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On 5/13/2017 6:48 AM, Keyser Soze wrote:
On 5/12/17 8:45 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote: On 5/12/2017 6:18 PM, True North wrote: Funny you say that. One Site said the Quest was manufactured from around 2008? Until 2016. That seemed odd to me but maybe Mrs E got a good deal on a leftover 2016 model. I'm sure Richard knows the story. BTW..Toyota sent me a form letter today saying how special I am owning a 2013 Highlander and living in this geographic area. Due to high demand for my model they have a special promotions on to enable be to upgrade to a 2017 model. Aren't those car salesmen thoughtful. It is a 2016 model. Had 3K miles on it as a dealer "demo" but is warranted and titled as "new". Peppy little sucker though and quiet. All that matters is that "she" likes it. Don't know if they still make them or not. I got a similar letter about the Nissan Altima I bought just about a year ago. "Due to a shortage of clean, previously owned autos we can offer you 125% of the current market value of your 2016 Nissan Altima towards the purchase of any new Nissan product. Geeze. Gimme a chance to put a few miles on it first, will ya? My wife got an email earlier this year from Toyota, offering her a fantastic trade-in on her 2016 Toyota Camry, which had a grand total of 7,100 miles on it (which the dealer knew). So we went over to the dealership and voila!...left with a spanking new 2017 Camry and a step up in model and trim, too. I still have no idea how this happened, but the cost to her to do this was almost nothing. Come on Keysor, have you done the math? Payment is the same? Did you pay anything to drive a way? Did you buy it on time? Did they add more time on to the payment program? Sheesh, I think you just wanted attention, Look at me I bought a new car too. And it didn't cost me anything. Those dealers sure are stupid. Look at me! Mikek --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus |
#12
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On 5/13/2017 8:09 AM, amdx wrote:
On 5/13/2017 6:48 AM, Keyser Soze wrote: On 5/12/17 8:45 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote: On 5/12/2017 6:18 PM, True North wrote: Funny you say that. One Site said the Quest was manufactured from around 2008? Until 2016. That seemed odd to me but maybe Mrs E got a good deal on a leftover 2016 model. I'm sure Richard knows the story. BTW..Toyota sent me a form letter today saying how special I am owning a 2013 Highlander and living in this geographic area. Due to high demand for my model they have a special promotions on to enable be to upgrade to a 2017 model. Aren't those car salesmen thoughtful. It is a 2016 model. Had 3K miles on it as a dealer "demo" but is warranted and titled as "new". Peppy little sucker though and quiet. All that matters is that "she" likes it. Don't know if they still make them or not. I got a similar letter about the Nissan Altima I bought just about a year ago. "Due to a shortage of clean, previously owned autos we can offer you 125% of the current market value of your 2016 Nissan Altima towards the purchase of any new Nissan product. Geeze. Gimme a chance to put a few miles on it first, will ya? My wife got an email earlier this year from Toyota, offering her a fantastic trade-in on her 2016 Toyota Camry, which had a grand total of 7,100 miles on it (which the dealer knew). So we went over to the dealership and voila!...left with a spanking new 2017 Camry and a step up in model and trim, too. I still have no idea how this happened, but the cost to her to do this was almost nothing. Come on Keysor, have you done the math? Payment is the same? Did you pay anything to drive a way? Did you buy it on time? Did they add more time on to the payment program? Sheesh, I think you just wanted attention, Look at me I bought a new car too. And it didn't cost me anything. Those dealers sure are stupid. Look at me! Mikek I didn't think about it but I suspect you are right about these offers. I'll bet they only apply if you finance it through them. It just starts the interest cycle over again. I haven't financed a car purchase in about 25 years. They dealerships don't like cash buyers. I was told that only 8 percent of buyers pay cash for a new car. When I bought my truck in 2008 the salesman tried hard to convince me to finance it through Ford but I told him I wasn't interested. He then tried to get me to finance it, even if I just paid it off in a month or two. They must get some kind of kickback if the vehicle is financed through the financing arm of the manufacturer. |
#13
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On 5/13/17 8:09 AM, amdx wrote:
On 5/13/2017 6:48 AM, Keyser Soze wrote: On 5/12/17 8:45 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote: On 5/12/2017 6:18 PM, True North wrote: Funny you say that. One Site said the Quest was manufactured from around 2008? Until 2016. That seemed odd to me but maybe Mrs E got a good deal on a leftover 2016 model. I'm sure Richard knows the story. BTW..Toyota sent me a form letter today saying how special I am owning a 2013 Highlander and living in this geographic area. Due to high demand for my model they have a special promotions on to enable be to upgrade to a 2017 model. Aren't those car salesmen thoughtful. It is a 2016 model. Had 3K miles on it as a dealer "demo" but is warranted and titled as "new". Peppy little sucker though and quiet. All that matters is that "she" likes it. Don't know if they still make them or not. I got a similar letter about the Nissan Altima I bought just about a year ago. "Due to a shortage of clean, previously owned autos we can offer you 125% of the current market value of your 2016 Nissan Altima towards the purchase of any new Nissan product. Geeze. Gimme a chance to put a few miles on it first, will ya? My wife got an email earlier this year from Toyota, offering her a fantastic trade-in on her 2016 Toyota Camry, which had a grand total of 7,100 miles on it (which the dealer knew). So we went over to the dealership and voila!...left with a spanking new 2017 Camry and a step up in model and trim, too. I still have no idea how this happened, but the cost to her to do this was almost nothing. Come on Keysor, have you done the math? Payment is the same? Did you pay anything to drive a way? Did you buy it on time? Did they add more time on to the payment program? Sheesh, I think you just wanted attention, Look at me I bought a new car too. And it didn't cost me anything. Those dealers sure are stupid. Look at me! Mikek It's more than you can do to figure out how to buy health insurance. Call back when you figure that one out. |
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On 5/13/17 8:22 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 5/13/2017 8:09 AM, amdx wrote: On 5/13/2017 6:48 AM, Keyser Soze wrote: On 5/12/17 8:45 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote: On 5/12/2017 6:18 PM, True North wrote: Funny you say that. One Site said the Quest was manufactured from around 2008? Until 2016. That seemed odd to me but maybe Mrs E got a good deal on a leftover 2016 model. I'm sure Richard knows the story. BTW..Toyota sent me a form letter today saying how special I am owning a 2013 Highlander and living in this geographic area. Due to high demand for my model they have a special promotions on to enable be to upgrade to a 2017 model. Aren't those car salesmen thoughtful. It is a 2016 model. Had 3K miles on it as a dealer "demo" but is warranted and titled as "new". Peppy little sucker though and quiet. All that matters is that "she" likes it. Don't know if they still make them or not. I got a similar letter about the Nissan Altima I bought just about a year ago. "Due to a shortage of clean, previously owned autos we can offer you 125% of the current market value of your 2016 Nissan Altima towards the purchase of any new Nissan product. Geeze. Gimme a chance to put a few miles on it first, will ya? My wife got an email earlier this year from Toyota, offering her a fantastic trade-in on her 2016 Toyota Camry, which had a grand total of 7,100 miles on it (which the dealer knew). So we went over to the dealership and voila!...left with a spanking new 2017 Camry and a step up in model and trim, too. I still have no idea how this happened, but the cost to her to do this was almost nothing. Come on Keysor, have you done the math? Payment is the same? Did you pay anything to drive a way? Did you buy it on time? Did they add more time on to the payment program? Sheesh, I think you just wanted attention, Look at me I bought a new car too. And it didn't cost me anything. Those dealers sure are stupid. Look at me! Mikek I didn't think about it but I suspect you are right about these offers. I'll bet they only apply if you finance it through them. It just starts the interest cycle over again. I haven't financed a car purchase in about 25 years. They dealerships don't like cash buyers. I was told that only 8 percent of buyers pay cash for a new car. When I bought my truck in 2008 the salesman tried hard to convince me to finance it through Ford but I told him I wasn't interested. He then tried to get me to finance it, even if I just paid it off in a month or two. They must get some kind of kickback if the vehicle is financed through the financing arm of the manufacturer. Toyota was offering zero percent financing. As in 0%. I'm not saying the dealership doesn't get a kickback from that. Anything is possible. |
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On Sat, 13 May 2017 08:03:39 -0400, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote: On 5/13/2017 7:48 AM, Keyser Soze wrote: On 5/12/17 8:45 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote: On 5/12/2017 6:18 PM, True North wrote: Funny you say that. One Site said the Quest was manufactured from around 2008? Until 2016. That seemed odd to me but maybe Mrs E got a good deal on a leftover 2016 model. I'm sure Richard knows the story. BTW..Toyota sent me a form letter today saying how special I am owning a 2013 Highlander and living in this geographic area. Due to high demand for my model they have a special promotions on to enable be to upgrade to a 2017 model. Aren't those car salesmen thoughtful. It is a 2016 model. Had 3K miles on it as a dealer "demo" but is warranted and titled as "new". Peppy little sucker though and quiet. All that matters is that "she" likes it. Don't know if they still make them or not. I got a similar letter about the Nissan Altima I bought just about a year ago. "Due to a shortage of clean, previously owned autos we can offer you 125% of the current market value of your 2016 Nissan Altima towards the purchase of any new Nissan product. Geeze. Gimme a chance to put a few miles on it first, will ya? My wife got an email earlier this year from Toyota, offering her a fantastic trade-in on her 2016 Toyota Camry, which had a grand total of 7,100 miles on it (which the dealer knew). So we went over to the dealership and voila!...left with a spanking new 2017 Camry and a step up in model and trim, too. I still have no idea how this happened, but the cost to her to do this was almost nothing. Funny thing is that for me I've pretty much lost interest in cars in general. As long as it runs well and is comfortable to drive I really don't care what it is. The days of styling differences and even performance differences are long over. The styling of cars today is determined by wind tunnel testing to optimize gas mileage ratings. As a result, the Toyotas, Nissans, Fords, Chevys, Hondas, etc., all look the same from 20 feet away. No question the engines have improved enormously. My brain is still stuck in the 60's and 70's when a car approaching 100k miles was ready for the junkyard. Today, it's considered "low mileage". My younger son just replaced a Saturn (one that I had for a while) with another Saturn called a "Vue". The Saturn he replaced it with had 198K miles on it and still ran fine, other than a small oil leak. The doors and side panels of Saturns are plastic, so there is no rust whatsoever on it. === We once rented a Saturn Vue for a month and I thought it was a great little car. It had the fit, finish and feel of a good Japanese car. I really don't understand why GM dropped it other than their usual wrong headed decision making. --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. http://www.avg.com |
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On Sat, 13 May 2017 08:45:02 -0400, Keyser Soze
wrote: On 5/13/17 8:09 AM, amdx wrote: On 5/13/2017 6:48 AM, Keyser Soze wrote: On 5/12/17 8:45 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote: On 5/12/2017 6:18 PM, True North wrote: Funny you say that. One Site said the Quest was manufactured from around 2008? Until 2016. That seemed odd to me but maybe Mrs E got a good deal on a leftover 2016 model. I'm sure Richard knows the story. BTW..Toyota sent me a form letter today saying how special I am owning a 2013 Highlander and living in this geographic area. Due to high demand for my model they have a special promotions on to enable be to upgrade to a 2017 model. Aren't those car salesmen thoughtful. It is a 2016 model. Had 3K miles on it as a dealer "demo" but is warranted and titled as "new". Peppy little sucker though and quiet. All that matters is that "she" likes it. Don't know if they still make them or not. I got a similar letter about the Nissan Altima I bought just about a year ago. "Due to a shortage of clean, previously owned autos we can offer you 125% of the current market value of your 2016 Nissan Altima towards the purchase of any new Nissan product. Geeze. Gimme a chance to put a few miles on it first, will ya? My wife got an email earlier this year from Toyota, offering her a fantastic trade-in on her 2016 Toyota Camry, which had a grand total of 7,100 miles on it (which the dealer knew). So we went over to the dealership and voila!...left with a spanking new 2017 Camry and a step up in model and trim, too. I still have no idea how this happened, but the cost to her to do this was almost nothing. Come on Keysor, have you done the math? Payment is the same? Did you pay anything to drive a way? Did you buy it on time? Did they add more time on to the payment program? Sheesh, I think you just wanted attention, Look at me I bought a new car too. And it didn't cost me anything. Those dealers sure are stupid. Look at me! Mikek It's more than you can do to figure out how to buy health insurance. Call back when you figure that one out. === Yet another off topic ad hominen attack. Mike's assertion was right on the money. Somewhere in that deal you are paying more or paying longer. Otherwise there's nothing in it for the dealer and that never happens. --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. http://www.avg.com |
#17
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On Saturday, May 13, 2017 at 8:03:55 AM UTC-4, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 5/13/2017 7:48 AM, Keyser Soze wrote: On 5/12/17 8:45 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote: On 5/12/2017 6:18 PM, True North wrote: Funny you say that. One Site said the Quest was manufactured from around 2008? Until 2016. That seemed odd to me but maybe Mrs E got a good deal on a leftover 2016 model. I'm sure Richard knows the story. BTW..Toyota sent me a form letter today saying how special I am owning a 2013 Highlander and living in this geographic area. Due to high demand for my model they have a special promotions on to enable be to upgrade to a 2017 model. Aren't those car salesmen thoughtful. It is a 2016 model. Had 3K miles on it as a dealer "demo" but is warranted and titled as "new". Peppy little sucker though and quiet. All that matters is that "she" likes it. Don't know if they still make them or not. I got a similar letter about the Nissan Altima I bought just about a year ago. "Due to a shortage of clean, previously owned autos we can offer you 125% of the current market value of your 2016 Nissan Altima towards the purchase of any new Nissan product. Geeze. Gimme a chance to put a few miles on it first, will ya? My wife got an email earlier this year from Toyota, offering her a fantastic trade-in on her 2016 Toyota Camry, which had a grand total of 7,100 miles on it (which the dealer knew). So we went over to the dealership and voila!...left with a spanking new 2017 Camry and a step up in model and trim, too. I still have no idea how this happened, but the cost to her to do this was almost nothing. Funny thing is that for me I've pretty much lost interest in cars in general. As long as it runs well and is comfortable to drive I really don't care what it is. The days of styling differences and even performance differences are long over. The styling of cars today is determined by wind tunnel testing to optimize gas mileage ratings. As a result, the Toyotas, Nissans, Fords, Chevys, Hondas, etc., all look the same from 20 feet away. No question the engines have improved enormously. My brain is still stuck in the 60's and 70's when a car approaching 100k miles was ready for the junkyard. Today, it's considered "low mileage". My younger son just replaced a Saturn (one that I had for a while) with another Saturn called a "Vue". The Saturn he replaced it with had 198K miles on it and still ran fine, other than a small oil leak. The doors and side panels of Saturns are plastic, so there is no rust whatsoever on it. I haven't gotten to that point yet. I still enjoy the performance, handling and features of a nice car. I suppose I'll be dialing that back some when I retire. I have to admit that when I drive my old yard truck it's nice to not worry about getting door dings. |
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8:22 AMIts Me
- show quoted text - I haven't gotten to that point yet. I still enjoy the performance, handling and features of a nice car. I suppose I'll be dialing that back some when I retire. I have to admit that when I drive my old yard truck it's nice to not worry about getting door dings. .... Speaking of 0% financing, I found in a local Facebook trader page, a really nice 1994 mercury Grand Markus with 95,000 miles and new tires all around. $1200.00. Cash I'm now driving a 1994 mercury grand Markus. |
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On Sat, 13 May 2017 06:29:38 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote: 8:22 AMIts Me - show quoted text - I haven't gotten to that point yet. I still enjoy the performance, handling and features of a nice car. I suppose I'll be dialing that back some when I retire. I have to admit that when I drive my old yard truck it's nice to not worry about getting door dings. ... Speaking of 0% financing, I found in a local Facebook trader page, a really nice 1994 mercury Grand Markus with 95,000 miles and new tires all around. $1200.00. Cash I'm now driving a 1994 mercury grand Markus. === Those things last forever with a little TLC. --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. http://www.avg.com |
#20
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On 5/13/2017 8:47 AM, Keyser Soze wrote:
On 5/13/17 8:22 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote: On 5/13/2017 8:09 AM, amdx wrote: On 5/13/2017 6:48 AM, Keyser Soze wrote: On 5/12/17 8:45 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote: On 5/12/2017 6:18 PM, True North wrote: Funny you say that. One Site said the Quest was manufactured from around 2008? Until 2016. That seemed odd to me but maybe Mrs E got a good deal on a leftover 2016 model. I'm sure Richard knows the story. BTW..Toyota sent me a form letter today saying how special I am owning a 2013 Highlander and living in this geographic area. Due to high demand for my model they have a special promotions on to enable be to upgrade to a 2017 model. Aren't those car salesmen thoughtful. It is a 2016 model. Had 3K miles on it as a dealer "demo" but is warranted and titled as "new". Peppy little sucker though and quiet. All that matters is that "she" likes it. Don't know if they still make them or not. I got a similar letter about the Nissan Altima I bought just about a year ago. "Due to a shortage of clean, previously owned autos we can offer you 125% of the current market value of your 2016 Nissan Altima towards the purchase of any new Nissan product. Geeze. Gimme a chance to put a few miles on it first, will ya? My wife got an email earlier this year from Toyota, offering her a fantastic trade-in on her 2016 Toyota Camry, which had a grand total of 7,100 miles on it (which the dealer knew). So we went over to the dealership and voila!...left with a spanking new 2017 Camry and a step up in model and trim, too. I still have no idea how this happened, but the cost to her to do this was almost nothing. Come on Keysor, have you done the math? Payment is the same? Did you pay anything to drive a way? Did you buy it on time? Did they add more time on to the payment program? Sheesh, I think you just wanted attention, Look at me I bought a new car too. And it didn't cost me anything. Those dealers sure are stupid. Look at me! Mikek I didn't think about it but I suspect you are right about these offers. I'll bet they only apply if you finance it through them. It just starts the interest cycle over again. I haven't financed a car purchase in about 25 years. They dealerships don't like cash buyers. I was told that only 8 percent of buyers pay cash for a new car. When I bought my truck in 2008 the salesman tried hard to convince me to finance it through Ford but I told him I wasn't interested. He then tried to get me to finance it, even if I just paid it off in a month or two. They must get some kind of kickback if the vehicle is financed through the financing arm of the manufacturer. Toyota was offering zero percent financing. As in 0%. I'm not saying the dealership doesn't get a kickback from that. Anything is possible. One way or another they are making money. It's either buried in the cost of the vehicle or some other voodoo economics but finance companies, even if an arm of the manufacturer, don't do stuff for free. |
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