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#87 of 144 Sampler by ateixeira Sep 27, 2004 (12:50 pm)
Here's another angle.   Do you ever go to a place like, say, Costco, where they have all the free samples at lunch?   Don't you try a bite of the [insert favorite appetizer] even though you're not buying any?   Who knows? You might like it and then keep it in mind for your next party.   Same with cars. My wife ruled out a BMW 325i but says a Mercedes C230 Kompressor is in her (not near) future.   -juice Replies to this message: isellhondas (Sep 27, 2004 1:56 pm) bowke28 (Sep 27, 2004 2:22 pm)
#88 of 144 A couple of points ... by jlawrence01 Sep 27, 2004 (1:53 pm)
Back in June, I got the invitation to test drive sever Mercedes Benzes on a timed track. I sat there for a couple of minutes trying to figure out how to shift the automatic gears. It is unlike anything that I had ever driven. Finally, the race driver doing the trials showed me how to do it. Set the record time for the day - the slowest time. Said that I must be an accountant.   By the way GM is offering the opportunity to drive a large number of GM models and competition throughout the country much as Edmunds.com did in the summer of 2000. Here is a link if anyone is interested:   http://www.autoshowinmotion.com
#89 of 144 Re: Sampler [ateixeira] by isellhondas Sep 27, 2004 (1:56 pm)
Replying to: ateixeira (Sep 27, 2004 12:50 pm) Yes, I've done this at our nearby Costco and I've often bought the item sampled.   That's a bit diffeent than wasting a half hour of a straight commissioned salesperson's time. Replies to this message: bowke28 (Sep 27, 2004 2:22 pm)
#90 of 144 Re: Sampler [isellhondas] by bowke28 Sep 27, 2004 (2:22 pm)
Replying to: isellhondas (Sep 27, 2004 1:56 pm) to add to that, many people think we get some sort of "base pay" before commissions. therefore, we must be just like the employees at costco...except for the green-pea factories, this is not the case.
#91 of 144 Re: [kirstie_h] by bp3959 Sep 27, 2004 (2:50 pm)
Replying to: kirstie_h (Sep 27, 2004 8:24 am) Sounds like a polite way of telling us to stop beating a dead horse
#92 of 144 by Sylvia STAFF Sep 27, 2004 (3:48 pm)
EXACTLY! Horse is dead, move on. Replies to this message: bp3959 (Sep 27, 2004 4:17 pm)
#93 of 144 Re: [Sylvia] by bp3959 Sep 27, 2004 (4:17 pm)
Replying to: Sylvia (Sep 27, 2004 3:48 pm) Are you sure, it might just be sleeping?
#94 of 144 by andyman73 Sep 27, 2004 (5:33 pm)
Kick it a few times to see. If it moves, it was just sleeping. If the flys take off, then settle back down, in a cloud of noxious fumes, it's dead. Replies to this message: bp3959 (Sep 27, 2004 5:53 pm)
#95 of 144 Re: [andyman73] by bp3959 Sep 27, 2004 (5:53 pm)
Replying to: andyman73 (Sep 27, 2004 5:33 pm) I wish I wouldn't have visualized that.
#96 of 144 by andyman73 Sep 27, 2004 (6:04 pm)
About 20 years ago, I stumbled across a dead horse, and did just that, to see what would happen. Kids will be kids. What a smell!

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