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2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
And for my ego, the adviser raved about the condition of my car. I bet they see some gross stuff from time to time.
2017 Cadillac ATS Performance Premium 3.6
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport; 2020 C43; 2021 Sahara 4xe 1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica Wife's: 2015 X1 xDrive28i Son's: 2009 328i; 2018 330i xDrive
2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
Everyone there seemed to be in good spirits anyway, maybe not being grumbled at all day is an upside in that business right now. I've never had a complaint there.
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
They are leaving it open on Sundays 8-5. Since I haven't seen the use level during the week with all the work from home folks and "study at home" school folks using the cemetery, maybe the public use is interfering.
We'll go back next Sunday to see more of the blooming trees and plantings. It was cathartic for us.
2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,
2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,
I once looked at a cheap car for my nephew and the guy said on the phone “my price is real firm so don’t show up if you don’t like the price”. A little brusk I thought but ok, the price is the price.
Took a test drive and the car was junk so I said no thanks. Next week it was advertised for 20% less. The next week another 20% less.
So sometimes the firm price isn’t so firm.
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
We are all turning into dogs. We roam the house all day looking for food, if we get too close to people get told NO, and get overly excited to go for a ride in the car.
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
But today? If we aren’t close on price, I’m not going to let the tire kickers (which I’m one of on occasion, BTW) come drive my car, decide they want to low ball me, and I have to turn around and disinfect the car each time.
If he would have said, “after I drive it, and I like it, I’d be willing to go $27K”, I would have done that.
Plus, how many times have all of us here sold a car privately and had to sift through all the “will you finance me?” Or, “can I make payments on it to you?” Or, “I have to get my wife’s/husband’s approval first”.
I’m trying to sift through all that. Plus, I’m not desperate. If it sells, it sells. If not, I’ve got two nice cars sitting in the GG garage.
But, here goes....My bosses boss, my boss, and I had a nice conversation this a.m. We talked about the state of our business, how this whole craziness is affecting us, collectively and individually, and finally, my voluntary separation package terms.
I am bowled over by the company’s generosity. Briefly, they’ll pay me through the end of the year. They’ll pay all of my unused PTO and vacation time (an additional 5 months). They’ll pick up my benefits until the end of 2021. I will stay “on call” for them until the end of the year. I do have some relationships that will have to be transitioned with some very big companies that will need to be “eased” into a new person’s job description.
They want me to write up employee reviews for all of those who report to me, and to transition those folks over to the new manager(s).
But overall, aside from a trip here and there (when/if they allow trips) and some easy paperwork and conference calls, I’m pretty much done.
I’m humbled and quite appreciative. But, it looks like with the free time I now have, I’ll be joining some of you who while away the hours playing early bird bingo.
2017 Cadillac ATS Performance Premium 3.6
Don't beat yourself up about the tester guy, I would say the chance he would buy the car was about .5%
2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
One families experience self-isolating:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdcS0Nbo7Ng
2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
Congrats on making it to the next phase in your life; perhaps you'll join @oldfarmer50 and @Sandman6472 in taking a part time job shuttling rental cars around.
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2015 Subaru Outback 3.6R / 2014 MINI Countryman S ALL4
@driver100 ...my former company was acquired by my current company quite a few years ago. So, my tenure with both is more than just a few years. Still, my former company never would have been as generous.
FWIW, when you're retired you might find yourself getting in here late too. Just one of those things you'll have to live with.
Good luck.
jmonroe
'15 Genesis V8 with Ultimate Package and '18 Legacy Limited 6 cyl
You are certainly within your rights to name a firm price and stick to it. Sometimes that’s the easier decision for a buyer...it’s either worth it or not. No agonizing if it’s worth it at $25k, $26k or $29k.
Personally, I think you’d be happier keeping it as you enjoy your Acuras.
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
Perhaps when you get tired of sitting home and the pandemic ends you can join Sandy and I in the exciting world of minimum wage retiree employment.
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
Unless you drive a car carrier............
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
They don't have a shuttle service so this was the only way to do it. I take it in next week on Tuesday....my final prepaid service
2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
Sure sounds like you are well liked by your company and those who you report to. That's almost a "golden parachute" benefit. I sure hope their business recouperates after this tragic mess. It's a situation that so many millions of people are caught up in. I would imagine that if I was still in the education business I might be relegated to teaching the students onlline since there is no school building filled with kids. I wouldn't mind that at all, but eventually, schools will reopen. Same for my manager position at the new car dealership. I am sure they are reducing their workforce in all areas (parts, service and sales) since hardly anyone is out looking at or buying new or used cars due to the strict "stay-at-home" policies implemented by the County(s) I live in or near.
2021 Genesis G90
Fiance's son has had to let some of his people go, he's on a 20% salary cut for the next 6 months.
'21 Dark Blue/Black Audi A7 PHEV (mine); '22 White/Beige BMW X3 (hers); '20 Estoril Blue/Oyster BMW M240xi 'Vert (Ours, read: hers in 'vert weather; mine during Nor'easters...)
Not one to circle my team’s accomplishments, but when my marketing, sales and support staff took over our little dept, we were billing low 7 figures with a 14% gross margin. As of 2019 Q4, we were billing mid 9 figures in revenue with 26% gross margins. Proud of them and what they accomplished.
It’s not like the company didn’t benefit from me team’s efforts.
As long as they stay the course we’ve set, they’ll be fine.
Great news. Congrats!
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport; 2020 C43; 2021 Sahara 4xe 1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica Wife's: 2015 X1 xDrive28i Son's: 2009 328i; 2018 330i xDrive
TrueCar has forecast a sales drop for March of 37 percent and Lyman said sales in April could also be off between 50 percent to 60 percent.
Just how bad March was is an open question. Cox Automotive did not release a monthly forecast, but said its data showed that on March 27, new vehicle sales to consumers fell 55 percent versus the same day in 2019.
In U.S. states under “stay-at-home” orders, sales fell as much as 80 percent to 90 percent, Cox estimated. Those include states like California and New York, home to a large portion of the American car-buying population.
GM and Toyota report March sales today. Could be a good time to buy, if you really
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2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
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