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Replying to: micosilver (May 10, 2008 10:10 am) Sounds like 80% of our traffic on a holiday weekend. 
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Replying to: verdugo (May 09, 2008 1:08 pm) Yes, I have always supported missionary work. 
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Replying to: british_rover (May 09, 2008 1:19 pm) Yikes! That's not good.  Don't your kind of customers always have money? I can't see some wealthy dude turning to his wife and saying "You know dear we only made 3 million this year. Instead of that Range Rover let's buy a Prius." I would think it would be the same for most hi-line stores.
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Replying to: benzserviceguy (May 10, 2008 9:50 am) Ahh not to sound too stupid but is that a good thing or a bad thing.  I see how you felt about Sonic  GOP
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Replying to: mako1a (May 09, 2008 7:07 pm) People are starting to panic. When that happens they don't think any more. When I noticed this morning that gas in my area had gone up almost 20 cents overnight I felt the urge to abandon my truck in the middle of the street and go looking for roller skates.  
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Isell, you need to be down on the Seattle water front for the tug races. Hop in a Honda demo and come down.
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Replying to: jkinzel (May 10, 2008 11:53 am) How fast can a tug go anyway?
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Replying to: benzserviceguy (May 10, 2008 9:48 am)
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Replying to: micosilver (May 10, 2008 10:10 am) I think it is just a game with them and of course they are not going to answer any calls or call you back. I wonder how many of your inquiries are of this type? I’m not sure what point you’re trying to make unless it’s that there are strokes out there playing games. I think everyone knows that. Now, as a car dealership, if you’re going to say, “that’s why I don’t care about doing business over the internet”, that is certainly you’re choice. I was at a Christmas party just this past Christmas and there was an experienced car salesman now SM there (I think he said he was in the biz about 27 years, 20 with his present dealership). I just had to ask this guy what he thought about the Internet regarding car sales and I told him about my last two experiences. He said it’s starting to get better but it’s still a PITA and they talk about it at business meetings all the time. He said they can’t give up on it because it seems to be the way people want to buy cars today and they’re not willing to give their competition the edge by getting out of it now. He also said you wouldn’t believe how much it costs to set up a good site that is buyer friendly and to keep it up to date. That’s probably another reason why they don’t want to throw in the towel. So, you car biz guys, is this the way you see it in your neighborhood? jmonroe
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Replying to: jmonroe (May 10, 2008 2:24 pm) In general my use of Internet in buying has been shopping rather than buying mostly because that seems to be how most of the dealers work. One would have had me on the hook with a simple personal reply to an E-mail but wouldn't do it. Not easy. Lot of distrust on both sides.
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