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Replying to: british_rover (Jul 31, 2006 8:09 am) That story is hilarious! The fact that she is concerned about doc fees and floor mat costs on a 70K vehicle is amazing (especially since she is planning on paying cash). But I do not doubt it for one second. My father builds very expensive custom homes, and you would be amazed when somebody puts a $500 refrigerator in a 3 million dollar house, and complains about the cost of the refrigerator.. Some rich people are just very funny when it comes to money.. Like they are always on the defensive, or looking for a great deal... |
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Replying to: dc_driver (Jul 31, 2006 10:09 am)  Yes I know I am getting off-topic. |
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Replying to: dglozman (Jul 31, 2006 7:04 am) I'm sorry but I don't know what you're talking about here. Have you ever heard stories about people buying priceless stuff at flea markets and garage sales? Yes, but I thought we were talking about retail sales where things were put in writing and were way out of line with what is considered, by most reasonable people, as the norm. jmonroe |
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Replying to: dc_driver (Jul 31, 2006 10:09 am) I'm funny when it comes to money, especially mine, and I'm not rich. I would think that it's even more important to a person when paying cash. An extra $100 might be justified as just a few cents more a month when buying on credit, but it's a real $100 when paying cash. You get the same amount of goods or services for $100 whether you're rich or poor. If I ever become rich, I doubt that I'll consider money to be worth less to me than it is now. 
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Replying to: tamaraster (Jul 31, 2006 7:37 am) The difference is that this deal was consumated. In the above example, if that error wasn't caught until the end, I would not fork over the extra 200k and take the keys. In the Bill Heard example, everything was done. |
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Replying to: mac24 (Jul 31, 2006 11:21 am) Well, we expect that sort of behaviour from people who are not rich. But as some basketball players might scoff at a $5000 fine, they might also scoff at an extra $100 on a car's total price. However, some of them also got rich by paying attention to every last dollar, and certainly *not* letting a spare $100 go by. I'm certainly not rich, but there have been times when I've paid a premium price for something *here and now* rather than having to go out of my way and get it. So, the answer is, it all depends. |
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Hey everyone when I was looking at buying my Jeep in the Atlanta area - I looked at CarMax and caught them trying to pull a fast one past me. They entered all my information into thier computer along with my trade-in to see what my payments would be - well I started to look at the whole deal and I noticed that my payoff was $500 more than what Audi told me that day - I went home and called Audi again and my payoff was still $500 less than what CarMax had "Confrimed" in thier system - Bottom line - make sure you know what your payoff is so you don't get ripped off!!!!
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Replying to: mac24 (Jul 31, 2006 11:21 am) If you look at the context of rovers story, the person was calling from out of town regarding a very expensive automobile. Rover's dealership offered her the best price and she calls back to complain about saving an extra couple hundred dollars? I guess my question is how much is your time worth? How much is the dealers time worth? If the person has to drive an additional 100-200 miles to save that money, is it really worth the effort (especially considering gas prices)? Call me crazy, but if I was going to drop 70K on a new luxury import, I would spend the extra $100-200 and buy from the most trusted local dealer.. There is something to be said from servicing your vehicle from the dealer you bought it from... I always try to get the best deal that I can when buying anything, but at some point you have to know what you are willing to pay and be happy. Also, referring back to my story about the custom home, the person putting a $500 white generic refrigerator into nearly a $100K kitchen is going to lose money on the resale.. Kitchens are huge when it comes to selling a house.. So maybe they saved a grand or two on the refrigerator, but when they go to sell the house it will cost them.. Okay, back on topic... |
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Replying to: jplyman (Jul 31, 2006 12:03 pm) Maybe you should go back and revise your comments in the many places you posted this nonsense. Why does everyone jump to conclusions and assume anything they don't understand is a ripoff?
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him "I looked at a dodge charger. they affered to sell it at a $2000 discount. If you could do the same on this Mustang, I'll buy it. I'd rather have the Mustang." me "How much is the MSRP of the dodge?" him "34000" me "so, you're willing to pay $4000 more for something you like less and has the resale value of spoiled milk?" him "Well.........they're giving me a better discount." me "enjoy your dooodge."
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