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Replying to: snakeweasel (Oct 27, 2007 12:13 pm) Outside of paying on time and credit length (which by the way are two largest components), other factors of the score are not absolute - they all depend on context and the advise should be more individualized based on those personal factors. I just wanted to clear that up, so nobody thinks their credit will go to ruins if they close that Circuit City or Home Depot card so they can't get a car loan now even though they have never been late in their life, they have 20K of other revolving credit available and unused, they paid off three car loas already and ten years of mortgage history.
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Replying to: mackabee (Oct 28, 2007 7:36 am) |
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Replying to: joel0622 (Oct 27, 2007 5:39 pm) "This picture actually captures the aftermath of a July 2005 accident in Fort Smith, Arkansas, the result of a teenage driver who was distracted by a cell phone and ran his Ford F-150 pickup off the road, sending the vehicle airborne and launching it into a garage, where it came to rest atop a Ferrari: Lasure, Sara. "Ferrari Flattened by Pickup Truck." KFSM-TV [Ft. Smith - Fayetteville]. 7 Aug 2005. "A Fort Smith family had their home remodeled, unintentionally, after a pickup truck landed in their garage on top of a 2000 Ferrari. The accident happened just before four Sunday evening on Jenny Lind Road in Fiona Hills. According to the police report, the teenage driver reached for a cell phone and ran off the road and became airborne. He caused about two hundred thousand dollars worth of damage to the garage, the Ferrari, a PT Cruiser as well as 2 motorcycles. The speed limit is posted at 30 miles per hour, but the owner of the damaged home as well as neighbors say there have been plenty of problems in the past. It's been nonstop traffic for the neighborhood with a steady stream of cars driving by to get a view of a flattened Ferrari and devastated garage. Owner Steve Marts wasn't home at the time of the accident, but got the bad news over the phone. "I was just numb, just real numb," Marts said."
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Replying to: mackabee (Oct 27, 2007 6:48 pm)
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Replying to: dino001 (Oct 28, 2007 8:21 am) This is not to say if you open an account to take advantage of a special deal that you have to keep it open. Just that long standing accounts should be kept open and used every now and again.
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Replying to: richard64 (Oct 28, 2007 8:48 am) Ask him how much they charge for the moonshine at that thar place. Ducking and running
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Replying to: benderofbows (Oct 28, 2007 8:37 am) Cell phone usage while driving is worse than intoxicated drivers. I avoid at all costs answering my cell phone while driving. I pull off the road or street if it's a family member calling. Little Mackabee ran into a curb one night and didn't tell me. He came home and said his Corolla was acting kinda funny  I said to him "What's it doing? Telling jokes or something?"  It just doesn't feel right, it wobbles and shakes. So I took it out in the neighborhood and right away I could tell what was wrong. The alignment was way out of whack. I came back and asked him if he hit a curb or something since he's famous around here for doing that. He looked at me and said "Yes"  "Let me guess, you were on the cell phone." "No, I was reaching for it, it fell to the floor on the passenger side." he replied. "What did I tell you about using your phone while driving?!" Silence. So anyway, that little incident ended up costing two new tires and wheels for the passenger side plus a four wheel alignment. He learned his lesson.  Mackabee |
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Replying to: jmonroe (Oct 27, 2007 6:26 pm) Damn that guy. six hours wasted. Just like a car salesman to lead you on.  
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Replying to: mackabee (Oct 27, 2007 7:11 pm)
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