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Re: Remember my Kia Story??? [jipster] by boomchek
Jan 09, 2009 (4:54 pm)
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Replying to: jipster (Jan 09, 2009 3:50 pm)

dealer add-on for $2,600
 
Haha, funny. That's really an outrageous price to charge for an immobilizer. But you know what they say...they'll charge whatever the market will bear.
 
If enough people will walk away from deals due to this add on then maybe they''ll start charging less or reconsider this whole package.
 
I remember the Honda dealer I worked at made us push VIN etching into every deal. It was $299 iirc. If you didn't sell it then they'd put it on the car anyways but deduct $299 from your gross, and pay you a $30 spiff (reduced from $50 they paid before).
Everyone was choked because it wasn't our job to upsell stuff for the b/o and we were getting penalized for it. Commissions were low to begin with and then this stuff came down as we were getting pencilled left and right at that store.
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Re: Can they really do that? [oldfarmer50] by cdn_tch
Jan 09, 2009 (4:59 pm)
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Replying to: oldfarmer50 (Jan 09, 2009 3:40 pm)

Yup I agree with you on the fun part. It is one thing to be doing things like that intentionally vs when you really are just trying to drive without drama.
 
But for fun wouldn't it be better to have RWD?
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Re: Remember my Kia Story??? [boomchek] by joel0622
Jan 09, 2009 (5:31 pm)
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Replying to: boomchek (Jan 09, 2009 4:54 pm)

If you didn't sell it then they'd put it on the car anyways but deduct $299 from your gross, and pay you a $30 spiff (reduced from $50 they paid before).
 
WOW, they were screwing your brains out. Least they could have done is cut you a deal and charge $199 or something. Cost on etch back when we did it 4 or 5 years ago was $12. The F&I guy was getting fat on you though.
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Re: Thanks [explorerx4] by driver100
Jan 09, 2009 (6:44 pm)
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Replying to: explorerx4 (Jan 09, 2009 3:37 pm)

the car didn't crash, so i think i made my point
Not sure what the point was...that you don't really need Stabilty Control if you drive like an idiot anyway!
the main point was for the video to be viewed and hopefully enjoyed.
It was viewed and thoroughly enjoyed. I wouldn't drive with that guy if the car had SC or not.
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Re: Thanks [richard64] by traindriver
Jan 09, 2009 (6:49 pm)
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Replying to: richard64 (Jan 09, 2009 4:11 pm)

Richard,
check your email...
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Re: child safety locks [driver100] by murphydog
Jan 09, 2009 (10:12 pm)
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Replying to: driver100 (Jan 09, 2009 4:15 am)

2008 MB C 350
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Re: child safety locks [explorerx4] by murphydog
Jan 09, 2009 (10:14 pm)
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Replying to: explorerx4 (Jan 09, 2009 3:23 pm)

no worries!
 
Keep up the good work, I enjoy lurking in this forum - gets me through the conference calls at work...
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Re: Thanks [traindriver] by richard64
Jan 09, 2009 (10:25 pm)
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Replying to: traindriver (Jan 09, 2009 6:49 pm)

I did. Thank you very much for the tip.
 
Richard
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Re: child safety locks [murphydog] by driver100
Jan 10, 2009 (4:28 am)
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Replying to: murphydog (Jan 09, 2009 10:12 pm)

2008 MB C 350
 
That seems strange - we had safety locks on our 1999 and 2003 MB C230 -40s
Maybe they took them out to put in another car and forgot to put them back.
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Re: Can they really do that? [oldfarmer50] by driver100
Jan 10, 2009 (4:31 am)
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Replying to: oldfarmer50 (Jan 09, 2009 3:40 pm)

With TC on, the tires will spin for a short time and then the TC will activate ruining all your fun.
 
I forgot about that...my less mature days when I could do donuts and swerve around corners to see if I could get the car to fishtale and things like that. Maybe that's the problem, the safety devices ruin peoples fun.

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