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Replying to: driver100 (Nov 10, 2008 6:40 pm) Unfortunately you're right and it works because good people want to help a grieving family. We'd all like to get our hands around the necks of those people and we'd take our chances on what would happen to us.  Edit: I take that back. They're not "people"...they're SOB's. jmonroe |
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Replying to: joel0622 (Nov 10, 2008 2:50 pm) When I insisted on cash or a postal money order they went away. Hopefully for good. |
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Replying to: greanpea68 (Nov 07, 2008 4:08 pm) Correct, the buyout on the Acura is roughly $20,000 so at $16,500 I would have some negative equity however whatever the negative equity ends up being, I would pay it out cash to not carry it forward. I am not sure why this would make the vehicle "not worth much" or make anything seem "fishy". Anyway, my father showed the vehicle for me while I was away and I have an offer for $18,500 to purchase my TSX. I am going to ask the BMW dealer to maintain the $500 they offered to add to the trade and I will feel like I am getting a very fair deal. Will keep you posted if we have a deal. Man, the engine in the 335 is soooo smooth and powerful!
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Replying to: nwalbert (Nov 10, 2008 8:42 pm) Excellent, that will put you within $1000 of where you want to be. Then if the dealer will do a "Courtesy Sale" you will probably save the difference in taxes. Just don't accept a check for more than the car is worth - see previous 5 posts. 335 is amazing ...I can't imagine a car better than that. |
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Replying to: graphicguy (Nov 10, 2008 6:19 am) Richard |
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Replying to: richard64 (Nov 11, 2008 6:34 am) Yeah.... I think those 2 to 4 thousand dollar paint jobs are over rated as well. I could go outside with a couple cans of spray paint, and a piece of sand paper, and do just a good of job. |
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Replying to: houdini1 (Nov 10, 2008 1:50 pm) That is so funny. You have to admit that they were about as big as a house. What a wonderful car. We really enjoyed it. Richard |
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Replying to: jmonroe (Nov 10, 2008 4:58 pm) Richard |
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Replying to: richard64 (Nov 11, 2008 7:28 am) OK teach listen up. Don’t be like my Sons who only listen when it’s convenient. Fathers DO know best. You break all of the lug nuts lose while the car is still on the ground. Doing it like that you are not trying to knock the car off the jack with the car in the air. After the tire is replaced, you just snug up the lug nuts while the car is still on the jack then you finish tightening them when the car is back on the ground. Simple and safe, huh?  Then there is the bit about putting undue stress on the park pin of cars with front wheel drive automatic transmissions and the rear wheels spinning when you have the car in the air but that’s waaay beyond an English Prof. and you’d only hurt yourself thinking of that stuff. So, just do what your father taught you, I’m sure he knew your limits of physics.  jmonroe
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Replying to: richard64 (Nov 11, 2008 6:34 am) I remember $199, $299 and $499 being the price points (maybe another one above $499). No clear coat...strictly one coat of what I remember as being acrylic paint. I got the cheapy one. Had to tape off my own car. I had already bondoed and sanded it. The only thing they did was spray it. The higher up the price ladder, the better the paint, and the more services you got. But, like you, all I wanted to do was get paint on the car to sell it. I have no idea how long those paint jobs lasted. |
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