Stories from the Sales Frontlines

oldfarmer50

"...I like Glock. I have a .40 cal..."

Dave, you wouldn't be ex-law enforcement, would you? When I go shooting in Florida (not worth the hassle in NY) I see many LEOs using those.

oldfarmer50

Wow! I can tell you are really excited with your purchace. That's great. Nothing is a much fun as getting a car you love.

Subie seems to have some enthusiastic fans. A friend a work just got an Outback and she loves it.

mako1a

Dave, you wouldn't be ex-law enforcement, would you?

No, but you're correct about LE. Mine is an ex FBI Model 22

modified with Crimson-Trace Laser Grips. 17 round magazines.

Trigger corrected to 2 1/2 lbs pull. (from 4 lbs). Perfect shooter.

oldfarmer50

"...the question of stopping power is a good one..."

I don't know about any of the others but getting shot once, from ANY gun, would stop me from doing anything but running away. I think it would be the same with most assailants

Do you have problems with PCP maniacs or wild boar in your neighborhood? :confuse:

oldfarmer50

"...Was driving and living on his own until the end..."

88 years of independence, you couldn't ask for better than that. I'm sure you made him proud. Add my "ditto" to the other comments.

jmonroe

Originally we were going to pay cash, but they offered Subaru financing at 0.9% and we decided to invest our lump sum and take the financing.

Congrats on the new Subie, I’m sure you’ll like. We’re still getting used to our Legacy. Not even 1000 miles yet.

About that financing, you got a good rate at 0.9%. We were also going to write a check but the salesman told me about their financing when I called to inquire about the car from his email. Back in end of November of 2011 when we got the Legacy, Subie was offering 1.9% for up to 36 months and 2.9% for 37 months through 72 months. We decided to finance $15K at the 1.9%. This financing is new to us but the rate seemed too good to pass up, yours was even better. We’ve been fortunate to not have a car payment since 1983. Bought a few used cars way back but still no financing.

I made damn sure we didn’t finance the Genny because Mrs. jmonroe was not all that thrilled that I wanted to get that car. She just didn’t think I needed a new toy. So, I wasn’t about to give her monthly reminders. :surprise: The Legacy is her car so I don’t have to worry about that. Anyway, she was in on that decision.

Congrats again and let us have a couple reports as you mile it up.

jmonroe

fezo

I think it's pretty clear that there is no "America's Team." The Cowboys hung the title on themselves. No one else buys it.

It is odd how no matter where you go you will find Cowboys fans, Steeler fans, even Dolphin fans. I don't know what it is about those teams. Not like you find Seahawk fans anywhere but in the northwest.

Pittsburgh - 6 - 2 in Super Bowls. Amazing record, even if they shouldn't have been in that first one. Under the rules at the time it was not a catch. The same pass with today's rules would be a catch.

Kirstie_H

I can't remember which of you are youngsters (though I can remember which of you are oldsters )

Are you a 20-something who recently bought a new car or who is right now in the market for a new car? A reporter is looking to talk with young Americans to see what they are looking for in their next new vehicle. Please contact pr@edmunds.com with contact information and a brief description of your experience by Friday, January 20, 2012.

driver100

"...Turns out it was a 2003...they would buy it for $4500..."
You should have bumped the offer to $4750 or even $5K.

That went through my mind too, but the fellow offering to buy was an older gentleman, 79 years old and he was a neighbor of the widow selling the car.....so I don't think she would have done that. He didn't put a down payment on the Ford, they just accepted his word that he would probably have the money the next day. If I wanted to scoop it I could have said $4900 and here's a down payment, but I think the fact they are neighbors still is the big factor.

I haven't heard so I guess he did get the money. That was my big hope, was that he couldn't get a loan.

I have a few negative thoughts, the biggest one is it looks huge, and I wonder if it will fit in the garage. I might measure the garage in case the deal didn't go through.

I know what you mean, I tried to post last night and gave up, now I don't remember what my pearls of wisdom were.

houdini1

Many concealed carry experts agree with you. They recommend the tiny .22 Mini made by North American Arms. It weighs about 5 ounces but is very reliable, well made, and easy to carry.

The theory is that a small .22 like that is worth much more to you during a confrontation than a .45 back at home in a drawer.

driver100

Lots of talk about football so I just thought I would add my 2 cents worth about tennis.
I was watching the Australian Open this morning as Marcos Baghdatis broke 4 tennis racquets in a row .
See it here:
Breaks 4 tennis racquets
Talk about needing anger management courses.

mako1a

A reporter is looking to talk with young Americans to see what they are looking for in their next new vehicle.

I have to say, this sounds a lot like "who cares about the old folks?"

After all, this particular forum is mostly inhabited by the over 60 crowd.

jmonroe

I think it's pretty clear that there is no "America's Team." The Cowboys hung the title on themselves. No one else buys it.


You got that right.

Pittsburgh - 6 - 2 in Super Bowls. Amazing record, even if they shouldn't have been in that first one. Under the rules at the time it was not a catch. The same pass with today's rules would be a catch.

I’m a little confused here. If you’re talking about the Immaculate Reception playoff game in ’72, the Steelers did not go to the Super Bowl that year. They lost the championship game to the Dolphins the following week. That was the game the Dolphins punter (I believe his name was Sipes) ran the ball for a first down. I was at that game too and I might have been the only one in the stands not screaming, “TURN AROUND…TURN AROUND”.

The Steelers first trip to the Super Bowl was for the ’74 season then the following year too, both wins. Don’t ask me to name all the others…there are too many.

jmonroe

fezo

You are, of course, correct. I had been rooting for the Raiders in that game and because that play cost the Raiders advancing I always thought it cost them playing in the Super Bowl but those Dolphins were stunningly good back then.

OK, you can remove the asterisk....

The thing with the pass is it went directly from Frenchy to Franco without hitting a defender. In those days that would not be a complete pass. It had to hit a defender, in this case Jack Tatum, in between. It didn't but what the hey. It's really what set the Steelers up to become the incredibly strong frnachise they are after decades of being on the wrong end of the joke.

jmonroe

That went through my mind too, but the fellow offering to buy was an older gentleman, 79 years old and he was a neighbor of the widow selling the car.....so I don't think she would have done that.

I wouldn’t worry too much about scooping up a car like that down there. They’re a dime a dozen and with the age of those folks another one will pop up before you know it. Heck, with the age of the guy that bought this one you might have another shot at it before you can blink. :surprise:

jmonroe

sterlingdog

"...inhabited by the over 60 crowd."

I agree. Since it is the older generation with the most money, you would think that they might be interested in what the older generation wanted. After all, we don't just own Cadillacs and Lincolns, or drive around in GM's. Many of us own Hondas, Chryslers, BMWs, Toyotas, Jeeps, Audis, Buicks, etc. Perhaps they think that we are so senile that we don't know what we want.

Richard

Kirstie_H

Oh, c'mon now! On the last request, we were looking for Buick Regal new owners.

We help find consumers for a wide variety of media outlets, for a wide variety of stories. Today, it's from a particular reporter looking for perspectives from 20-somethings. Tomorrow, it may be consumers interested in technology, consumers who have come back to one of the Big 3 after an absence, consumers who recently shopped for a new insurance company, consumers who had an easier/harder time getting auto financing, etc. I looked back, and this particular reporter is the same one who was looking for families in which the female head-of-household was in charge of car buying. There certainly hasn't been a shift in media interest, at least not among those we deal with, based on consumer age.

sterlingdog

When will they wish to interview those who have preferences for dishwashers, TVs, refrigerators, stoves, shavers, tires, car wax products, wood and tile flooring, bath fixtures, guns, etc.? :P

Richard

fezo

When will they wish to interview those who have preferences for dishwashers, TVs, refrigerators, stoves, shavers, tires, car wax products, wood and tile flooring, bath fixtures, guns, etc.?

How's your vacuum cleaner?

Kirstie_H

Good thing you came around and understood it isn't a vast media conspiracy against auto consumers who are "of a certain age." For a minute there, I was about to have the restaurant hostess announce, "Pity, party of one - your table is ready." :P

jmonroe

In those days that would not be a complete pass. It had to hit a defender, in this case Jack Tatum, in between. It didn't but what the hey.

Who says it didn’t? The officials made that call because they thought it DID hit Tatum. All the play backs of that play that I have seen can’t prove it didn’t hit Tatum first. Even with all the cameras that they use today that play would still be suspect. Anyhoo, I liked it as it was called. I’ll never forget the crowd after that game. Perfect strangers were hugging each other. I never heard so much horn blowing after a game like I heard that day and I have been to many Steelers playoff wins. You had to be there to believe it.

It's really what set the Steelers up to become the incredibly strong frnachise they are after decades of being on the wrong end of the joke.

I remember those bad old days. It’s a lot better this way.

BTW… NO, I did not let any 300 pound slobbering drunk hug me, no…no.

Does anyone want to talk tennis with 'driver' ??

jmonroe

fezo

But of COURSE you like the way it was called!

I don't see it hitting Tatum at any point but that's always one of the great football arguments of all time. I can't imagine if they did replay calls back then!

jmonroe

Many concealed carry experts agree with you. They recommend the tiny .22 Mini made by North American Arms. It weighs about 5 ounces but is very reliable, well made, and easy to carry.

Hey guys, have you noticed whose name is on this thread with all this gun talk. I’d comment but if a Hyundai exec or dealership service department employee goes missing, guess who they might come looking for?

Save me. If you want to talk guns start another thread…with a new name; like 'jipster' since he's the one that started this talk, OK?

jmonroe

imidazol97

>have you noticed whose name is on this thread with all this gun talk

When you type a reply, just change the carrythru name in the title:

driver100

Heck, with the age of the guy that bought this one you might have another shot at it before you can blink

lol........thanks, now I feel much better.

jmonroe

But of COURSE you like the way it was called!

You’re darn right I liked it. I’m a homer, I admit it. You can’t believe how many bad calls the Steelers had go against them back in their old days. I’ll never forget the time a Steelers running back jumped over a would be tackler for a long gain. The play was called back because a flag was thrown for “hurdling”. It was in the rule book but never enforced until that game and there were other bad calls too. They just seemed to have a way of collecting them. Most bad teams do.

Yeah, the football gods owed them one that day and I’m not admitting that it was a bad call, either.

jmonroe

nyccarguy

On bad calls! The officiating in the NFL is terrible

driver100

Does anyone want to talk tennis with 'driver' ??

Yeh, Jeez I show a guy who smashes 4 racquets to pieces and all I get is bupkis. I think Verdugo likes tennis, but he is probably away again for 3 months.

jipster

I carry a Babolat Drive Z 110 raquet (sounds a bit like a sports car). It is an oversized raquet, so possible to use as a home defense weapon as well. :mad:

Baghdatis seemed to be playing to the crowd after he broke the first raquet. He gets the raquets free from his sponsor, so he probably could care less how many he smashes.

P.S Cowboys Rule! :P
Steelers Drool.

driver100

On the last request, we were looking for Buick Regal new owners.

Are you insinuating that request was for us old guys and didn't include 20 year olds?

Is there a Discrimination Department?

driver100

I carry a Babolat Drive Z 110 raquet (sounds a bit like a sports car

Babolat sounds impressive, and a lot of stars are using them including Nadel. All my Head can boast of is Soderling. I guess it's time to get a Bobalot.

Kirstie_H

Yup, and I'm IT.

Complaint denied!!

verdugo

Hmmm, good ole jipster must have missed that one

See what happens when you try to read the forum while writing your next best seller?

verdugo

Always keep your stub or receipt if you shop at Rite Aid

LOL The gift that keeps on giving.

fezo

How ironic is it that they don't want to hear from old guys about Buick?

verdugo

I think Verdugo likes tennis, but he is probably away again for 3 months.

Sorry driver. I'm here, but I'm not a huge tennis fan. If you want to talk about the Steelers though, I'm up for it.

explorerx4

Not a Giants fan, but the non fumble by Green Bay call, even with replay, really made me mad.

explorerx4

It might not hurt to take a fly by, just in case the car is still there.

jipster

See what happens when you try to read the forum while writing your next best seller?

LOL. Yeah, I'll have to have my secretary screen the posts here from now on. :P

driver100

It might not hurt to take a fly by, just in case the car is still there

No, definitely sold. It is sitting there without plates, and my BIL said it is definitely sold. He did say many more will be available though.

driver100

Yup, and I'm IT.
Complaint denied!!

Sounds like a kangaroo court around here. I think that reporter could have a really interesting article if he wrote about people in their 20s who have recently bought a Buick. I'd like to read that one!

driver100

Sorry driver. I'm here, but I'm not a huge tennis fan.

Sorry about that, someone once said they only watch tennis. I guess it was someone who got lost a little while ago.

fezo

Yeah. We kicked the other tennis fan out. We're just keeping you because we have to meet our quota of Canadians. :P

sterlingdog

"Pity, party of one - your table is ready."

LOL! Love that one! Can't wait to use it.

Richard

sterlingdog

"...that reporter could have a really interesting article..."

He could win the Pulitzer if he just wrote about this crowd in general.

Richard

jmonroe

P.S Cowboys Rule!
Steelers Drool.

Well, you got the second part of that right…all over their Super Bowl trophies.

The Cryboys ran out of drool after their 5 th trophy. The Steelers have 6. :P

jmonroe

driver100

We're just keeping you because we have to meet our quota of Canadians
Thanks. I knew I wasn't completely crazy so I did a search of "tennis" on the site. I have about 1000 posts and Jip is on there a few times. But, I found the other tennis fan.

It was delthinking post 59158
" Also, I am not into any games except Tennis- US open being my favorite followed by Wimbledon !! "
Where's my tennis buddy when I need him?

It made me think about all the posters who have come here for a short visit...then there are the long time veterans. I think we should get some kind of medal.

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driver100

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jmonroe

Not a Giants fan, but the non fumble by Green Bay call, even with replay, really made me mad.

How about the “roughing the quarterback” call against the Giants when they barely touched Rogers? That was just as bad maybe even worse.

Jack Lambert was right…”they ought to put skirts on quarterbacks”.

jmonroe

jmonroe

Hey Fezo, like I say to the guys at the tennis club, there are about 14 Americans and 2 Canadians a-----l----l y---------o-----u h----a-------v------e
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Damn, it’s even worse when you spell it out. :surprise:

jmonroe