What should I do with my car when I move to NYC???

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%26#039;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%26#039;m from....any ideas???

What should I do with my car when I move to NYC???

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!!

What should I do with my car when I move to NYC???

Try to sell it before you move. The only place WORSE to drive than on the West Coast- is anywhere NEAR N.Y.C. (%26amp; don%26#039;t even THINK about bringing your car into the City itself! :0 ) OR- maybe you can sell it %26quot;at auction%26quot; on ebay! If you can limit the Sale to somewhere in the State you%26#039;re from- you might be able to get rid of it- before you move! It%26#039;s worth a try! Good luck! :)

What should I do with my car when I move to NYC???

There are reasonable areas for keeping a car if you live outside Manhattan. Even there a few places exist, such as Inwood (northern tip of the island). Most of Staten Island actually requires a car, and Queens is mostly car friendly. So are some parts of Brooklyn, and a bit of the Bronx. If you bring the Mazda (or any other car) to NYC and re-register it, New York State will hit you with a tax on the assumed sales value of the car along with the registration fee.

With so much still owed on the car, you are likely to take a huge loss if you sell it (and check the purchase agreement--you may not have the right to sell it until it is paid off). Driving cross country can be a pain or quite interesting, depending on how you approach it.

What should I do with my car when I move to NYC???

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%26#039;t live in Manhattan, unless you%26#039;re making six figures and can afford a garage.

There are also plenty of neighborhoods you can live in where you won%26#039;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%26#039;s also Zip Cars you can rent which are very affordable.

What should I do with my car when I move to NYC???

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.

What should I do with my car when I move to NYC???

if u own some 1 money dont move here your going to make your hole bigger that wut it is now