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Having driven my Honda Accord station wagon for 14 years, 
I decided to buy an SUV to get me over the river 
crossings. For me to go car shopping, it's an all day 
trip, and I'd already spent many weekends at it. I finally 
decided on the Honda Pilot, but when I went back they had 
sold the one I liked, and wanted me to buy the other one 
with a DVD player for $2,000 extra dollars. I told them I 
would just go buy it at another dealer, so they offered to 
knock a thousand off. I said why not just order me another 
without it, but no, that would cost them $500, so they 
knocked another $500 off. I told them I would buy the car 
that very minute only if they took of the $2,000 or I'd 
walk out the door never to be seen again.

They agreed. The DVD is useless to me. I thought about 
showing movies, providing popcorn, and renting out the 
back seat for a theater in my little town. It will be paid 
off next month, and I will drive it another decade, 
assuming there's gasoline or a way to convert it to 
another fuel.

--Sage

On Mon, 3 Nov 2008 15:29:37 -0800 (PST)
 bob ford <bobford79 AT yahoo.com> wrote:
> Drew, I bought my wife a new Honda in Januarary.  It was 
> not an altogether pleasant experience.  They asked us to 
> leave more than once.  My wife broke down and started 
> crying, at one point.  But, I wouldn't leave and we came 
> home with a new car at exactly the price I wanted to pay.
>
>  It just took three salesmen and three or four hours. 
> What really helped was knowing 'exactly' the kind (make, 
> modle, options) and using consumer reports and other 
> internet services to find out exactly what the dealership 
> had in the car (including the maufacture/ dealer 
> discounts).
>
>  I paid a h*ll of a lot less than MSRP and what other 
> people paid just by being stubborn and refusing to leave
>
> I buy new cars because we drive our cars forever.  This 
> may be our last car, if it keeps well.  Otherwise , I 
> would have bought a 2-3 year-old , used car 
> .......bobford
>
>
> _________________________________________________________________________
>
>
> --- On Mon, 11/3/08, DSanner106 AT aol.com 
> <DSanner106 AT aol.com> wrote:
>
> > From: DSanner106 AT aol.com <DSanner106 AT aol.com>
> > Subject: Re: [Homestead] Gene, Sell me on Obama, please
> > To: homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org
> > Date: Monday, November 3, 2008, 4:13 PM
> > I think this is part of what bothers me too. I saw him 
> > ask
> > people to raise  
> > their hands if they want
> > a tax cut, who is not going to agree with him on that. 
> > He
> > promises a whole  
> > lot of obvious positive things,
> > but I am always looking for the other shoe to drop. I 
> > just
> > spent the  weekend 
> > car shopping with my
> > wife and one of my daughters (big mistake). They both 
> > run
> > straight for the  
> > flashy ones with all the bells
> > and whistles, they look for DVD players, leather seats, 
> > and
> > both avoid at  
> > all costs, looking at the sticker.
> > I go straight for the sticker, check the price, the 
> > mileage
> > etc. If we can  
> > afford it, then I start looking at
> > everything else and get excited. I feel the same way
> > watching Obama  
> > supporters, I can appreciate
> > all the obvious things he is promising. Lower taxes, 
> > health
> > care for all,  
> > Eat all you want and never gain
> > a pound, but I am looking for the payment book that 
> > comes
> > along this  
> > particular model.
> >  
> > Drew
> >  
> >  
> > In a message dated 11/3/2008 4:57:39 P.M. Eastern 
> > Standard
> > Time,  
> > rayzentz AT aim.com writes:
> >
> > Every  time Barack Obama opens his mouth he offers ice
> > cream, and?
> > fifty percent  of America reacts like nine-year olds. 
> > They
> > want ice cream.
> >
> >
> > The  other fifty percent know they're going to have to
> > feed the  cow.
> >
> >
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