LOL how business works? It is the rules of supply and demand dummy, the
book values are there to screw people over by the dealers. Oh and toyota
sold more cars than GM ;)
http://www.usatoday.com/money/autos/2007-04-24-toyota-gm_N.htm.
If you don't like the price don't buy it instead of trolling the
newsgroups...
sn00p wrote:
> Anony wrote:
>>
>>
>> sn00p wrote:
>>> Anony wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> sn00p wrote:
>>>>> Dong wrote:
>>>>>> sn00p wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> According to your logic, someone is retarded to make the 'book
>>>>>>>> value' of 'high mileage jap crap car' higher than low mileage us
>>>>>>>> car.
>>>>>>> so your logic... right there quoted above, says that book value
>>>>>>> is higher than a low mileage us car? well book value is $2500,
>>>>>>> so then again, by your logic, a low mileage us car costs less
>>>>>>> than $2500? remind me again how this makes your car fit in at
$6000?
>>>>>> The context is that sn00p wrote:
>>>>>> "this is just another high mileage jap crap car that someone
>>>>>> thinks is worth a mint just because it's japanese. it's old and
>>>>>> high mileage, for anyone to pay $6000+ for it, they must be
retarded"
>>>>>>
>>>>>> How about they paid $5000+ for it?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The car I posted is definitely worth more than the 'book value'.
>>>>>> How much it can be sold is another question. If a fellow went to
>>>>>> your dealer****p and bought a vehicle for the amount listed on the
>>>>>> price tag, would you think s/he is 'retarded'?
>>>>
>>>> Snoop does seem to think so.
>>>>
>>>>>> Or if s/he asked about its 'book value' or how much you had really
>>>>>> paid for it, would you have the same idea?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> OK, thats it. I wont say more about this. Good to have a dealer
>>>>>> here for policing used vehicle prices.
>>>>
>>>>> hey, i'm not trying to get you all rowled up here.
>>>>
>>>> then why do you choose to do so?
>>>>
>>>> i don't have any
>>>>> shame in honesty. honesty and telling a purchaser a whole and
>>>>> complete truth without sugar coating things is the most straight
>>>>> forward way to conduct yourself.
>>>>
>>>> but you're not - you posted an alleged price from *1* auction, which
>>>> means NOTHING by itself as the condition etc is NOT known, then
>>>> tried to act as an authority on this vehicle by adding in comments
>>>> like bad history, etc, when YOU don't know anything about it - have
>>>> you gone and seen it? don't think so.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> if you want a car dealer that will stroke your ego
>>>>> and tell you what you'd like to hear, then you're only setting
>>>>> yourself up to pay too much or buy a vehicle with a bad history
>>>>
>>>> Why all of a sudden would it have a bad history? Are you the only
>>>> demi-god that has access to black book or carfax or etc? don't think
>>>> so.
>>> it was the results from the last 2 weeks of dealer auction to make
>>> sure it's current. there were more results that were older with
>>> similar pricing, but from the mentality of the likes of you, you'd
>>> find reason to pick it apart saying it's not current.
>>>
>>> jesus christ, i had 1 comment,
>>
>> No, you had multiple comments and criticisms
>>
>> and i'm not the one choosing to keep this
>>> going,
>>
>> ahh, so you are forced to reply - someone is holding a gun to your
>> head, I see
>>
>> i'm replying to the flamers because i am not the type to just go
>>> away with my tail between my legs.
>>
>> if it's goof for you, it's good for others
>>
>> posting the value of a vehicle is
>>> not flaming, someone like you pouncing on this and picking it apart
>>> however is,
>>
>> actually I responded to your criticizing others who commentd, like as
>> if you are the only authority and once you say seomthing, no one else
>> should comment, because your it
>>
>> but that's usenet.... so knock yourself out, flame away. i
>>> make no apologies for my actions because i don't see any wrong doing.
>>
>> and neither should we as we don't either
>>
>> i
>>> have had people contact me as a result of me "price policing" vehicle
>>> posts, thanking me for saving them money and asking me to find them a
>>> vehicle for a fair value.
>>
>> and I have seen in other posts you've made that you have done that, no
>> one said that EVERYthing you post is out to lunch
>>
>> ... and i have sold to them, in spite of
>>> flamers like you.
>>
>> how is disagreeing with you flaming?
>>
>>>
>>> fact of the matter is, this post started with a guy asking six
>>> thousand dollars for a car that should sell for $4000,
>>
>> ahh, so the truth comes out finally, no you say its $4000, when before
>> you said it was only $2500
>>
>> get over yourselves
>>> already.
>>
>> as should you, so you don't like it when others do the same as you, eh
>>
>> like the price police don't ever comment on anything else
>>> around here, i just don't slither away and drop it if i feel i am in
>>> line,
>>
>> so, when others also won't drop it because they are in line, then you
>> have a problem with them?
>>
>> all my figures are in line and posted to back me up as more than
>>> just personal opinion
>>
>> posted where? post url...
>>
>> . cry me a river for trying to do good to some
>>> other people who use usenet, where is the benefit of you being
>>> involved all of the sudden,
>>
>> due to your attitude to others who didn't agree with you
>>
>> this is going to help the op get $6000 for his car or
>>
>> nope
>>
>>> going to help a prospective buyer in his decision.... no, not at all,
>>
>> yup - so they know you are not the sole authority you seem to try to be
>>
>>> has sweet f*ck all to do with it, my comment, was beneficial (maybe
>>> not to the op, but to a purchasers decision)
>>
>> no, a comment to the effect of the usual actual acquisition price
>> range for a buyer (meaning what a REAL buyer, not some dealer only
>> auction, would pay) for sucha vehcile is $x to $x depending on
>> condition & included accessories is...
>>
>>>
>>> i am not giving up on this for being wrong, but i am for the matter
>>> of time, it's not worth having to justify anything to the likes of
you.
>>
>> because you have nothing to justify
>
> no, no, no.... i posted it's book value and for whatever reason keep
> defending it's book value to you. it's book value is its book value....
> go argue with the auto industry that compiles the data then genius
>
> and yes, i said it should sell for about $4000, i posted the book value,
> which is its book value, cars should fetch more than their wholesale
> worth when they aren't selling wholesale, but i can tell that explaining
> how business works won't make anything clear to the likes of you. go
> back to your unionized government desk job where you do nothing for any
> public good except draw tax dollars.
>
> if you don't get it, it's not my problem to explain it, you have a chip
> on your shoulder and i'd rather not waste any more time on this, but you
> won't drop it... if you spew out more nonesense, of course i'll defend
> it, it's statistical information that a person can't argue with, i just
> shared the information because i have access to it, you make like i am
> guessing at this stuff.
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