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Replying to: dewey (Oct 06, 2008 2:33 pm) My portfolio did not do well last year, so I was 75% in cash up to this week, dumb luck. I feel like a child in a candy store right now. However, I must be careful about what to buy in the markets. Then there is this tempting real estate south of the border as well. Hey, maybe with some more luck in stock picking, I can do both by next year... dream on  All of us should have a plug in hybrid for DD. That way NA will seriously reduce its dependence on imported oil. That would make the economy much stronger. |
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Replying to: m4d_cow (Oct 07, 2008 12:28 am) The last pic is perfect!!! 5-spoke non chrome, no leaper, minimal chrome lines. Tag, what XJ trim is that? Yeah, the styling has been around for a while, but the car looks sleek, and not fat, so the feeling is young enough, yet driving a classic. The S-Class is a great car, but does feel a little more like "old money", at least to me it does. The recent XJs don't have the cat on the hood any more. Personally, I love it. The wheels in the pic are polished, which is a normal option. Mine are the same wheels, but they are the chrome that you don't care for... but I find them to be OK, as they don't really have too much bling. I'd have been fine with either. The rest of the car makes up for it nicely. Anyway, it was just a little plug for the XJ, since I sort of re-connected with mine this past weekend. TM |
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Replying to: m4d_cow (Oct 07, 2008 12:28 am) I think the previous gen S-class is aging very poorly. The materials are nice but it doesn't look particularly luxurious on the inside, the electronics are badly out of date, and there's the quality thing. I was never a big fan of the 7, but I would definitely take a post refresh 750 over the old S. At least it still looks interesting. The S just looks old. If I were going to buy a Mercedes, it would be a CLS. The deals on those are actually not bad right now. In the full size segment, give me an A8 or an XJR.
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Replying to: lexusguy (Oct 07, 2008 8:31 pm) It's so true. It's somewhat out of character for an S-Class to look so bad just a couple of years after it's model run completed. But it has happened. In the full size segment, give me an A8 or an XJR. You are consistent, as you always seem to prefer the the "R" variant when discussing the XJ. Certainly it is a more powerful car, but the non-"R" has plenty of get-up-and-go, awesome gas mileage, due to the aluminum construction and N/A engine, and there's also something to be said for the XJL's or the Vanden Plas' longer wheelbase... something more than the smoother ride often associated with that long-wheelbase car... and that something is tremendous rear passenger room. It's quite significant. And, the longer XJ just looks sleeker, too... IMO. Whether it's the quicker "R" or the more luxurious Vanden Plas... they are both great choices, and they can be had for a song right now in our history. I continue to recommend the '05 (or '06) when it comes to tremendous value. These cars are the steal of the century. And, of course, previously owned A8 is a great value as well. I just happen to think the Jag XJ is a freakin' steal. TM
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There are many people in this world who sees a car and order it, even without looking at in in person, But this is too much  These are the people, who don't give a damn about reliability or electronics trouble.  There are fans and then there are obsessive fans. The latter goes for one fan that brought a crashed Aston Martin DBS that plunged into a lake in northern Italy during the filming of Quantum of Solace. According to 007 Daniel Craig himself, the crashed DBS was brought by a collector for a total of £200,000 - that converts into $350,364. That’s about $120,000 more than a new Aston DBS sells for. The DBS was one of the 6 used during the filming of the James Bond sequel
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Replying to: bmlexus (Oct 08, 2008 5:37 am) This car was bought because it can become a collector's item, just the way it is... all smashed up. It could be on display for the very fact that it was one of 6 cars used during the filming of a James Bond movie, and got wrecked in the process. If available, the video footage of the actual accident would be a great addition to the car. The vehicle's value isn't about the car itself, but the events surrounding it. TM |
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Replying to: laurasdada (Oct 06, 2008 6:09 pm) LaurasDada, Tagman and GS430, The end of of a prosperous free-market civilization as we know it is definitely dead. Major new regulations, trillions of dollars of new government bail outs and debts , a good likelihood of higher capital /income taxes and accelerating inflation are all death knells for prosperous returns in the stockmarkets. At least for the next few years But what about the long term(hopefully the long term wont be three years after an investor's death)? Buying equities now may be a very painful experience but maybe not? It all depends on your time horizon. Despite the above this situation may not be as bad as the Great Depression. There are so many great compelling values out there(companies with little debt whom generate oooodles and oooodles of consistent cash flows). Beware of all companies who are so indebted that they have to rely on the kindness of strangers for funding. Benjamin Graham who was Warren Buffett's financial teacherkept on investing in stocks during the depression no matter how low they became. As markets dropped 25 percent he was happy. When they dropped 50 percent he was even happier. When they dropped 90 percent he wanted to sell all his stocks and buy bonds instead. Despite his inclinations he chose to keep his stocks because he knew there is more value in cheap stocks than expensive stocks. In the end he became one of the greatest investors in history. As Warren Buffett once said being a great investor has little to do with intelligence and everything to do with having emotional stability during tough times. The time to panic and sell is when markets hit peaks and the time to buy is when markets are very pessimistic. Anyways enough of my long winded preachings about the markets. Now for my next post which relates to cars.
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So which auto company today is the most valuable auto company on this planet earth ? Oops did somebody say Toyota? WRONG! It's humble VW. No kidding. McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- VLKAY | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating -- Volkswagen AG, Europe's largest automaker, on Tuesday briefly passed Toyota as the world's biggest car maker by market value. link title |
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Replying to: dewey (Oct 08, 2008 10:53 am) BTW, I want to thank you for your post on the stock market. They are true words, and if emotions can be steady, I might just look at this as an opportunity of a lifetime.  TM |
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Replying to: tagman (Oct 07, 2008 9:45 pm) If I were going to buy an XJ, it would be an R. I appreciate the benefits of the normally aspirated version, but to me the fact that they are so darned cheap makes up for the drop in fuel economy. The XJR is also the best to drive, and IMO is by far the sleekest (and youngest looking) XJ. I'm not really a fan of the 5-spoke wheels, to me the car looks best riding on the 20" Sepang style. I wholeheartedly agree that any used XJ is the luxury steal of the century. Even the Super V8 Portfolios are now in a range that mere mortals can afford. 
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