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Sourapple
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posted 28 April 2005 12:12 AM
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Originally posted by arborman:
Looks like you might have found yourself a deal (inasmuch as paying a year's take home salary for a polluting box that you have to keep pouring money into can be considered a deal).When I shopped around for a bike, I found one for $65, and one for $60. I bought the one for $60, and damn the consequences.
Great can I fit my family on it, I travel to seattle and calgary to see friends and family how is it with lets say 2 kids me and the wife on long hauls. I suppose a bike is great if that is all you can afford
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radiorahim
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posted 28 April 2005 02:00 AM
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While shopping for a car, I noticed that one had a $30,000 Canadian price and a $20,000 US price. Working out the exchange to roughly $26000 Cdn, who gets the extra $4000? It was a Japanese car, so I can't see why the difference. Is this common on all cars? (I don't think it's a one-off, which is why I haven't named it.) Who is screwing us?
Prices go up and down depending on the product on both sides of the border...sometimes they're cheaper here and sometimes cheaper south of the border. I recall one time getting a call from a software company...the call was from the U.S. and they were offerring me a cheaper price in Canada then they were selling for in the U.S. I asked why I was getting a cheaper price and the guy just said it just was the nature of the Canadian software market. Canadians just weren't willing to pay the prices Americans would pay. I was looking at a piece of electronic equipment before Christmas and the price was much cheaper in the U.S. After Christmas it was much cheaper in Canada. Only thing I can think of is that the Canadian dealers finally cleared out the old stock that they'd bought when the dollar was low. So I don't get all bent out of shape at occasional lower prices south of the border.
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Sourapple
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posted 28 April 2005 06:50 PM
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Originally posted by Hinterland:
Here's a question for you, Sourapple. How come every American (even those from Seattle) sounds like a half-wit? Are you people endemically stupid, or do you just work really hard at it?
I'm an American ????? Where did I say that??? Learn to read........I have a sister whos a Nurse that lives in Seattle for work purposes they're there on H class visa I think so even they are not really american though I do have cousins who I really don't know who are americans....more from my Moms side who is from Japan. As for All or each and every American being stupid. What does your use of generalizations say about you as a person I wonder? and what was the purpose of this post???? to hurt my feelings.........grow up
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Hinterland
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posted 28 April 2005 06:55 PM
I know; it's insulting. But I can't help it. America is the problem, and I've gotten tired of being polite about it.However, my comment was intolerant and off-topic, and I apologise to any American who thought I was insulting him or her personally. [ 28 April 2005: Message edited by: Hinterland ]
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Sourapple
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posted 28 April 2005 07:17 PM
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Originally posted by Hinterland:
I know; it's insulting. But I can't help it. America is the problem, and I've gotten tired of being polite about it.However, my comment was intolerant and off-topic, and I apologise to any American who thought I was insulting him or her personally. [ 28 April 2005: Message edited by: Hinterland ]
Sorry for any Sarcasm on my part
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Sourapple
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posted 29 April 2005 07:56 PM
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Originally posted by Stephen Gordon:
Back to the topic. SWMBO and I noticed the same thing at our local Toyota dealership, only the difference was that interest rates varied from model to model. We were given to understand that for internal accounting reasons, cars built in Japan and cars built in Cambridge were treated differently by Toyota, so the interest rates were different. The same sort of thing may be going on here.
Just out of curiousity exactly who did the interest rates favour the japanese built cars or Cambridge?
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arborman
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posted 30 April 2005 05:08 AM
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Originally posted by Sourapple:
Great can I fit my family on it, I travel to seattle and calgary to see friends and family how is it with lets say 2 kids me and the wife on long hauls. I suppose a bike is great if that is all you can afford
What an incredibly stupid thing to say. Whenever we want to go any long distances we rent a nice car, have no worries about maintenance or anything else. I figure I save about $5K/yr by not being as stupid as you appear to be when you make ignorant and deliberately insulting statements like that.
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Sourapple
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posted 05 May 2005 04:26 PM
[QUOTE]Originally posted by arborman:
[QB]What an incredibly stupid thing to say. Whenever we want to go any long distances we rent a nice car, have no worries about maintenance or anything else. I figure I save about $5K/yr by not being as stupid as you appear to be when you make ignorant and deliberately insulting statements" Well I admitt many people can't afford vehicles..that is fine. People have different levels of income. I'm not rich but that extra $5000 a year is not a issue for me...As for renting and maintenance well I don't plan on holdingon to my current vehicle for for more than 2-3 years and the particular vehicle I have has a high re-sale value. BTW and no I'm not rich either. I still have a mortage still go on family vacation once a year plus trips towhistler, and to visit family. I own a vehicle and I'm sorry that gets you angry but too bad. The convience a vehicle brings to me whether personal or work is well worth the cost. I don't like bikes other than motor..infact I hate bike riding. I like to board and go hiking, but biking is something I do not enjoy.
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arborman
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posted 05 May 2005 07:08 PM
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Originally posted by Sourapple:
Well I admitt many people can't afford vehicles..that is fine. People have different levels of income.
You misunderstand. I can afford a vehicle just fine, but choose not to because I refuse to play into the sucker game that is vehicle ownership. Buying a new one every three years? Pouring thousands of dollars into insurance, gas and new cars is stupid. Nevermind affording it, I can afford it just fine. I'm just not a fool.
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