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Casualties? Did someone put a huge engine in a hot dog car?
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Vox Nihili posted:The car is beat to hell and he apparently plans to spend some $10k to get it drivable and another $10k to get it in the kind of condition he actually wants. So he paid $23k plus heaps of interest for the opportunity to rebuild a beater, not for a functional, classic car. He’s getting it below market value at a price that’s practically getting away with murder!
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Jul 28, 2019 16:41
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If you can't trust C.M.O.T. Dibbler's Extremely Used Cars and Meatlike Products All Sales Final, who can you trust?
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Jul 28, 2019 16:55
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Eric the Mauve posted:If you can't trust C.M.O.T. Dibbler's Extremely Used Cars and Meatlike Products All Sales Final, who can you trust? Guaranteed approval! No money down!
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Jul 28, 2019 16:56
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Eric the Mauve posted:If you can't trust C.M.O.T. Dibbler's Extremely Used Cars and Meatlike Products All Sales Final, who can you trust?
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Jul 28, 2019 16:58
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colachute posted:Guaranteed approval! No money down! I know it’s a Simpsons Reference but this is literally true now.
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Jul 28, 2019 18:20
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colachute posted:Guaranteed approval? No, money down!
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Jul 28, 2019 18:24
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Cacafuego posted:
I mean the guy is going through a rough patch for sure, but I'm not sure how he is BWL. It wasn't his fault that his wife didn't mention she never divorced her previous husband.
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Jul 28, 2019 23:03
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enraged_camel posted:I mean the guy is going through a rough patch for sure, but I'm not sure how he is BWL. It wasn't his fault that his wife didn't mention she never divorced her previous husband. Agreed, I’m not saying he put himself in this position, just that this is going to be a ton of $ to get his divorce. I think one of the highest rated comments was to get 2 lawyers for separate cases. Perhaps it’s not a good thread candidate 
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Jul 28, 2019 23:44
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Cacafuego posted:Agreed, I’m not saying he put himself in this position, just that this is going to be a ton of $ to get his divorce. I think one of the highest rated comments was to get 2 lawyers for separate cases. What divorce? They were never married.
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Jul 29, 2019 03:25
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Uterine Lineup posted:AITA for using money we "earmarked" for our 6 month old's college fund to buy back the exact 1972 Ford Bronco I owned as a teenager? Maybe his dad will come back to life in 2 months, that might tip the scales into 'worth it' territory.
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Jul 29, 2019 03:42
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Mantle posted:What divorce? They were never married. The thread replies seem to indicate California gives him a good faith claim to them being married since he was unaware of the prior marriage. It’s his soon to be ex that is BWM and BWL.
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Jul 29, 2019 04:00
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Maybe his dad will come back to life in 2 months, that might tip the scales into 'worth it' territory. [/quote] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zt2uIhAvQZ8
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Jul 29, 2019 04:50
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TraderStav posted:God I hope it was one of the early 20s youtubers my son watches. So, did you shell out $50 so he could watch the wedding? https://www.dexerto.com/entertainment/jake-paul-tana-mongeau-mocked-charging-money-watch-wedding-livestream-853812
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Jul 29, 2019 05:23
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canyoneer posted:So, did you shell out $50 so he could watch the wedding? Man, I wish I was this gwm. I wonder if they'll also be able to sell the divorce in a few years? Maybe fundraise to pay their lawyers? Residency Evil fucked around with this message at 10:25 on Jul 29, 2019 |
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Jul 29, 2019 10:21
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Got a quickie car chat. Have a facebook acquaintance that provides some occasional entertainment as she is a 34 year old that still thinks she's 19. Her car has gotten old and instead of throwing money into fixing the A/C she has decided to get a new car. She went to down to Subaru to custom order a Crosstrek exactly how she wanted it. I guess during her research she forgot to see where the car was actually assembled. Here's a hint. It's not at the only Subaru Assembly plant in the US which is in Indiana. 
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Jul 29, 2019 13:57
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uhh usually the dealer gives you an estimated lead time and it's in months also i find it very strange to custom order a mass produced car with a limited options list, there had to be a couple with her config running around the US and dealer trades are common
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Jul 29, 2019 13:58
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Some people like to custom order poo poo just to custom order poo poo. Either that or because they want a specific combination. Frankly I’m pretty OK with that. If I’m dropping 20k+ on a thing specifying exactly what combo of trim, color, features etc I want should be standard. It’s kind of nuts that our car buying model is “see what is on the lot.” It’s a car, you shouldn’t need (as in NEED) one today, they should all be made to order. Like, why the gently caress can’t I go to ford.com or wherever and navigate a bunch of drop down menus to dial in exactly what poo poo I want? Think the basic loving standard you can do on every laptop manufacturer website. Oh yeah, because a bunch of dealership lobbies to had legislation passed prohibiting direct sales from manufacturers. 
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Jul 29, 2019 14:14
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The funny part is she'll get her new car with a functioning air conditioner by the time it's Winter.
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Jul 29, 2019 14:19
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Krispy Wafer posted:The funny part is she'll get her new car with a functioning air conditioner by the time it's Winter. It's been a brutal loving summer here.
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Jul 29, 2019 14:25
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You totally can do that! She did custom order it. It's just uh maybe not reasonable to expect a company to build a car and ship it to your local dealer from loving Japan in seven weeks. If she wanted it earlier, she could have gotten exactly what she wanted through the normal process. Crosstrek comes in 9 colors, three trim levels and two transmission options, and the option for a moonroof and they sell 10-15k a month, so the configuration you want is readily available somewhere in the market or already in transit. Dealer trades are possible, you may incur some small costs but they're possible. Dealer allocation from in transit is easy. I'm pro direct sales from manufacturers but people have to realize that you're going to remove all of the ability to negotiate price and that you'll pay MSRP less any incentives the manufacturer chooses to offer. If you want a nice clean car buying experience today you can pretty much already get that by going in to a dealer and offering to pay MSRP less factory incentives no questions asked.
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Jul 29, 2019 14:27
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You're missing the important part dude, she is far too special to buy a car that's already been manufactured without any personal input from her.
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Jul 29, 2019 14:33
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KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:I'm pro direct sales from manufacturers but people have to realize that you're going to remove all of the ability to negotiate price and that you'll pay MSRP less any incentives the manufacturer chooses to offer. If you want a nice clean car buying experience today you can pretty much already get that by going in to a dealer and offering to pay MSRP less factory incentives no questions asked. I custom ordered a Saturn (humblebrag, I know) which was alright because the factory was 500 miles away and you were already paying MSRP.
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Jul 29, 2019 14:34
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KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:L This is a feature, not a bug. Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck haggling forever. Tell me what your product costs and I will price compare it with competitors and buy the one that has a ratio of features and cost that I’m comfortable with. I don’t haggle when I buy toothpaste. I don’t haggle when I buy computer parts. I don’t haggle when I buy a cell phone plan. The only time I do haggle is when I’m buying used poo poo at a pawn shop or flea market or online or whatever. Haggling on a car is insane and pisses me off to no end.
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Jul 29, 2019 14:46
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Cyrano4747 posted:This is a feature, not a bug. Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck haggling forever. Tell me what your product costs and I will price compare it with competitors and buy the one that has a ratio of features and cost that I’m comfortable with. One of the absolute best features of a Costco membership is the Costco Auto Buying Program because you can see exactly what the dealer invoice on any given car is including options - giving you a pretty good price to drive for. Like dealers definitely get hold-back from the manufacturer, and if you're an incredibly good and patient negotiator buying a totally generic and poorly-selling car you can definitely pay under invoice, but knowing invoice price (versus MSRP) is a great piece of information.
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Jul 29, 2019 15:33
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crazypeltast52 posted:The thread replies seem to indicate California gives him a good faith claim to them being married since he was unaware of the prior marriage. It’s his soon to be ex that is BWM and BWL. Also if she thought she was divorced this would make her second marriage valid. In many states to get a marriage certificate they ask if you are divorced from any previous marriage and sometimes ask for proof. Good faith claim on her part as well.
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Jul 29, 2019 15:46
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Cyrano4747 posted:
Paying sticker on a car is BWM, though. I paid 6K under MSRP on a $31k vehicle with some basic haggling. It took me maybe 5 hours of my life, so that's a pretty good ROI.
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Jul 29, 2019 15:50
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If I still work where I am at my next car might be a Ford just because of the X-plan: Ford Dealer Invoice - (0.4% * Dealer Invoice) + Administration Fee* (see sample invoice) The AF is $275. We also have a Subaru deal with a local dealership which was super easy to get a good price.
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Jul 29, 2019 15:50
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spwrozek posted:If I still work where I am at my next car might be a Ford just because of the X-plan:
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Jul 29, 2019 15:51
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EAT FASTER!!!!!! posted:One of the absolute best features of a Costco membership is the Costco Auto Buying Program because you can see exactly what the dealer invoice on any given car is including options - giving you a pretty good price to drive for. Like dealers definitely get hold-back from the manufacturer, and if you're an incredibly good and patient negotiator buying a totally generic and poorly-selling car you can definitely pay under invoice, but knowing invoice price (versus MSRP) is a great piece of information. Holdback is a HUGE amount of profit on many cars. Most volume dealerships won't actually break even unless they sell enough units to qualify for holdback for the brands that do it that way. This leads to not actually knowing how much what they are selling is going to cost them. It costs one thing if they sell say....40 this month, which they can probably do, but it's going to cost them something else if they don't. It's a truly hosed up system that is opaque to the customer and still murky to the dealer.
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Jul 29, 2019 15:55
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spwrozek posted:If I still work where I am at my next car might be a Ford just because of the X-plan: YM 99.6% * Dealer Invoice + Administration Fee 
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Jul 29, 2019 16:01
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Motronic posted:
Hahaha, yes, but enough about the American health care system
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Jul 29, 2019 16:07
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Motronic posted:Holdback is a HUGE amount of profit on many cars. Most volume dealerships won't actually break even unless they sell enough units to qualify for holdback for the brands that do it that way. I just settle on invoice. I know there's probably a better deal but there are diminishing returns to investing my time past "cost."
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Jul 29, 2019 16:31
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This American Life shadowed a Long Island car dealership for a couple of days and it's truly a miserable experience for everyone involved. https://www.thisamericanlife.org/513/129-cars I guess switching to a more transparent system would also increase MSRP so no one does it. As it stands dealerships have to make all their money in financing and fees or the kind of suckers who entertain us day after day.
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Jul 29, 2019 16:36
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Krispy Wafer posted:This American Life shadowed a Long Island car dealership for a couple of days and it's truly a miserable experience for everyone involved. I know that this is salesjobs.txt but man, working in that industry sounds like a nightmare.
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Jul 29, 2019 17:55
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I don't think this even needs context:quote:Is financing an engagement ring a bad idea?
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Jul 29, 2019 18:31
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I'm actually trying to find numbers on how many people finance engagement rings because I bet it's terrifying
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Jul 29, 2019 19:15
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KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:I'm pro direct sales from manufacturers but people have to realize that you're going to remove all of the ability to negotiate price and that you'll pay MSRP less any incentives the manufacturer chooses to offer. If you want a nice clean car buying experience today you can pretty much already get that by going in to a dealer and offering to pay MSRP less factory incentives no questions asked. The thing you are negotiating over is the amount of money a middleman with an unusual legal hedge around their business will get paid for selling you a car, it is not a positive aspect of the transaction and definitely results in you paying more for the car than you would with direct sales even if you are a great negotiator.
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Jul 29, 2019 19:47
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Spokes posted:I'm actually trying to find numbers on how many people finance engagement rings because I bet it's terrifying My buddy's dumb wife ALWAYS complains about her engagement ring. They're 35 and been married 13 years, 2 kids, times are good. Back in the day he spent the only $500 he had to his name on a little tiny diamond for her, and even 13 years later she goes off on him for not knowing "you can get a diamond on a payment plan!!" 
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GoGoGadgetChris posted:My buddy's dumb wife ALWAYS complains about her engagement ring. They're 35 and been married 13 years, 2 kids, times are good. Back in the day he spent the only $500 he had to his name on a little tiny diamond for her, and even 13 years later she goes off on him for not knowing "you can get a diamond on a payment plan!!" I shudder what to think jewelry aprs are like. And then I begin to wonder if jewelry CDOs are possible.
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