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Richard
Sheesh... you've made it quite clear who the teachers pet is now. jmonroe is unconsoliable! He thought he was your favorite.
I drove a 911 Turbo today. It was one of the single greatest thrills I've experienced. What a rush!
-moo
No, you may not sit next to him. Your seat, as usual, is in the corner---with the other "smart asses".
As for sleep, or the lack of, I haven't been sleeping well for the last two weeks. I'm teaching a class of 33 new teachers. They are having major problems with classroom discipline and lesson presentation techniques. I'm working up demonstration lessons and discipline role-play examples, hoping to help them. They are nice, bright young people. They just lack experience. Unfortunately, the universities don't prepare them for the real world. I compare this to KBB and Edmunds not preparing me for the real world of auto sales, right? At any rate, these teachers are responsible for over 1,500 children collectively. We owe it to the parents and grandparents to give these children the best teachers possible. I'm just feeling a heavy burden right now. It will come together. It always does.
Richard
---with the other "smart asses".
I'll take it. I've been called worse...by better. :P
jmonroe
'15 Genesis V8 with Ultimate Package and '18 Legacy Limited 6 cyl
2001 Prelude Type SH, 2022 Highlander XLE AWD, 2025 Camry SE AWD
What would you think would be fair to post?
"Nissan is a superior product"
My 2nd day on the job last week I didn't have a Vibe a customer wanted and told her I can get her one. However she and her husband who were repeat customers at our delaership were obviously pretty serious about doing business with us. They instead of waiting went down the street to a Pontiac store and they had a 2007 Vibe they bought. I followed up with her today and let her know I was still looking for her and my bosses were going to try to get one. Well that's when she told me after they left my dealership they went down the street and boy did they regret it. They said it was a total disaster buying experience. The salesman kept making promise after promise on delivering on a remote start system. It was going to be done later on Saturday, then Monday, then Tuesday, then today she got so ticked she took it and got one installed at a aftermarket store and told the dealer to cut her check.
She said "Rocky, you are a nice guy and I can tell I can trust you. I'm going to tell everyone I know to do business with you" That made me feel good.
-Rocky
"Nissan is a superior product"
"Nissan is a superior product"
mack :shades:
"Nissan is a superior product" :shades:
I guess I should be living in Europe, since I am a big fan of compact size (but not too small) neat looking 5 doors. With sticks of course! And big engines not required.
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
In Southern California area.
What do you think?
Now is not the time to second guess your purchase, just enjoy it.
2011 Hyundai Sonata, 2014 BMW 428i convertible, 2015 Honda CTX700D
Here is one that I am real excited about. This is going to be our C-Platform car. Currently we are the only major auto maker that does not have a C-class in the market place. Great timing with gas prices what they are.
This is scheduled for the late 09 model year or early 10 model year.
It is called a Verve.
Not to crazy about the name. I had to look up what it meant, it makes sense but how many people really know what it means. But hey at least we didn't call it a Rouge.
1. enthusiasm or vigor, as in literary or artistic work; spirit: Her latest novel lacks verve.
2. vivaciousness; liveliness; animation: I like a teacher with plenty of verve.
Admin note. I had to restart this thread because I had no reply buttons on page 1234 of this thread. Had them on all the other pages but not 1234. I logged off and back on, still no reply buttons.
Don't know what happened to the "Reply" buttons. The Hosts must be up to no good. :P
You have to keep your students guessing.
The LaCrosse only has 28K on it and our neighbor's wife just hit it when it was parked on January 2nd. The car is drivable and all, but looks awful as there is a huge dent on the driver's door near the front fender. The woman was driving w/o a license and her husband's insurance denied the claim on account of it. We gave the guy the chance to pay for it himself, but I think he is avoiding us now. My girlfriend is just going to go through her insurance to pay for it and let the insurance companies duke it out with each other.
I think that's why people don't like to buy Mitsubishi. Hard enough to pronounce and painful to type.
I am not sure. It is your post
GP
the bigger problem is KBB's definition of good, fair and excellent are not at all similar to what an average person would define as good, fair or excellent.
Any new car with more then 0 miles wouldn't be considered excellent by strict KBB standards. (e.g., free of any wear, I mean come on, that's silly, a new car's condition is "New", a condition better then excellent)
I was looking at a three year old camry that I would consider excellent, so did the dealer when he printed out and showed me kelly blue book price evaluation with "excellect" as the condition of the car
Why not do what I do on my school bus. Just say in a loud voice: I DON'T MIND GOING BACK TO PRISON, SO DON'T GET ME UPSET! Works every time.
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
You can get away with saying something like that where you live. Most places the kids would file a class action lawsuit for terroristic threatening. They'd win $1 mill each against the school system because you hurt their wittle bitty feelings. :sick:
That's why they call it "Mitsu".
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
You're probably right. I guess I'll just have to do away with the witnesses.
Funny you mention lawsuits. At a recent safety meeting a driver asked if she could press charges against a student who threatened to kill her and her family. She was told that she should forget it because due to the student's socio-economic status he was unable to help himself. It was his culture to make threats.
Anyway, to keep this from being deleted----I went to a domestic dealer to get some brochures and I was told I could get any car I wanted, configured just how I liked, delivered from the factory in just 3 weeks.
This was a shock. Nissan for example told me that an ordered car would be tough to get and would take 3 months or more. How come the domestics can do a better job? I'm not talking cars coming from overseas either. These were all for cars made in the US.
One funny thing, at the domestic dealer the salesman was very anxious for me to take a test drive. I told him I might do that but only when I was serious as I didn't want to waste his time joyriding,
He said "Don"t worry, that's what we're here for."
Really?
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
As far as posting a picture of the 911 Turbo, I think I'm going to leave that up to Mack. Or maybe I'll post a link. I'm not very good at the whole picture posting thing.
-moo
Those vehicles are going for around 12k right now.
-moo
Reading text with the last 4 or 5 letters missing is
extremely hard.
ps There is 6 inches of blank space to the right of
where you're probably going to put commercials.
Why?
Why all the blank space and text jammed hard
to the left?
All we're here for is text, a few pictures and a continuation of Mack's stories?
I'd rather pay admission than have to stick a
post-it over the flashing commercials. Dave
2013 Mustang GT, 2001 GMC Yukon Denali
Those Turbos are a force to reckoned with. Driving them is pure joy.
\-moo
Isell will never admit it, but he probably gave away five of those just last week, didn't you Craig?
2018 430i Gran Coupe
Mack
"Nissan is a superior product" :shades:
and another one.
"nissan is a superior product"
after purchase know it all that knows somebody
that got it cheaper.
If you say it was given to you free, they will
say they know someone that got one for free
and found 5 bucks in the console.
If you ask these afterbuyers before you buy
they have no leads, but miraculously know all
about what you should have done...after you buy.
2013 Mustang GT, 2001 GMC Yukon Denali
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
That's the 911 Turbo Cabriolet.
That's what Jescue sold today or yesterday.
-moo
-moo
Bahh! My Buick can do almost everything that turbo 911 can do and looks just as nice. Plus, I save myself a $150,000 in the process. :P
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2015 Kia Soul, 2021 Subaru Forester (kirstie_h), 2024 GMC Sierra 1500 (mr. kirstie_h)
Review your vehicle
Pricing is but one criteria to be # 1.
Saturn lacks in all but maybe that.
after purchase know it all that knows somebody
that got it cheaper.
If you say it was given to you free, they will
say they know someone that got one for free
and found 5 bucks in the console.
If you ask these afterbuyers before you buy
they have no leads, but miraculously know all
about what you should have done...after you buy.
Nicely put... I want to hang that in a frame in my office
GP
we've said of these people that they have perfect credit, cause they never paid anyone, and they've don't it perfectly.
wow, you're f$i guy can work miracles if they got this one done.
say they know someone that got one for free
and found 5 bucks in the console
We bought a slightly used demo/loaner as our second to the last car purchase and found someones checkbook tucked away in a pocket on the back of one of the front seats.
2011 Hyundai Sonata, 2014 BMW 428i convertible, 2015 Honda CTX700D
THE GRINDER - Will never be happy with his purchase. Even if you gave the car for free he will still complain that he has to put gas in the car.