tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20099192.post2439178480274164347..comments2024-01-28T03:35:51.182-05:00Comments on Reassigned Time: Cross Your Fingers That All Goes SmoothlyDr. Crazyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12457967076373916629noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20099192.post-9341826062673089092008-06-20T23:22:00.000-04:002008-06-20T23:22:00.000-04:00There is a great book about buy cars called "Don't...There is a great book about buy cars called "Don't Get Taken Every Time". If you have a credit union, they might make it available to you. Google shows a link to a pdf of the first 10 pages or so, to give you a taste of it. I recommend it to anyone buying a car. We saw the author speak, and that knowledge has proved invaluable to us. <BR/><BR/>One key point is to separate financing from purchase by talking to your bank or CU before you go car shopping. Many dealers make their profit on the loan rather than the car. Another is to do what you did first, the homework, and what did later, which is to walk out the door when you got played. <BR/><BR/>Now you can go back to SCS#1 and see if he will match the deal you got at the other place. If today's market panic about a downgrade of the GMAC, Ford, and Chrysler credit operations is any indication, it is a buyer's market right now. Just remember, you will still get taken ... you just want to minimize the pain and maximize the gain.Doctor Pionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12513786840852469648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20099192.post-45476079430092502562008-06-20T14:57:00.000-04:002008-06-20T14:57:00.000-04:00I've acquired my last two or three cars from my da...I've acquired my last two or three cars from my dad. I did buy one or two used cars when I was younger, but I have no desire to deal with all of the negotiating or whatever. <BR/><BR/>Of course my dream is to live in a city where I don't even *need* a car. The DC Metro system is my dream mode of transportation. NYC and Chicago will do, too.chutryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04693309970668364809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20099192.post-22783643714776541602008-06-19T19:04:00.000-04:002008-06-19T19:04:00.000-04:00Good luck with the car buying.I don't feel empower...Good luck with the car buying.<BR/><BR/>I don't feel empowered by this kind of stuff either, I'd rather just have someone else take care of it for me. :)Psych Post Dochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02820776188567097127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20099192.post-15578473733340734412008-06-19T16:40:00.000-04:002008-06-19T16:40:00.000-04:00I'm terrible about such things for myself, but onc...I'm terrible about such things for myself, but once went with a friend who was buying a car. I was the one who said, "Right, this is too expensive, we'll go elsewhere." So the trick is to find a buddy for such jobs who has NO stake in it at all. (My husband is terrible at it, though they say that couples can do the good cop/bad cop routine.)<BR/>But oh, the life concierge? I am ready to sign up. Yesterday.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09716705206734059708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20099192.post-7213984612949250802008-06-19T14:41:00.000-04:002008-06-19T14:41:00.000-04:00I'm curious, too! My station wagon is getting old ...I'm curious, too! My station wagon is getting old and full of miles and I'll be looking soon for something smaller and more efficient. My aunt recently got a Fit and she loves it...Thoroughly Educatedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17606171535259466464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20099192.post-9362050681680810682008-06-19T14:07:00.000-04:002008-06-19T14:07:00.000-04:00Um, I brought my father with me when I negotiated ...Um, I brought my father with me when I negotiated this mess of car dealership guys about four years ago. I know, pathetic of me... But I didn't want to get ripped off, and it was my first new car purchase. Not that you need to blog it, but I'm curious to know what you're getting! My Honda Civic is almost paid off now, and I'm very happy with it.heleneschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00379096203492608139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20099192.post-34758346816074404172008-06-19T13:47:00.000-04:002008-06-19T13:47:00.000-04:00I know what you mean. I absolutely hate doing thin...I know what you mean. I absolutely hate doing things like that. I also have an unfortunate tendency to date people who have social anxiety, and I wind up shouldering all the 'grown up' work for the BOTH of us. It is definitely NOT double the fun, but I figure I'll get the hang of it someday.Elhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05251312768680769297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20099192.post-66322585134704823882008-06-19T12:21:00.000-04:002008-06-19T12:21:00.000-04:00When I finally succeed in doing scary things like ...When I finally succeed in doing scary things like this, it <I>is</I> empowering, but oy, the gnashing of teeth while I work up the courage to do it. That's why once I've done one Big, Scary, Responsible Thing, I try to keep the momentum going and do a whole bunch of them at once before the wind goes out of my sails. <BR/><BR/>But I really want a life concierge to do these things for me.Thoroughly Educatedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17606171535259466464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20099192.post-37267250423739916052008-06-19T11:13:00.000-04:002008-06-19T11:13:00.000-04:00YEA for the new car!! Doing it all yourself is sc...YEA for the new car!! <BR/><BR/>Doing it all yourself is scary, but paying it off and driving it for a long, long, time will be really good. I'm close to paying off my little corolla and I love it more every day!!Inside the Philosophy Factoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12255753259090709877noreply@blogger.com