Last visit was: 20 Nov 2025, 04:46 It is currently 20 Nov 2025, 04:46
Home
GMAT
Messages
Tests
Schools
Events
Rewards
Chat
My Profile
Close
GMAT Club Daily Prep
Thank you for using the timer - this advanced tool can estimate your performance and suggest more practice questions. We have subscribed you to Daily Prep Questions via email.

Customized
for You

we will pick new questions that match your level based on your Timer History

Track
Your Progress

every week, we’ll send you an estimated GMAT score based on your performance

Practice
Pays

we will pick new questions that match your level based on your Timer History
Not interested in getting valuable practice questions and articles delivered to your email? No problem, unsubscribe here.
Go to My Error Log Learn more
Close
Request Expert Reply
Confirm Cancel
User avatar
k88
User avatar
Joined: 10 Sep 2008
Last visit: 15 Dec 2009
Posts: 165
Own Kudos:
5
Posts: 165
Kudos: 5
What did/will you do with your car during school? 26 Oct 2008, 11:15
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
I will store mine or park it at a friend's house most likely.
User avatar
msday
User avatar
Joined: 25 Dec 2007
Last visit: 09 Jul 2014
Posts: 515
Own Kudos:
64
Given Kudos: 28
Concentration: General Management
Schools:Harvard '11
GMAT 1: 790 Q51 V48
Posts: 515
Kudos: 64
What did/will you do with your car during school? 26 Oct 2008, 13:34
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
If I end up in Boston, my car will go to my little bro :-D
User avatar
mba07
User avatar
Joined: 08 Feb 2006
Last visit: 19 Oct 2011
Posts: 219
Own Kudos:
11
Schools:Ross, Kellogg, Darden (i/v)
Posts: 219
Kudos: 11
What did/will you do with your car during school? 27 Oct 2008, 19:44
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
I'll take mine to school!
User avatar
rgajare14
User avatar
Joined: 02 Aug 2007
Last visit: 19 Nov 2013
Posts: 296
Own Kudos:
216
Location: Greater New York City area
Concentration: Consulting, Marketing
Schools:Tuck, Ross (R1), Duke, Tepper, ISB (R2), Kenan Flagler (R2)
Posts: 296
Kudos: 216
What did/will you do with your car during school? 28 Oct 2008, 10:36
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
I think I will continue to have one of my two cars.
User avatar
MeddlingKid
User avatar
Current Student
Joined: 01 Apr 2008
Last visit: 28 Jul 2009
Posts: 349
Own Kudos:
23
Schools:Chicago Booth '11
Posts: 349
Kudos: 23
What did/will you do with your car during school? 19 Feb 2009, 07:29
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
I thought I'd revive this older thread now that people have a better idea where they might be headed next fall. I am in the process of transferring my lease, so I will officially be car-less! I'm having some difficulty talking my wife out of having a car while we are in Chicago. It's difficult convincing a person who has always relied on one that she won't need it (not to mention being car-less would be less expensive, and easier).
User avatar
nink
User avatar
Joined: 07 Nov 2008
Last visit: 05 Jun 2014
Posts: 2,395
Own Kudos:
782
Given Kudos: 548
Status:Burning mid-night oil....daily
Schools:Yale SOM 2011 Alum, Kellogg, Booth, Tuck
WE 1: IB - Restructuring & Distressed M&A
Products:
My Reviews
GMAT 1: 770 Q44 V50
Posts: 2,395
Kudos: 782
What did/will you do with your car during school? 19 Feb 2009, 07:37
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
My fiancee sold our car so she can buy a jetski for SF bay while she is in bschool....

Sigh....
User avatar
MeddlingKid
User avatar
Current Student
Joined: 01 Apr 2008
Last visit: 28 Jul 2009
Posts: 349
Own Kudos:
23
Schools:Chicago Booth '11
Posts: 349
Kudos: 23
What did/will you do with your car during school? 19 Feb 2009, 08:06
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
ninkorn
My fiancee sold our car so she can buy a jetski for SF bay while she is in bschool....

Sigh....
Show more
Does your fiance know how cold SF bay is? Was it Twain who wrote, "The coldest winter I ever spent was a summer in San Francisco."
User avatar
nink
User avatar
Joined: 07 Nov 2008
Last visit: 05 Jun 2014
Posts: 2,395
Own Kudos:
782
Given Kudos: 548
Status:Burning mid-night oil....daily
Schools:Yale SOM 2011 Alum, Kellogg, Booth, Tuck
WE 1: IB - Restructuring & Distressed M&A
Products:
My Reviews
GMAT 1: 770 Q44 V50
Posts: 2,395
Kudos: 782
What did/will you do with your car during school? 19 Feb 2009, 08:09
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
MeddlingKid

Does your fiance know how cold SF bay is? Was it Twain who wrote, "The coldest winter I ever spent was a summer in San Francisco."
Show more

She has this idea that SF will be warm all year long (well, at least compared to NYC...)

If it is indeed cold as you suggested, then :twisted:
User avatar
MeddlingKid
User avatar
Current Student
Joined: 01 Apr 2008
Last visit: 28 Jul 2009
Posts: 349
Own Kudos:
23
Schools:Chicago Booth '11
Posts: 349
Kudos: 23
What did/will you do with your car during school? 19 Feb 2009, 08:19
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
ninkorn
MeddlingKid

Does your fiance know how cold SF bay is? Was it Twain who wrote, "The coldest winter I ever spent was a summer in San Francisco."

She has this idea that SF will be warm all year long (well, at least compared to NYC...)

If it is indeed cold as you suggested, then :twisted:
Show more
Well, the temperature will be warmer than NYC during the winter-time, no doubt. But the fog rolls into SF bay during the summer, and keeps the city chilly for a large part of the day. The water in both the bay and the ocean, much like many of the beaches in Northern California, are pretty cold compared to their Southern California counterparts. I've seen surfers in SF wearing full wetsuits during the summertime.
User avatar
Jerz
User avatar
Joined: 09 Dec 2008
Last visit: 28 Jan 2017
Posts: 1,221
Own Kudos:
254
Given Kudos: 17
Concentration: Health Enterprise Management, Marketing, Strategy, Finance, Analytical Consulting, Economics
Schools:Kellogg Class of 2011
GMAT 1: 770 Q49 V47
Posts: 1,221
Kudos: 254
What did/will you do with your car during school? 19 Feb 2009, 08:34
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
MeddlingKid
I thought I'd revive this older thread now that people have a better idea where they might be headed next fall. I am in the process of transferring my lease, so I will officially be car-less! I'm having some difficulty talking my wife out of having a car while we are in Chicago. It's difficult convincing a person who has always relied on one that she won't need it (not to mention being car-less would be less expensive, and easier).
Show more

How'd you manage to transfer the lease? I talked to my leasing company and they all but laughed in my face when I asked about options for getting myself out of my lease before it ends.
User avatar
24
User avatar
Joined: 17 Dec 2008
Last visit: 24 Oct 2010
Posts: 113
Own Kudos:
5
Given Kudos: 1
Concentration: Entertainment
Schools:Chicago (Ding w/Interview), Kellogg(Ding), Darden (Int), NYU (Rd 2), USC (Rd 2)
Posts: 113
Kudos: 5
What did/will you do with your car during school? 19 Feb 2009, 08:44
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
Unlike most of you I may need to buy a car if I leave Chicago for Charlottesville...A Jeep Wrangler is sounding pretty sweet. I always wanted a Wrangler since it takes the convertible up a notch with the removable doors. If anything I'll fit in better in the whole college town atmosphere.
User avatar
MeddlingKid
User avatar
Current Student
Joined: 01 Apr 2008
Last visit: 28 Jul 2009
Posts: 349
Own Kudos:
23
Schools:Chicago Booth '11
Posts: 349
Kudos: 23
What did/will you do with your car during school? 19 Feb 2009, 08:51
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
Jerz
MeddlingKid
I thought I'd revive this older thread now that people have a better idea where they might be headed next fall. I am in the process of transferring my lease, so I will officially be car-less! I'm having some difficulty talking my wife out of having a car while we are in Chicago. It's difficult convincing a person who has always relied on one that she won't need it (not to mention being car-less would be less expensive, and easier).

How'd you manage to transfer the lease? I talked to my leasing company and they all but laughed in my face when I asked about options for getting myself out of my lease before it ends.
Show more
Most car companies should allow you to transfer your lease. You could always contact a website like Leasetrader or Swapalease to determine whether a transfer is possible for your company. We basically had the new party fill out a credit app to ensure she qualifies for the lease payment, and once approved, they send over the forms that need to be filled out by the old and new "owner". When the transfer is confirmed by the company, the new person goes down to DMV to register the car, and the deal is done. The whole process takes from 3-4 weeks.
User avatar
MeddlingKid
User avatar
Current Student
Joined: 01 Apr 2008
Last visit: 28 Jul 2009
Posts: 349
Own Kudos:
23
Schools:Chicago Booth '11
Posts: 349
Kudos: 23
What did/will you do with your car during school? 19 Feb 2009, 08:53
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
24
Unlike most of you I may need to buy a car if I leave Chicago for Charlottesville...A Jeep Wrangler is sounding pretty sweet. I always wanted a Wrangler since it takes the convertible up a notch with the removable doors. If anything I'll fit in better in the whole college town atmosphere.
Show more
Wranglers are sweet. Some of my most fond summertime memories are driving around with my friend in his Jeep Wrangler with the doors off. It's surprisingly relaxing. Make sure you keep a maintenance fund for the Jeep, though. :wink:
olive
Joined: 31 Dec 1969
Last visit: -
Kudos: 0
What did/will you do with your car during school? 20 Feb 2009, 04:43
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
I'm keeping my car! I don't think I could live without my car.. as environmentally bad as that sounds. The nature of my husband's job requires him to have a car, and we plan to live in an area in Chicago that will require driving to campus. I think I'm mostly scared about driving in the snow, I'm from DC.. we don't know how to drive in the snow here so we just don't go to work and cancel school :).
User avatar
Jerz
User avatar
Joined: 09 Dec 2008
Last visit: 28 Jan 2017
Posts: 1,221
Own Kudos:
254
Given Kudos: 17
Concentration: Health Enterprise Management, Marketing, Strategy, Finance, Analytical Consulting, Economics
Schools:Kellogg Class of 2011
GMAT 1: 770 Q49 V47
Posts: 1,221
Kudos: 254
What did/will you do with your car during school? 20 Feb 2009, 07:37
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
olive
I think I'm mostly scared about driving in the snow, I'm from DC.. we don't know how to drive in the snow here so we just don't go to work and cancel school :).
Show more

Driving in the snow is real easy. Just floor the gas and make drastic movements with the steering wheel. :twisted:

I'm on the fence about keeping my car. I certainly wouldn't mind saving the money I'd otherwise use on lease payments and insurance, but since I turned 17 I've always had a car. I don't know how I'd feel without one.
avatar
syd999
avatar
Joined: 08 Jan 2009
Last visit: 13 Jul 2010
Posts: 22
Own Kudos:
4
Concentration: General
Posts: 22
Kudos: 4
What did/will you do with your car during school? 20 Feb 2009, 17:05
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
Unfortunately, I might need to sell my car since it has a year of payments left. Addiitonally, the costs such as gas , insurance, registration etc will cut into my savings. And of course si nce I have positive equity on my car, thats extra money in savings for school.
User avatar
MeddlingKid
User avatar
Current Student
Joined: 01 Apr 2008
Last visit: 28 Jul 2009
Posts: 349
Own Kudos:
23
Schools:Chicago Booth '11
Posts: 349
Kudos: 23
What did/will you do with your car during school? 20 Feb 2009, 21:35
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
olive
I'm keeping my car! I don't think I could live without my car.. as environmentally bad as that sounds. The nature of my husband's job requires him to have a car, and we plan to live in an area in Chicago that will require driving to campus. I think I'm mostly scared about driving in the snow, I'm from DC.. we don't know how to drive in the snow here so we just don't go to work and cancel school :).
Show more
I'd be mostly scared about the road salt eating away at my car. :)
User avatar
isa
User avatar
Current Student
Joined: 04 Dec 2007
Last visit: 21 Jan 2010
Posts: 1,687
Own Kudos:
224
Given Kudos: 31
Concentration: Healthcare, Strategy, MC
Schools:Kellogg '11
Posts: 1,687
Kudos: 224
What did/will you do with your car during school? 21 Feb 2009, 09:17
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
I'm going to be driving my car home and leaving it w/ the folks. I feel like keeping it in Chicago is just not worth it - you have to pay for parking at school/building, deal w/ car maintenance, etc. I'd rather save the money and use it towards more frequent use of cabs if needed.
User avatar
Raabend
User avatar
Current Student
Joined: 16 May 2008
Last visit: 17 Mar 2016
Posts: 884
Own Kudos:
156
Given Kudos: 29
Location: Earth
Concentration: Brand
Schools:Cornell '11
Posts: 884
Kudos: 156
What did/will you do with your car during school? 21 Feb 2009, 09:25
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
My wifey has an SUV which will be great in snowy Ithaca, so thats a def keeper. I just have a little Scion TC that I bought during my first year out of college. I might just take my Scion into a field and burn it.
User avatar
zmfatla
User avatar
Current Student
Joined: 15 Jan 2008
Last visit: 13 Sep 2010
Posts: 131
Own Kudos:
9
Schools:Ross '11
Posts: 131
Kudos: 9
What did/will you do with your car during school? 21 Feb 2009, 17:19
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
Planning to sell mine at the end of the summer - don't think I'll need one at Ross.
   1   2   3