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Smart Shopper Cash for Clunkers - Does it Work for You?
2647 messages, Last post on Oct 01, 2009 at 6:33 PM
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Replying to: grantnorris (Sep 03, 2009 3:56 am)  Just kidding, he gives sound advice. |
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Replying to: kirstie_h (Sep 04, 2009 7:07 am) Why target Toyota? Didn't they close the most C4C deals? They should target the ones that were NOT able to seal the deals. Just seems backwards. 
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Replying to: ateixeira (Sep 04, 2009 10:38 am) I don't know that Toyota is being "targeted." Perhaps the reporter already has a lot of reports concerning Ford, GM, Chrysler, Nissan and so on and is only trying to make up for a relative dearth of Toyota reports. It's impossible to judge with the article not having been written yet. tidester, host SUVs and Smart Shopper |
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Replying to: ateixeira (Sep 04, 2009 10:38 am) Toyota is fixing to get a good dose of what it is like to be #1. They learned nothing from watching the road GM and Ford went down. Maybe your reporter can check into this to. A former Toyota attorney's lawsuit claiming the company withheld and destroyed evidence regarding rollover accidents has prompted a Texas vehicle safety attorney to prepare to refile 15 lawsuits against the automaker on Tuesday. Dimitrios Biller worked as an attorney for Toyota Motor Corp. for four years until 2007, including representing the automaker in accident litigation. |
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Replying to: ateixeira (Sep 04, 2009 10:38 am) They should target the ones that were NOT able to seal the deals But guess who gained the most market share for the 7th month in a row.  I figure I am about 6 moths to a year from throwing a whole lof "I told you so's" around this joint.
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from what I remember reading, Ford did well, but so did Volvo (though that might have been reltated to new product?) The big gainer though was Subaru, though they had been doing well (one of a few up in 2009?) already. Might just be a case of right product, right timing? I do have to say Joel that the Ford fleet is vastly better than what they had a few years ago, and with the stuff coming from Europe in the next few, you should be busy. Amazing. All these years, the people that said the D3 just had to make better quality and desirable product to survive were right! Doesn't hurt that the Camry and Accord are going (IMO) down the wrong path.
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Replying to: stickguy (Sep 04, 2009 1:59 pm) |
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My dealer called me today to inform me that my rebate is in and I can pick up my car anytime. For those in similar situation wanting more info. here goes: I'm in mass. I signed my deal on AUG. 4 and the dealer told me on the phone that my rebate was #17 of 120 C4C deals they did 
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Now that this board will be put to sleep I'd like to relate one last sales story. I was talking to a friend today about his C4C experience. His story stuck in my mind because he traded an old truck on a new Accord. So many people had been beating up Honda for nasty attitudes and the "MSRP ONLY" tricks that I asked him to tell me the whole story. I think i mentioned before that he had gone to one Honda store and gotten a "take the color we have or forget it" attitude. He went to a second Honda store and they arrange to get the exact color he wanted with very friendly service. Today I asked him if the second store charged him MSRP. He told me that they took $3,000 off sticker right off the bat and gave him the full $4500 he was entitled to. They also gave him $100 salvage value for his clunker. He of course bought the car. So it seems that if you shopped around you could get a good deal. Don't you love a happy ending?
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Replying to: joel0622 (Sep 04, 2009 1:45 pm) guess who gained the most market share for the 7th month in a row. Subaru? They had a record month last month, and in a market that has tanked I think they may have roughly doubled their market share. Ford's lineup had improved dramatically, though I'd like to see a current Focus. They'll be fine. |
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