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Replying to: isellhondas (Mar 04, 2008 11:50 am) Back in the early '80s a couple of friends of mine(both female, very cute, and VERY wicked) and I were standing in line for Springsteen tickets. A big guy with no neck wearing an expensive cashmere coat cut in front of us. I told him that we were in line and he just said "So what?" and laughed. Both girls told me to just let it slide. At the time all three of us were smokers, and I soon noticed that Jan and Bev (not their real names) were taking their lit cigarettes and burning spots into No Neck's cashmere coat. This went on until we got to the ticket window. By that time the girls had tattooed the back of the coat with at least 50-60 burn marks. I was sure the guy would notice it but he never did. I wish I could have seen the look on his face when he finally discovered the damage... |
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Replying to: jmonroe (Mar 04, 2008 11:48 am) Oh, I should have mentioned, I had quit smoking a couple days earlier so I was a bit edgy! Jason |
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Replying to: jipster (Mar 04, 2008 3:14 pm)  If I must "defend" the dealership a tiny bit . . . I bought this truck a couple weeks after they started being delivered - 2005 being the first big redesign of the truck in a decade. When I spoke to customer service at Nissan USA, they explained that the dealer may have assumed the keys with microchips, alarms, and remotes were extras because they were not standard in some of the similar 2004 models. The sales manager and F&I guys only had the 2004 literature showing alarms being options. There insistence on the alarm being an option that my truck did not have (despite the sticker stating otherwise) was what pushed me over the edge. So, I figured a demonstration of the nonexistent alarm was in order. Jason
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Replying to: jasongauthier (Mar 04, 2008 4:31 pm) Right. And, of course, if Jips wants the control buttons that will be $125 extra.  tidester, host SUVs and Smart Shopper |
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Replying to: madmanmoo (Mar 04, 2008 6:46 am) A little bit of hazing comes with the territory. Sounds like you're doing (at least) okay & that you've fit right in at your new store. You'll get to do the same to the next newbie. Enjoy! 
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Replying to: cdnpinhead (Mar 04, 2008 5:51 pm) You stick around, so you can abuse the incoming freshmen, the way you were abused.... 
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Replying to: isellhondas (Mar 04, 2008 11:50 am) Indeed I do remember. Exactly as you described above. As these were my formative driving years, I learned to drive "as if there was an egg under your right foot." Still do, take pride in getting max mpg while still having fun behind the wheel. One of the reasons I chose my TL over a G35 back in '05, TL better mpg. And prettier, quieter and smoother... YMMV
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Replying to: kyfdx (Mar 04, 2008 8:05 pm) The first time I read your post, I thought you wrote geek, and agreed. Re-reading, more carefully. . . I was/am a Gamma Delta Iota. |
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Replying to: laurasdada (Mar 04, 2008 8:09 pm) But what really reminded me of the gas crisis of '73 was the movies Amercian Graffiti and The Exorcist. I do remember that ethyl was $.38 a gallon in '72 and $5 to fill a '64 Galaxie 500 XL with the 390 V8 Carter 4BBL.
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the '73 ('74?) one, then another around '78, just before I got my first car.
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