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I hate car shopping!

By William Feela

Real Estate Broker/Owner with WHISPERING PINES REALTY 20398180

September 20, 2009 03:11 PM

I hate shopping for a car. I don't like to buy new because of the drastic loss in value after even a year. But even when I did buy new, I just didn't like it. Not many sales people that I trust. Here is an example...

A county girl was looking at trading in her old car. The dealer wouldn't give her much of a trade because of the milage...235,000. Her friend said, "Let my brother help. He will turn back the odometer."

So the country girl took it to her friends brother and the guy turned it back to 40,000 on the odometer. A few days later her friend asked..."Did you get my brother to work on your car?"

"I sure did" she replied.

"So what are you going to buy when you trade it in?"

"Trade it in"! "Are you crazy...the car only has 40,000 miles on it.

Have a great night and a good week!

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Gary Woltal

Keller Williams Realty - Flower Mound, TX

Assoc. Broker Realtor SFR Dallas Ft. Worth

William, I think this one illustrates common sense is not so common.

Sep 20, 2009 04:11 PM

Lynn911.com ~ Dallas Real Estate Agent Top Team

Dallas Houses for Rent Dallas Apartment Rentals Lynn911.com - Dallas, TX

Cute you should read my blog post I just wrote... car shopping compared to property owners have a great week.

Sep 20, 2009 04:57 PM

Don Rogers

Keller Williams Realty Chesterfield - O'Fallon, MO

Realtor, Broker, CDPE, GRI, OnullFallon MO & St Charles County MO homes

Just show me the CarFax!!!!! Or is it CarFacts? I get that so cornfused but I can understand why she would want to keep the car now.

Sep 21, 2009 01:24 AM

William Feela

WHISPERING PINES REALTY - North Branch, MN

Realtor, Whispering Pines Realty 651-674-5999 No.

Gary...so true

Lynn I will do that.

Don...I have only seen caropinions

Sep 21, 2009 01:41 AM

Dinah Lee Griffey

Windermere Peninsula Properties - Allyn, WA

Managing Broker Windermere Peninsula Properties

Funny. I love those stories! We all know someone who it might work on-LOL

Sep 21, 2009 09:47 AM

Vern Eaton

Askov, MN

Realtor 651-674-7449

I love the shopping part. It's the paying part that bothers me!

Sep 21, 2009 11:33 AM

JL Boney, III

Coldwell Banker - Columbia, SC

Columbia, SC Real Estate

She does have a point you know, if a car has that few miles on it, you really should keep it. I hate car shopping as well, it always costs me too much money.

Sep 21, 2009 11:51 PM

Randi Brammer

Randi Brammer, Acctg. - Hinckley, MN

Accountant & Tax Preparer

I like Vern's answer. That fits my thinking as well!

Sep 22, 2009 06:24 AM

I hate car shopping!

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