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Old Jul 13, 2006 | 01:06 PM
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parking in berkeley overnight

hey guys,

i have to park my car in berkeley overnight. do any of you know about parking garages or someplace safe i can leave my car overnight?

thanks!
 
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Old Jul 13, 2006 | 01:26 PM
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Originally Posted by absolutg
hey guys,

i have to park my car in berkeley overnight. do any of you know about parking garages or someplace safe i can leave my car overnight?

thanks!
My good friend has an apartment in Berkeley with a secured (gated) underground parking spot. He drives a POS, so I'll see if he's around to let you use his parking spot... He's 3 minutes away from campus.
 
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Old Jul 13, 2006 | 01:29 PM
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boris, that would be awesome! i'm pretty sure i'll just need it friday night. thanks bro
 
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Old Jul 13, 2006 | 01:42 PM
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boris, that would be awesome! i'm pretty sure i'll just need it friday night. thanks bro
Sorry to have gotten your hopes up, he's on vacation in the East Coast...
 
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Old Jul 13, 2006 | 01:44 PM
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doh, well it was worth a shot. thanks for checking boris. anyone else have ideas? i'm thinking i need to buy a car cover since this is going to be a regular situation. gf's going to boalt...

she's got a parking space behind her building, but it's under a bunch of pine trees i just realized this morning i probably can't get a car cover on such short notice, and i'm paranoid about my car getting keyed or my wheels getting jacked overnight
 
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Old Jul 13, 2006 | 03:12 PM
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your question seems somewhat general. are you looking for a spot in berkely that's close to where your staying? Or any place in berkely thats secure? OR a place that's relatively close that's secure? If your looking for the ladder, I live in Piedmont (7 min drive), which is like a gated coomunity pretty much lol. you could park it right next to my G but i doubt this would work for you. But im just tossing the offer out if you cant find anything else haha. its really not that bad an option though
 

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Old Jul 13, 2006 | 03:22 PM
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actually that might work pretty well for me. since she has a car, any place that's close by that i can drop it off would work. her neighborhood's not bad, but it's definitely all college students living there and i rarely see a decent car parked out on the curb.

is ur G parked in your driveway? it sounds like you're close by... let me know
 

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Old Jul 13, 2006 | 06:15 PM
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I have a car cover at home you can use if you want.
 
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Old Jul 13, 2006 | 08:21 PM
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hey mike, thanks for the offer! i'm not sure if a coupe car cover will fit the sedan tho. i'm either going to park in piedmont or just try my luck in berkeley... ugh
 
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Old Jul 13, 2006 | 09:45 PM
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hey mike, thanks for the offer! i'm not sure if a coupe car cover will fit the sedan tho. i'm either going to park in piedmont or just try my luck in berkeley... ugh
it's actually a cover for the sedan that I use for my coupe, I bought it from costco. just thought i'd offer anyways
 
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Old Jul 14, 2006 | 03:27 AM
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car covers catches my eye more than a car without...
 
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Old Jul 14, 2006 | 10:37 AM
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Originally Posted by absolutg
hey guys,

i have to park my car in berkeley overnight. do any of you know about parking garages or someplace safe i can leave my car overnight?

thanks!
If the gf has a car, then park overnight at Summit Hospital. The main lot is on Summit & 30th St. (between Broadway and Telegraph). I have a business around there and it's safe within the hospital area.

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Old Jul 14, 2006 | 04:36 PM
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So I take it that your car made it overnight ok?
 
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Old Jul 16, 2006 | 02:41 AM
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yeah i didn't have any problems... there was tons of parking and i found a spot right across from her building where i could check on it from her apt... worked out well

i need to get a car cover now tho. deezy, how do you like the one from costco?
 
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Old Jul 16, 2006 | 02:58 AM
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^Giri, as someone else posted above, a car with a car cover is 10x more conspicuous then one without. If I was a little thug, I'd think you are some pompous *****, especially if you had "only" a G35 under the cover. I think you are safer without one. You are also lucky that the majority of your mods are subtle, and not noticable to non-G35drivers. I think you should just be very selective with where you park, or invest in an alarm system with 2way pager...
 
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