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Replying to: jipster (Jan 05, 2009 11:35 am) |
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Replying to: jimbres (Jan 05, 2009 12:04 pm) I wish that all of my driving school students could start out in a car like my 1975 2002; no electronics whatsoever, skinny 80 Series radials, and less than 100 hp. Today's modern cars can make the most ham-fisted driver look good.
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Replying to: joel0622 (Jan 05, 2009 12:10 pm) I wonder if Equifax scoring in the US and Canada is measured the same. The lowest I've seen here was a 399 score, the highest, a high 700. Most sub prime apps we get are in the low 500 range.
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Replying to: jipster (Jan 05, 2009 11:55 am) My father-in-law is a retired fire & rescue chief, and although technically I would totally agree with your statement above, I can assure you that many fire & rescue workers have been injured pretty badly when airbags have gone off after an accident, as they're trying to rescue someone inside a banged up vehicle. Thankfully my F.I.L. has never been injured himself this way, but has seen airbags go off in this type of situation and he says it absolutely scares the $*&! out of you. Basically like a steering wheel mounted grenade going off while you're attempting the rescue. Scary stuff. |
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Replying to: roadburner (Jan 04, 2009 3:09 pm)  i have no problem getting where i am going other than getting caught up in someone else's problem trying to get going/staying in their lane. |
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Replying to: boomchek (Jan 05, 2009 12:58 pm) You have to work at getting a score in the 300's LOL. The lowest I have ever seen was a 342 and the highest was in the low 800's. I think credit scores are all a bunch of bullshit myself. Its just another way for a bank to justify squeezing a few more dollars out of you.
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Replying to: jmonroe (Jan 05, 2009 9:23 am) Sorry  Don't take it personally.....I am not accusing you of driving without a seatbelt. I am just saying that we are better off having every safety device possible within our budget.....because no matter how good a driver you are....there are a lot of really bad drivers out there.
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Replying to: graphicguy (Jan 05, 2009 7:19 am) Before the holidays, I started to feel like I'd lost touch of some of my closest friends, so I made a point to contact them. One of them is a good childhood friend who I hadn't spoken to in more than 6 or 7 years. He lives in Sacramento with his wife and two kids. When I called - mid afternoon on Christmas Eve - he answered the phone himself. First words out of his mouth after our greetings was to tell me that he's been out of work for the past 14 months. He was the deputy director of a parks and recreation district and made the unfortunate mistake of violating some of the spending guidelines - nothing illegal, but somebody there had an axe to grind with him, and they used this knowledge to get him to resign. In addition, every time he interviewed for a new job, his old supervisor was giving information out on the reference checks that prevented him from ever getting an offer. He had to bring a labor lawyer in to get the district to provide a 'neutral' reference going forward, so I'm hoping his future prospects are better. While they still have their house, I gotta believe it's getting close for them. Last time I saw him and his bride, they had just bought a new '97 Camry ... I wonder if they still have it. Puts things in perspective for me ... I surely hope that everybody here had a great holiday and will experience a better '09. Nobody I know is sad to see 2008 put behind them. To keep this post on topic, I've got a question for the salesfolks here - the dealer in my town is holding their annual "equalization" sale -- what exactly is that supposed to mean? Or is it a fancy marketing term? |
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Replying to: graphicguy (Jan 05, 2009 11:29 am)
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Replying to: driver100 (Jan 05, 2009 1:57 pm) I wasn’t taking it tooo personal. I’m a firm believer in safety but I’m not fanatical about it. As for all the bad drivers out there, I think we know how many there are when we see our insurance rates going up and we haven’t had accidents and our credit scores are in the very good to excellent range. Talk about a bunch of thieves; the insurance companies are at the top of the list and the one I have is supposed to be one of the better ones. When I’ve talked to my agent he’s said, “you’re lucky, you should see what some of my other clients are paying”. Like that’s supposed to make me feel better.  jmonroe
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