ROFL Pete, who was looking at Mrs. Goodacre's bumps during spelling in 3 grade
-------------- Original message -------------- From: LWB250 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > How does someone "loose" money? Do they just toss it > up in the air to set it free? > > Sorry, but I am a member of the grammar/spelling > police, and this is one of the most common misuses of > a word, right up there with "seperate". > > Arrgh! > > Dan > > > --- Tom Hargrave wrote: > > > I'm sure that John got a good deal regardless. I > > know him well enough to > > know that he would not have bought the Mercedes > > otherwise. > > > > A dealership may "loose money" on an individual used > > car sale. For example, > > he may take a car in trade for $10,000 that's worth > > much less. But he won't > > loose money in the overall trade. > > > > > > For example: > > > > Joe Somebody drives his minivan in to trade on a new > > Mercedes. > > > > The Stealership gives him a $3000 trade-in allowance > > on a C class. > > > > Joe Somebody feels good about the trade because he > > knows that his minivan is > > only worth $500.00 - and that's only with a full > > tank of gas! He thinks he's > > "got one over" on the dealership. > > > > But Joe Somebody does not know that there is a > > buffer built into the selling > > price of the car for just this event. > > > > Joe Somebody drives his shiny new Mercedes to work, > > bragging about the great > > trade-in he got for his old minivan. > > > > Jane Somebody Else with 36 kids in tow comes in and > > buys the minivan for > > $1800. > > > > On the books, the Stealership lost $1200 on the > > minivan that they sold to > > Jane Somebodyelse ($3000 C class trade in - $1800 > > sale). And they are proud > > to show this, leaving Jane Somebodyelse with the > > impression that she really > > did get a great deal. > > > > But they made lots of $$$ on the entire string of > > transactions because they > > did very well on the C class sale. And they did > > especially well on the > > minivan sale because they would have sold it at > > auction for only $300.00. > > > > This same scenario is played out at every > > Stealership, every day. Now you > > know why I call them Stealerships!!!! > > > > Thanks, > > Tom Hargrave > > www.kegkits.com > > 256-656-1924 > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > On Behalf Of John Robbins > > Sent: Thursday, April 10, 2008 8:05 AM > > To: Mercedes Discussion List > > Subject: Re: [MBZ] Gave in... WAS: Must... resist... > > temptation > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > How does the dealer "loose" on this sale? > > > I've never known a dealer to "loose" on a sale, > > how does he stay in > > business? > > > > I think he lost money because he gave too much for > > the car as a trade in > > to sell the new Bluetec the guy bought... and he > > wanted it off his lot. > > I glanced at his computer screen and he paid > > nearly 28k for the car... > > It was listed at 29k a week or two before I test > > drove it. Regardless, > > I still think I got a decent deal. Certainly not > > the best deal, but I > > don't think I got taken to the cleaners either. > > > > John > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > For new parts see official list sponsor: > > http://www.buymbparts.com/ > > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > Checked by AVG. > > Version: 7.5.519 / Virus Database: 269.22.11/1368 - > > Release Date: 4/9/2008 > > 4:20 PM > > > > > > No virus found in this outgoing message. > > Checked by AVG. > > Version: 7.5.519 / Virus Database: 269.22.11/1368 - > > Release Date: 4/9/2008 > > 4:20 PM > > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > For new parts see official list sponsor: > > http://www.buymbparts.com/ > > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
