tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15076221.post1858482165159967921..comments2023-05-24T10:27:05.518-05:00Comments on TexasGoodies: New Car Bug - Chill PillTxGoodiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13726454503329795079noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15076221.post-49570798435007086062008-04-21T08:11:00.000-05:002008-04-21T08:11:00.000-05:00"I'll keep harping at you to about you and a littl..."I'll keep harping at you to about you and a little car. You ain't no little dude, dude and you, like me, are used to a certain comfort level. Your big old tank might guzzle, but it sure has a smooth ride and nice brakes and tons of other big car ride perks that the little ones just don't offer. It would be better to have a newer safety feature riddled ride though and that's the only thing that keeps me thinking it still might be Time to get something newer."<BR/><BR/>I'm hoping to get a couple more years out of the one I have but I'm already starting to look so who knows what will happen. I'm open to various cars, the extra kick of the Rav4 6 cylinder disappointing compared to the 4 cylinder you drove, but my needs are different and comfort can be found in all sizes of cars if you look hard enough. <BR/><BR/>PS: I could have been employed in the insurance industry based on my post, see how you are about jumping to conclusions? ;)<BR/><BR/>PPS: Had you played the cop card, you'd never have to worry about playing it again, as per our agreement. :pAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15076221.post-78127552206399963062008-04-19T11:55:00.000-05:002008-04-19T11:55:00.000-05:00Anonymous Cop Bud... (you said it not me). When th...Anonymous Cop Bud... (you said it not me). When that Rene guy irked me off I could of played my cop card (you!), but I agree, we did look kind of scruffy and without funds. But unless my hormone level was spiking that day, it was all in the presentation. I pegged the guy as a jerk and life is too short to deal with jerks if you don't have to and *I* don't have to. What did it for me was not having to jump through paper hoops the 1st time and being able to drive by myself. NOW maybe it was because there was TWO of us...whether scruffy factored in or not, I dunno.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for going with me. I always value your take on pretty much every given situation.<BR/><BR/>I'll keep harping at you to about you and a little car. You ain't no little dude, dude and you, like me, are used to a certain comfort level. Your big old tank might guzzle, but it sure has a smooth ride and nice brakes and tons of other big car ride perks that the little ones just don't offer. It would be better to have a newer safety feature riddled ride though and that's the only thing that keeps me thinking it still might be Time to get something newer.TxGoodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13726454503329795079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15076221.post-49075676146215885652008-04-19T11:45:00.000-05:002008-04-19T11:45:00.000-05:00Lainey, ain't it the truth though! I liked the fir...Lainey, ain't it the truth though! I liked the first guy at the Toyota dealership... his name was Edwin Landaverde and he didn't come across like a Gallery Furniture landshark, if you get my meaning. I've walked out of Gallery 2 or 3 times now because they pounce on you and don't even let you look around.<BR/><BR/>Hugs to you gal...TxGoodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13726454503329795079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15076221.post-56549977697603432582008-04-18T17:32:00.000-05:002008-04-18T17:32:00.000-05:00As the friend in question, my observation going in...As the friend in question, my observation going into the whole mess was "why does she need a new car when this one works just fine?" I know it let you down a single time not long ago but getting a new one is no indication of 100% reliability either. Better to spend a couple bucks and have a GOOD mechanic you TRUST to go over it with a fine tooth comb, testing all the things he would as if he were going to buy it for his teenage daughter.<BR/><BR/>As far as the Toyota salesman (Rene Valdez), he wasn't so bad and I wouldn't hand over the keys to a brand new $20k car on the basis of a TDL and insurance card either; I can tell you that my department makes a LOT of auto theft reports under those same circumstances and both of us (well, mostly me) looked mighty scruffy that day. I don't fault your decision, one of the perks to having money is the quirkiness to spend it as you see fit under your own rules of conduct, but I can't fault his either.<BR/><BR/>Carmax was another experience, "Rad" being an interesting name for the gentleman that assisted you. I know good darned well that under any other circumstance, you'd have been on high alert around him, just as I suspect he'd have been around me if I were in uniform. Still, aside from the repeated powerpoint presentation (designed by the company to lessen consumer frustration when told their used car they want to unload isn't worth what they hoped for), he seemed pretty cool.<BR/><BR/>I like my gas hog for the comfort it offers and I can afford the price of gas as high as it goes. Still, I considered some of the 4 cylinder "Nagasaki nut buckets" as our deceased friend would call them as likely candidates for future purchase. I'd like to get another year out of mine but getting a two year old car (which is what 2007 models are being called these days) is starting to grow in the back of my head, thanks in part to going with you on your expedition.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15076221.post-44382392057609526822008-04-17T20:46:00.000-05:002008-04-17T20:46:00.000-05:00Car salesmen give me the creeps!Car salesmen give me the creeps!Laineyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04163692252351274511noreply@blogger.com