The difference is that Cedar Towing is going to have to store the vehicle until the owner discovers it's missing and shows up to bail it out.
So Cedar Towing has additional expenses for insurance, security, probably property taxes, etc. that none of the other towing companies have because they're just providing delivery service. The comparison is not valid. Call the competing companies back and ask if they perform the same towing service for private lots that Cedar Towing does and if so, what are their fees for owners to retrieve their cars? Or call Cedar Towing and ask the same "my car broke down" question and ask their rates. Either of those would be a valid comparison. Mark Snyder Windom Park On 11/20/03 7:09 PM, "Dan Prozinski" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I think David Brauer raises a very valid issue here. I just called a > few towing companies and here's what I found. > > If Cedar Towing tows your car from a private lot for lack of payment the > fee they gave me over the phone is $225.00 > > I called three other companies and said my car had broken down and > needed to be towed to my house 10 miles away. "How much?" I asked. > > Extreme Towing - $65.00 plus $3.00/mile (they'd be there in 45 minutes) > > D & D Towing - $45.00 plus $2.00/mile (and they'd come right away) > > Dukes Towing - $65.00 flat fee (and they'd come right away) > > > > Cedar Towing sure has a fancy fleet of trucks! Shiny custom wheels, > sparkle paint and pinstripes. If I go looking for a tow in a > competitive market it can be done for about $65.00. Besides pinstripes, > what are the added expenses with the car towed for lack of payment to > justify a difference of $160.00? > > Dan Prozinski > Cedar Riverside > REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
