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47335 messages, Last post on Nov 10, 2009 at 11:40 AM
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moo....you know this better than I do. But, I'd say you're going to have to cut bait on your Boxter lady. jipster....it's been an eye opener dealing with elderly people who have all the time in the world to shop, which are the majority of people who've been interested in the GM. They're a "crusty" lot. And, they've got time on their hands to do little more than to BS with me, and pick apart my wares. They're a frugal bunch. Nothing wrong with that. "Close enough" did the deal. The nitpicking couple apparently have locked on GMs as the car they want. It's a matter of buying a "cheaper one", or buying a very good one. I'm still on the fence on keeping it or not. If I can't get close to what I think is a fair price, "Dear 'ole Mom" has no qualms with letting me keep it (whether I need it or not). As it stands, I can alternate between driving my Tahoe (which now ONLY costs less than $50 for a fillup), the Accord, and the GM. Once my son takes command of the Accord, I'll be down to two behemoths to feed. michaell....put an ad in the local paper with the price. You'll find out soon enough whether you're in the ballpark or not. Sounds like a nice vehicle.
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Replying to: jipster (Nov 12, 2008 1:23 pm) PP taxes are all or nothing... If you own it on January 1st, you pay for the whole year. |
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Replying to: graphicguy (Nov 12, 2008 1:33 pm) She's dreaming, why can't I? 
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Replying to: madmanmoo (Nov 12, 2008 1:42 pm) "We can only give her $2K for it." Next time I'm shopping for a used Boxster, I'll offer them double what they have in it! I'll be riding in style for $4K!!
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Does this make sense?; How to lock your car safely While traveling my son stopped at a roadside park. He came out to his car less than 4-5 minutes later and found someone had gotten into his car, and stolen his cell phone, laptop computer, GPS navigator briefcase.....you name it .. called the police and since there were no signs of his car being broken into- the police told him that there is a device that robbers are using now to clone your security code when you lock your doors on your car using your key-chain locking device.. They sit a distance away and watch for their next victim. They know you are going inside of the store, restaurant, or bathroom and have a few minutes to steal and run. The police officer said... be sure to manually lock your car door by hitting the lock button inside the car, that way if there is someone sitting in a parking lot watching for their next victim it will not be you. When you hit the lock button on your car upon exiting...it does not send the security code, but if you walk away and use the door lock on your key chain- it sends the code through the airwaves where it can be stolen, something totally new to us. Be aware of this and please pass this note on..look how many times we all lock our doors with our keys...just to be sure we remembered to lock them....and bingo someone have our code...and whatever was in the car...can be gone. Got an email and I don't know if it is true?
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Replying to: driver100 (Nov 12, 2008 2:11 pm) http://www.snopes.com/autos/techno/lockcode.asp
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Replying to: kyfdx (Nov 12, 2008 1:57 pm) 
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Replying to: graphicguy (Nov 12, 2008 1:33 pm) I've just got to help you out here. My last offer was $4K and you drove it over to me in NY, right? Well forget that, I've got a better offer. What I'll do is still give you the $4000 but I'll take care of the shipping. What I'll do is sent you a check for $6000 and you then send the extra $2K to my shipper in Nigeria. He'll then come and ship the car to me. Whatcha say, deal? Just came back from a long week-end in the Tampa area. That place is awash in car dealers of every size and shape. All seem to be screamer types with flags and banners and wirrly-gigs flying about. The only thing missing were customers. In the few days I was there I drove past numerous car lots and NEVER SAW A CUSTOMER. I mean it was like a ghost town at store after store. I thought I might brighten some poor sales guy's day by window-shopping but my wife had the crazy idea that we hadn't flown 1500 miles to look at used cars. Go figure. I really wanted to see for myself if the Florida car market is the shark pit some of you guys say it is. The prices I saw in the local paper seemed very attractive but I don't know if they would slam me with a bunch of fees on top of that. I always toyed with the idea of buying a nice rust-free car in the south and then taking a driving vacation back home. I usually get "that look" from the wife when I mention that fantasy. I guess I'll just have to wait until GG's car comes by boat from Africa. 
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Replying to: smallcar (Nov 12, 2008 2:17 pm) Good luck! |
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Replying to: kirstie_h (Nov 12, 2008 10:30 am) Tell me, if you have one guy telling you $75 and three others telling you $500 would you expect good service from the $75 dollar guy?
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