Willow ,'End of Days'
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And saying "we are being punished" is only pissing off faculty AND staff, and now, nobody wants to help you. This is life. Sometimes, people say NO to you. DEAL WITH IT! Adapt and overcome.
I am trying to teach my kids this lesson. When they want my help but are rude to me, I stop helping immediately and tell them to come back later and ask for help when they can do so politely. But le sigh, it is a hard lesson to learn.
At a different dealership. They got a nice 2008. Blue. It's got a panel in the dash that's not seating, and a chipped windshield. I'm showing him Edmunds website for my price. We are $3,000 apart. Something tells me, this won't be the one. I'm ok with that. But, it would have been nice to drive off with it. The only option it doesn't have, that I'd like, is USB jack (which this year doesn't seem to offer), and EV mode, again, this year didn't offer. But $3,000 is a big difference.
eta: The carfax says it's clean, no accidents. So, I doubt it was that. I suspect the previous owner installed an aftermarket thing, and removed it for sale, and busted the clip. I'm not seeing any other evidence of damage/accident. But. I'm no mechanic. And I didn't put it on the lift. It drives nice. :: shrug::
Now, just waiting for the sales dude to see if they can deal. I'm happy to use cosmetic flaws to save $3,000.
The biggest negotiating thing you have going for you with a car dealership is the willingness to walk away from the deal. Especially since you are looking for a Prius in Southern California, there are tons of them around so you just wait until the right deal hits.
He's had swollen tonsils as long as I can remember now, but the doctors all seem to think the surgery is worse than the frequent respiratory infections.
I hope Ryan is feeling better by now. I really regret talking my parents and doctors out of a tonsilectomy when I was young (but obviously much older than Ryan is now, cause of the logic thing) because I was constantly working the strep throat about monthly until I got them removed in my 20s.
The biggest negotiating thing you have going for you with a car dealership is the willingness to walk away from the deal.
Totally. That's the biggest negotiating tool you have in Life too. But especially with cars.
I was constantly sick with respiratory infections when I was a kid, until I got my tonsils and adenoids out when I was 10. This may not be a useful data point, I don't know.
I went to buy a birdhouse and a bird feeder, and there were so many different kinds! I became confused and left without anything. I knew there was a special type of feeder for hummingbirds, but how do I know which type of birdhouse/feeder to buy? And there are special places you're supposed to put them? I thought you just bought a little box with a hole in it and hung it in a tree. Trying to help wildlife is complex. Maybe I'll just stick with the bowl of sunflower seeds on the porch. They seem to like that.
The biggest negotiating thing you have going for you with a car dealership is the willingness to walk away from the deal. Especially since you are looking for a Prius in Southern California, there are tons of them around so you just wait until the right deal hits.Very much this. Which is why I'm doing it now, while current car doesn't have a major problem.
The sales guy was very cool. Wasn't trying to pressure me. Agreed that the two items were of note. Agreed with my Edmunds tool for pricing. And we agreed that we couldn't close the gap. He said he'd call when the tech's take a look at it and fix the errors. But, to be honest, no matter how nice the guy was, if this dealership did the 160 point inspection on the car, how did they miss a crack in the windshield? I think it's safe to say, I won't be buying from them. The panel on the dash that wasn't closing was the one with the START button for the car. You could see the wiring harness underneath. Did an idiot try to hotwire it? I dunno. I said, unless they want to give a one year warranty on electrical, I don't feel comfy buying that car.
o_a, the lack of a carfax report does not necessarily mean no accidents. If you pay the body shop directly and don't go through insurance it won't show up.
Zen, the main advice I have with regard to bird feeders is placing them in a place or way that keeps squirrels away, much more difficult than you would think. In Otter Lake there is the added fun of keeping them away from bears! They did a number on one of Mom's bird feeders.
Hummingbirds get kind of a liquid sugary type thing. Google images of hummingbird feeders. I'm sure that Audobon or the NWF can fill you in on what to look for.
Yeah, I can see how those issues would make you wonder what else the "160 point inspection" missed.