So no, they weren't lying, but they wanted to charge an arm and a leg, and we had to twist their arms to get them to be reasonable.
Um, that's how capitalism works... you charge what you can get people to pay. Also, without knowing the details of the haggling, its very well that the manufacturer was dictating to the dealer many aspects of the repair. This is especially true if any warranty work is involved. For all we know, your dad got them to get 3rd party parts which will save money up front, but may or may not be worth it in the end. For example, the "same" brakes I got at Midas lasted only a few months, and caused a hell of a squeeling sound while they were installed. Brakes from the dealer are quite a bit more, but they last a bit over a year of heavy driving and keep the car silent.
You're judging all mechanics by the actions of one brand's dealer in a few cases; I would argue that may point to a problem in general with the brand more than mechanics. Also, why would anyone go to the first place they found without shopping around for prices if repairs are going to be in the thousands of dollars?
Sorry, I didn't know employers had to pay extra for morals. In this economy, you can toss out a substandard employee and replace with a good one for no more pay.
And of course there's dishonesty as well. Fixing things that your car doesn't need: "You need new ball joints." "No." "Then your car will fail inspection and you don't be able to drive it". So I go-ahead and fix the problem.
Um, and you know that the ball joints AREN'T bad? Seriously, just because there are a few dishonest dealers out there does not mean the entire industry is filled with them. As far as your vibration problems, did you specify it only happened when braking? All the repairs done at the dodge dealer make sense if you leave that tidbit out. Also, it seems that the repairs did correct the problem, but perhaps caused another issue with the same symptoms. Are you sure that the brake fluid loss didn't happen until AFTER the other repairs have been done?
This is the problem; you know nothing about cars, and assume you're being ripped off because for some reason in your mind, any problem may only exhibit one symptom.
Which we haven't had a problem dealing with since we started building the plants. And if we we get with the program, newer style reactors bring the halflife for the waste down to 10 years... but we can't get there if people are actively trying to get the existing plants shut down.
Um, did you see it already? Otherwise, I'm not sure how you'd make that claim. Besides, I'm not sure it was the plot exactly so much as the general concept.
Oh, you disagree with the report, so its BS. I get it. I haven't seen any reports stating anything else.
What I've seen is actual cost charged per KWH when buying from nuclear compared to buy from a wind farm. Thats not estimates, thats actual cost right now today. Why do you suddenly think wind will become cheaper in the long run than it is now?
I've at least provide links; you've provided nothing except "oh, its all BS."
Its interesting that people don't want to hear the truth, and go with the overrated mod.
Hmm... I liked the Silent Hill movie, as well as the Resident Evil movies. Of course I didn't play the games until after, but I felt that they did a nice job getting the feeling of the game into the movie. And then in Silent Hills case, the latest game took some element of the movie which I found interesting as well.
Except that solar panels now are very inefficent compared to a nuclear plant, and require a HUGE amount of space compared to a nuclear plant. Whats with this irrational fear of nuclear power?
Ya, because THAT will make up for all the energy we'll need as our population continues to grow, and we get more technologically advanced (which will require more energy).
Huh? No its not... it may be moving to lower the price, but thats what happens over time. Most people are fine with $0.99 per song. I don't mind paying $60 for a really good video game.
The content I get for free (news), I'd not pay for, because I simply don't care enough about it to get access. I already don't consider it having value... but am I going to stop paying for other content because some similar content is free? Nope.
Lookup sales of digital music downloads... they have been going steadly up.
Nope. The guy SHOULD sit in jail. You can't defy court orders.
And what if its not possible for you to obey the court order? I mean, a court can order me to fly to Alpha Centari all it wants, its not something I cna do.
Which if you think about it, is kinda stupid. You're getting a good deal on $2 million in equipment, and you cancel it because your supplier gave your competitor $10 in business instead of you? If anything, you should be asking your supplier why they're going with FedEx instead of UPS.
Can they though? I believe I read that if you claim that someone else was using your car, YOU need to provide information on who... since its your property, its your responsiblity to know where it is. So if you get a knock at the door, and your car is still in your driveway and was never reported stolen, if you're going to claim it wasn't you, you'd better know who it was.
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Not that I would recommend anyone doing it, but how would the judge feel if a bunch of internet activists decide to post his home address, since it only identifies a structure
I'm not sure that would be illegal. Is there anything legally preventing someone from stating that John Doe lives at 123 Fake Street?
his car license plate numbers, since they too identify an inanimate object
Um, isn't that exactly what judges have said in the past, hence why its legal for you to write down the plate number? That it's ok for plate numbers to be photographed and stored?
Please... there's nothing wrong with NOT investing time / money which you will never see back. Sending a server like that directly to Opera when trying to win a bid is stupid... but for the most part that 1 in 20 is inconsequential.
Which is weird, because personally the few times I've used a headset while driving, I'm more likely to tune out the phone call than any driving, even to the point of telling the other party to wait because I'm approaching a merge. Now I'm not saying that the study is wrong, just that for me it doesn't seem to be a problem, which makes me wonder what the difference is.
What would you call those (like me) that don't believe god exists because we don't have any evidence of it? Yes, I know we don't have evidence god doesn't exist either, but for practical reasons lack of evidence for is evidence against.
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Your talking about sales people, we're talking about their dealer's repair department.
Sorry you seem to have such a problem, but I've had no complaints about the work done by my dealer, and its not even the one I bought the car from.
So no, they weren't lying, but they wanted to charge an arm and a leg, and we had to twist their arms to get them to be reasonable.
Um, that's how capitalism works... you charge what you can get people to pay. Also, without knowing the details of the haggling, its very well that the manufacturer was dictating to the dealer many aspects of the repair. This is especially true if any warranty work is involved. For all we know, your dad got them to get 3rd party parts which will save money up front, but may or may not be worth it in the end. For example, the "same" brakes I got at Midas lasted only a few months, and caused a hell of a squeeling sound while they were installed. Brakes from the dealer are quite a bit more, but they last a bit over a year of heavy driving and keep the car silent.
You're judging all mechanics by the actions of one brand's dealer in a few cases; I would argue that may point to a problem in general with the brand more than mechanics. Also, why would anyone go to the first place they found without shopping around for prices if repairs are going to be in the thousands of dollars?
Sorry, I didn't know employers had to pay extra for morals. In this economy, you can toss out a substandard employee and replace with a good one for no more pay.
And of course there's dishonesty as well. Fixing things that your car doesn't need: "You need new ball joints." "No." "Then your car will fail inspection and you don't be able to drive it". So I go-ahead and fix the problem.
Um, and you know that the ball joints AREN'T bad? Seriously, just because there are a few dishonest dealers out there does not mean the entire industry is filled with them. As far as your vibration problems, did you specify it only happened when braking? All the repairs done at the dodge dealer make sense if you leave that tidbit out. Also, it seems that the repairs did correct the problem, but perhaps caused another issue with the same symptoms. Are you sure that the brake fluid loss didn't happen until AFTER the other repairs have been done?
This is the problem; you know nothing about cars, and assume you're being ripped off because for some reason in your mind, any problem may only exhibit one symptom.
Which we haven't had a problem dealing with since we started building the plants. And if we we get with the program, newer style reactors bring the halflife for the waste down to 10 years... but we can't get there if people are actively trying to get the existing plants shut down.
Um, did you see it already? Otherwise, I'm not sure how you'd make that claim. Besides, I'm not sure it was the plot exactly so much as the general concept.
Oh, you disagree with the report, so its BS. I get it. I haven't seen any reports stating anything else.
What I've seen is actual cost charged per KWH when buying from nuclear compared to buy from a wind farm. Thats not estimates, thats actual cost right now today. Why do you suddenly think wind will become cheaper in the long run than it is now?
I've at least provide links; you've provided nothing except "oh, its all BS."
Its interesting that people don't want to hear the truth, and go with the overrated mod.
half life could really do with a decent treatment
Some are speculating that the upcoming District 9 is the half life movie, but they didn't get the rights to actually do halflife.
Hmm... I liked the Silent Hill movie, as well as the Resident Evil movies. Of course I didn't play the games until after, but I felt that they did a nice job getting the feeling of the game into the movie. And then in Silent Hills case, the latest game took some element of the movie which I found interesting as well.
What fucking nonsense is this? Nuclear is the SECOND CHEAPEST WAY TO GENERATE POWER, and just barely beat out BTW: http://www.raeng.org.uk/news/publications/list/reports/Cost_of_Generating_Electricity.pdf
I'd like the newer reactors to be used as well, but we have fucking tree hugging FUD spreading hippies actively trying to shut down plants which are producing power. http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2008/11/26/closing-vy-could-raise-power-costs/
Notice that renewable energy would cost DOUBLE what we get from Vermont Yankee now.
Except that solar panels now are very inefficent compared to a nuclear plant, and require a HUGE amount of space compared to a nuclear plant. Whats with this irrational fear of nuclear power?
Ya, because THAT will make up for all the energy we'll need as our population continues to grow, and we get more technologically advanced (which will require more energy).
Common sense prevails. Nuclear is the best option we have right now for clean, cheap, reliable energy.
Huh? No its not... it may be moving to lower the price, but thats what happens over time. Most people are fine with $0.99 per song. I don't mind paying $60 for a really good video game.
The content I get for free (news), I'd not pay for, because I simply don't care enough about it to get access. I already don't consider it having value... but am I going to stop paying for other content because some similar content is free? Nope.
Lookup sales of digital music downloads... they have been going steadly up.
http://www.dmwmedia.com/news/2008/02/19/report:-digital-music-download-sales-pass-cd-sales-2012
A million F/OSS programmers and indie musicians are unsympathetic to their unsustainable business model.
And the rest of the world understand everyone needs to make a living, regardless of the nonsense of some unwashed socialists.
Nope. The guy SHOULD sit in jail. You can't defy court orders.
And what if its not possible for you to obey the court order? I mean, a court can order me to fly to Alpha Centari all it wants, its not something I cna do.
Which if you think about it, is kinda stupid. You're getting a good deal on $2 million in equipment, and you cancel it because your supplier gave your competitor $10 in business instead of you? If anything, you should be asking your supplier why they're going with FedEx instead of UPS.
Can they though? I believe I read that if you claim that someone else was using your car, YOU need to provide information on who... since its your property, its your responsiblity to know where it is. So if you get a knock at the door, and your car is still in your driveway and was never reported stolen, if you're going to claim it wasn't you, you'd better know who it was.
Not that I would recommend anyone doing it, but how would the judge feel if a bunch of internet activists decide to post his home address, since it only identifies a structure
I'm not sure that would be illegal. Is there anything legally preventing someone from stating that John Doe lives at 123 Fake Street?
his car license plate numbers, since they too identify an inanimate object
Um, isn't that exactly what judges have said in the past, hence why its legal for you to write down the plate number? That it's ok for plate numbers to be photographed and stored?
Please... there's nothing wrong with NOT investing time / money which you will never see back. Sending a server like that directly to Opera when trying to win a bid is stupid... but for the most part that 1 in 20 is inconsequential.
Often passengers help drivers [...] operate the radio and heat or AC.
Oh, and let me add... not while I'm driving!
Which is weird, because personally the few times I've used a headset while driving, I'm more likely to tune out the phone call than any driving, even to the point of telling the other party to wait because I'm approaching a merge. Now I'm not saying that the study is wrong, just that for me it doesn't seem to be a problem, which makes me wonder what the difference is.
You clearly know nobody that is gay.
Chemical breakdowns in your brain due to lack of oxygen do not make a god.
What would you call those (like me) that don't believe god exists because we don't have any evidence of it? Yes, I know we don't have evidence god doesn't exist either, but for practical reasons lack of evidence for is evidence against.