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We went in looking for a '25 model they had listed. Salesman said it was in back and was gone for about 10 minutes. He came up in a '26 model and said he couldn't find the '25. We drove it but I told him we were really wanting a 25 model they were willing to deal on. He said he thought he could make us a good offer on the '26 and went to talk to his manager. He was gone about 10 minutes and I told my wife that I knew they wouldn't make any deals on a '26 and that if he couldn't find the '25  we were going to walk. 5 minutes later he came back with the keys to the '25 model he "found" and never brought up the '26. IDK if they really do but it was odd that the sign was on the wall behind the cubicles.  

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5 hours ago, Rimbo said:

The real moral of the story is: Always be willing to walk away without a car.

When he dropped the line “you really need to be in THIS car”, I told him they made about 40,000 of them this year so if I don’t buy this one, I bet I can find another one. 

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On 8/27/2025 at 11:24 AM, ImNotMarkinson said:

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he's a dork.

And Matt Damon isn't?

 

I didn't realize that was a gatekeeper for artists/actors/musicians

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On 8/31/2025 at 3:36 PM, Rimbo said:

Musescore can suck my dick.

They more or less have a monopoly on sheet music nowadays, so you have to use them. But they have a deceptive interface that tricks you into agreeing to a $60 subscription fee. It's caught me twice. After the first time, I'm trying very hard to make sure I get the non-subscription purchase, and I still somehow ended up getting it.

And they're refusing to give me a refund.

Had no idea John Deere was in the music business. 

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11 hours ago, Rimbo said:

The real moral of the story is: Always be willing to walk away without a car.

Texas calculates tax on the difference between the new car and the trade in.

California taxes the cost of the new car.

I didn't know that... so I sat in the dealership with my spreadsheet haggling the $30/month. At 9PM, they finally relented and I drove away with the price I was willing to pay.

Two ways to go about buying a car - walking away, or clear your schedule and be willing to grind them until the late hours.

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55 minutes ago, Superhero said:

Two ways to go about buying a car - walking away, or clear your schedule and be willing to grind them until the late hours.

Here's the thing. If you're willing to walk away, you're going to get the "grind until the late hours" price, but without the grind. Because that salesman knows that if he doesn't give it to you, the next dealer will. 

My most recent car was driven down to me (and the trade-in driven back up) from the next county up, because that guy was going to give me the car I wanted at the price I wanted. And they're perfectly happy to drive all over SoCal if they make the sale. 

You have all the power, and no matter what they say, they know that.

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