The Sounder Train passes by the downtown Seattle Costco on the way to and from King Street Station. Like all Costcos I’ve ever been to this one has a huge parking lot. There is a parking lot alongside the building and a really large lot divided into three sections directly in front of the entrance that leads to the Costco gas station. It’s probably 200+ yards if you walk from furthest parking area to the front of the store.
Each day on the train I notice the side lot and the very front section of the store are jam-packed with cars. The front middle area is usually quite full as well. But as you move out further away from the entrance heading towards the far reaches of the lot I notice a handful of cars parked several spaces away from each other. No matter if there are closer spaces to park I can always count on a few cars parked out in this far area. But what I find interesting are the make and model of these cars. I assume these cars belong to people who obsess over their cars. These people don’t want to risk getting dinged by a cart or someone else’s car door. The three car models I’ve seen in this area are Porsche 911 or Boxter, Chevrolet Corvette and Volkswagen GTI. These three models vary greatly in price from around $25k for the GTI to nearly six figures for the Porsche. But it appears that the GTI owners are as careful and obsessive as Porsche owners. Could it be there are few difference in how GTI and Porsche owners view their cars except that Porsche owners have a lot more disposable income? I’m surprised I don’t see more Mercedes, BMW or Jaguar models parked in this far area.
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