I am planning to move to NYC at the beginning of January but I have a problem. I live on the West coast and bought a Mazda Miata 1 year ago, financed and i still owe about 11k on it. Now, I know that I can't take this car with me to NYC because of obvious reasons (not a winter car, too expensive to keep, not too safe to drive across country, etc)..now what can i do? Do i trade it in for something else and still make payments and find someplace with decent parking (Queens or Long Island maybe?).or do I trade it in, store it in Upstate NY where I'm from....any ideas???
2007-09-20 17:36:10 · 5 answers · asked by Alton D 2 in Travel ➔ United States ➔ New York City
just moved there myself and faced a similar problem. If you can, you should check the area around where you are moving and find about about parking (if there is street parking, maybe garage parking) luckly where i moved to (long island city... 5-10 min from times square by subway) there is a lot of open street parking with no limitations, also my apartment building has garage parking (monthly payments of i think $200)... if there is nothing for your car then I would suggest trying to see it for the 11k you have left of payments. Good Luck!!
2007-09-20 17:48:14 · answer #1 · answered by applesauce 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There are plenty of neighborhoods in the outer boroughs (Queens, Brooklyn) where you can keep a car on the street. The trade-off is you have a longer commute into the city. The farther you get from Manhattan, the easier parking is (more or less).
I wouldn't live in Manhattan, unless you're making six figures and can afford a garage.
There are also plenty of neighborhoods you can live in where you won't need a car and you may be better off without one. Most areas have alternate side parking rules and you will have to move your car at least twice a week or get a $45 ticket. Areas such as Williamsburg, Red Hook, Long Island City, Park Slope, Astoria, are 20 min from Manhattan by train and the only reason you would need a car is to leave town. There's also Zip Cars you can rent which are very affordable.
2007-09-21 13:49:34 · answer #2 · answered by D.Torrence 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Like they say, it depends where you are moving to. Manhattan, best place to learn driving, but owning a car is a pain in the rear; parking. IN Brooklyn, Queens, and the Bronx, could do without a car, but rather have one. Station Island, need a car. Nassau and Weschester County, car is a must. Northeast NJ, car is must, but insurance is higher than the 5 boroughs.
2007-09-21 18:15:32 · answer #3 · answered by 08montanasv6 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try to sell it before you move. The only place WORSE to drive than on the West Coast- is anywhere NEAR N.Y.C. (& don't even THINK about bringing your car into the City itself! :0 ) OR- maybe you can sell it "at auction" on ebay! If you can limit the Sale to somewhere in the State you're from- you might be able to get rid of it- before you move! It's worth a try! Good luck! :)
2007-09-20 17:50:10 · answer #4 · answered by Joseph, II 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
if u own some 1 money dont move here your going to make your hole bigger that wut it is now
2007-09-24 06:41:54 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋