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#42463 of 47909 Re: Gotta vent here.... [graphicguy] by richard64 Apr 30, 2009 (7:56 am)
Replying to: graphicguy (Apr 30, 2009 7:23 am) You brought back a wonderful memory---the Wonderbar! I used to think that was the neatest thing. Yes, I can visualize the tail lights, the leather bucket seats and all of that chrome. I remember it well. It certainly sounds like a good deal, but I wouldn't know either. Also, if you drove it very much, I would imagine that right much money would be involved to maintain it. I know that you enjoyed driving it.   Richard Replies to this message: verdugo (Apr 30, 2009 8:29 am)
#42465 of 47909 Re: We traded it for a big four door tank---Buick LeSabre [imidazol97] by lrguy44 Apr 30, 2009 (8:12 am)
Replying to: imidazol97 (Apr 30, 2009 5:02 am) Can one of the salespeople tell us if their dealership mines the information about visits to the websites listing their vehicles?   Cookies are not nearly as productive as the spy cam. A company cruises parking lots taking pictures of license plates. The dealer then can find out what you own, your payments and payoff, your credit score and income, children's names and activities, your mortgage, how old you were when you bought your first car, what tv shows you watch and your favorite foods. This guarantees you will be clubbed like a baby seal. In truth, no, dealers do not get any info from cookies. Advertisers do and your surfing habits generate spam and pop-ups for different products. Not a local dealer thing.
#42467 of 47909 Re: We traded it for a big four door tank---Buick LeSabre [richard64] by verdugo Apr 30, 2009 (8:27 am)
Replying to: richard64 (Apr 30, 2009 7:31 am) Have what you want within reason   I think the "within reason" part is the key. Most people just hear the first part of that sentence. That's a big reason why we got into this current mess.
#42468 of 47909 Re: Gotta vent here.... [richard64] by verdugo Apr 30, 2009 (8:29 am)
Replying to: richard64 (Apr 30, 2009 7:56 am) You brought back a wonderful memory---the Wonderbar! I used to think that was the neatest thing.   I don't know what a Wonderbar is, but when I read the post the first time I read wonderBRA. That's also a neat thing, but don't visualize it pls. This is a family forum.
#42469 of 47909 Re: We traded it for a big four door tank---Buick LeSabre [richard64] by traindriver Apr 30, 2009 (9:26 am)
Replying to: richard64 (Apr 30, 2009 7:31 am) When I was your age, I told my wife that I didn't want us to wait until we were old to have and do things in life. I'm very glad that we enjoyed our earlier years within reason. I was careful with the money but could have saved more.   No need to cut and paste everything you said but I totally agree with your philosophy. You said it much better than I could. Thanks for sharing that with me. Now I will not feel guilty no matter what I choose. I am selective with what I splurge on and will not allow it to compromise my savings or get me too far in the hole. Within reason is key. Too many folks just don't understand how money "works."   I totally agree on the antiques as well. We've picked up a few nice things along the way. I especially treasure the family pieces; I have the bed that my great grandfather was born in circa 1890-something.   check your email.
#42470 of 47909 Re: The First Car. . . [golic] by boomchek Apr 30, 2009 (10:01 am)
Replying to: golic (Apr 30, 2009 4:39 am) Not this year buddy. Watch the Canucks do a clean sweep again swooosh.... Replies to this message: golic (Apr 30, 2009 10:48 am) boomchek (Apr 30, 2009 10:58 am)
#42471 of 47909 Re: We traded it for a big four door tank---Buick LeSabre [richard64] by driver100 Apr 30, 2009 (10:01 am)
Replying to: richard64 (Apr 30, 2009 7:31 am) I once bought a cheap Buick Skylark to be economical. I hated the car. After three years, I traded it for a Ford Bronco with everything on it.   I agree with what you said too Richard, couldn't have said it better myself, of course you are the language expert so you should be able to say it better (heh heh).   But, what I did want to add is even if the Bronco cost $5000 more, and it probably didn't, that is maybe only $1000 a year over the 5 years an average buyer would keep the car (and it will be worth at least $1500 to $2000 more at trade in time)....so the real cost of owning the car you really like and prefer is not that much more.   You do have to live within your means, but cutting corners to save some money might not be the best solution in all cases. If you hadn't bought the Buick, and got the Bronco in the first place you would have saved more money, however, you might not have learned a valuable lesson.
#42472 of 47909 Re: Learning to sell [golic] by boomchek Apr 30, 2009 (10:07 am)
Replying to: golic (Apr 30, 2009 4:55 am) Thanks. I actually liked Honda simpler model line up too. Much easier to know the options.   As for keeping old prosepcts. I do keep many of them but still have to chuck out some dead leads. When you have 10 binders with about 500 SOLDS, and 500 UNSOLDS, you have to at least clean out some unsolds because it takes time to manage those leads too and to shuffle through them once in a while.

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