Comments on: Help Your Landlord, Win a Year Full of Expensive Hassles

By: Doug

Doug — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 14:10:25 +0000

In most of these giveaway contests, you can negotiate with the company to get the cash value — or some cash value — instead of the vehicle. I worked for someone who regularly entered sweepstakes — and won — and for cars he would just ask for the $20K or $40K or whatever instead of the car itself.

By: Rich

Rich — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 07:25:23 +0000

As a Stuy town market rate tenant, I would like to win this car, I just can’t think of enough enemies to refer to living in this luxury project at sky high prices with a management that has the attitude of a city agency. I have a few enemies, but not enough I fear.

If it were not for that, I’d win and take the car, and just park it on the streets around Stuy…where it would soon be out priced by the parking tickets sure to be received. ( called in buy Stuy town’s own rent-a-cops who have told me ‘they can’t write tickets or arrest anyone, but they have a good relationship with the local precinct.’)

I’m glad I’m paying this place for it’s continual assault on common sense. Can’t wait for the day I’m out of here. I won’t miss the trees, even the ones they replace ever 6 weeks.

By: Ian Turner

Ian Turner — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 15:48:19 +0000

WKL: Fortunately for the winner here, they won’t have to worry about it because they are not winning the car itself but rather a 1-year lease on the car.

Adam: A smart car would be a small improvement because of the noise and pollution, but still creates carnage, congestion, honking, and takes up way too much space.

By: Mike Epstein

Mike Epstein — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 15:26:52 +0000

Adam, huh? Smart Cars are still cars, and still require gas, insurance, parking. They still appropriate public space for private use. In short, they’re no different from Minis. In what way did you think they would be different?

By: Adam

Adam — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 15:04:23 +0000

Playing devils advocate here: What would the reaction of this board be if they were giving away a Smart Car?

By: MisterBadExample

MisterBadExample — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 12:17:36 +0000

Let’s see–some other dumb, counterproductive giveaways? “lifetime retainer for landlord/tenant court–if we sue you, we pick up your legal costs!”.

BTW, I would guess that parking garage isn’t included, right? In Brooklyn, a car with full collision/fire theft/liability that parks on the street is a minimum of $400/month to insure.

By: W. K. Lis

W. K. Lis — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 02:11:41 +0000

A Mini-Cooper owner has been told her transmission can’t be fixed. It must be replaced, at a cost of $11,000. The 2006 car was out of warranty, but there are no parts to the transmission, the entire transmission must be replaced.

By: Eric McClure

Eric McClure — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 01:45:04 +0000

Free Nets’ tickets?

By: Brian

Brian — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 21:55:24 +0000

A cop for a best friend to get them out of trouble the next time they decide to attack an elderly cyclist.

By: v

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 20:30:01 +0000

it is pretty shiny though