Once upon a time, a man walked into the biggest bank he could find in NYC and asked for a $2,000 loan. The loan officer asked what he had as collateral, and the man said he'd be putting his car up as collateral. The loan officer wanted to see it, so they went outside to where the car, a high-end Rolls-Royce in perfect condition, was parked. The loan officer could see the guy didn't need any $2,000 loan, but the officer was also no fool; he approved the loan and gave the man the cash right on the spot. The man gave over the keys to his Rolls, and the loan officer had the car driven into the bank's secure garage.
Three months later, the man walked back into the bank, found the loan officer and said he wanted to repay the loan in full. The officer calculated five months' interest and said "Your total is $2,095.15". The man whipped out a billfold and counted-off the cash, and the loan officer phoned the quartermaster to fetch the Rolls-Royce. While they were waiting for the car, the officer asked the man "What gives? You obviously didn't need that $2,000, and your collateral's worth about a hundred times that amount!"
The man said "How else was I going to park in the middle of Manhattan for a dollar and six cents a day?".
So, you could try that trick.
Otherwise, GF&L.
DS
