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Honestly - the Tip (not the transmission - aren't they the same everywhere?) would be different in NYC verses NC. Since I don't go anywhere - or have anywhere I want to - that has Valet service I have nothing to add.
I cringe at valets. Too many stories of idiots who don't know how to drive a stick and frying the clutch.
I avoid like the plague any American kid valets. American kids now a days don't drive and if they do, they've never seen a stick. In fact, one of e best anti theft devices is a stick. The idiots get about a block before hey abandon the car because they don't know how to drive it.
So if I have to valet, I make sure the guy is Hispanic and speaks no English. That means he grew up in Latin America, where most cars are sticks, and he knows what he is doing. And then I tip generously.
I've never seen or heard of "valet" parking and we never tip in Australia, unless its for exceptional service from (say) a waiter.....
Why would you tip someone when they are being paid to do their job??
I don't valet if I don't have cash on me, so I rarely ever valet.
Only places I have were at J. Alexander's ("free") and the Hilton in Daytona Beach (mandatory for their garage). Generally I do $5 in/$5 out.
I always wondered whether you should tip on the way in or the way out. I don't think I've ever valet parked my car being out in the suburbs, but a five-ski in and out seems fair to me. Now I want to find somewhere and do it just for the experience.
I never valet. I park as far away from people as possible, even in my xterra. I try and avoid any extra human involvement, most things are easier that way.
If I know I will be valeting a car, I drive my SUV, wife's SUV or one of kids' cars. I know a couple of guys / kids that work high end restaurants as valets, some of the stories I've heard them relay that they see as amusing would make my blood boil if it were my car. If a potential headache can be avoided do so.
Lamborghini Crashes Into Car | Worst Valet Ever - YouTube
Valet destroys clutch on Lamborghini
Valet service doesn't know how to drive my car - YouTube
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