OT - Buying a New Truck

[ftlpsu]

I love to parallel park my F-150. People are amazed - 95% of drivers couldn't parallel park a Mini.

LOL--well its easy you ride over the curve and those 360 degree camera sure help lol

 

[artsandletters]

I love to parallel park my F-150. People are amazed - 95% of drivers couldn't parallel park a Mini.

That's cause they're not from a city. They've slid into parking lot spaces all their lives. And even then can't park worth a damn.

 

[ftlpsu]

That's cause they're not from a city. They've slid into parking lot spaces all their lives. And even then can't park worth a damn.

Or know how to drive a manual transmission...

 

[artsandletters]

Or know how to drive a manual transmission...

When you're teaching someone to drive a stick, or watching it, it can be damn funny.

I learned on a 3 speed on the column of a 60 or 61 Fairlane. I also drove my sister's Rambler that you had to double clutch. That double clutch was a treat.

 

[Nittany.Lion]

So I just researched appliance margins. One article suggested 15-20a

so just to close the loop I looked up margins for appliances and Ivfound one reference of 15% and Lowe's who is 2nd largest seller was 10-14%. SovI was a little high but not much
Dealers make tons of money from multiple rev streams. I was just commenting that if the public wants to "see the invoice" and only wants to allow less than 2% over invoice that fosters much of dealer behavior.

It's all just a shell game, it used to be that the dealers had markups in the 10-15% range, now they're in the 4-8% range and yet the dealers are not making less money. The invoices are made up to battle knowledgeable buyers to allow for larger monthly bonuses.

 

[Fox Chapel Lion II]

Or know how to drive a manual transmission...

I have my eye on the Camaro SS convertible with the 6-speed manual gearbox. I can't wait to park it on a sunny day and leave the keys in the ignition.

There's not one car thief in a thousand that could drive it. Hell - they couldn't even START it.

Standard transmission - the greatest anti-theft device ever known to man.

 

[Fox Chapel Lion II]

When you're teaching someone to drive a stick, or watching it, it can be damn funny.

I learned on a 3 speed on the column of a 60 or 61 Fairlane. I also drove my sister's Rambler that you had to double clutch. That double clutch was a treat.

I certainly fit that description, but it's like any other skill - you practice, you get good at it, and then it's easy.