Here are Clark Howard's car-buying tips: [link] He also says to get the Carfax report [link] on used cars and to have your own mechanic check out the car.
eta: What Kathy said.
Whoa! I... I think I'm having a thought. Yeah, yeah, yeah, that's a thought. Now I'm having a plan. Now I'm having a wiggins.
Xander ,'First Date'
Natter 67: Overriding Vetoes
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, nail polish, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Ginger - Jan 28, 2011 10:20:23 am PST #19762 of 30001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
msbelle - Jan 28, 2011 10:22:25 am PST #19763 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
wrt to the person holding a check, I would not write a check until a contract was drawn up.
Kate P. - Jan 28, 2011 10:25:08 am PST #19764 of 30001
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
Man, once again, the hivemind has proven itself an excellent resource. Thank you all for the tips and the links and everything! This is fantastic.
Liese S. - Jan 28, 2011 10:26:34 am PST #19765 of 30001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Yeah, and remember, you'll be fine. It's not the end of the world one way or another. It's a car.
Typo Boy - Jan 28, 2011 10:27:07 am PST #19766 of 30001
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
I would not write a check until a contract was drawn up.
Absolutely, but worth knowing that car dealers will try this.
Typo Boy - Jan 28, 2011 10:27:36 am PST #19767 of 30001
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
And you will be fine. And if you don't close a deal at one place there is always another.
Gudanov - Jan 28, 2011 10:34:02 am PST #19768 of 30001
Coding and Sleeping
Yeah, and remember, you'll be fine. It's not the end of the world one way or another. It's a car.
And it's probably better to get a mediocre deal on a car you really like than a great deal on a car you don't. 'Course a great deal on a car you really like is the happiest.
Polter-Cow - Jan 28, 2011 10:35:04 am PST #19769 of 30001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
E-mail all the local dealers in the area for Internet quotes so you have an idea of how low they're willing to start (and so you have quotes to show the dealer you actually want to buy your car from).
Lee - Jan 28, 2011 10:52:58 am PST #19770 of 30001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
I think the Princess Bride quote I use the most is "You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means."
§ ita § - Jan 28, 2011 10:55:13 am PST #19771 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
The question is: accent or no accent?