Ok, here is another "smart" experience to share...
I had an all-day business meeting at the Ritz-Carlton hotel in Orlando. So I drove in my Black/Black Pure up to the main entrance right behind a white Porsche Carrera S4 Convertible. There were five valet guys hanging around. Four headed right to me as I stopped, and one (seemed like the youngest one) went to help the guy in the Porsche. They surrounded me and started talking to me as I got out. They even asked for permission to a "couple laps around the hotel entrance", which I told them of course. I could see from the corner of my eye that the Porsche owner was looking back trying to figure out what was going on. On guy asked how much ("a little over 12K" I said) and then repeated outloud "Only 12K!?!?", loud enough the Porsche owner turned his head in what seemed total confusion.
Throughout the day as I had my meetings I caught occassional glipses of the front of the hotel, with my Smart parked prominently. The Porsche was nowhere to be seen.
End of the day, I went up and tried to pay the $17 valet fee. The cashier gave my keys to the valet and told him "no charge, this one is on us". They pulled my Smart up and I had a big smile as I drove home.
Rick
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