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Replying to: explorerx4 (Jan 07, 2009 7:10 pm) No, I am saying that a car that is reasonbly priced, lasts a long time and is cheap to repair makes a good taxi cab or police car or workhorse....it doesn't give me much driving pleasure. It might not be as technologically up to date as well. Taxis and police cars and rental cars usually come from the cheapest source, not necessarily what most people would want to buy for themselves. By the way, I am not putting these cars down...they are ok for the markets they are used in. I kind of like those big cars from the 80s and 90s, I do think you should look for every safety device you can afford...especially if it comes as standard equipment, Maybe manufacturers who put all the airbags and SC and ABS on their cars want their customers to survive an accident so they can come back and buy another car one day. 
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Replying to: richard64 (Jan 07, 2009 7:40 pm) Only $1,300 difference??? I was thinking it was around 3 or $4,000. I'd go ahead and get it if I were me Richard. You don't want to be lumped into the same category as jmonroe and his dining room set fiasco do you? This forum has room for only so many misers... me, snake, jmonore, probably another 2 or 3 closet misers ... so get a going! 
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Replying to: richard64 (Jan 07, 2009 8:14 pm) Black is a horrible color! It shows every scratch and swirl mark. It's hot in the summer. I just don't understand, but that's me. |
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If black is what you want, get black. If they are so popular with Limo and Funeral companies, offer your services to a couple of them nearby until you make $1300. Then it's an even wash! All kidding aside, I have worked for several limousine companies over the past 12 years, and only one ever used GM's. (It was a very small business with only 6 cars). Almost all limo companies use Town Cars or Devilles - some high end companies will carry Benz E Class also. Just food for thought - I don't know how "in demand" those are for limo and funeral companies (also, many funeral homes do not own their own cars - they rent services of a limo company including hearses). |
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Replying to: percussionist (Jan 08, 2009 6:16 am) If they are so popular with Limo and Funeral companies, offer your services to a couple of them nearby until you make $1300. Too bad they don't have those $500 paint jobs around - or do they? My brother in law painted his pick up with a roller. |
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Replying to: percussionist (Jan 08, 2009 6:16 am) I am guessing that a limo or taxi service would be more interested in a clean late model used one, since they are going to mile them up and drive them into the ground anyway. If the car is out on the road making money, they will burn through the new car warranty too quickly to get much benefit from buying new. (hmm, IIRC the warranty is different for "service" vehicles?) The funeral homes around here have Lincolns and Cadillacs; I do not recall any GMs.
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Replying to: traindriver (Jan 08, 2009 6:41 am) You don't get the tax write offs on used cars like you do a new one.
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Replying to: joel0622 (Jan 08, 2009 7:09 am)
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Replying to: traindriver (Jan 08, 2009 6:41 am) LOL! Great line! |
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Replying to: richard64 (Jan 07, 2009 8:14 pm) When it comes to incentives, I've never seen an ad stating that the incentives are valid for the model, with the exception of "black cars", either. I don't know that the "limo" business is really that hot right now, either. Besides, both of those markets usually go for Lincolns and Cadillacs, not Merc Gr Marquis. Bottom line, the dealer has no black Gr Marquis in stock. They don't want to get one from another dealer. And, by way of dissuading you from buying something they don't have in stock, they're stating that black ones are more expensive. They're trying to move inventory they have, not inventory they don't have. As you say, Merc isn't the only brand that makes black cars. While not RWD, how about a nice Buick Lucerne? I'd also be curious what your Merc dealer would say if you told them you found a black Buick that you like, also? I wonder if they'd change their tune?
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