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Replying to: graphicguy (Dec 04, 2008 7:31 am) With the baby boomers and the general population aging, I wouldn't count out Buicks and Mercurys yet. Old bones need a comfortable ride.  Richard |
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Replying to: joel0622 (Dec 04, 2008 5:58 am) The second commercial about the four trucks and their hauling capacity is really good. The F150 can out haul the others hands down. GO FORD! Richard
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Replying to: graphicguy (Dec 04, 2008 7:14 am) I've go the 3.8 non-supercharger in my 99 Regal. At 200 hp it is quick off the line (torque) and has the power to pass at any speed. The 3.8 has been around for a long time because it is a great engine. Secure and confident handling, comfort and power, reliability... the perfect family sedan. I believe Buick considers the Regal their "sporty sedan", so let's make that clear so there ain't no more old people jokes about the Buick Regal.
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Yesterday I got a price from a Toyota dealer over the internet for a 2009 Tacoma 4 cylinder, automatic, SR5 package, for 19,515 (MSRP was 22,500) including 2.9 percent financing for 60 months. I checked my prices, and it is under invoice and under Edmunds TMV. I went to the dealer, test drove the truck, and agreed to the deal and bought the truck. The only other fees were a 298 Doc fee (standard in Massachusetts) and a 75 registration fee, and sales tax (5%). According to my research, the price seems great. How is the commission on a deal like that split up. I talked with the internet manager via email, then was set up with a salesman when I got there.
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Replying to: richard64 (Dec 04, 2008 8:12 am) The mpg rating for a F150 is 14mpg (smallest engine 4x2), according to fords website. No full size truck gets anywhere near 24mpg, the 2.3 L fusion gets only 20mpg. Now maybe if you have a jockey driving an empty polished F150 downwind, down a hill with a warmed up engine with an near empty tank with the radio and A/C turned off you can get the highway rating 20mpg. 
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Replying to: j1mbo01 (Dec 04, 2008 8:25 am) Another possibility is the Internet Sales Manager just gets paid for brining people in, and gets a flat fee for every customer who shows up, and maybe a bonus or something extra if they buy. All depends on their pay plan. |
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Replying to: psorter (Dec 04, 2008 9:08 am) You are talking city and the OP was talking HWY and it is 21 not 24. the All-New '09 F-150 features a three-engine lineup that provides excellent power and fuel economy. The robust 5.4L 3-valve SOHC V8 is E85 Flex-Fuel-capable and features Variable Cam Timing (VCT) for enhanced efficiency when hauling heavy loads. The new 4.6L 3-valve SOHC V8 delivers unsurpassed fuel economy at 21 mpg** and uses Charge Motion Control Valves to increase performance while reducing emissions. The 4.6L 2-valve V8 features increased horsepower and torque with the same fuel economy as the base engine it replaces. In fact, across the engine lineup, the New '09 F-150 provides greater horsepower and torque while delivering improved fuel economy. **EPA-estimated 15 city/21 highway mpg, SuperCrew 2WD with SFE package.
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Replying to: jipster (Dec 04, 2008 8:16 am) And they evolved into one of the best engines ever built by anyone. Superchargers were totally unnecessary on these cars. They had gobs of torque and they seem to last forever.
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Replying to: isellhondas (Dec 04, 2008 12:36 pm) I had bought one of the first 1997.5 Regal GS that would do awesome front wheel burnouts. I had rented a vanilla Regal LS and while it would chirp the tires off the line, no way would it smoke it. Kinda reminded me of a friend's '66 Valiant with the 225 slant 6. It too would chirp the tires in first but that was about it. |
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