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Replying to: jonanong (Jan 07, 2009 12:13 am) |
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Replying to: boomchek (Jan 06, 2009 3:22 pm) 
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Replying to: jonanong (Jan 07, 2009 12:13 am) If you are in search of "advertising" budget, try and be creative with your resources. Here are some suggestions: 1. Create coupons and give them to the concierge at local hotels. And either bring in some free food to the hotel staff or offer a spiff. Provide an incentive for them to refer guests to your restaurant. 2. Bring food over to radio stations. DJ's always eat during the air, and nothing like a free plug. 3. Same thing- offer to cater a rotary meeting or something similar. 4. Finally, cut other operational expenses in every area possible. Continue to get quotes on insurance, linens, and if the restaurant is slow - send excess staff home. With a great attention to detail, you should find the advertising dollars you need. good luck -with whichever your choose. golic |
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Thanks for the kind words. Really, I did next to nothing. I loaned a good neighbor a car. That's pretty much it. I've got 3 "vehicles" and 2 drivers. I can't use all of them at the same time. Richard....so now that Ford has extended their incentives, do you plan on ordering a "black" Merc Gr Marquis? Or, are you still on the hunt for one on a dealer's lot? Stability control or not. the ones I've driven in inclement weather have no problem getting around. Then again, I think there's a good many of us here that have driven RWD cars, with mismatched retreads, no SC, bondo holding the body together, to no ill effect. Those experiences should have taught us a thing or two about driving cars with no SC. IMHO, good tires are much more important than SC. On the other hand, I got a call from my friend who bought the new Cobra. He was trying to get it from parked in front of his house, up his driveway, and into his garage. His driveway only has a slight incline, but the driveway is relatively long. And, we had a little ice and a little snow the last couple of days. Even with SC, he couldn't get it up the driveway and into the garage. SC came on, over and over. Still, no dice. We ended up having to PUSH it into his garage. It's all about the tires!!!!!!!
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Replying to: graphicguy (Jan 07, 2009 7:03 am) We ended up having to PUSH it into his garage. It's all about the tires!!!!!!! Tires are extremely important, Stability control and Traction Control won't do too much good without good tires BUT SC, TC 4WD or AWD won't help you at all on sheer ice. No wheels can get a grip. The SC is of use if the wheels are skidding out or need to read the lay of the land when you get yourself into a situation when you can't control where the car will go....our brains can't calibrate the speed the wheels need to turn to keep from losing control...but computers can. That's why SC will become mandatory, it is too good and too important not to have it.....sililar to ABS,.....keeps the wheels from locking up....computers calculate the speed to keep the wheels moving. It isn't fair to you or loved ones not to have these features if you are buying a new car.
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Replying to: jonanong (Jan 07, 2009 12:13 am) I haven't sold cars jonanong, but I have thought that I would like to give it a try. I have started a business though that has been successful, and as others have said, you can't do 2 different things at the same time, and especially 2 jobs that take up so much of your time. To be good you have to concentrate on doing one or the other. The ideas given to increase sales in your resteraunt are good ones and IMO you should try to concentrate on that....might be better to increase business in a business you do have going (rather than spread yourself too thin). We tried a lot of new restaurants when they put ads in local newspapers, special for the week at a low price (or buy one dinner get one free or 2nd for 1/2 price)...makes us go to a restaurant we might not have tried. The danger is many people will expect that price or they won't go in the future. But, if the restaurant is truly good I would go back and consider it a real good find. I think what you do have going for you if you do go into car sales or continue in the restaurant biz, are; You're young and ambitious which is not too common these days You wanted information about car sales...you found this sight, so you did good research, You stated your situation very clearly and wrote very concise polite emails to find information. I think you will be successful for those reasons, but I would say concentrate on one career or business at a time.....unless you open a used car lot that has a restaurant on the premises...now there's an idea!
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Replying to: graphicguy (Jan 07, 2009 7:03 am) That was the whole point of the posts that thanked you. You REALLY did do something; it wasn’t “next to nothing”. Which is surely the reason that your neighbors came to your aid when that tree fell. Life is so much more than making money. It’s the bolts and nuts of it that makes it work and you proved that. I think there's a good many of us here that have driven RWD cars, with mismatched retreads, no SC, bondo holding the body together, to no ill effect. Yep, I remember those days. There’s nothing like the ‘feel’ of the car in the seat of your pants. Once you learned that ‘feel’ you pretty much knew how to drive, especially on snow. In fact, I’m pretty much convinced that until you’ve driven in snow it’s tough to get that ‘feel’. It's all about the tires!!!!!!! And let’s not forget about MOMENTUM. Like I told my sons when I taught them to drive (or at least tried to), MO can be your best friend or your worst enemy, again especially on snow jmonroe
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Hi,first of all,I dont know if this is appropriate to post here,so mods please feel free to delete it if so. I wanted to know if there are any websites which list new cars- not invoice or msrp-- but the exact car sale price. I know a lot of the sites do have this but the prices are high and definetely negotiable.So is there a site which has the best new car list prices which is a no haggle deal.As far as i know,,I can think of only carmax.So any others like that?
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Replying to: driver100 (Jan 07, 2009 7:42 am) I am doing something very similar...acting in movies to supplement my career as a waiter. 
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Replying to: graphicguy (Jan 07, 2009 7:03 am) True. I'm in NW Jersey and our driveway was a sheet of ice this morning. I had the choice of my '99 Volvo s70 fwd with a set of Blizzaks or my '04 Dakota 4x4 Pickup with its allseason tires. Decided on the Volvo and did not have any problems. Also, the volvo has heated seats and lives in the garage while the pickup was covered in ice! I love the blizzaks, esp since I was able to pick them up on eBay for $44 for a set of 4 on steel rims w/ hub caps.  I looks like the prev. owner only used them sparingly as they appear brand new. Peeter
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