Parking the car for work

PaoPee · Postby **PaoPee** » Wed Oct 04, 2006 6:58 pm

So, now they just moved me to the city :/
I gotta park close to the station
Just wondering wat u guys think of parking the car outside as oppose to undercover, soft top damage? any thing i should know of?
of course no one wants to park outside as opposed to parking undercover
but yea might look like i have to, its my first car and my last, so wat u reckon of parking outside? or should i bite the bullet and just hire a rental spot, for 800 bucks upfront for the whole year.

Thoughts and opinions appreciated

Thanks

Richee · Postby **Richee** » Wed Oct 04, 2006 7:37 pm

Ask the Boss for some financial assistance :mrgreen:

meanmx · Postby **meanmx** » Wed Oct 04, 2006 7:44 pm

One of the biggest problems you are going to have if you park it in a train station carpark is roof slashers and parking dings. If you take care of your car properly I wouldn't worry too much about weather.

Ben

PaoPee · Postby **PaoPee** » Wed Oct 04, 2006 9:42 pm

lol im already asking the boss for travel assistance lol trains are expensive

roof slashes? people actually do that kinda stuff?

yea i got a few parking dings already i expeerienced back bumper and rims already

but the car is cool in the sun, as in mechanically speaking
sorry not much of a car person here

meanmx · Postby **meanmx** » Wed Oct 04, 2006 10:05 pm

Yeah people will slash your roof to get at any spare change or anything else you have in the car. Try leaving it parked with your glovebox, ashtray and centre console open so that people can see you have nothing to steal. Parking dings are bad in train station carparks as well as a lot of people are in a hurry to catch their train. One of them things I guess. Mechanically nothing will happen to your car by parking in the sun. Just make sure you care for your roof, paintwork and dashboard a bit more than normal

SuperMazdaKart · Postby **SuperMazdaKart** » Wed Oct 04, 2006 10:07 pm

how close you live to the station?

get a bicycle?

perhaps this is the answer, it too is a mazda

NMX516 · Postby **NMX516** » Wed Oct 04, 2006 11:55 pm

If the $800 is for a reserved undercover in the CBD, then grab it!! Bargain!!

rodent · Postby **rodent** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 3:47 am

NMX516 wrote:If the $800 is for a reserved undercover in the CBD, then grab it!! Bargain!!

Agreed! I'm currently paying $180/month for a spot in World Square, which is actually really freaking cheap but still adds up to $2160/year :shock:

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Used to park in Haymarket where I had my top slashed :cry:

jonno.

jules · Postby **jules** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 10:18 am

rodent wrote:Agreed! I'm currently paying $180/month for a spot in World Square, which is actually really freaking cheap but still adds up to $2160/year .

jonno.

WHHHHAAAATTTTTHHHEEEEEFFFUUUUCCCCCKKKKKK!!!!!!!! CHEAP!!!
"Sydney, the once beautiful and vibrant city, where the thieves have now taken over both the streets and the car parks".

You'll have to start paying for breathing air soon, no doubt.

I would shell out the $800.00 and know my paint/roof/security will be in better shape in 12 months. I park in Surfers Paradise....underground....top down...cameras everywhere...24hrs...secure...FREE...

Jules

sirbob · Postby **sirbob** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 2:29 pm

If you have no other choice than to drive it to the station, then go for the undercover parking, park miles away from any other car, preferrably between two walls!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The money you spend will more than be made up in depreciation to the vehicle caused by sun damage to the trim and paint, as well as the enevitable freak hail storm or other random acts. Parking at the station itself was never a desireable action from my POV (used to train to uni with my celica) due to lots of prying eyes walking past a nice car all alone in the carpark...

By far the best option would be to buy a scooter or bike or something that doesnt really matter if it gets damaged whilst parked in the middle of nowhere... Plus you will be saving your car for those times when you can really enjoy it, ie, the weekend!!!!!!!!

hot rod · Postby **hot rod** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 5:27 pm

Take your $800 and buy a bomb to park at the station, best decision you'll ever make.

Leave your car at home for weekends.

bruce · Postby **bruce** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 6:23 pm

Catch the bus and leave your car at home (save money, save the environment).

MVZOOM · Postby **MVZOOM** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 8:16 pm

rodent wrote:
NMX516 wrote:If the $800 is for a reserved undercover in the CBD, then grab it!! Bargain!!

Agreed! I'm currently paying $180/month for a spot in World Square, which is actually really freaking cheap but still adds up to $2160/year .
Used to park in Haymarket where I had my top slashed

jonno.

Frrrrrruuuuck, that's cheap. I rack up around $100 p/day parking in the city. At the bare min, it's $50 p/day.

Do they still have spots available at Wsquare?

To the OP - $800 p/a is nothing. At least you'll have peace of mind.

Cheers - mike

marcusus · Postby **marcusus** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 8:26 pm

What station is it at as well? If it's one of lesser repute, then you'll probably have more problems with people doing aforementioned silly things to nice cars. If you're at a decent one, then there's not really much of a problem. If I take the train, my car's usually fine. When I was doing uni I always parked there, and never had a problem with dings or people doing stupid stuff to the car (although this was with the previous car which was a KA Ford Laser

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AJ · Postby AJ » Thu Oct 05, 2006 8:49 pm

MVZOOM wrote:
rodent wrote:
NMX516 wrote:If the $800 is for a reserved undercover in the CBD, then grab it!! Bargain!!

Agreed! I'm currently paying $180/month for a spot in World Square, which is actually really freaking cheap but still adds up to $2160/year .
Used to park in Haymarket where I had my top slashed

jonno.

Frrrrrruuuuck, that's cheap. I rack up around $100 p/day parking in the city. At the bare min, it's $50 p/day.

Do they still have spots available at Wsquare?

To the OP - $800 p/a is nothing. At least you'll have peace of mind.

Cheers - mike