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Replying to: jimbres (Jan 03, 2009 8:32 am) Thank you for reminding me of the difference. I remember the salesman taking us on a test drive in a BMW in 1999. He got it up to 70 mph and then put 2 wheels onto the gravel - headed for a telephone pole. By the way, he was steering with 2 fingers. There was no sliding, no swerving, no crashing into the pole......he just turned the wheel and got it back on the road like nothing happened. So I agree that stability control is an absolute necessity. Car makers should respect their customers enough that it should be on every model produced. |
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Replying to: graphicguy (Jan 03, 2009 10:04 am) GG - see above. It might not save you but might save a less skilled family member. Even the best driver can misjudge, temporarily lose control, or have to go off the road to avoid an accident. Stability control is a must....on todays roads you need all the extra protection you can get. |
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Replying to: qbrozen (Jan 03, 2009 11:06 am) Generally speaking, BHPH lots don't report to the credit bureaus. So, your brothers credit wouldn't have gotten better anyway.
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Replying to: otto8 (Jan 03, 2009 10:45 am) the new ones are waiting for the manufacturer to pick them up.
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Replying to: driver100 (Jan 03, 2009 11:24 am) bmw's suck in the snow. i will have to admit i came to this conclusion after driving around them in snow storms. can't imagine a GM being any worse. |
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Replying to: graphicguy (Jan 03, 2009 10:04 am) I've even driven cars that had one of those items missing. When you drive some of the old clunkers I have you learn to do without that fancy stuff. In my younger, wilder days we couldn't wait for a nice snow storm to clear the weenies off the road so we could take our rear-wheel, no air bag, no traction control, no seat belt Detroit cars out and spin them around. Looking back it was some pretty foolish stuff but it developed the skill to make it back alive in the worst weather. Years later, when all those about me are afraid to venture out, I have no problems. |
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I was extremely pleasant on the phone no matter what a poster here is trying to imply. And guess what, got the paper today and how many '08 Elantra's do you think they are advertising now...3 days later? 10 in stock...called the store today, sqame guy answers, says they have 10 and doesn't call me back...again! Unbelievable, but I'm not surprised at all. This guy sounds like he's not real happy to pick up a phone. His loss. Called a Nissan store where I bought 2 cars before. The internet guy was very nice and straightforward and answered all my questions with a couple of phone calls. Bottom line...we 're going in on Monday morning to hopefully buy a Versa hatch for my oldest girl. If the numbers he gave me on the phone are what he shows me in his office, I'm buying another car! He obviously wants to sell cars and takes phone calls and internet inquires' seriously. I had e-mailed him earlier with what I wanted and he had the information for me when I called the next day. Gave me a pretty decent price to. I'll post back how it all went down after we buy her car. Wish me luck! The Sandman 
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Replying to: sandman46 (Jan 03, 2009 1:58 pm) Also, the tires on the Versa are too narrow to handle well, IMO. But, if you live in a dry climate, this might not be an issue for you. At any rate, good luck with your daughter's car purchase! |
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Replying to: sandman46 (Jan 03, 2009 1:58 pm) Make sure you drive through the lot of the salesman that gave you the bad service and thank his boss for him putting you into a competitors vehicle. I'm sure he will appreciate it. 
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Replying to: explorerx4 (Jan 03, 2009 1:36 pm) the new ones are waiting for the manufacturer to pick them up. Normally what happens is that the dealer sells off his used inventory because he owns at least part of it. The manufacture is then finds other dealers to take the new inventory. |
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