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Replying to: snakeweasel (Jun 13, 2006 10:33 am) If I were to guess I would say 5% of taxable income.
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Replying to: british_rover (Jun 13, 2006 11:24 am) Anyway this is getting off topic, back to your regually scheduled slugfest.
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Replying to: snakeweasel (Jun 13, 2006 8:10 am)
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Replying to: bls2753 (Jul 23, 2006 10:08 pm) In many of these areas, a median priced new vehicle, approaches the cost of an average 3 bedroom home. The mean household income is often around $30K per year in such areas. Combine this with the fact that many local banks have been taken over by large regional or national chains, and that many won't make a car loan for less than $8K or so, and you have a definite market for the BHPH dealer. You would be surprised at the reasonably educated, moderate income individuals, who shop regularly at these dealers.
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Replying to: asafonov (Jul 24, 2006 8:29 am) Get out of your upper middle class subdivision and look around. I'm am an adjunct instructor at a local community college, have a masters degree and make 28K a year. Live quite adequately thank you. I always drive BHPH cars, and I'm not ashamed to admit it. And yes, 30K houses here do exist, and they're not shacks.
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Replying to: bls2753 (Jul 27, 2006 11:34 pm) Get out of your upper middle class subdivision and look around. Do it every day, and after reading this thread I vividly remember my first car buying experience from a classic BHPH. Didn't now it was one at the time, but what a stinky outfit... I don't mean to be mean or anything, but I think you might be a little off in your perception, not the rest of us. |
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Replying to: bls2753 (Jul 27, 2006 11:34 pm) No argument from me here. Get out of your upper middle class subdivision and look around. I live in the city - Saint Paul (though not downtown, hardly anybody lives there.) I'm am an adjunct instructor at a local community college, have a masters degree and make 28K a year. Live quite adequately thank you. I always drive BHPH cars, and I'm not ashamed to admit it. And yes, 30K houses here do exist, and they're not shacks. Good for you (but boy, am I glad I chose industry over academia - and primarily because of the tenure treadmill, not money.) And I mostly buy and drive used cars, too - though usually privately, not through BHPH. 30k 3-bedroom houses, though? Please email an ad for one or two privately. |
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Replying to: snakeweasel (Jun 13, 2006 11:46 am) and don't forget to pay your property taxes too. |
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