Glad shes ok Evan. I've wrecked a couple vehicles in my life and the soreness goes away over time . Every time I walked away I was just thankful to be alive.
Awesome late shave this afternoon. Big Red and the Hulk decided to join ranks. I put the Hawk V2 on the shortened Maggard's MR7. I really like the shorter and better grip on the aluminum Hawk. Still a little tuggy on the first pass but that may be the nature of the beast so to speak. We are visiting the grandboy and he is such a cuttie. Grandmother actually let me hold him. Y'all take care and I will get caught up with the post.
Thanks Dave! Blessed Dad! Something tells me you've been there, probably more than once. Sent from my SM-G960U using Tapatalk
No kids but I was one. Happy for you and your daughter. Sounds like you're instilling good values. Cheers
Awesome shave Danny! I didn't congratulate you on the grandson yet! Super fun! Enjoy spoiling him. Remember, that's your job now. Sent from my SM-G960U using Tapatalk
I am glad your daughter is getting a new car. I hate to burst your bubble, but a car salesman will do anything to make the sale, even putting on an act to make you think that you got the better of him. Most people are unaware that there's a front and back end commission. The front end is what you may pay above the tissue price which is the "wholesale" price. Dealer's get financial kickbacks from automakers if they move a certain number of cars in a month so sometimes they will pass the savings onto you, but they still are making an upfront commission. If they don't make the upfront commission because they want to make a deal, then the F and I manager will bump up the interest rate and try to sell you the warranty, undercoating, the more expensive CD/radio, and any other extras that aren't standard for the vehicle. If the F and I manager does his job, the salesman gets part of that back end commission plus a minimum amount for each car he sells. The dealer has to make a profit, otherwise, he is out of business. The dealer relies on making a killing on trucks and suvs than cars because there is more of a markup for him to offset in order to make a deal. In a sense, truck or suv deals subsidize the low commission car deals. Bottom line: the dealer wants all sides to be happy with the transaction, but the dealer wants to be the happiest of all. How do I know this? I was a car salesman for a short period of time from April of 1999 to Spring of 2001.
You had a great day, Danny! You had a super shave and you met your new grandson. I stand corrected. You had a great, Alabama awesome day!
That may be true, but he forgot to mention the Sharp Dressed Man....course he SHOWED it to us, but I suppose there's the shave itself to talk about.
I hope they made something off it. It was a used car they took in on trade. It had been on their lot a long time and I suspect it was about to go to auction. I'm pretty sure he was upset because when they asked me about financing I told them not to worry because I was pre-approved. When they asked by who, I told them Capitol One. This was a true statement, I had gotten pre-approved by Capitol One at a high rate. He then promised to make me a better deal on financing and we started discussing price. After I talked him down I said, "Is this a deal you'd still make if I didn't finance with you?" (we had already discussed that I was pre-approved). He said yes... then I said, "I'll be paying cash." I then refused to pay the other add on fees. We litterly went through the invoice line-by-line. That's when he started trembling. It was a Kia on a Ford dealers lot and it had been there a long time. I knew they were motivated. They made more than they would have at auction or they wouldn't have sold it. On average the hidden fees and financing pays off big. Most cash buyers let it slip that they're paying cash. I knew this so I let him believe I would agree to high interest rate financing. I used that assumption to negotiate a below blue book price, then I paid cash. He was upset because I played him and players don't like being played.
