Re: [MBZ] Commiefornia

[Floyd Thursby via Mercedes]

At Hobby airport in Houston I would park at the rental car lot for a few 
$$ a day then ride the shuttle over, less than half the price of the 
terminal garage and door-door service.


--FT

On 2/11/20 8:48 PM, Curley McLain via Mercedes wrote:
yeah, don't rent a car at a kollyfonia airport.   They add on $150 a 
week in extra charges, (taxes and environmental payments, and medical 
and social services for illegal
aliens charges )   Rent from the local toada stealer.  you'll save 
~$30 a day or ~150 a week.   The toada stealer sent their courtesy van 
to pick us up at the airport, and since we returned the car at a time 
the driver was out, they paid for the u ber driver to take us back to 
the airport.   Best of all the people were great.  Better than I've 
ever been treated at an MB dealer, other than the long defunct 
Bickelhaupt Motors.


Yeah, I know... .friends don't let friends buy a toada.   But for 
years a lot of the 9 zip codes have had rental fleets that are 
heavily toada, so we kind of expect to see toada rentals.   I called 
Mossy Ford, and they transferred me to the rental dept. That turned 
out to be the rentatoada department.   The manager, Pete, told me that 
toada highly encourages their stealers to rent cars at rates that 
undercut the #1 and #2 rentacar companies.   If you ever need to fly 
into San Diego, call up mossy's rental office and save money.



G Mann via Mercedes 
February 11, 2020 at 10:41 AM
California: $285 a night the room is $15 a night... the rest of the
charge is taxes and environmental payments, and social services for 
illegal

aliens charges...
Welcome to California...



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Re: [MBZ] Commiefornia

[Max Dillon via Mercedes]

That's a great tip!


Feb 11, 2020 8:49:30 PM Curley McLain via Mercedes :

> yeah, don't rent a car at a kollyfonia airport. They add on $150 a
> week in extra charges, (taxes and environmental payments, and medical
> and social services for illegal
> aliens charges ) Rent from the local toada stealer. you'll save
> ~$30 a day or ~150 a week. The toada stealer sent their courtesy van
> to pick us up at the airport, and since we returned the car at a time
> the driver was out, they paid for the u ber driver to take us back to
> the airport. Best of all the people were great. Better than I've ever
> been treated at an MB dealer, other than the long defunct Bickelhaupt
> Motors.
>
> Yeah, I know... .friends don't let friends buy a toada. But for years
> a lot of the 9 zip codes have had rental fleets that are heavily
> toada, so we kind of expect to see toada rentals. I called Mossy Ford,
> and they transferred me to the rental dept. That turned out to be the
> rentatoada department. The manager, Pete, told me that toada highly
> encourages their stealers to rent cars at rates that undercut the #1 and
> #2 rentacar companies. If you ever need to fly into San Diego, call up
> mossy's rental office and save money.
>
>

Max Dillon
Charleston SC


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Re: [MBZ] Commiefornia

[Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes]

Many airports finance their expansions with a usurious tax on rental car
contracts.

On Tue, Feb 11, 2020 at 8:54 PM Curt Raymond via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

>  I just last Saturday returned a Nissan Armada rental to LAX. Total cost
> for the week including taxes was $222.45. It seems unlikely I got the car
> for $72.45 a week.
> -Curt
>
> On Tuesday, February 11, 2020, 8:49:30 PM EST, Curley McLain via
> Mercedes  wrote:
>
>  yeah, don't rent a car at a kollyfonia airport.   They add on $150 a
> week in extra charges, (taxes and environmental payments, and medical
> and social services for illegal
> aliens charges )   Rent from the local toada stealer.  you'll save
> ~$30 a day or ~150 a week.   The toada stealer sent their courtesy van
> to pick us up at the airport, and since we returned the car at a time
> the driver was out, they paid for the u ber driver to take us back to
> the airport.   Best of all the people were great.  Better than I've ever
> been treated at an MB dealer, other than the long defunct Bickelhaupt
> Motors.
>
> Yeah, I know... .friends don't let friends buy a toada.   But for years
> a lot of the 9 zip codes have had rental fleets that are heavily
> toada, so we kind of expect to see toada rentals.   I called Mossy Ford,
> and they transferred me to the rental dept.   That turned out to be the
> rentatoada department.   The manager, Pete, told me that toada highly
> encourages their stealers to rent cars at rates that undercut the #1 and
> #2 rentacar companies.   If you ever need to fly into San Diego, call up
> mossy's rental office and save money.
>
> > G Mann via Mercedes 
> > February 11, 2020 at 10:41 AM
> > California: $285 a night the room is $15 a night... the rest of the
> > charge is taxes and environmental payments, and social services for
> > illegal
> > aliens charges...
> > Welcome to California...
> >
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Re: [MBZ] Commiefornia

[Curt Raymond via Mercedes]

 I just last Saturday returned a Nissan Armada rental to LAX. Total cost for 
the week including taxes was $222.45. It seems unlikely I got the car for 
$72.45 a week.
-Curt

On Tuesday, February 11, 2020, 8:49:30 PM EST, Curley McLain via Mercedes 
 wrote:  
 
 yeah, don't rent a car at a kollyfonia airport.   They add on $150 a 
week in extra charges, (taxes and environmental payments, and medical 
and social services for illegal
aliens charges )   Rent from the local toada stealer.  you'll save 
~$30 a day or ~150 a week.   The toada stealer sent their courtesy van 
to pick us up at the airport, and since we returned the car at a time 
the driver was out, they paid for the u ber driver to take us back to 
the airport.   Best of all the people were great.  Better than I've ever 
been treated at an MB dealer, other than the long defunct Bickelhaupt 
Motors.

Yeah, I know... .friends don't let friends buy a toada.   But for years 
a lot of the 9 zip codes have had rental fleets that are heavily 
toada, so we kind of expect to see toada rentals.   I called Mossy Ford, 
and they transferred me to the rental dept.   That turned out to be the 
rentatoada department.   The manager, Pete, told me that toada highly 
encourages their stealers to rent cars at rates that undercut the #1 and 
#2 rentacar companies.   If you ever need to fly into San Diego, call up 
mossy's rental office and save money.

> G Mann via Mercedes 
> February 11, 2020 at 10:41 AM
> California: $285 a night the room is $15 a night... the rest of the
> charge is taxes and environmental payments, and social services for 
> illegal
> aliens charges...
> Welcome to California...
>

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Re: [MBZ] Commiefornia

[Curley McLain via Mercedes]

yeah, don't rent a car at a kollyfonia airport.   They add on $150 a 
week in extra charges, (taxes and environmental payments, and medical 
and social services for illegal
aliens charges )   Rent from the local toada stealer.  you'll save 
~$30 a day or ~150 a week.   The toada stealer sent their courtesy van 
to pick us up at the airport, and since we returned the car at a time 
the driver was out, they paid for the u ber driver to take us back to 
the airport.   Best of all the people were great.  Better than I've ever 
been treated at an MB dealer, other than the long defunct Bickelhaupt 
Motors.


Yeah, I know... .friends don't let friends buy a toada.   But for years 
a lot of the 9 zip codes have had rental fleets that are heavily 
toada, so we kind of expect to see toada rentals.   I called Mossy Ford, 
and they transferred me to the rental dept.   That turned out to be the 
rentatoada department.   The manager, Pete, told me that toada highly 
encourages their stealers to rent cars at rates that undercut the #1 and 
#2 rentacar companies.   If you ever need to fly into San Diego, call up 
mossy's rental office and save money.



G Mann via Mercedes 
February 11, 2020 at 10:41 AM
California: $285 a night the room is $15 a night... the rest of the
charge is taxes and environmental payments, and social services for 
illegal

aliens charges...
Welcome to California...



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Re: [MBZ] Commiefornia

[Randy Bennell via Mercedes]

On 11/02/2020 1:41 PM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes wrote:

There was a time when I really wanted to live in the San Diego area, but I
doubt I could ever afford to live there unless I bought a live-aboard boat.

The climate is amazing, but the costs are crazy and the disappointing part
is that those costs appear to be self-inflicted by the state and local
government.
-
Max
Charleston SC

 And, the desirable climate means lots of people want to live there and 
the competition for housing etc is high so the prices go up.


RB


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Re: [MBZ] Commiefornia

[Meade Dillon via Mercedes]

There was a time when I really wanted to live in the San Diego area, but I
doubt I could ever afford to live there unless I bought a live-aboard boat.

The climate is amazing, but the costs are crazy and the disappointing part
is that those costs appear to be self-inflicted by the state and local
government.
-
Max
Charleston SC


On Tue, Feb 11, 2020 at 1:30 PM Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

> Imagine living here.
>
>
>
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Re: [MBZ] Commiefornia

[Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes]

Imagine living here.

On Tue, Feb 11, 2020, 8:42 AM G Mann via Mercedes 
wrote:

> California: $285 a night the room is $15 a night... the rest of the
> charge is taxes and environmental payments, and social services for illegal
> aliens charges...
> Welcome to California...
>
> On Tue, Feb 11, 2020 at 8:50 AM dan--- via Mercedes  >
> wrote:
>
> > Bad enough that he’s in Fresno. Could be worse, I guess. Could be in
> > Stockton.
> >
> > -D
> >
> > > On Feb 11, 2020, at 10:10 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes <
> > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > It depends on what else is in the area and what else is going on at the
> > time. The most I ever paid was $700/night at a Radisson on 32nd st in NYC
> > while the UN was in town. I told the customer it was an expensive week
> for
> > me to be there but they insisted. They were paying so the customer gets
> > what the customer wants...
> > >
> > > -Curt
> > >
> > >On Tuesday, February 11, 2020, 12:01:54 AM EST, Kaleb Striplin via
> > Mercedes  wrote:
> > >
> > > I’m out in California where a very old and dated Courtyard is $285 per
> > night.
> > >
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[G Mann via Mercedes]

California: $285 a night the room is $15 a night... the rest of the
charge is taxes and environmental payments, and social services for illegal
aliens charges...
Welcome to California...

On Tue, Feb 11, 2020 at 8:50 AM dan--- via Mercedes 
wrote:

> Bad enough that he’s in Fresno. Could be worse, I guess. Could be in
> Stockton.
>
> -D
>
> > On Feb 11, 2020, at 10:10 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> >
> > It depends on what else is in the area and what else is going on at the
> time. The most I ever paid was $700/night at a Radisson on 32nd st in NYC
> while the UN was in town. I told the customer it was an expensive week for
> me to be there but they insisted. They were paying so the customer gets
> what the customer wants...
> >
> > -Curt
> >
> >On Tuesday, February 11, 2020, 12:01:54 AM EST, Kaleb Striplin via
> Mercedes  wrote:
> >
> > I’m out in California where a very old and dated Courtyard is $285 per
> night.
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
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[dan--- via Mercedes]

Bad enough that he’s in Fresno. Could be worse, I guess. Could be in Stockton.

-D

> On Feb 11, 2020, at 10:10 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes 
>  wrote:
> 
> It depends on what else is in the area and what else is going on at the time. 
> The most I ever paid was $700/night at a Radisson on 32nd st in NYC while the 
> UN was in town. I told the customer it was an expensive week for me to be 
> there but they insisted. They were paying so the customer gets what the 
> customer wants...
> 
> -Curt
> 
>On Tuesday, February 11, 2020, 12:01:54 AM EST, Kaleb Striplin via 
> Mercedes  wrote:  
> 
> I’m out in California where a very old and dated Courtyard is $285 per night. 
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
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[Craig via Mercedes]

On Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:20:11 -0800 Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
 wrote:

> Fresno, which I guess is sort of out in the country. 

Well, Fresno is in the central valley and is much more agriculturally
oriented than Los Angeles or San Francisco.

When are you due back on Okie Acres?


Craig

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[Curt Raymond via Mercedes]

It depends on what else is in the area and what else is going on at the time. 
The most I ever paid was $700/night at a Radisson on 32nd st in NYC while the 
UN was in town. I told the customer it was an expensive week for me to be there 
but they insisted. They were paying so the customer gets what the customer 
wants...

-Curt

On Tuesday, February 11, 2020, 12:01:54 AM EST, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes 
 wrote:  
 
 I’m out in California where a very old and dated Courtyard is $285 per night. 

Sent from my iPhone

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[Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes]

Fresno, which I guess is sort of out in the country. 

Sent from my iPhone

> On Feb 10, 2020, at 9:08 PM, Craig via Mercedes  wrote:
> 
> On Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:01:35 -0800 Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
>  wrote:
> 
>> I’m out in California where a very old and dated Courtyard is $285 per
>> night. 
> 
> So where is your Courtyard hotel located? Commiefornia is something like
> 700 miles north-to-south.
> 
> 
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[Craig via Mercedes]

On Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:01:35 -0800 Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
 wrote:

> I’m out in California where a very old and dated Courtyard is $285 per
> night. 

So where is your Courtyard hotel located? Commiefornia is something like
700 miles north-to-south.


Craig

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[Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes]

I’m out in California where a very old and dated Courtyard is $285 per night. 

Sent from my iPhone

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