Have you guys ever experienced this?
When I first moved into the heart of New York City, I had to find a place to park my car. This was about 3 yrs ago and I had my 1991 325ic. Now, parking in the city is extremely expensive and I was looking for a place that's under $300 a month. I finally found this garage underneath a nice building and the monthly rate was something like $275. I was thinking "great" and the next thing that the "manager" pointed to me was the surcharges for cars like BMWs, Mercedes, and Ferraris. In my car was an extra $50 per month. I was like "WTF?". My car was a few months shy of turning 10 years old and was probably worth less than half of these Honda Accords and Toyota Camrys parked in this same garage. I guess if you own a BMW they feel justified to charge you more "just because".
Also, although it seems like any Joe Schmoe can go out and lease a brand new 3 series for something like $299 a month, I still get "oh, so you drive a BMW" from my co-workers. Now when faced with the same question I answer by saying "I drive a 15-yr old BMW".
A joke that one of my ex co-workers once told...."What's the difference between a porcupine and a BMW? The pricks are outside on a porcupine"
Have a good day folks!
When I first moved into the heart of New York City, I had to find a place to park my car. This was about 3 yrs ago and I had my 1991 325ic. Now, parking in the city is extremely expensive and I was looking for a place that's under $300 a month. I finally found this garage underneath a nice building and the monthly rate was something like $275. I was thinking "great" and the next thing that the "manager" pointed to me was the surcharges for cars like BMWs, Mercedes, and Ferraris. In my car was an extra $50 per month. I was like "WTF?". My car was a few months shy of turning 10 years old and was probably worth less than half of these Honda Accords and Toyota Camrys parked in this same garage. I guess if you own a BMW they feel justified to charge you more "just because".
Also, although it seems like any Joe Schmoe can go out and lease a brand new 3 series for something like $299 a month, I still get "oh, so you drive a BMW" from my co-workers. Now when faced with the same question I answer by saying "I drive a 15-yr old BMW".
A joke that one of my ex co-workers once told...."What's the difference between a porcupine and a BMW? The pricks are outside on a porcupine"
Have a good day folks!
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