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Careful... with off-topic posts like that you'll liable to be next (which I recommend), or another shut down of the discussion. These people know where we live! 
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Replying to: jipster (Dec 02, 2008 6:25 am) While not the $14K deal I saw posted here, yesterday's local car ads showed a brand new Impala for $15K...power W/L, A/C, cruise, CD, etc. Seemed well equipped from the description. No fine print, either. GM's been making that model for awhile. So, they should have any kinks resolved. 100K power train warranty, too. That's a lot of car for the price of a stripped Corolla. Don't know about Kia, but I wouldn't hesitate on the Sonata. Lots of good new cars going for cheap these days.
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Replying to: letsgetmikey (Dec 02, 2008 5:04 am) Regarding people who try to "pit" one sales person against another, that's pretty silly, if you think about it. The sales people don't give the "yay" or "ney" on the deal. The SM does that. Any customer that tries to pit one salesperson against another is just making themselves crazy by trying that. I would think that eventually, the sales people at the dealership will recognize this and try to avoid that customer like the plague. |
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Replying to: jipster (Dec 02, 2008 6:39 am) When I bought my wife her minivan in 05 at my current dealer, the sales and F&I people were great, not pushy, very polite. This was the second van I'd bought there, having been referred by a family member. Even the owner of the dealership came out and thanked me. When I take the van in for service, my salesman will greet me and he will invite me over to his cubicle and we talk fishing lures (his hobby) until my car is ready. I felt a little uncomfortable the first time this happened, thinking I was keeping him from selling something, but I found out he has been here so long that he doesn't even take ups anymore - he makes a good living off referrals. It might be a little different in the current market, though. Haven't been over there in a few months. He has even offered to let me take his demo car home (even overnight if necessary) until mine is ready. Says he'll have his wife come over and pick him up at quitting time. Haven't taken him up on it, but it's a nice gesture. Where do you think I'm buying my next car? Or recommending a dealer to anyone else I know? I got what I thought was a good deal on the van, but I also didn't try to grind the last $100 out of the deal. It's a two-way street. Sorry Joel, even though I'm in your back yard, I'm loyal if nothing else. But if I ever need a Ford, I'll look you up. Those new F150's are very nice. Saw several up close at the auto show downtown last weekend. Mikey
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Mack is NOT deceased, just retired from this forum. And we think that women get these things started...not funny at all. The Big 3 revealed their plan: They sold their jets, fired some workers, and promised to invent some hybrids. If I couldn't come up with a better plan than that, I would have just stayed at home. Richard
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Replying to: letsgetmikey (Dec 02, 2008 7:32 am) I had to call Honda Care, and initiate the claim process...then weny into service to correct them..and after a while the Service Mgr tells me he was sorry and the initial rep was a newbie and didn't know.---Maybe I could accept this, if that was my only issue but there were others similar to this. My lease on my Pilot is coming due..and I would like nothing better to just call up a and say - :"hey joe- i enjoyed the Pilot - lets write up a new lease on the 2009" But now, I have to start over...and since I am doing that i might as well look at the Enclave, Highlander and the Flex (I need a 7/8 midsize crossover).
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Replying to: graphicguy (Dec 02, 2008 7:27 am) I also have an 06 SS Impala, trouble free, I only wish I could have gotten a deal on the 06 like I did on this one. GM didn't make a bunch on this last car. |
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Replying to: richard64 (Dec 02, 2008 8:18 am) Cerebus (Chrysler) made no concessions at all that I can tell. No wonder they're in as bad a shape as they are. UAW agreed to cuts. Ford/GM salaried folks....no bonus, no merit increases (don't know how they could justify them to begin with). Ford is selling all of their corporate jets. All in all, better (at least from a symbolic point of view). But, I still haven't heard how they plan to make their business sustainable over the long haul. And, how they play to pay us back, if they do indeed need to tap into the federal funds (our money). I haven't heard GM say that they have overcapacity. I still haven't heard them say that they plan on cutting some brands. Same goes for Ford. Who the hell knows what Cerebus is planning for Chrysler. All I can see them doing is saying "give us money". No concrete plans at all, as best I can tell. |
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I just heard on the radio that a Ford dealer in Michigan is offering 10 shares of Ford stock to anyone who test-drives his cars. Very clever. At current prices that's about $28. I wonder if joel would give me a few shares to drive a Mustang? Also heard a rumor that the UAW will agree to get rid of the "job bank" which pays workers who have been laid off their full salary to do nothing. |
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Replying to: richard64 (Nov 26, 2008 8:35 pm) 
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