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Need advice-Puerto Rico to Galveston in May
I am sailing my HC'33 from Fajardo PR. to Galveston and I want it to get your opinions on what the best way to get to Galveston would be.
I am not trying to break speed records or anything like that and myself and my crew would like to be able to make stops along the way.
It looks like it will be pretty much a down wind run with the current for most of the trip. (am I wrong?)
We have talked about sailing towards Islas Mujeres as our last stop before doing the jump across the Gulf. Other folks have advised to sail to the Keys and do the crossing from there.
Out train of thought has been to leave Fajardo stopping one night in San Juan then heading towards the east side of Dominican Republic (stopping there for a night or two) then heading to Caicos (just because it is so beautiful) from Caicos making our way towards Cayman Islands stopping there as well before cruising towards Islas Mujeres.
Going the western way thru DR, Jamaica (stopping there as well although don't feel too comfortable doing that) Cayman Islands, Islas Mujeres, Galveston!!
Is the crossing from the Keys faster then crossing from Islas Mujeres?
Would love to know what you all think and if you guy have any pointers or advice I would love to hear it!!
Re: Need advice-Puerto Rico to Galveston in May
For what its worth, the southern route will be down current and down wind and afford you the opportunity to make a number of R&R stops along the way--DR, Jamaica, the Caymen's, and Isla for R&R along the way. The run from Isla to Galveston is again favored for both wind and current. It might be wise for you to study the Pilot Charts for the time period. If your yacht is equipped for the trip, I think you'd find the southern route more favorable.
N'any case, good luck!
Re: Need advice-Puerto Rico to Galveston in May
Thank you it looks like the southern route might be the way to go
Re: Need advice-Puerto Rico to Galveston in May
As I stated in my reply to your crew ad, I have made this trip from just about every way possible and the ONLY way in my opinion is the souuthern route. Many places to stop for r&r and no reason to fear Jamaica. If you like to fish, I personally have caught more than 60 blue marlin from my old Cross 38........again firstname.lastname@example.com
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The NRA Is Investigating Grover Norquist's Alleged Ties To Islamists But Not Ted Nugent's Anti-Semitism
Apparently at the National Rifle Association (NRA), being the target of a conspiratorial, religiously-motivated smear is a good way to get yourself investigated and possibly kicked out of the organization. Putting forward conspiratorial, religiously-motivated smears is not.
As the NRA continues to avoid addressing an anti-Semitism controversy that has embroiled organization board member Ted Nugent, a recall campaign against another board member -- conservative activist Grover Norquist -- is moving forward, even though the campaign's basis is a conspiratorial and anti-Muslim smear.
Following a decades-long campaign by anti-Muslim think tank head Frank Gaffney, which in the past year has been amplified by conservative radio host Glenn Beck, ballots to officially recall Norquist from the NRA board will appear in the March editions of the NRA's magazines, according to a report by Right Wing Watch.
For at least 15 years, Norquist, a well-known tax activist who founded Americans for Tax Reform, has been targeted by Gaffney, head of the anti-Muslim think tank Center for Security Policy, with the claim that he is a surreptitious agent of the Muslim Brotherhood. Critics of Gaffney have alleged that his smear campaign is largely motivated by the fact that Norquist is married to a Muslim woman and has Muslim in-laws. One high-profile conservative group investigated Gaffney's claims in 2012 and found them to be meritless.
Norquist has called Gaffney his "stalker" and has accused Gaffney of also spreading rumors that he is gay and a member of "the Jewish-Russian mafia."
Gaffney's smear campaign against Norquist made headlines again in March 2015 after it was repeatedly promoted by Beck on his nationally-syndicated radio show. Beck, a longtime supporter of the NRA, is a frequent keynote speaker at the gun group's annual meeting.
Following Beck's endorsement of Gaffney's conspiracy theory, the NRA, at the request of executive vice president Wayne LaPierre, agreed to open an investigation into Norquist's alleged ties "to Islamist groups that have ill intent towards the United States and its allies." The findings of the investigation have yet to be released to the public.
During the NRA's annual meeting in April 2015, Norquist was reelected to the board, but he also issued a statement saying he had "voluntarily suspended his Board activities pending the outcome of the investigation."
The NRA has handled controversy surrounding Nugent, who posted an anti-Semitic image to his Facebook page and then subsequently made inflammatory posts and statements about the Holocaust, in a much different manner. Nugent's image suggested that laws regulating guns were the result of a Jewish conspiracy and included descriptions of alleged conspirators such as "Jew York city mayor Mikey Bloomberg," and deceased former U.S. Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) who "Gave Russian Jew immigrants your tax money."
After declining to comment on Nugent to several media outlets, the NRA released its only statement to date on the controversy: "Individual board members do not speak for the NRA."
The NRA's refusal to seriously address Nugent's anti-Semitic post comes as the controversy has begun to become enmeshed with Sen. Ted Cruz's presidential campaign, which continues to tout Nugent's praise. (Cruz has also lavishly praised Gaffney, calling him "a patriot" who is "clear eyed about radical Islamic terrorism.")
Unlike the controversy surrounding Norquist, the NRA has given no indication that it intends to investigate Nugent.
Will Glenn Beck Now Quit The NRA?
Conservative activist Grover Norquist was reelected to the National Rifle Association's board of directors in spite of a campaign by Glenn Beck and others that baselessly smeared Norquist as a clandestine agent of the Muslim Brotherhood.
Beck, who frequently delivers the keynote speech at the NRA's annual meeting, previously said he would quit the NRA if Norquist was reelected.
During an April 11 member's meeting at the NRA's annual meeting in Nashville, Tennessee, NRA election committee chairman Bill Carter announced that Norquist was one of 25 individuals elected to a three-year term on the NRA's board, terminating in 2018:
After announcing the results, Carter added, "These are your boards ladies and gentleman and I ask that they be acknowledged ... and ladies and gentlemen, they are here for you, each and every one of you."
Conservative activist Grover Norquist falsely claimed that "nobody is keeping anybody out" of the Affordable Care Act and that "the idea that Republicans have not been trying to help is wrong." Norquist's rhetoric ignores Republican efforts to delay implementation of the program, attempts to repeal the law, and activist campaigns discouraging enrollment.
From the August 18 edition of CNN's State of the Union:
In fact, Republicans and conservatives have made multiple attempts to discourage adoption of the program by citizens.
House Republicans have voted to repeal the law 40 times, while some Republican members of Congress and activists are currently promoting the idea of defunding the law.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) wrote a letter to NFL commissioner Roger Gooddell in order to dissuade the league from taking part in a public service campaign to educate consumers about the law.
The House Republican Conference suggested members engage in media tours to "to emphasize the need to repeal ObamaCare" during the August recess.
26 states with Republican governors or Republican dominated legislatures have refused to set up insurance exchanges in their states, delaying implementation of the law. According to the Kaiser Family Foundation, as of March 2013, "10.8 million uninsured under the new Medicaid expansion limit reside in states where governors oppose the expansion or ar still weighing options."
Outside groups are also working against enrollment, as reported by Reuters:
FreedomWorks and Americans for Prosperity, a conservative issue group financed by billionaire brothers David and Charles Koch, known for funding conservative causes, are planning separate media and grassroots campaigns aimed at adults in their 20s and 30s - the very people Obama needs to have sign up for healthcare coverage in new online insurance exchanges if his reforms are to succeed.
"We're trying to make it socially acceptable to skip the exchange," said Dean Clancy, vice president for public policy at FreedomWorks, which boasts 6 million supporters. The group is designing a symbolic "Obamacare card" that college students can burn during campus protests.
Furthermore, Reuters also reports that Crossroads GPS, the pressure group backed by Fox News pundit Karl Rove, plans a dishonest campaign "aimed at elderly voters" that will claim Medicare funds are being used to pay for the new law. A Crossroads spokesman told Reuters that they hope "there may be some traction to repeal the worst parts of the law and eventually repeal the law entirely."
Tax Expert: Calls For Revenue Neutral Tax Reform "Incoherent"
Right-wing media outlets are promoting the fallacious premise that any attempts at tax reform must be revenue neutral, an idea that tax policy experts wholly reject.
On July 25, The Hill reported that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) would not be involved in the tax reform process set up by Sens. Max Baucus (D-MT) and Orrin Hatch (R-UT). According to the report, Reid suggested that, while he would not be personally involved in the process, "raising nearly $1 trillion in revenue should be the starting point for any tax reform negotiations."
Responding to Reid's call for additional revenue from tax reform, The Wall Street Journal ran an editorial that suggested true tax reform must be revenue neutral:
Democrats swear they support something they call "tax reform," but until the Obama Presidency that has always meant trading lower rates for fewer loopholes.
The Journal's premise that any attempts at tax reform must inherently be revenue neutral was quickly parroted on Fox News. On the July 26 edition of Fox & Friends, Fox Business host Stuart Varney said Reid has "destroyed tax reform" and claimed "tax reform has always meant lower rates, fewer deductions."
Varney returned to this false "tax reform" narrative on Fox Business' Varney & Co. In an interview with right-wing tax opponent Grover Norquist, president of Americans for Tax Reform, Norquist stated, "as long as Harry Reid is the leader of the Senate there will be no tax reform. He wants a tax increase, instead of tax reform."
Conservative media's notion that tax reform must be revenue neutral is directly contradicted by experts.
Conservative media figures have long insisted that top marginal income tax rates effectively target small businesses. This "zombie lie" has sprung up throughout President Obama's first term as an argument against Democratic proposals to renew the Bush-era rates only for middle- and low-income Americans. Despite continual efforts by experts to debunk this claim, media figures continue to repeat these lies in the 2012 edition of the fight over high-income tax rates.
Fox News hosted Americans for Tax Reform president Grover Norquist to advance a number of misleading and false claims aimed at undermining President Obama's tax plan. In reality, Obama's proposal includes significant spending cuts, raising taxes on the wealthiest households will not hurt the economy, and Americans support raising taxes on high-income earners.
National Rifle Association board member Grover Norquist undermined the NRA's conspiracy theory that President Obama would use his second term to destroy the Second Amendment during a radio appearance on Monday. The NRA has used that claim as the centerpiece of their election efforts.
Citing the ability of Congress and the Supreme Court to check the power of the Executive Branch, Norquist stated, "So if Obama was king would he go after your guns? Probably. He ain't king." Norquist's comments came during the inaugural edition of Media Matters' new radio program, The Agenda:
ARI RABIN-HAVT, HOST: Now according to the [NRA's] CEO Wayne LaPierre, this is has all been part of -- and this is a quote -- "a massive Obama conspiracy" to quote "lull gun owners to sleep" so he can eliminate the Second Amendment in his second term. You know, you're a very reasonable guy. Frankly that statement seems unreasonable, that it's all part of a secret plot. Do you agree with Wayne LaPierre on that? That Barack Obama is trying to lull America to sleep so he can ban guns in his second term? Something I don't think is even legislatively possible at this point?
GROVER NORQUIST: I think in his heart of hearts Obama is not a strong supporter of the Second Amendment and would limit gun rights to the extent that he can. Now the good news for people who care about the Second Amendment is that the House and the Senate have strong support for the Second Amendment. So one of the reasons Obama has been reasonable is that he doesn't have the votes to do something other than be reasonable. And the Supreme Court has also come down on the side of an individual right to be armed. So if Obama was king would he go after your guns? Probably. He ain't king.
Norquist's statement that Obama "ain't king" stands in sharp contrast to the musings of NRA CEO Wayne LaPierre, who has been warning NRA adherents about an Obama plot to end private gun ownership. The theory was first aired out at a political rally in September 2011, when LaPierre suggested that the president's inaction on the gun issue evidenced a "massive Obama conspiracy to deceive voters and hide his true intentions to destroy the Second Amendment in our country." He went on to claim:
We see the president's strategy crystal clear: get re-elected, and with no other re-elections to worry about, get busy dismantling and destroying our firearms freedom. Erase the Second Amendment from the Bill of Rights and exorcise it from the U.S. Constitution. That's their agenda.
The theory has been widely ridiculed since its conception. Jon Stewart characterized it as "so crazy, it's f--king crazy." MSNBC host Rachel Maddow summed up the outlandish nature of the theory nicely in October 2011, stating, "The NRA says the way you can tell Obama is coming for your guns, is that he's not coming for you guns. It's genius! That is the insane paranoid message from the NRA this year." Hardball's Chris Matthews reacted to LaPierre's speech by calling him "another strain of the crazy far right."
But so far the mockery has done little to dampen the NRA's enthusiasm for pushing the conspiracy as the paramount theme of the organization's campaign against Obama's re-election.
Both mainstream and conservative media outlets have responded to the recent spike in gasoline prices by circulating talking points rooted in politics rather than facts. As a whole, these claims reflect the misconception, perpetuated by the news media, that changes in U.S. energy policy are a major driver of oil and gasoline prices.
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Seeking to prove that "government spending does not create jobs," anti-tax advocate Grover Norquist said that fiscal stimulus amounted to moving buckets of water around a lake, an overly simplified analogy that is nothing more than a rhetorical mirage.
Norquist appeared on Meet the Press to justify GOP intransigence against raising taxes on the wealthy in order to increase federal revenue and help reduce deficits. He trotted out the tired canard that the 2009 recovery act failed to bolster the economy and argued:
The idea that if you take a dollar out of the economy and then -- from somebody who earned it, either through debt, or through taxes -- and give it to somebody who's politically connected, that there are more dollars around, that if you stand on one side of the lake and put a bucket into the lake, and walk around to the other side in front of the TV cameras, pour the bucket back into the lake and announce you're stimulating the lake to great depths. We just wasted $800 billion on stimulus spending that added to debt, that killed jobs.
Norquist's analogy is all wet. If we were to conceptualize the economy as a large lake, we would in turn conceive of the four components of the economy - private consumption, investment, government spending, and net exports - as tributaries feeding that lake.
Consider Lake Erie by way of example. Assume that unregulated mortgage bankers partnered with Wall Street and the ratings agencies to bundle worthless assets and use them to dam up the Detroit River. This presents a problem, as the Detroit River is a major Lake Erie tributary. The stimulus metaphorically added water to the Cuyahoga River in order to help mitigate the damage to Lake Erie's water supply. To extend the analogy, geologists estimate that the stimulus act increased the amount of water in Lake Erie last quarter, while the flow pattern from the Detroit River continues its struggle to return.
Norquist's misleading metaphor serves to perpetuate the zombie lie that government spending always crowds out private investment. Nobel Prize winning economist Paul Krugman eviscerated that claim back in 2009:
Under the kind of conditions we're now facing, the main determinant of business investment is the state of the economy, as evidenced by the plunge in investment shown in the figure. This, in turn, means that anything that improves the state of the economy, including fiscal stimulus, leads to more investment, and hence raises the economy's future potential.
That is, under current conditions deficit spending doesn't lead to crowding out -- it leads to crowding in. In fact, you could argue that the worst thing we can do for future generations is NOT to run sufficiently large deficits right now.
The right wing media have claimed that President Obama is deliberately sabotaging the super committee's negotiations to reach a deal to decrease the deficit in an attempt to strengthen his re-election prospects. But Obama has repeatedly urged the super committee to come to a compromise, while the Republicans on the super committee have refused to compromise, instead proposing massive tax giveaways for the richest Americans and even more massive cuts to Medicare, Medicaid and other programs Americans rely on.
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In a July 31 op-ed for The New York Times, Frank Bruni described a recent conversation he had with Grover Norquist, head of the American Taxpayers Union. Bruni reported that Norquist stated: "Democrats are like a teenage boy on a prom date. ... They keep asking. Maybe she'll say yes. 'No! No! No!' But they have to keep asking. It's part of their DNA -- teenage boys and Democrats."
From the Times:
[Norquist] has emerged as the most visible mouthpiece and muse of the lower-taxes, less-government troops that have played a major role in the debt crisis. And he provides a handy window into them.
His assessment of Obama was succinct: "The president of the United States is a left-wing ideologue."
His analysis of the Democratic Party's values and tactics was unambiguous -- and uncomplicated by the deficits racked up under Obama's predecessor.
"Their game plan has always been spend, spend, spend, then come and ask Republicans to be responsible and raise taxes," he said.
"Democrats are like a teenage boy on a prom date," he added, proceeding to act out multiple parts in an imagined conversation, which is one of his favorite things to do. "They keep asking. Maybe she'll say yes. 'No! No! No!' But they have to keep asking. It's part of their DNA -- teenage boys and Democrats."
Fox's Clayton Morris Credits Grover Norquist With "Helping Really Drive This Debate" On Debt Ceiling "In Washington"
Norquist: "The Left Is Not Made Up Of Friends And Allies. The Left Is Made Up Of Competing Parasites"
Norquist: Dems "Manag[e] The Dependency Of Others, Making Sure None Of Them Get Jobs And Become Republicans"
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Bruce Maxwell, C/1B, Birmingham Southern | Picked By: Oakland Athletics (2nd Round)
Maxwell was one of the best kept secrets of the entire draft. Clearly, the pick is somewhat of a gamble given the very low level of competition that the lefty slugger faced at Birmingham Southern, and the fact that he may end up being limited to first base. On the other hand, he has outstanding plate discipline and 30 home run power potential at the big league level. Also, it's worth noting that, poor competition or not, Maxwell posted a mind boggling .619 on-base percentage this spring.
Tanner Rahier, SS, Palm Desert H.S. (Calif.) | Picked By: Cincinnati Reds (2nd Round)
You can certainly question whether Rahier is going to be able to stick at shortstop for the long haul, but what you cannot question is his bat. He shows enough power and ability to make consistent contact to be a potentially dynamic offensive player in the pros. Landing him in the second round is a tremendous value.
Peter O'Brien, C, Miami | Picked By: New York Yankees (2nd Round)
The Yankees have put an emphasis on tools and athleticism in recent years, but O'Brien gives them a more advanced college bat their system needs. O'Brien's future behind the plate is up in the air, but you'll find very few scouts who question his bat and power potential. This is right-handed hitter with 25-35 type home run potential.
Ryan McNeil, RHP, Nipomo H.S. (Calif.) | Picked By: Chicago Cubs (3rd Round)
McNeil has a powerful, athletic frame and already resembles a big league pitcher, at least physically. He sits at 91-93 mph with his fastball and shows some good sink as well. Couple that with the feel for his breaking ball and McNeil has a pretty intriguing overall package, especially considering he was picked in the third round.
Ty Buttrey, RHP, Providence Senior H.S. (N.C.) | Picked By: Boston Red Sox (4th Round)
You just don't expect to get power arms and projectable frames like Ty Buttrey all the way down in the fourth round. Just how willing he is to sign remains to be seen, but Boston will make every effort to bring his 91-95 mph fastball and quality curveball into the fold.
Trey Williams, SS, Valencia H.S. (Calif.) | Picked By: St. Louis Cardinals (11th Round)
To say Trey Williams is enigmatic might be an understatement. Following some early showings last summer in showcase action, many scouts believed Williams was a clear cut first round pick in the making. His performance, however, has hasn't quite matched the outstanding potential. Williams may be listed as a shortstop, but will end up in a corner spot, and has tremendous game ready power to all fields. With the help a professional hitting coach, perhaps Williams can reach his incredibly high offensive ceiling if St. Louis can get him signed.
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IRS: Prosecution of identity theft doubled in 2013
WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service is seeing a big jump in thieves stealing Social Security numbers to fraudulently claim tax refunds, the agency said Tuesday.
The IRS launched 1,492 criminal investigations into identity theft last year, a 66 percent increase from the year before. Prosecutions and indictments more than doubled. The numbers dwarf those from just two years ago.
In all, the IRS said it has flagged 14.6 million suspicious tax returns since 2011, blocking more than $50 billion in fraudulent refunds.
New IRS Commissioner John Koskinen told reporters this week that stopping identity theft was a top priority for the agency.
"The people working on that are confident that while it's a growth industry for the last two or three years that it's getting under control," Koskinen said at his introductory news conference Monday. "I would stress that it's an area that has everybody's attention."
In a common scam, thieves use stolen Social Security numbers to file tax returns early in the filing season so they can claim refunds before legitimate taxpayers file their returns. The IRS, which prides itself on issuing quick refunds, often sends out refunds before it receives documents verifying wages and other income from employers and financial institutions.
Koskinen said waiting for such documents could delay refunds for months. This year, the IRS boasts on its website that it expects to issue "more than nine out of 10 refunds in less than 21 days."
A recent inspector general's report said the IRS is stepping up efforts to fight identity theft but thieves are getting more aggressive.
The IRS issued $4 billion in fraudulent tax refunds in 2012 to people using stolen identities, according to the inspector general's report released in November.
The IRS sent a total of 655 tax refunds to a single address in Lithuania, and 343 refunds went to a lone address in Shanghai, the report said.
The agency said it has since improved its computer filters to flag suspicious refunds, including cases in which many refunds go to the same address. On Tuesday, the IRS said more than 3,000 agents were working to fight identity theft.
The agency said a coast-to-coast sweep in January 2013 led to 109 arrests and 189 indictments.


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When I was a kid, I was driving a truck or pulling a hay rack before I had a bicycle of my own. I suppose one could count the hand me down bike that many of the kids within 6 or 8 miles learned how to ride on, but that is a different story. We didn't shoot a lot when I was a kid, but when we did go shooting, it usually meant fresh meat.
Shot my first 'real' critter - an antelope - when I was about eight. Took the shot from a hay stack with a .220 Swift, and two hours later, my BIL came to check on where I was. He asked how come I was still dragging a critter that wieghed more than I did, looked closer and asked how come I hadn't gutted it out yet. Funny... Ma trusted me to go out with a .220 Swift, but she didn't trust me to go out with a "hunting" knife.
When I was a kid, and times got really tough, we would have "camel's milk", as Ma called it - a mixture of real milk and powdered milk. Further into wintertime, before calves were ready for market, and money was even more scarce, it was straight powdered milk. When money was tight, we would eat snake, prairie dog, crows, pigeons - - whatever wasn't livestock. We ate plenty of foul things, but we never went hungry. I remember the party line telephone too. I remember one of the Cousins needed help moving a herd to a lease pasture, and thinking that it would be a easy job. We started mid-morning on a Saturday, which was a mistake. We should have started EARLY that Saturday. We ended up closing the gate on the least pasture about 11:00PM the following Sunday, soaking wet from an early April rain storm that somehow managed to turn to snow, and ended up being a blizzard. Quite a few of us ended up with a cold. That was also the first time I ever heard my Pop use profanity. Needless to say, it was aimed squarely at our cousin.
After we moved to town, Pop had a job and money wasn't so much of an issue, but we still didn't get to go shooting just for the fun of it. I remember the first time I shot a handgun - a .22LR High Standard Sport King - our Uncle was back for a visit and his eyes lit up when he saw what he called the "Hush Puppy" - he had come back from Vietnam, and come back west to decompress for a few weeks. I think I was 12 or 13 at the time. I don't remember how much .22 shells cost, but I knew they were passed out from the box 5 or 10 at a time, with every kid getting the same number of shells. Shooting order went from oldest to youngest, and I was always last. By the time I got to shoot, all the close in, easy shots were gone. I think it helped me figure out ranges better, and I am sure it helped me to learn good field craft.
Some parts of being a kid were pretty tough, and are better left as "the good ol' days", but I still remember them and the older I get, the more I appreciate them. The kids nowadays, have it easier, but certainly not better than I did.


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Electric outage!
This morning i was unable to open my doors with the remote nor open my trunk with the key....i opened the door with the key and nothing would turn on, no welcome lights, radio, engine, nothing!! ....while i was waiting for my jump i figured id go back in the car since it was raining and guess wut? it freaking started right up like nothing ever happened...i had to reset the clock and stuff...20 mins later while on the highway it just literally stalled on me with all the warning lights flashing and it kept doing it for about 30 mins or so...as i got out of it tonight all the power shut off again without me being able to close the car with the remote so i had to close it with the key....Wuts going on?
1. no electrical power to the car
2. 20 mins later it starts like nothing happened
3. stalled on me on the highway a couple times
4. parked it tonight and once again lost all electrical power :dunno:'
SES LIGHT P1434 Code had came on 2 weeks prior to this.
Consider having the battery and connections checked. Google the P-code.
Might consider posting this on an X5 forum. We is E39ers here.
To echo what Ed said, start here for diagnosis:
- How to test a BMW E39 battery & alternator (1)
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Clean-Up Time: Professor's Invention Pulls Oil From Gulf Waters
A different kind of water-treatment system may join the fleets of skimmers and other vessels trying to strain oil from the waters of the Gulf of Mexico. Last week, oily Gulf water was dumped onto a new absorbent material developed by a college professor in a test supported by a $200,000 "rapid response" grant from the National Science Foundation.
Though a new cap on the gushing well appeared to have stopped or greatly impeded fresh gouts of oil last week, cleaning up all the crude that has spilled since April is a major challenge.
The new substance—which is like a remarkably powerful sponge as well as a filter—is the brainchild of Paul L. Edmiston, an associate professor of chemistry at the College of Wooster, in Ohio. It looks like a gel but feels like glass, and it goes by the name of Osorb.
Mr. Edmiston compares its ability to swell to Goldilocks's perfect porridge. Its level of rigidity is just right, not too hard and not too flexible, he says. It can shrink and expand without cracking. Its structure can store an enormous amount of tension—in fact, the material can lift up to 20 times its weight, he says.
Another thing it does really well, though, is absorb hydrocarbons—like oil—while leaving behind water, proteins, genetic material, and inorganic salts, Mr. Edmiston says. And it has advantages compared with other kinds of filters. "The materials that Paul has cost less and soak up more," says Mark A. Shannon, a professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and director of a National Science Foundation center focused on water-purification systems.
Mr. Edmiston came up with the material in 2005, and five years later, he is the chief science officer of a rapidly growing company that has set out to clean up the past century's environmental messes.
The group, Absorbent Materials Company LLC, was hired by British Petroleum in May 2009 to develop a process for cleaning "produced water," a byproduct of onshore and offshore drilling that usually contains oil, inorganic salts, rock dust, and chemicals from the oil-extraction process. One attraction from the oil company's perspective: By using Osorb, oil dispersed in this water could be collected and recovered.
The current test is not on produced water, but to see if a device with Osorb can clean 2,200 gallons of water contaminated with high levels of crude oil—Gulf oil-spill conditions.
The cleaning machine has four metal containers that hold Osorb. Polluted water flows in through the top of the containers, where it meets the material. Clean water then flows from the bottom. The containers have to be reset regularly to remove oil from the material after it has reached its capacity.
There are other ways to separate oil from Gulf water, according to Berrin Tansel, a professor of civil and environmental engineering at Florida International University. A spinning centrifuge, for instance, can separate the two. Another method is to dissolve air in water under high pressure. The pressurized air forms bubbles, which force oil droplets away from the water, says Ms. Tansel, whose team recently received an NSF rapid-response grant to study the Gulf's emulsions.
A Recipe for Success
Mr. Edmiston calls Osorb "swellable organically modified silica" in scientific papers, though he swaps that for "swellable glass" in conversation. The recipe is simple enough, he says. Start with a container of solvent, such as acetone. Put in molecules containing silicon that come together and form the final product, a large silica-based "macromolecule." Add a solution of water and fluoride ions, and stir.
The trick to its absorbency is in the way those building-block molecules are arranged. The structure consists of outer parts that repel water, preventing it from being absorbed, but that allow hydrocarbons in. The interior has a multitude of tiny pores that can hold the hydrocarbons.
After stumbling upon the substance in his laboratory, the researcher set out to find out how and why glass could absorb oil and how to scale up the process of production. In late 2008, he founded the company, now called ABSMaterials.
At the end of 2009, the privately held company was valued at $6.9-million, says Stephen R. Spoonamore, its chief executive. One patent has been approved, and 17 others are pending, according to Mr. Spoonamore.
Mr. Edmiston believes that being at Wooster, a small liberal-arts college in Ohio, was invaluable to Osorb's development. He had no competition during the years he spent studying the material, and he attributes that to Wooster's low profile—it doesn't have a reputation as a hotbed of chemistry innovation.
He also thinks Ohio's manufacturing industry is an asset that provided the base he needed to begin producing Osorb. He doesn't think what he has achieved would have been possible somewhere else.
In the future, Mr. Edmiston wants his company to be a source of high-tech jobs for the region, an incentive for young college graduates to stay in the state. "I'd like to reverse the Ohio brain drain," he says. He's made a small start: Three of the company's 28 employees are Mr. Edmiston's former students and Wooster graduates.
After 14 hours of testing last week, the company's machine seemed like a cautious success. It recovered six barrels of crude oil and left the water clean enough to return to the ocean. The team's next challenge is learning how to scale up: engineering its systems to clean more water more quickly, in order to keep up with the large amounts of oil that have been dumped into the Gulf.


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Accra, 26 April 2012 – Ghana today made history as the first African country to simultaneously introduce pneumococcal and rotavirus vaccines in its national immunization programme in a bid to fight pneumonia and diarrheoal diseases, each of which accounts for approximately 10 per cent of under-five deaths in the country.
Ghanaian First Lady, H. E. Dr Ernestina Naadu Mills, said at a ceremony in Accra marking the introduction of the two life-saving vaccines: "I am happy to announce that vaccines against pneumonia will from today be available at all health centres and hospitals. Children will be given three doses of the vaccine at 6, 10 and 14 weeks of age. Also, rotavirus vaccines will be administered to children aged 6 and 10 weeks."
The First Lady was joined at the launch by WHO Deputy Director-General, Dr Anarfi Asamoah-Baah; the Coordinator of the WHO Inter-Country Support Team for West Africa, Dr. O. Walker, representing the WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr Luis Sambo; the Chief Executive Officer of the GAVI Alliance, Dr Seth Berkley; Ghana's Health Minister Mr. Alban Bagbin; WHO Country Representative in Ghana Dr Idrissa Sow and UNICEF Country Representative in Ghana Dr Iyabode Olusanmi, among other international guests.
In his remarks, WHO Deputy Director-General, Dr Asamoah-Baah, praised Ghana's "bold" decision to introduce the two vaccines at the same time and spoke of the phenomenal progress Ghana had made over the years in immunization coverage – from a national coverage of 4% with just one antigen in 1985 to a national coverage of 90% with nine antigens in 2012.
He attributed this progress to the commitment of the government of Ghana; the leadership and vision of the country's health ministry; the dedication of its country's health workers, particularly nurses, and the facilitative role of partners and the country's women and mothers.
On his part, the Chief Executive Officer of GAVI, Dr Berkley said: "Ghana has taken the lead...it has taken a bold and courageous decision and today's simultaneous launch marks yet another ambitious and encouraging step to make life-saving vaccines rapidly and efficiently available to children who need them wherever thy may be born. The world is watching as Ghana has set an example for everyone else''.
Launch of the second African Vaccination Week
The occasion of the introduction of the vaccines also served as the platform for the official launch of the second African Vaccination Week which is being observed from 23 to 28 April 2012 under the theme "An unimmunized child is one too many. Give polio the final push."
Launching the Week, Dr Walker, representing WHO Regional Director for Africa, said "As one of the most efficient, cost-effective public health interventions, vaccinations are critical to the attainment of the Millennium Development Goals. Further improvements in coverage, expansion of resource pools and large-scale introduction of new vaccines targeting an increasing number of infectious diseases are needed to sustain the gains."
He drew attention to the focus of the observance of the second African Vaccination Week: interrupting wild polio transmission, through strengthening national immunization programmes and increasing vaccination coverage as well as accelerating the uptake of new and existing vaccines. He also pointed out that emphasis should be put on prioritizing service provision for hard-to-reach areas with selected high impact child survival packages.
He added that the second African Vaccination Week was a unique opportunity to raise awareness on the value and importance of vaccination; mobilize human, financial, material and other resources, and implement a variety of activities aimed at improving child survival and primary health care interventions in the region.
The first ever World Immunization Week, being celebrated from to 21 to 28 April 2012, unites countries across the globe for a week of vaccination campaigns, public education and information sharing.
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text: An icebreaker makes its way through Antarctica's sea ice. Jan Lieser September 28, 2016 Record high to record low: what on earth is happening to Antarctica's sea ice? Nerilie Abram, Australian National University; Matthew England, UNSW, and Tessa Vance, University of Tasmania After record-breaking amounts of sea ice in Antartica, this year we're seeing record lows.


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Events for October 5, 2012
Folk Singer Carrie Newcomer & Theologian Marcus Borg
October 5, 2012 3:17pm-October 6, 2012 at 3:17pm
Description: The Progressive Christian Alliance of Colorado is hosting a very special event coming soon – Proclaiming a Courageous and Compassionate Christianity. Folk singer Carrie Newcomer will perform Friday, Oct. 5, followed by two conversations with theologian and scholar Marcus Borg and Newcomer, Oct. 6. This promises to be a memorable event!
Please distribute the attached flyer to your contacts and purchase your tickets at the reduced price before Sept. 1 at http://www.progressivechristians.org
Date: Concert: Oct. 5, 7:30 p.m.; Two Interactive Sessions with Carrie Newcomer and Marcus Borg: Oct. 6, 9 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.
Location: Montview Boulevard Presbyterian Church, 1980 Dahlia St. (& Monteview Blvd.), Denver, CO 80220
Info/Contact: Tickets & Information: http://progressivechristians.org/event/marcus-borg-and-carrie-newcomer/
Iliff on the Road: Episcopal of Colorado Convention, Colorado Springs
October 4, 2012 10:25pm-October 6, 2012 at 10:25pm
Description: Iliff will host a booth in the vendor area at the Episcopal of Colorado Convention, Colorado Springs. If you are attending the convention, stop by the Iliff booth for information and visit with admissions staff.
Date: Oct. 4-6, 2012
Location: Colorado Springs
Iliff on the Road: Muslim Voices in the Heartland, Prof. Sophia Shafi
October 5, 2012 5:00pm-6:30pm
Description: The Muslims in the Mountain West Project is pleased to announce "Muslim Voices in the Heartland", a 3-day event featuring discussion panels with local, regional and national Muslim writers, journalists, scholars, and activists. This event is hosted by the Center for Media, Religion and Culture and the Center for Asian Studies at the University of Colorado Boulder.
While bringing together some of the leading scholars on Muslim modernites, including Megan Reif, Nader Hashemi, and Sophia Rose Shafi, this gathering is unique in combining scholarly presentations with the participation of local and national American Muslims to speak on their own experience. Panels include "On 'Muslim Rage,' Media and Politics," "Life as a Muslim in the Mountain West," and "Storytelling, Media & Muslims in America." American Muslim artistic expressions will also be presented, including a poetry reading by award-winning spoken word artist Dominique Ashaheed, a conversation with playwright Wajahat Ali about his theatrical production The Domestic Crusaders, and a screening of the film Mooz-Lum followed by a discussion with Director Basir (Q) Qasim.
Friday, Oct. 5, 5 p.m.
Storytelling, Media & Muslims in America
Panel Discussion featuring:
Moderator: Sophia Rose Shafi, Iliff School of Theology
Wajahat Ali, playwright, essayist and attorney
Deana Nassar, Hollywood Liaison, Muslim Public Affairs Council
Qasim (Q) Basir, writer and film director
Events will be held October 4 – 6.
All the details can be found on the complete program.
Date: Friday, Oct. 5, 5 p.m.
Location: University of Colorado Boulder, Eaton Humanities 1B50
Iliff on the Road: Peace & Justice 2012 Conference, Boston
October 4, 2012 5:00pm-October 6, 2012 at 10:56pm
Description: Iliff will host a booth at the Peace & Justice 2012 Conference, Boston, in conjunction with the Tufts Initiative on Climate Change and Climate Justice. The conference is titled, "Anticipating Climate Disruption: Sustaining Justice, Greening Peace." Visit with Iliff admissions staff and learn about Iliff degree programs specializing in peace and justice and social change.
The Peace and Justice Studies Association (PJSA) Conference will be held on the campus of Tufts University, in Medford, Massachusetts (Boston metro area), will be feature presentations from a wide range of disciplines, professions, and perspectives on the many complex issues now unfolding amidst disruptive climate change, which promises to be among the most significant social justice concerns in the 21st Century.
Date: Oct. 4-6, 2012
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Hello everyone, new to the forums, not new to the hobby but I have been out of it for 6-7 years or so.I recently stumbled upon an out of the way junkyard that I thought might have promise. Long story short I discovered right up front what I thought was a 1969 Satellite and a 1968 Roadrunner. Both bodies were shells with the 68 missing front K frame and rear end. 1969 is missing less, but both are missing engine and tranny as well. I get home and decode the VIN numbers and turns out they are both 440 - 4 bbl GTX's. I guess my question is as bad as I want to save both these bodies, in the long run is it really worth it? They will never be matching number's resto's, they will likely both be years in the making. But I have never come across 1 much less 2 GTX's sitting in a junkyard where they could both be had for cheap. Really torn here...I was looking for a 68 Charger. =)Thoughts?
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I left a glowing recommendation for Kemper Cadillac a few days ago, but my experience today at Faulkner forced me to write.
My wife and I had an interest in a leftover demo 2004 SRX V6 AWD ($43500 sticker). After multiple phone calls back and forth this morning with a dealer 45 mins away, we decided it sounded like an ok deal, so we took a ride....
Well, then it got terrible. Major problem #1 - this is an old-fashioned type dealer where the only purpose of the salesman is to hand you keys for a test drive, then you haggle with the "finance guy", and then when it looks like you might leave without a deal, in comes the "manager"....
...and the price of the car that was quoted over the phone was not honored when we arrived at the dealer.....
It's for the best though, because as much as my wife and I liked the Silver Smoke SRX, as soon as she saw the hideous dealer installed RED pinstriping on the car, she was turned off....
Hate to give negatives, but this experience deserved it. Thanks for listening to me vent...
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That's why after 26 & 1/2 years, I got out of selling cars. I got sick & tired of haggling! I could not take it anymore, and there's a certain type of personality out there that crosses across all ethnic and religious and age backgrounds, Oh, I'd say 1 in 8 that feels that they don't get (or can't get) the best deal UNLESS they also get fresh and abusive. At 51 I wasn't about to take any fresh loud mouthing directed at me from some snot-nosed 20 year old. Many people when they don't get the price THEY want, resort to abusive behavor. I found if I instanly gave the last - the final price - like if invoice was $20,332.00 and I gave them the price of $20,332.00 immediately, as in right off the bat, they still began haggling and getting loud and semi-nasty.
That's when I left it. Sounds to me like that guy who "just hands over the keys" as you describe, has about had it, too. I'll bet he was over 47 years old, and at it for at least 12 years.
I'd like to see some of the customers open a fresh mouth over at Macy's or Target when they want something impossible. They'd call security, and security would remove their trashy butts. Sadly, car dealers don't have security. When a customer would annoy me to where I was gonna "pop" I headed for the bathroom with the sports page. I was there to sell & deminstrate cars, not to take their verbal abuse. My wife of 23 years doesn't yell at me like some of my "customers" did in the past.
Like I said, that Key salesman is probably burnt out. No YOUR fault, don't misunderstand. It only takes one POS to give ya a bad attitude all day.
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I definitely appreciate your point...dealing with people (especially those that know just enough to be dangerous) has to be unbelievably difficult. My biggest problem here was that the price quoted to me over the phone was changed when I got to the dealer...that's deception whether or not the salesman has had enough of his job. Once they pulled a "switch" on the price, they could have offered to sell me the car for $10,000 and I probably would have told them to keep it.
Also, I've been spoiled at other dealerships where one person greets you when you walk in, and this one person handles everything from the test drive to the sale, to the financing, and all paperwork. It's the game of back and forth where the salesman keeps going into the "back room" to meet with the manager and coming out with another offer written on a piece of paper that turns me off. Then, when it looks like no deal may happen, this manager appears to try and save the day. If the sales associate doesn't have the authority to deal with the customer, then why should the customer have to deal with the "middle man." I'm not one to haggle - can't stand it. In this case, we went to look at a car based on a calculation we did from a price over the phone. When we got there and the price was higher, the calcs didn't meet our budget anymore. When we tried to say thanks and leave, then the games with the manager started. The salesman knew our budget and pricing up front, but couldn't give us a price without leaving for 5 minutes and coming back with a number on a piece of paper. I have to think that this method turns away more customers than having qualified personnel who can handle all aspects of a transaction.
I'm not trying to start any argument, but I just want to explain my opinion from the customer in the way you can explain it from the sales point of view. Selling cars (or anything) is a difficult occupation. But some dealerships (in this case) make it more difficult on their personnel just by the hierarchy and the method they choose.
Again, I say this with all due respect and hope that haven't offended you in any way, Sandy.
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What was the reason given to you & yourwife for the change in the price? (Or WAS there a reason offered??)
As I have said before on this site, Sales managers are so full of themselves that they ALL need to drive SUV in order to get in their EGOs !
Few places any longer allow the salemen to handle the entire deal. Funny, in 1970 when I began, about 4 weeks down the road, I was allowed to handle the entire deal. Fast forward 27 years, to 1997 when I quit, I was NEVER allowed to handle the entire deal.
I had ALOT of people tell me, "Sandy, it was a pleasure dealing with you, but we walked out because that other guy, I don't know who/what he is ruffed us up and started playing games with us". 80% of the time the "Other Guy" was the Sales Manager a.k.a. "Sales Loser" 20% of the time it was the General Manager. They treat everyone the same, cookie cutter style and you just cannot do that. You need to be able to read your buyer, and sincerely act in their benefit as well as your bosses benefit.
You just cannot attempt to rape every customer! (and you aslo have to control the sale. Once the consumer gains control of the sale, YOU (the salesman) has LOST the sale. But, conversly many people come into the dealership acting in a way that they would never act in any other establishment.
I recall one guy who came in and shouts out, over at me, "Whatcha givin' away, today"? Would he do this in a carpeting store? A supermarket? The candy concession at the movies?? Of course not.
Did you know that every customer walks in, and walks up to some car on the showroom floor and asks a salesman "What can I buy this for?" and did YOU know that IF IF IF you reply to him, that there's a 1 in 50 chance that you'll sell him? In other words, if you reply to him, you lose!
I suggest that you & your wife visit another dealer. Don't necessrily buy at the lowest price - buy where you feel the most comfortable, and where you felt you were treated properly, and WATCH WATCH WATCH the interaction of the boss & his salesman! How he treat his salesmen is a good indication of how YOU'LL be treated, should you spend your money there.......
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Clearly this is a topic that is near and dear to you, and I can definitely see the frustrations you must have dealt with in your years selling cars. In our case, I called this dealer based upon a GMBuyPower web search of leftover 2004 SRX's. This dealer has one, so I called to inquire what the pricing was of the vehicle, understanding that as a leftover the price should be below the sticker price. The salesman said that he'd have to look into it and call me back. He called back with a number of $34,900. I asked if the $1500 rebate was available for current GM owners on this car. He said "yes" and the price would then be $33,400. He was unable to give me APR's on financing, but my wife and I did some quick calcs and the numbers were close to our budget. The salesman said to come on in, we can make it work.
When we got there, the financing numbers came back much higher than our estimate. Besides an outrageously high 7.5% APR, suddenly, the $34,900 number INCLUDED the GM Loyalty Rebate, which was impossible because I didn't even mention owning another GM vehicle until after he gave me the price. That meant the price of the car was actually $36,400 - a number I never would have even considered. For better or worse on my end, this destroyed any faith I had that a deal could be reached. I felt like we were deceived into coming there, under the assumption that once we entered, they could get us in a car. I would love to go back to our friends at Kemper Cadillac, but since we're looking for essentially pre-owned vehicles, we can only return if they have what we need.
Again, all the credit to you Sandy for being in the business all those years. I know I could not have had the patience to handle it like you did. Sorry if I came off as someone bitter because I couldn't negotiate an unrealistic deal...I'm not that type of consumer. In this case I just felt tricked...
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You absolutely were tricked. I'll explain why.
There's an old slogan in the business that states:-
"You can't sell 'em over the phone, so get 'em to come in" ~
There IS truth in that!! However, it's apparent that they were
going for a mega-kill at your expense.
Do you want the car? If so, I'll tell you how to go about getting it.
1. Go back there. But before you go, figure this out.
2. What you are willing to pay for the car, how much you are willing to put down as a d/p and what finance rate you'll accept.
3. On each of the above, write down your MAX figure, only because it's EXTREMELY important that you do not come UP in d/p, in purchase price, or in finance rate %.
4. Go back to your salesman. Tell him that you'll buy it right now (after a test drive) for those numbers. Upon handing his the sheet of paper with your figures, also hand him a check, made out to the company, and signed by you for $100.00 deposit.
5. In the car business the gospel is "Money tralks ... Bullshit walks" ~ Now, you've "put up" and shown you are there in good faith.
6. Here's what will happen.
7. He'll write up the offer and take in in to Mr. Ego (Sales Mgr). S.M. will keep the check, and sent the messenger back out to tell you that "We are sooo sooo close to a deal, the boss says we can only slice the balongia so thin, and then we start missing it......
Please, help us out. We wanna sell you the car and you wanna buy the car and you know our great reputation and and and and FINALLY he'll get to the $$$ amount. Whatever it is.... W H A T E V E R .... Say NO. Once you offer up an additional $18.22 cents, you've announced that you're fair game for UPWARD MOBILITY !! Here come the other "hidden" charges....... DO NOT BUDGE! If they will not accept you offer, request your check back, and do not leave w/OUT it. Once you get it say goodbye.
My best advice!
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Thanks for the insight. In this case, we are not stuck in a corner where we need the car soon, so we definitely can pass on this one. Plus, I can't see giving this dealer the benefit of selling me a car.
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Buying cars CAN be a pain these days. I just bought two in the last couple weeks (one for each of my kids). One was much easier than the other but both did have definate "issues" that I needed to deal with.
Unfortunately, there are fewer REAL quality salesmen out there than there used to be, and with the advent of the internet, customers are coming in armed with more information than ever. I know in my case, by the time I go to a dealer, I know what the car I'm looking at is worth, and what I'm willing to pay for it. Some dealers are better than others but most do use the procedure described by Sandy. In my case, I don't mind that, I treat it like a game. I usually know pretty quickly whether the dealer is going to play or not. If not, I have no problem going elsewhere, and I let them know that. They try to get all the money they can for each deal but and if you're not on your toes, they'll manage to seperate you from a good deal of your money.
Bottom line, I usually get my cars for a very good price and I have no shame over having to beat them up at times to get it. I never resort to being abusive or in any way disrespectful but, I do let them know that they won't be taking advantage of me and once we both understand that we can talk a deal like two adults.
If it were me, I'd probably call Faulkner and talk to the GM and let him know how you feel. Depending on his reaction, I'd either work a deal with him or move on. Either way, I'd take a moment and write letter to the Cadillac Customer Service dept. and let them know about the way you were treated.
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One very successful salesman I knew would give the customer the price of the car and would not haggle. He gave tham the price and walked away, usually outside the building, from them. The customer usually followed and tried to haggle the price. (He was an older man, and looked his age). He'd tell them, look, I've got ulcers and do not wish to argue with you. I gave you the best price that I possibly can, and that's the price. If it's too high for you I can show you another car.
Then the buyer would usually talk in private with the wife (or whomever) and either pass or buy. Most bought at his price. He refused to argue price! He did tell the truth, he had an ulcer and was age 71. It seemed to work for him, in a sales force of 5 he was usually # 1 or #2.
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Not far from what several manufacturers do. Isn't Saturn like that too?
My problem is usually that I just HAVE to get something off!
I just have a hard time paying retail, especially for something like a car.
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Like Katshot said, by researching online ahead of time, you can find out the sticker and what should be the rough invoice number and know if the "best deal" a salesman can give truly is a good deal. In our best experiences, we deal with someone who I can trust to give me his best deal upfront - essentially cut to the chase, like your example Sandy. I know right away if it fits our budget or not.
I have an colleague that will not go to the dealership until his deal is in place. His method is to fax 4 or 5 dealers with the options he wants, the one or two colors he's willing to take, and the price he will pay (usually assumes $500 over invoice). First dealer to call back with a deal, he goes in. He usually has financing in place through an outside source.
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That FAX plan sounds like a good idea, but in reality...isn't!
$500.00 over invoice on some car absolutley positively will NOT
buy that car (Try $500 over on a XLR or a Jag S-Type ...no way!)
yet $500.00 over on other cars is too much! If a car has a spiff
on it too the dealer BY the MFGR, then $500 is high.
There are too many outside influential things to be so rigid.
Re: Faulkner Cadillac - Trevose, PA
It's true that every car has to be taken individually. That said, I can honestly say that I've never paid over invoice for a car, and generally START my negotiations AT or NEAR invoice. One of my favorites was on a '02 Nissan Sentra SE-R Spec-V. I bought it on Dec. 30th, 2001 as I recall. The car was brand new on the market and hot. I bought it for well under invoice even though the first comment made to me by the salesman and sales manager was something like, "it's a brand new model, we can't go below list". Yeah, right!
Buying a car is like a lot of other things, if you are willing to give up easily, you will get taken advantage of. Then there's also a lot of guys that feel that trying to get a "deal" in some way makes them look cheap or poor. These guys think that dumping money shows people that they have it. Like my grampop always said, a fool and his money are soon parted.
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I didn't mean to imply that the fax method works well, it was just another example of how the whole process can go with each individual. Each car is definitely different, as is each dealer. I am personally ecstatic with the deal I received on my 05 CTS - with GM incentives I got the car for almost $7000 below sticker. Alot of that is attributed to the comfort level and trust between the dealership and me. As a consumer, I feel it comes down to being educated about the car, educated about the marketplace for that car, and educated about the dealer you're working with. Your methods and attitude will have to vary depending on which front door you walk into.
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About six months ago I drove with my family from New York City to buy the Cadillac-SRX. I called the sales rep and he asked me to come over at mutually agreed time. I already had quoted price through email and had done my homework.When I reached there they made us wait for over 40 minutes in a corner room. The salesman was nice so we tolerated. At our turn, my wife and I sat down to make a deal. I did not have to haggle for the new car but they were not honest about the trade in value of my GM car of other brand. I felt sorry for GM that their own dealer can assess the value that low.They gave me Kelly book value . I noticed that they did not include all options that my car had.Anyway the value was $1000 lower than assessed by other Cadillac dealer only two days ago so I made a deal without trading in my old car.It was time to close the shop on Saturday night so no test drive. They requested us to come on Monday and we went there at the given time. They made us wait again for about one hour siting delivery. While we were there they treated us like Mr. and Mrs. nobody again . I wondered why they treated us like that . May be because we were of foreign origin and do not fit into their stereo profile of affluents or they simply do not care. At the end we signed all papers and got the delivery. The funny part was that while signing the papers on the desk there was a note suggesting that we provide the feedback that the service was excellent ( insulting the inteligence of the customers ). I felt bad that no one except sales person said halo to us in two visits and the General Manager missed his opportunity to come out and say thank you for buying. Three days later I got the thank you letter from GM which I tore off. You can bet that one who treats us like a dirt will not get a business from us even after 1001 ' Thank you' letters. I am sorry for the negative feedback but hope that this is a wake up call for cadillac and GM.


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