Yaris sedan grew overnight !

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Originally Posted by nookandcrannycar

I do too. If one lives in an area that has even moderate population density, parking a big vehicle while shopping, doing errands, etc. is a PITA, IMHO.

I saw a 'marketing gimmick' today that I don't think I've seen elsewhere (??? Perhaps in Florida ???). The Market Street shopping area in The Woodlands, TX has valet parking, now $7 (it used to be less)....but FREE if your car 'is a Sewell' (purchased (New ?) from a Sewell dealership....Auidi, Buick, Cadillac, GMC, Infiniti, Lexus, Maserati, MINI, and Subaru).

Yes, Big vehicles are a pain in the city. Actually, we have a ton of room here...4 car garage, concrete driveway that would hold 20 cars if we had that many... serious room here in the Country!
BIG difference from our former place on Capitol Hill - We ACTUALLY had a back yard as wide as the rowhouse (24' by about 34' deep, then a 100 year old 1 1/4 car garage (former little carriage house) WITH an alley running behind the rowhouses. We'd back our C230 carefully into the garage, and it was right up against one of the sides. I had a workbench & shelves and about 3 feet of room from the side of the car. You learn to adapt - it was a real cool place, but it is like night and day compared to the space we have now. If we went anywhere in the city, we'd walk or take the Metro. I doubt I'd EVER valet a car, even a rusted out '74 Pinto. Some of the valet parking horror stories I have heard...
Walking home from work in DC I would see the valet signs, $7.00 - $9.00 or more, sorry, no I'm not sorry, forget that! The utility bills were high enough there!