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Replying to: richard64 (Jul 09, 2008 5:13 am) Unless you are keeping notes on the "To Be continued" saga's.... you've got a pretty good memory richard. Unless they are completed within the first day or two from the first post, they are deleted from my memory banks.
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Replying to: hondamattnj (Jul 08, 2008 2:01 pm) OK, that’s a new one for me. I know F&I ain’t a swear word but I never heard of JM&A and I’ve hung out here for a while. Could that be jmonroe&associates?  EDIT: I forgot to mention... JM&A is in direct competition with TJ (teamjipster) and you get a better deal with us.  jmonroe
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Replying to: richard64 (Jul 09, 2008 5:13 am) I can tell you haven’t kept up with the changes in the car biz. They do that now in lieu of throwing your keys on the roof. Yields better results.  jmonroe |
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Replying to: jipster (Jul 09, 2008 5:25 am) I'm not as concerned with my memory as I am with my cognitive processes. It seems here lately that I can't seem to understand some of the posters---like Deskman and Duke and a couple of others. I'm not being critical of them; it's me. I think that I'm not keeping up with the 21st Century language patterns. I purchased new cell phones yesterday, and I couldn't follow the lingo of the saleslady.These phones have cameras, surf the internet, calculate math problems, text message, play music, have speaker systems, etc. My head was spinning by the time I left the store. I'm trying to read the manual to learn how to use them. Old age is hell. The person who coined the term "Golden Age" must have been 20 years old. To stay on topic: I'm afraid that my next car will be so technically advanced that I won't be able to drive the damn thing.  Richard
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Replying to: duke23 (Jul 08, 2008 5:32 pm) U need to stop buying grey market goods
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Replying to: richard64 (Jul 09, 2008 4:45 am) I unintentionally clubbed a dealer like a baby seal last year. They had one of those events where they set out to sell 25 cars in a day (about twice what they normally sell in a month) and I was in the market for a car. Made a very satisfactory deal on the new car and traded in our van for ALL the money. That was last September, delivery took place in mid December by which time the value of the van had fallen considerably. Worse was to come for the dealer because for some reason it didn't sell and gas prices rose sharply to the extent that they were offering 'our' van for sale at thousands less that they paid us and in the end (last month) it went to auction.
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Replying to: richard64 (Jul 09, 2008 6:02 am) Excellent point. The car I bought a few months ago was certainly smarter than the person who delivered it to me. I later found in the pile of paper he handed me a ~15-item check list of things that were supposed to be set up at delivery -- things like getting the XM fully operational, memory seats, radio presets, bluetooth pairing, all kinds of stuff. The good news is that the owners manual is very comprehensive & clearly written; I was able to get it all done myself over a period of several weeks. The even better news is that the actual driving part of the car is just the same as always, with a very sweet 6-speed manual. Keep the faith.
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Replying to: grandtotal (Jul 09, 2008 6:24 am) Congratulations on your great deal. You "harpooned the giant whale" at just the right time.  Richard |
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Replying to: cdnpinhead (Jul 09, 2008 7:09 am)  Enjoy that new drive. Richard |
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