Dont ever Valet your car

[gointoscott]

I work at a Froedtert Hospital in Milwaukee and tonight I come out after work and there was an early 01 Santorin blue S4 with someone in it. I thought cool its the same color and almost exact car as mine except this car has nice aftermarket rims and I could hear a nice exhaust.

Any way as I walk up to it to meet the guy I see that the guy is having problems moving the car. He keeps stalling it. He slides his window down and it is a valet driver. I immediately see the emergency brake is on so I told him and he thanked me. I told him I had a car exactly like it. I started to walk away and he goes to take off and is still jerking the car (cant seam to drive a manual) He drives a circle around me and almost drives into a big dumpster. He then kills the car and motions for me to come back. He asked me how to keep the car from rolling. I showed him how to put it into gear after it is off and to use emergency brake. He then starts it up again and almost rams into the dumpster again because he gives it too much gas and lets the clutch out too fast but manages to stop before hitting it. He shuts it off and in gear so it doesnt roll backwards. Then he asks how to get it into reverse so I show him. I ask him why he was parking it in the dock area by the dumpster he said it was overflow from the front parking lot. So now people can get their trash thrown on it. Wow

Long story short - Dont ever Valet your car!

[Das General]

A valet went for a joy ride in my buddies hooked up EVO. When we got back to the car, there was 12k in damage to it. Newb hit a tree, then decided it was cool to drive back to the valet lot and try to play it off like nothing happened.

[Echo3One]

I velet parked my car last weekend and some ass curbed my DPEs. Of course I didn't notice until the next day.

[JDM EJ1 95]

I NEVER.. let anyone touch my cars... if its a valet service.. i tell them.. sit in my passenger seat. and ride with me while i park my damn car... or your not getting any money wahtsoever.


then i proceed to take my keys.. give them my cell number and tell them to call if they need it moved and ill be happy to coem move it..


hasnt failed me yet.. even in higher end downtown chicago hotels and restaurants..

esp when i had my civic... theyd ask why and id pull out the magazine it was in and tell them its my baby and my pride and joy.. and if one of them messed it up there would sure be some regulating going down..and they also realized after i took all my safety precautions lol..

id unbolt my steering wheel.. take out my ecu.. lock the wheel.. had a few kill switches.. and remove my headunit completely.. park as close as i can to a wall if i could. get out the passenger side.. and put everything in my backpack.. then took the keys from them even still..

they never ask questions.. just explain tot hem why you dont like people driving your car... if you have that much money/time/etc in your cars.. it should almost be nature for you to wanna park your own car no matter what.

[toaster]

obligatory post:



"Don't worry, I'm a professional..."

[volks88]

no shit!

[saucys4]

no one ever knows how to find reverse haha. i worked as a valet and i can tell you to never let anyone valet your car. About 2 weeks before I was hired, a carrera gt check in one day and some dbags hopped in and took it on the backcountry road that the resort was located on. cop caught them on radar downshifting at ~160. Another time we had a guy with some nice AMG and he went ahead and parked it himself and gave the key to a valet. When he came back, the laser key was gone. No one admitted that they had ever grabbed the keys but it was bs since he had his claim check. he needed a taxi home and all his locks changed. it was just a mess and worst part of all, he was a local member of the resort.

[RolledMySTi]

I would never let someone valet my car. I've talked to people that have worked as a valet and I have heard way too many stories. They used to have a guy working there that was an alcoholic and would show up drunk almost every day. This was at a nice hotel in Huntington Beach were most of the cars were German or Italian.

JDM EJ1 95 has the right idea. Like most things in life you gotta do it yourself if you want it done right.

[ProValet]

Damn valet hooligans!

All it takes is a good tip and everything is okay dokay

Trust me a run a fairly large valet operation.

[audiholix]

a good tip doesn't do a thing since most people tip on their way out. If you tip on arrival, you are more than likely going to have to tip twice or look cheap. My rims were curbed pretty badly just the other week in LA where unfortunately everything is valet. Valet mode is your friend.

[rusky]

Yup, never let anyone valet your car except you. I always park myself too.

[SoEvoL]

a good tip doesn't do a thing since most people tip on their way out. If you tip on arrival, you are more than likely going to have to tip twice or look cheap. My rims were curbed pretty badly just the other week in LA where unfortunately everything is valet. Valet mode is your friend.

valet mode doesnt make up for inability to drive a manual or gauge how close curbs, dumpsters, or small animals are from the wheels. nor does it make up for people that dont give a crap and are upset because of tips.

that sucks you guys have to use valets, we have to pay for parking anywhere in the downtown/uptown area. only some places use valets.

[ProValet]

a good tip doesn't do a thing since most people tip on their way out. If you tip on arrival, you are more than likely going to have to tip twice or look cheap. My rims were curbed pretty badly just the other week in LA where unfortunately everything is valet. Valet mode is your friend.

For the right amount of money they will park your car on he roof of the building.
Ask how much Valet is, if it is free, give hte guy a $20 and he will let you park it yourself.

Money talks, bullshit takes a hike.........

[j_korteS4]

I LOVE paying $20 to park my car!!! Where do I have to go???

[[email protected]]

I learned how to drive stick as a valet and you don't want to know some of the stuff we pulled off with some sweet, sweet cars.

As a result I'll never hand my keys to any valet to park my car.

But I still have my valet jacket!

[hyperlight944]

^^ i lol'd

[Kievskiy]

i need to install some more kill switches too :)

[will175]

I was a valet/doorman for a pretty long time. In Oahu Hawaii at the only 5 diamond resort on that island, also in Las Vegas at different casinos. And man I can tell you some stories you would not believe, seriously.. But I can also tell you being polite and tipping good goes a long way. But some people really dont understand how much money valets make at certain places in certain cities. So please dont be douches to valets if you have to valet. I still valet if I have to but I do tip in and out and they usually leave the car up front. At least I know someone is whatching my car.

[skunkoncrunk]

Valet is only a last resort, I repeat, a last resort.

[Daness373]

I think its about getting the right mature person to do the job right, and respects owners and their cars. I may be a valet in the summer, and i would never dream of messing with anyones car or ripping on it. Just pick someone who you think will take care of it. But if you can, for sure park it yourself. I know that i would understand if the owner wanted to do it himself. But, not all valets are bad and will treat your car like shit

[Tiesto]

Heh I'm just surprised you couldn't figure out the situation or recognise your own car. Espectially with those rims, are you really that naive?

By the way I would have reported him for not being able to drive a stickshift. That's bullshit.

[tike0rz]

I personally worked valet for a summer. From that experience alone, I saw guys that didn't know how to drive stick, sweaty and stank-ass from parking cars all day in the hot weather, and take no care for your car whatsoever.

I also have many friends currently working valet, and 4 out of the 5 friends did NOT know how to drive stick when they started. All you need to do to get hired is say, "Yes, I know how to drive a manual."

With regards to parking it yourself in the valet lot...that is to the extreme! You need to make friends with a valet driver and tip him well if you want them to take care of you!

[goody6691]

i went to a local bar on the water. i pulled up to valet [some young kid walked up to me trying to get my keys, mouth watering like i had a fresh piece of candy for him. the head valet walked up to take over] i explained to him how much my bodykit and carbon lip cost and they pointed me to a spot. i still took my keys. as i was walking into the bar. i heard a wastegate and bov sounding off like a champ, i turned and saw a black silvia converted 240 going sideways down the street. a guy i know from local carshows comes running out of the bar screeming "someone stole my car". it was the valet. needless to say he and his buddys were waiting when the valet got back

[toaster]

Damn valet hooligans!

All it takes is a good tip and everything is okay dokay

Trust me a run a fairly large valet operation.

a good tip doesn't do a thing since most people tip on their way out. If you tip on arrival, you are more than likely going to have to tip twice or look cheap. My rims were curbed pretty badly just the other week in LA where unfortunately everything is valet. Valet mode is your friend.

yeah, cmon PROVALET...heh, most people tip on the way out, no?

[KareemA4]

Yeah, my dad doesnt let anyone touch his car.
When i went with my dad in the R8 to dinner, the valet people kept on saying that they need to park the car in a certain place etc...
So my dad said ok, he hopped in the car and parked it himself right in front of the restuarant.
And took the key and walked away.
It made me laugh

[infinkc]

i had a problem with a vallet before when i had my civic, i had a hidden kill switch that you had to activate each time you wanted to start the car. I droped my car off running and the vallet took the car for a ride and stalled it a mile away. Of course he couldnt get it restarted. The vallet lot was in plain sight so i was going to walk to the car when i returned and drive it off. well someone didnt have a job after that night.

[ProValet]

If you want to be "taken car of" you will tip on the way in. I just left work and on my way out a S8 V10 was sitting waiting to be parked. This gentleman comes in all of the time and there is never a problem. Are there accidents, sure, are there people in this world that don't respect shit, sure. Just ask the people in charge how much to get parked in the front and you won't have a problem.

[drewwynn]

i think that kind of defies the points, thats like tipping your waitress when you are ordering so she doesn't spit in your food.

[will175]

if you are polite when you arrive. And don't make comments like you know how much my car is. And how much this is. Or I'll park it my self with out pulling out some cash. You will be okay. Over so many years of working as a valet I have seen pretty much everything especially in Vegas. I have been into physical confrontation with guys because because they thought I did something but I did not backed by security cams. So to those guys that say bs to valets park in self parking. I will also say that there are some very bad valets out there most of them are the ones that work only for a summer time job. I am sorry if I offended anyone not trying to do that. But the cities I worked valet we were the ones to see for Anthing you need I mean Anything.

[SeattleS4]

What kind of a monkey f*cktard hires a valet driver that can't drive a stick???

[Maverick]

o yes, this is so true.

[will175]

^^^agree, I never hired anyone of they didnt know how too

[SoEvoL]

i think that kind of defies the points, thats like tipping your waitress when you are ordering so she doesn't spit in your food.

indeed, i hate it when people do bad service and expect a tip, WTF? a tip is for when you give good customer service, i hate how they expect tips no matter if they had a shit attitude or gave you crappy customer service. i dont care what your tipping for, if its ur job do it, if its done well ill pay the tip.

if everything is expected i might as well leave money in my mailbox so the mailman doesnt spit on my bills.

[AudiA4_20T]

What kind of a monkey f*cktard hires a valet driver that can't drive a stick???

I work at Trump golf course, and they have a kid that couldnt.. he had to learn on a Porsche Turbo