XPost: alt.autos.toyota, rec.autos.driving, alt.society.liberalism
XPost: alt.fan.michael-moore
From: russotto@grace.speakeasy.net
In article ,
Alan Baker wrote:
>In article ,
> Gary L. Burnore wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 12 Feb 2011 23:41:53 GMT, russotto@grace.speakeasy.net
>> (Matthew Russotto) wrote:
>>
>> >In article ,
>> >dr_jeff wrote:
>> >>On 2/8/11 8:48 AM, Gary L. Burnore wrote:
>> >>>> So? Having a car costs around $100 a week.
>> >>>
>> >>> YOUR car might. Others differ. It can cost $30,000 for a fucking
>> >>> PARKING PLACE in NY.
>> >>
>> >>That's approximately what a car costs a year, exclusive of parking costs.
>> >
>> >Obviously false. As for the $30,000 parking spot, if that's ownership
>> >I can believe it.
>>
>> Yeah, ownership. Sorry I wasn't clear. The good thing about it
>> (well, until now, is that they appreciate like appts do so you can
>> make a few K or more when you sell one.
>
>So then the whole argument is refuted by itself? Owning a parking spot
>is not a burden on a car owner if it appreciates at least at the rate of
>inflation.
That's not entirely true; the loss of liquidity is still a burden,
and there's taxes to be paid as well. Still, it's likely cheaper than the
car you're parking in it, and the car depreciates.
>> Those 500/mo spots are rare too though. You gotta wait on a list
>> unless you want to walk a loooong way. (many of those are not for
>> 24x7 either. For example, near MSG they resell the spots for sporting
>> events.
FWIW, I had no problem getting a $500/month spot (actually $475) with
no waiting, last March. It was 24x7 and I could have had it
indefinitely. IIRC, it was at 29th and 6th. There were some non 24x7
spaces nearby (you could park 24x7 but couldn't get to your car
outside lot hours); they were closer to $300/month.
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