought in his modified r33 skyline gtst.
*but at least they return the cars afterwards...
 

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Re: My buddies 2001 Corvette (1Point8T)

I used valet ONCE. Couple weeks ago when I was at my friends apartment in Chicago. I watched and eyed him, followed him TO the parking spot (which was 20 feet away) and watched him back up into the spot and take out the key and lock it. Also took note of the mileage. Call my Paranoid, but that's my baby

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