No it is not the fact that you are old. It's the fact that we actually care.
Back in the day any salesperson did not care quite at all if the customer was satisfied, they just box pushed the easiest purchase and torqued the customer until they bought. This is not the case now a days, if any dealer is worth your time and money they will listen to what you are asking for, be fair about things and take of you like family.
Anyone who tells you, you are getting "screwed on your trade" is purely not true. The vehicle may have dings and dents, that the client has forgotten about. Or it has rust or mechanical trouble or other problems. Cars are depreciating assets and every day they are on the road they lose their value. No vehicle will appreciate unless you are driving something vintage. If you drive a common sedan you will get common money for it, it is that simple.
There is not much money in a vehicle. We charge a certain price for our products because we install them professionally, the fact the author of this article wrote that "VIN Etching" can be done at home makes me cringe because a certified technician from for example "Sherlock" has to do it. We do things a certain way because that is how the manufacturer requests it to be done and if for example ruin something on the car doing an installation of something, we have to pay to fix it. We also guarantee every product we sell you, there is the value in having it done through us.
If the salesperson is being transparent with you, don't think they are playing you. Most salespeople these days are transparent, like myself. Integrity and honesty are the name of the game, if you don't take pride in what you do no one will come back to buy from you again and there you go, short term sales long term nothing.
As for warranties being for "suckers" yeah that can't be farther from the truth. That is like saying insurance is for suckers. Down the line after the manufacturer warranty has run out you will thanking your lucky stars for the extended warranty. I see many clients that come and say the reason they want a new car is because they DONE putting money on repairs. The extended warranty may seem like a lot up front, but in the long run when the car lasts you eight years being fully warrantied and you not having to drop a cent on maintenance but brakes, tires and windshield wiper blades, your pocket will be happy and you will be much happier. You can stretch the longevity of your vehicles life with a single warranty. Drive the car longer, get better bang for your buck and spend less money in long term.
As for the "four square" the reason why we use it is because the majority of people who sit down with their significant other or their friend use this method. It allows us to show different options of purchase or lease. We do not manipulate the figures, legitimate salespeople are in this for the long-run. Manipulating a client only creates negative feelings towards the salesperson and the dealership. This again does not create return clients which is how we make our money. If you give a good service and make the client understand what we are talking about and both parties feel good about the transaction then we did our job. It's all about the clients, no happy clients, not a very productive and long career.
As for us "playing with your head" and asking random questions about the value and options on a car. We do not know until the car is evaluated. We ask you these questions to make the evaluators life easier so we can get the evaluation done promptly so you do not have the spend hours in the dealership. Your time is valuable and we take that seriously. Also if we do not investigate your wants and needs properly you probably won't be interested in the vehicle that we will show you. By asking for your vehicle options, we can get a basis as to what you are used to driving and we can then discuss if you would like something equally equipped, less equiped or more equipped. We don't play with our client's heads, that just leads no where.
If you are paying invoice there is a reason for it. Cars in high demand will not be sold for a deal, it's like a Tesla, they do not negotiate. If the salesmen asks you early on how much you want to put down, they are not interested in finding a vehicle that will build value for you. They just want to go straight ahead to payment so they do not have to actually do their job.
The dealer has to be able to come up with the reason why the payment is that high. The dealer can't just put the monthly whatever they want and expect the client to just pay it. That is not good business practice and here in Canada actually incredibly illegal. If you buy accesories of course your price will cost more, otherwise its the taxes, borrowing cost, msrp, dealer fees for vehicle preparation and any applicable rebates that create your monthly payment.
At my dealership, if a car is hail damaged we don't even try to sell it...it just get's brought to auction...In fact we don't get reimbursed because every vehicle has a certain deductible and if the insurance pays for the damages we are obliged to fix it. Most dealerships do not pay the deductible for the insurance because it's usually above 5000$. Then just increases with every claim so it is not intelligent to do it that way. Most dealers actually take a massive hit for a damaged vehicle because they usually get sold at auction for a much much cheaper price and the dealer loses loads of money.
You do not get the best deal from the internet salesmen. Low price maybe, but value no definitely not. The internet salesmen usually does not qualify the client. He does not assess their needs. If for example you tow on a daily basis (because you are in landscaping) 8000LBS. Currently you are looking at a light duty pick up truck, and the internet salesperson does not know this. You agree on price, meet up and buy the truck and then you realize that you miscalculated the amount the truck which now is 7000LBS. This might not seem like much, but down the line you will hurt the truck and then have to either buy a new one, strengthen it or keep fixing it. A true salesmen has his customer's best intentions at heart. Be wary of those who only talk price those ones are the true sharks in the water because they actually do not care about you.
Non-factory aftermarket parts are not added unless the customer asks for them. No one these days does that unless they want to get stuck with a modified vehicle. Not one dealer where I am from modifies any vehicle unless it is pickup trucks and that does not happen that often either. Modifications occur only if the client asks for it.
Getting your own financing can be a good idea if the interest rates are higher than normal. Majority of places have their interest rates floating around 0%-2.99%. Getting a line of credit for example will get you an interest rate of around 2.4-2.8%. If you buy a vehicle that is above 2.8% it's understandable but dealerships usually offer better rates than the banks because now almost everyone has their own financial institutions that allow for way better interest rates than the average consumer can get through their financial institution of choice. Reason being: dealers deal in volume, so they have the best ways to negotiate with the banks for the best interest rates out there.
You can cancel the contract, but all of my clients don't because I actually take care of them. If a salesperson is honest with you their is no reason to cancel, it has to make sense for all parties and that's why I am doing well where I am.
We are not the scum of the earth trying to squeeze every dollar our of clients. We are honest individuals trying to make a living, just like you. Cut us some slack and I promise that you will get a good deal and above all the right vehicle to fit what your wants and needs are. Listen intently and let the salesperson go through the motions with you. They do this because they care and want to make sure that the vehicle you end up driving will serve you well for the years to come.
Another way to make quick money is to go to storage auctions where you can actually buy a storage unit full of stuff for as little as $1. Then you can turn around and sell the good stuff on Craigslist or OfferUp. Things I post on Craigslist often sell the same day if I don't price it too high. Check out Storagetreasures.com or auctionzip.com for a listing of auctions in your area.
It can be, depending on the industry. As well, home-based workers don't easily give up contacts to people trying to get their foot in the door. They guard their client list as if it were the codes for launching a nuke, forgetting we all were new to the game once upon a time. In the past I have always recommended freelancers I have worked with. That doesn't mean just giving away your client list. You work hard to build your contact list, clients, so someone new should not expect someone is going to simply hand all that work THEY did to someone new. But a few contacts/companies? Maybe I am a little naive, but sometimes the universe DOES reward generosity.
Of course, it's more difficult generally today than it was 10-12 years ago, when first jobs and then entire departments were sent overseas. (And yet you will still find that one company amazed by the lack of loyalty that existed once. You cannot help but laugh. First they start taking away your benefits, then it's fewer vacation time, then it's set-in-stone 3% yearly merit increases (unless you're an executive, in which case YOUR increase is often as much as the starting salary of two new employees), then they took your job and eventually department and shipped it to India, the Phillippines, China, etc., and wonder why there's no loyalty anymore, lol)
The sad thing is thanks to the government, thousands of disabled people could remain productive, feel like they still have something to offer. We don't have to lie in bed staring at the same 4 walls every day until our bodies finally give up the ghost. But try telling Social Security that. Their attitude is, if you are "well" enough to take online classes or be a home-based worker, just how disabled are you? And they'll take away your monthly disability check--the only income source for thousands--faster than Donald Trump loses his temper. It's ludicrous.
You don't need to be a MENSA member to know you can have a disability that is very time-consuming when you need to leave your home. Between IVs, pumps, tubes, flushing lines and unclogging tubes, taking whatever round of meds you are on, it takes me nearly TWO hours every day to 'start' my day. At night, the same in reverse. Naturally that means we cannot promise reliability; that Skype meeting at 2 pm that you were ready for, even early, you miss or tune in halfway through because the tube in your stomach inexplicably started leaking, so you needed to deal with THAT issue first.
So yes, we won't win any Punctuality awards perhaps, but what you ARE likely to get is someone dedicated, detail-oriented, has a strong work ethic. Even better for the employer is that disabled people are limited as to how much they CAN earn. And I have no problem with that.
What is a bit ludicrous is that many disabled people need Medicaid assistance too because their disability check simply isn't enough. Depending on someone's particular disability, why can't legislation be amended, allowing disabled people to earn, say, $20,000 a year (am just tossing out the 20K, not saying that's the maximum they should be allowed to make) along with their disability check.
And I will say it before someone else, inevitably, always does ("Uh-uh. Not on MY tax dollars!") because they react from emotion, not pragmatism. You ARE going to pay one way or another. Through higher sales or state taxes, piggyback taxes, higher insurance premiums, all of which means states collect even less revenue for the states. BUT.
How many states have actually done a study on the percentage of disabled people in their state, the percentage also collecting Medicaid because they can't get by on just their disability check? What is their 'burden' on the rest of a state's population?
(An aside here--but, strangely, since a disability check is really just your Social Security check that you are receiving now, it's for much less than if you had worked a full, 'normal' number of years.)
I would like to see states do a study on disabled residents able to perform some kind of employment, and still receive their monthly disability check. How many of these residents would still *need* a Medicaid supplement? What effect would it have on the percentage of taxes a state collected at the end of the year?
What he said! Keeping a lithium battery between 20 and 80% charged is a good rule of thumb; even a full charge can 'stress' the battery management system (BMS).
How do these apply to family? How do you ask your son-in-law to please put his coffee cup, plates in the dishwasher? We don't see them very often since they live so far away. The cost of food is another question of mine, I've asked my daughter to pay for the next go around since they have been here 2 months already and are planning on staying another 3 weeks. And she uses my vehicle to take our grandson to the park a good 30-35 minutes away. I would not go to her house and ask her if I could use her vehicle and leave her at home. We have a child's swing here and a kiddy pool. We have tried to be very accomadating so they will fell at home.
We moved a table into our bedroom and put our computer in there so I could do bills.
Have we done too much?
Yes, every year I Spring clean. I have a list of things I want to do like de-cluttering as I clean everything. Then I make a list of things I need to replace, repair, and create a budget.
first thing i do is something that is literally and figuratively making me see clearer: i clean the windows. mainly inside but if possible, outside too. it's my first go to. then i declutter and organize in general. and definitely put away winter things i may still have out.
I do spring clean, though I'm not a big fan of the process because it can seem so time consuming. I try to break up the cleaning into smaller tasks and think about the most efficient way to do things, like dust first, then vacuum. Getting rid of clutter first also helps make cleaning easier and faster
I spring clean my home. I like to donate clothes I haven't worn in the past year. I also like to shred old paperwork. Then there's just general decluttering.
I do a minor spring cleaning of getting rid of the things I've been meaning to. I typically switch the bedding out as well in anticipation of the warmer weather.
No it is not the fact that you are old. It's the fact that we actually care.
Back in the day any salesperson did not care quite at all if the customer was satisfied, they just box pushed the easiest purchase and torqued the customer until they bought. This is not the case now a days, if any dealer is worth your time and money they will listen to what you are asking for, be fair about things and take of you like family.
Anyone who tells you, you are getting "screwed on your trade" is purely not true. The vehicle may have dings and dents, that the client has forgotten about. Or it has rust or mechanical trouble or other problems. Cars are depreciating assets and every day they are on the road they lose their value. No vehicle will appreciate unless you are driving something vintage. If you drive a common sedan you will get common money for it, it is that simple.
There is not much money in a vehicle. We charge a certain price for our products because we install them professionally, the fact the author of this article wrote that "VIN Etching" can be done at home makes me cringe because a certified technician from for example "Sherlock" has to do it. We do things a certain way because that is how the manufacturer requests it to be done and if for example ruin something on the car doing an installation of something, we have to pay to fix it. We also guarantee every product we sell you, there is the value in having it done through us.
If the salesperson is being transparent with you, don't think they are playing you. Most salespeople these days are transparent, like myself. Integrity and honesty are the name of the game, if you don't take pride in what you do no one will come back to buy from you again and there you go, short term sales long term nothing.
As for warranties being for "suckers" yeah that can't be farther from the truth. That is like saying insurance is for suckers. Down the line after the manufacturer warranty has run out you will thanking your lucky stars for the extended warranty. I see many clients that come and say the reason they want a new car is because they DONE putting money on repairs. The extended warranty may seem like a lot up front, but in the long run when the car lasts you eight years being fully warrantied and you not having to drop a cent on maintenance but brakes, tires and windshield wiper blades, your pocket will be happy and you will be much happier. You can stretch the longevity of your vehicles life with a single warranty. Drive the car longer, get better bang for your buck and spend less money in long term.
As for the "four square" the reason why we use it is because the majority of people who sit down with their significant other or their friend use this method. It allows us to show different options of purchase or lease. We do not manipulate the figures, legitimate salespeople are in this for the long-run. Manipulating a client only creates negative feelings towards the salesperson and the dealership. This again does not create return clients which is how we make our money. If you give a good service and make the client understand what we are talking about and both parties feel good about the transaction then we did our job. It's all about the clients, no happy clients, not a very productive and long career.
As for us "playing with your head" and asking random questions about the value and options on a car. We do not know until the car is evaluated. We ask you these questions to make the evaluators life easier so we can get the evaluation done promptly so you do not have the spend hours in the dealership. Your time is valuable and we take that seriously. Also if we do not investigate your wants and needs properly you probably won't be interested in the vehicle that we will show you. By asking for your vehicle options, we can get a basis as to what you are used to driving and we can then discuss if you would like something equally equipped, less equiped or more equipped. We don't play with our client's heads, that just leads no where.
If you are paying invoice there is a reason for it. Cars in high demand will not be sold for a deal, it's like a Tesla, they do not negotiate. If the salesmen asks you early on how much you want to put down, they are not interested in finding a vehicle that will build value for you. They just want to go straight ahead to payment so they do not have to actually do their job.
The dealer has to be able to come up with the reason why the payment is that high. The dealer can't just put the monthly whatever they want and expect the client to just pay it. That is not good business practice and here in Canada actually incredibly illegal. If you buy accesories of course your price will cost more, otherwise its the taxes, borrowing cost, msrp, dealer fees for vehicle preparation and any applicable rebates that create your monthly payment.
At my dealership, if a car is hail damaged we don't even try to sell it...it just get's brought to auction...In fact we don't get reimbursed because every vehicle has a certain deductible and if the insurance pays for the damages we are obliged to fix it. Most dealerships do not pay the deductible for the insurance because it's usually above 5000$. Then just increases with every claim so it is not intelligent to do it that way. Most dealers actually take a massive hit for a damaged vehicle because they usually get sold at auction for a much much cheaper price and the dealer loses loads of money.
You do not get the best deal from the internet salesmen. Low price maybe, but value no definitely not. The internet salesmen usually does not qualify the client. He does not assess their needs. If for example you tow on a daily basis (because you are in landscaping) 8000LBS. Currently you are looking at a light duty pick up truck, and the internet salesperson does not know this. You agree on price, meet up and buy the truck and then you realize that you miscalculated the amount the truck which now is 7000LBS. This might not seem like much, but down the line you will hurt the truck and then have to either buy a new one, strengthen it or keep fixing it. A true salesmen has his customer's best intentions at heart. Be wary of those who only talk price those ones are the true sharks in the water because they actually do not care about you.
Non-factory aftermarket parts are not added unless the customer asks for them. No one these days does that unless they want to get stuck with a modified vehicle. Not one dealer where I am from modifies any vehicle unless it is pickup trucks and that does not happen that often either. Modifications occur only if the client asks for it.
Getting your own financing can be a good idea if the interest rates are higher than normal. Majority of places have their interest rates floating around 0%-2.99%. Getting a line of credit for example will get you an interest rate of around 2.4-2.8%. If you buy a vehicle that is above 2.8% it's understandable but dealerships usually offer better rates than the banks because now almost everyone has their own financial institutions that allow for way better interest rates than the average consumer can get through their financial institution of choice. Reason being: dealers deal in volume, so they have the best ways to negotiate with the banks for the best interest rates out there.
You can cancel the contract, but all of my clients don't because I actually take care of them. If a salesperson is honest with you their is no reason to cancel, it has to make sense for all parties and that's why I am doing well where I am.
We are not the scum of the earth trying to squeeze every dollar our of clients. We are honest individuals trying to make a living, just like you. Cut us some slack and I promise that you will get a good deal and above all the right vehicle to fit what your wants and needs are. Listen intently and let the salesperson go through the motions with you. They do this because they care and want to make sure that the vehicle you end up driving will serve you well for the years to come.
Cheers,
Nick
We dont spring clean we just try to keep the place as clean as possible throughout the year
Motorcycle wreck vs. car wreck. I need intact bones.
Bullet points remind me of a certain book.
Another way to make quick money is to go to storage auctions where you can actually buy a storage unit full of stuff for as little as $1. Then you can turn around and sell the good stuff on Craigslist or OfferUp. Things I post on Craigslist often sell the same day if I don't price it too high. Check out Storagetreasures.com or auctionzip.com for a listing of auctions in your area.
Sort of -- we "quarterly clean" our home. Each quarter, we do a big deep clean and pitch anything unnecessary.
It can be, depending on the industry. As well, home-based workers don't easily give up contacts to people trying to get their foot in the door. They guard their client list as if it were the codes for launching a nuke, forgetting we all were new to the game once upon a time. In the past I have always recommended freelancers I have worked with. That doesn't mean just giving away your client list. You work hard to build your contact list, clients, so someone new should not expect someone is going to simply hand all that work THEY did to someone new. But a few contacts/companies? Maybe I am a little naive, but sometimes the universe DOES reward generosity.
Of course, it's more difficult generally today than it was 10-12 years ago, when first jobs and then entire departments were sent overseas. (And yet you will still find that one company amazed by the lack of loyalty that existed once. You cannot help but laugh. First they start taking away your benefits, then it's fewer vacation time, then it's set-in-stone 3% yearly merit increases (unless you're an executive, in which case YOUR increase is often as much as the starting salary of two new employees), then they took your job and eventually department and shipped it to India, the Phillippines, China, etc., and wonder why there's no loyalty anymore, lol)
The sad thing is thanks to the government, thousands of disabled people could remain productive, feel like they still have something to offer. We don't have to lie in bed staring at the same 4 walls every day until our bodies finally give up the ghost. But try telling Social Security that. Their attitude is, if you are "well" enough to take online classes or be a home-based worker, just how disabled are you? And they'll take away your monthly disability check--the only income source for thousands--faster than Donald Trump loses his temper. It's ludicrous.
You don't need to be a MENSA member to know you can have a disability that is very time-consuming when you need to leave your home. Between IVs, pumps, tubes, flushing lines and unclogging tubes, taking whatever round of meds you are on, it takes me nearly TWO hours every day to 'start' my day. At night, the same in reverse. Naturally that means we cannot promise reliability; that Skype meeting at 2 pm that you were ready for, even early, you miss or tune in halfway through because the tube in your stomach inexplicably started leaking, so you needed to deal with THAT issue first.
So yes, we won't win any Punctuality awards perhaps, but what you ARE likely to get is someone dedicated, detail-oriented, has a strong work ethic. Even better for the employer is that disabled people are limited as to how much they CAN earn. And I have no problem with that.
What is a bit ludicrous is that many disabled people need Medicaid assistance too because their disability check simply isn't enough. Depending on someone's particular disability, why can't legislation be amended, allowing disabled people to earn, say, $20,000 a year (am just tossing out the 20K, not saying that's the maximum they should be allowed to make) along with their disability check.
And I will say it before someone else, inevitably, always does ("Uh-uh. Not on MY tax dollars!") because they react from emotion, not pragmatism. You ARE going to pay one way or another. Through higher sales or state taxes, piggyback taxes, higher insurance premiums, all of which means states collect even less revenue for the states. BUT.
How many states have actually done a study on the percentage of disabled people in their state, the percentage also collecting Medicaid because they can't get by on just their disability check? What is their 'burden' on the rest of a state's population?
(An aside here--but, strangely, since a disability check is really just your Social Security check that you are receiving now, it's for much less than if you had worked a full, 'normal' number of years.)
I would like to see states do a study on disabled residents able to perform some kind of employment, and still receive their monthly disability check. How many of these residents would still *need* a Medicaid supplement? What effect would it have on the percentage of taxes a state collected at the end of the year?
I can't be the only one curious, lol.
What he said! Keeping a lithium battery between 20 and 80% charged is a good rule of thumb; even a full charge can 'stress' the battery management system (BMS).
I will be doing a deep cleaning of my home this spring because I am moving!
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Yes, I do Spring cleaning every year. I have already started my Spring Cleaning for Spring is coming early this year.
How do these apply to family? How do you ask your son-in-law to please put his coffee cup, plates in the dishwasher? We don't see them very often since they live so far away. The cost of food is another question of mine, I've asked my daughter to pay for the next go around since they have been here 2 months already and are planning on staying another 3 weeks. And she uses my vehicle to take our grandson to the park a good 30-35 minutes away. I would not go to her house and ask her if I could use her vehicle and leave her at home. We have a child's swing here and a kiddy pool. We have tried to be very accomadating so they will fell at home.
We moved a table into our bedroom and put our computer in there so I could do bills.
Have we done too much?
This year will be the first year I spring clean my home. I'll be starting by doing a deep clean and rearraging of my bedroom!
Yes, every year I Spring clean. I have a list of things I want to do like de-cluttering as I clean everything. Then I make a list of things I need to replace, repair, and create a budget.
first thing i do is something that is literally and figuratively making me see clearer: i clean the windows. mainly inside but if possible, outside too. it's my first go to. then i declutter and organize in general. and definitely put away winter things i may still have out.
I do spring clean, though I'm not a big fan of the process because it can seem so time consuming. I try to break up the cleaning into smaller tasks and think about the most efficient way to do things, like dust first, then vacuum. Getting rid of clutter first also helps make cleaning easier and faster
Yes we spring clean, especially the garage and pantries/closets.
We do spring cleaning all year round :) We try to do a deep cleaning every six or ten weeks, otherwise the furballs start to outnumber the humans!
Yes, I definitely do
I spring clean my home. I like to donate clothes I haven't worn in the past year. I also like to shred old paperwork. Then there's just general decluttering.
One more thing! Car dealers can get $1/report from VinAudit
I do a minor spring cleaning of getting rid of the things I've been meaning to. I typically switch the bedding out as well in anticipation of the warmer weather.
Yes, we do spring cleaning. It mainly involves decluttering and donating things we no longer need.
I Spring Clean my house by cleaning out the closets and donating unwanted items, shampoo the rugs, wash windows, and clean all the winter blankets.