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GeckoSystems Expands, Migrates Mobile Robot Solutions to Wheelchairs.Service Robot Service robots assist human beings, typically by performing a job that is dirty, dull, distant, dangerous or repetitive, including household chores. They typically are autonomous and/or operated by a build in control system, with manual override options. industry, revolutionizing its development and usage with "Mobile Robot A Mobile Robot is an automatic machine that is capable of movement in a given environment. Overview
Mobile robots have the capability to move around in their environment and are not fixed to one physical location. Solutions for Safety, Security, and Service(TM)."
Beginning this past April with the receipt of a power wheelchair from Japan's oldest wheelchair manufacturer, Imasen Engineering Corp., GeckoSystems has been migrating some of its mobile robot solutions in order to collision proof power wheelchairs, typically under joystick control. GeckoSteer was invented to interpret digital signals from a standard joystick to efficiently communicate with GeckoNav. This places obstacle avoidance AI software between the user and the wheelchair drive system.
GeckoVerify was developed to ease and facilitate the debugging of the multiple AI software savant sa·vant
1. A learned person; a scholar.
2. An idiot savant.
[French, learned, savant, from Old French, present participle of savoir, to know communications in achieving their loose crowd level of mobile robot autonomy on a mobile platform not initially designed for autonomous mobile robot usage.
One of GeckoSystems' fundamental mobile robot solutions, the automatic self-navigation AI software GeckoNav(TM), has nearly a hundred parameters that can readily be adjusted for different mobile platforms using the new GeckoConfigEd. The metaphor for this adaptation would be the tuning of generic four-barrel carburetors to different automotive engines with appropriate primary jets, accelerator pump sizes, etc. for that specific engine's configuration and performance requirements.
GeckoSystems' new GeckoImager(TM) uses structured light machine vision ("depth camera") data from the Kinect subsystem. This provides its automatic, self-navigation AI software, GeckoNav, with sufficient and timely data to achieve actionable situation awareness resulting in a very safe, loose crowd level of mobile robot autonomy that is "collision proof."
GeckoSystems has several breakthrough technologies -- not just the GeckoImager -- in concert with the Kinect, and all the other necessary mobile robot solutions, such as its GeckoSavants, to have a complete, cost effective and multifunctional product. Due to the robustness of GeckoSystems' biological hierarchal architecture, GeckoNav, being "sensor loving," and the recent invention of GeckoImager, the company has strengthened its "first mover" position in this emerging trillion-dollar industry.
GeckoSystems' successful adaptation of Microsoft's Kinect with the GeckoImager enables more markets to be addressed in addition to wheelchairs, such as retailers. The strategic business need addressed by GeckoSystems' AscBot(TM) is to enhance the in store shopper's experience to strategically position the retailer as better, different than its competitors. This will enable it to enjoy margins greater than its competitors while maintaining desired market share. This type of strategic marketing positioning is necessary to increase gross sales Gross Sales
A measure of overall sales that isn't adjusted for customer discounts or returns, calculated simply by adding all sales invoices, and not including operating expenses, cost of goods sold, payment of taxes, or any other charge. while reducing overall operational costs to increase net profits. Simultaneously, while increasing sales with in store assistance and product promotions, the AscBot's mobile and intelligent video surveillance systems would dramatically reduce shrinkage due to internal and external theft. Simply stated, GeckoSystems' AscBot would "inform and observe(TM)" in retail stores.
The development of the AscBot will make extensive use of existing GeckoSystems technologies originally developed for the CareBot. While the AscBot will require a superset A group of commands or functions that exceed the capabilities of the original specification. Software or hardware components designed for the original specification will also operate with the superset product. However, components designed for the superset will not work with the original. of the existing GeckoSystems capabilities, the additional functions required by the AscBot are currently available in off-the-shelf products that can be easily integrated into the existing GeckoSavant(TM) architecture.
GeckoSystems' successful adaptation of Microsoft's Kinect with the GeckoImager enables more markets to be addressed in addition to retail stores, such as healthcare cost reduction with the newly announced ChairBot(TM).
GeckoSystems has been developing eldercare eld·er·care
Social and medical programs and facilities intended for the care and maintenance of the aged. capable personal robots, the CareBot(TM), for over 14 years. Recently it completed its first year of in home trials with many insightful and unexpected benefits to not only the care receiver, but also the extended caregiving family. Given this experience, it believes that an eldercare capable robotic wheelchair upgrade could cost effectively assist those infirm INFIRM. Weak, feeble.
2. When a witness is infirm to an extent likely to destroy his life, or to prevent his attendance at the trial, his testimony de bene esge may be taken at any age. 1 P. Will. 117; see Aged witness.; Going witness. family members that are not typically able to walk about freely, needing routine vital sign monitoring and immediate notification of appropriate care givers when vital sign limits are triggered. This group represents family members requiring nearly constant monitoring.
This robotic wheelchair, or ChairBot, would consist of a wheelchair equipped with several artificial intelligence systems (GeckoSavants) developed for the CareBot. In concert these systems enable the occupant of the chair to benefit from automatic collision avoidance and room-to-room transitions. GeckoChat(TM) would provide verbal interaction for control of the wheelchair and annunciate an·nun·ci·ate
tr.v. an·nun·ci·at·ed, an·nun·ci·at·ing, an·nun·ci·ates
To announce; proclaim: "They do not so properly affirm, as annunciate it" Charles Lamb. medication and other timely reminders. The GeckoScheduler(TM) would time and commence the prompting of the various reminders for medication and/or vital sign measurements such as blood pressure, pulse rate pulse rate
The rate of the pulse as observed in an artery, expressed as beats per minute. , blood sugar and/or oxygenation oxygenation /ox·y·gen·a·tion/ (ok?si-je-na´shun)
1. the act or process of adding oxygen.
2. the result of having oxygen added. level, EKG EKG: see electrocardiography. monitoring, etc. mounted on the wheelchair. The GeckoSuper(TM) would be programmed by the caregivers such that appropriate alarms would trigger should any pre-set vital sign parameters be exceeded and pre-designated parties promptly notified by pager, email, and/or cell phone. In nursing homes or assisted living as·sist·ed living
A living arrangement in which people with special needs, especially older people with disabilities, reside in a facility that provides help with everyday tasks such as bathing, dressing, and taking medication. facilities each ChairBot would be wirelessly networked into the residence's IS system for continuous monitoring of each individual's vital signs as they went about their daily routines.
While the cost of the ChairBot would be greater than that of a CareBot, the cost benefit ratio would be even more extraordinary since semi-professional and professional care givers would no longer be required to be in near constant physical proximity of the care receiver. Hence one caregiver could provide complete monitoring of multiple patients and yet be immediately notified if any of their vital signs exceeded pre-established bounds.
"We are very pleased with the hard work and long hours invested by our team of engineers and programmers these past few months at achieving this enhanced value proposition to our consumer, professional healthcare, and commercial security marketplaces. We continue to expect technology-licensing revenues to precede revenues from product manufacturing and sales and have two to three prospective licensees in active discussions. This augurs well for increased ROI (Return On Investment) The monetary benefits derived from having spent money on developing or revising a system. In the IT world, there are more ways to compute ROI than Carter has liver pills (and for those of you who never heard of that expression, it means a lot). and shareholder value for our 1300+ investors," stated Martin Spencer, president/CEO, GeckoSystems Intl. Corp.
About the Company:
Since 1997, GeckoSystems has developed a comprehensive, coherent, and sufficient suite of hardware and software inventions to enable a new type of home appliance (a personal companion robot) the CareBot(tm), to be created for the mass consumer marketplace. The suite of primary inventions includes: GeckoNav(tm), GeckoChat(tm) and GeckoTrak(tm).
The primary market for this product is the family for use in eldercare, care for the chronically ill, and childcare. The primary distribution channel for this new home appliance is the thousands of independent personal computer retailers in the U.S. The manufacturing infrastructure for this new product category of mobile service robots is essentially the same as the personal computer industry. Several outside contract manufacturers have been identified and qualified their ability to produce up to 1,000 CareBots per month within four to six months.
The Company is market driven. At the time of founding, nearly 14 years ago, the Company did extensive primary market research to determine the demographic profile of the early adopters of the then proposed product line. Subsequent to, and based on that original market research, it has assembled numerous focus groups to evaluate the fit of the CareBot personal robot into the participants' lives and their expected usage. The Company has also frequently employed the Delphi market research methodology by contacting and interviewing senior executives, practitioners, and researchers knowledgeable in the area of elder care. Using this factual basis of internally performed primary and secondary market research, and third party research is the statistical substance for the Company's sales forecasts.
Not surprisingly the scientific statistical analyses applied revealed that elderly over sixty-five living alone in metropolitan areas with broadband Internet available and sufficient household incomes to support the increased costs were identified as those most likely to adopt initially. Due to the high cost of assisted living, nursing homes, etc. the payback for a CareBot is expected to be only six to eight months while keeping elderly care receivers independent, in their own long time homes, and living longer due to the comfort and safety of more frequent attention from their loved ones.
The Company's "mobile robot solutions for safety, security and service(tm)" are appropriate not only for the consumer, but also professional healthcare, commercial security and defense markets. Professional healthcare require cost effective, timely errand running, portable telemedicine, etc. Homeland Security requires cost effective mobile robots to patrol and monitor public venues for weapons and WMD WMD
white muscle disease. detection. Military users desire the elimination of the "man in the loop" to enable unmanned ground and air vehicles to not require constant human control and/or intervention.
The Company's business model is very much like that of an automobile manufacturer. Due to the final assembly, test, and shipping being done based on geographic and logistic realities; strategic business-to-business relationships can range from private labeling to joint manufacturing and distribution to licensing only.
Several dozen patent opportunities exist for the Company due to the many innovative and cost effective breakthroughs embodied not only in GeckoNav, GeckoChat, and GeckoTrak, but also in additional, secondary systems that include: GeckoOrient(TM), GeckoMotorController(TM), the GeckoTactileShroud(TM), the GeckoImager(TM), and the GeckoSPIO(TM).
Mr. Spencer received his Masters in Business Administration from the J. Mack Robinson College of Business The J. Mack Robinson College of Business is one of the six colleges at Georgia State University in Atlanta, Georgia. Robinson's premier programs - the Flex M.B.A., Executive M.B.A. and undergraduate program - are all ranked among the best in the nation. The Flexible (part-time) M.B. , Georgia State University History
Georgia State University was founded in 1913 as the Georgia School of Technology's "School of Commerce." The school focused on what was called "the new science of business. , Atlanta, Georgia, in 1987. Consequently he is formally trained and educated for the professional management of publicly traded domestic and international corporations.
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YouTube: Kinect Enabled Personal Robot video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kn93BS44Das
In this video one will observe static and dynamic obstacle avoidance into and back out of a cluttered and narrow "gauntlet alley." One may determine that the movements are smoother than what most people could do using a joystick, human controlled mobile platform. One will witness three low levels of obstacle avoidance: reactive, proactive, and contemplative. No prior mapping or path planning was performed before or during the demonstration run. GeckoNav, the AI savant doing the guiding, controls all mobile activities during this demo. You will witness subsumptive sub·sump·tion
a. The act of subsuming.
b. Something subsumed.
2. Logic The minor premise of a syllogism. AI behaviors occurring as obstacle avoidance subsumes way point seek and vice versa VICE VERSA. On the contrary; on opposite sides. with an emergent behavior expressed as errand running down a cluttered hallway and back without any human intervention.
"One CareBot, One Family" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxK46chfP6A&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL
Mobile Robot Navigates Dining Room & Kitchen http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_jd9_0W9mE&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL
Telephone: Main number: 1-866-CAREBOT (227-3268) International: +1 678-413-9236 Fax: +1 678-413-9247
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2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. :
Statements regarding financial matters in this press release other than historical facts are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995. The Company intends that such statements about the Company's future expectations, including future revenues and earnings, technology efficacy and all other forward-looking statements be subject to the Safe Harbors created thereby. The Company is a development stage firm that continues to be dependent upon outside capital to sustain its existence. Since these statements (future operational results and sales) involve risks and uncertainties and are subject to change at any time, the Company's actual results may differ materially from expected results.
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Rachel Bilson Dishes on Hart of Dixie Characterby Matt Richenthal at . Comments
She's a sarcastic New Yorker who is good at fixing people, but not good at actually dealing with people.
So describes Rachel Bilson in the following interview, as she teases her upcoming new series on The CW, Hart of Dixie. Why should you tune in? What's the appeal of this big city doc in a small town? Who is this show's version of Burt Reynolds? When does the series premiere?
Okay, we know the answer to that final question: September 26. For the rest, take it away, Rachel...
Check out the latest Hart of Dixie trailer and poster now!
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I will def watch, it looks good and i'm a fan of RB and i love the new poster they released last week and i hope this show does well, I'm really excited about it/looking foward to it-and I'm not fond of or watching any medical shows other than Hawthorne and this.
rachel bilson = my dream wife! she's so gorgeous and cute (:
as for the show, still not sure if i'm going to like it. i'll give it a try anyway.

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Winnipeg Free Press - PRINT EDITION
City touched by these angels
Suffering frozen feet again to benefit centre
It isn't easy being an angel.
There's a lot more to it than just lying around on clouds, strumming harps and arranging the odd miracle or two.
You also have to roll out of bed really early, squeeze into a snug angel gown, strap on a sparkling silver halo and fuzzy little wings, then jump up and down and wave at passing cars while trying to avoid frostbite.
I was reminded of this Tuesday morning when, for the fourth year, I was invited to descend on the Maryland Bridge to collect donations from rush-hour commuters as part of Misericordia Health Centre's famed Angel Squad.
Every December for the last 18 years, volunteer angels -- including centre employees, local politicians and hordes of schoolchildren -- have been on a heavenly mission to raise funds for the urgent care centre.
Joining the Angel Squad is a lot like being dragooned into a kindergarten Christmas pageant. Before having a cup of coffee to activate your brain cells, there you are, in a crowded hallway exchanging important angel-related remarks such as: "Would you mind straightening my halo?" Or: "Does this gown make my butt look big?"
It's difficult, using mere words, to describe how cold it is standing on an icy bridge, gown billowing between your legs, halo wobbling on your head, waving one hand and holding a sign in the other in a bid to entice motorists to pull over and open their wallets for a great cause, but I will try: It is really, really cold!
Even though you can no longer feel your extremities after waggling your wings for an hour in the bitter cold, your heart is quickly enveloped in a warm and fuzzy feeling. That's how I felt chatting with Terry Rolland, a social worker for the centre's 145-bed interim-care unit who was emitting visible rays of holiday joy while clutching a sign urging motorists to "turn left" and donate.
"I used to work at a personal care home," the third-year angel told me, teeth chattering. "I remember driving over the bridge and seeing the angels for the first time. I thought, 'Wow! That's a place I'd like to work, a place that can generate that kind of spirit.' I wanted to be an angel. It was on my bucket list."
Now, on a wall in her office, Terry has hung a photo of the first time she donned the Angel Squad's trademark garb. "Any time I'm having a bad day, I look at that picture and I remember what it's all about," she beamed.
While sneaking a coffee at the front door, I bumped into Brenda Weiss, who was doing her first stint as an angel accompanied by her 17-year-old daughter Hailey, a Grade 12 student at nearby St. Mary's Academy.
"We came in for halo repairs," Brenda said, pointing at her daughter's mangled angelic headgear.
"The wind killed it," Hailey chirped, before revealing her feelings about being a rookie angel. "I think it's awesome helping a cause and dressing up and doing it with my mom, too," she said.
Even seasoned angels like me became misty-eyed when a choir of St. Mary's angels, hopping from foot to foot, serenaded passing motorists with a few bars of the Christmas classic Baby, It's Cold Outside.
The Angel Squad is hoping to raise $60,000 this season to buy new bedside tables and chairs for the interim-care unit. "These are for people who can no longer live on their own and are waiting for placement in personal care homes," Glynis Corkal, Misericordia's communications and fund development officer, said.
What do these frozen angels mean to Winnipeg? Rosie Jacuzzi, the centre's president and CEO, put it best when she told me: "It's one of our biggest fundraisers and it's the start to everybody's Christmas. It's an icon of Christmas for Winnipeg. You have the Santa Claus Parade and the Angel Squad."
The angels will be flying again today and Thursday, so drop in and donate. If you have time, pour your free coffee on my toes, because they're getting pretty numb.
Republished from the Winnipeg Free Press print edition December 4, 2013 A2
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8 Years, 5 Months ago
In Fantasy Master Maze Products, "Alternative Cavern Ideas", jkratzer wrote:
"Narrow Passages has gone from an occasional sale thing to a "gotta have it!" item.You might want to start it back up again as an 'occasional' item, limited runs based on PRE-ORDERS only."
Pre-orders is an interesting idea to get a limited run, although there are logistical problems. But it might not be impossible.
the masters (and molds?) are safely tucked away someplace, then (re)development is already done. Overseas travel (to train the manufacturers on casting and painting) could coincide with a regular trip; those costs are absorbed as well. So the limited run only has to overcome manufacture and shipping costs, AND turn a decent profit (or else why do it at all?).
I don't see a company taking pre-orders for something they aren't sure they can do, though. They could end up holding onto thousands of dollars of customers' money, then having to refund it after months of waiting to see if they would get enough to place the order. Not good.
But maybe they could create a "pledge list" of customers who promise to pre-order. If DF says that they WILL do the limited run, those customers WILL pre-order (send money). They should factor in a "back-out" rate (some people who pledge might change their minds, or might not have enough money when DF places the order), so the number of pledges needed will be higher than the number of pre-orders needed. They would also want to set a time limit on the pledges -- if they don't get enough pledges in three or four months, then they announce that the order will not be placed due to lack of customer interest. I would place a similar deadline on pre-orders -- once the e-mail goes out to the pledge list, customers have one month to send money, or DF would have to announce that the order will not be placed due to lack of response (money cheerfully refunded).
(What's the emote for "hat in hand"?) RF*, can you (or anyone) speak to this in general terms? If the premise is correct (an item is not being produced, but the means to produce it are easily available), can a limited run be produced at a profit? Could a pledge-before-preorder plan work, or is it just too complicated? Does collecting the money before ordering the run actually eliminate/minimize financial risks, or is there a hidden pitfall I'm missing? Does the website get enough traffic to make a pledge system viable? If the plan fails -- not enough pledges, or enough pledges but not enough preorders -- will it be seen as an interesting experiment that didn't work, or as a serious business failure? Is there another way to do this?
I am in no way suggesting that we "force" DF to make a "command performance". I am extremely mindful of the necessity for a company (especially a small company) to operate at a profit and avoid unnecessary risks. But we MIGHT find a way to turn a product that is not produced regularly into something that turns a profit on an irregular (or even semi-regular) basis by tweaking the way we approach pre-orders and expressing interest when a limited run is brought up as a possibility.
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There is a win/win for speculative pre-orders but it would involve a few ironclad rules for both sides.
One is that the customer would have to pony the money up front and refunds would not be allowed barring the minimum required order is not met.
On the supplier side they would have to:
1) Set a date by which the minimum orders needed to make running the product viable must be reached (typically 2 - 3 months).
2) ANy monies that come in for those orders are placed in an interest bearing account.
3) If the minimum order run is not reached by X date then customers get a full refund within 2 weeks of the end date.
If done correctly the generated interest off the money could cover the suppliers cost to refund the cash or provide a small positive cash flow if the product does go off.
Note that above seems simple but can get complicated from the supplier end.
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8 Years, 5 Months ago
The pledge idea has its merits especially when applied by a company small like Dwarven Forge jackattack.
The pledge run could go a pre-determined time period.
If after the time has run out and/or the pledges are of an adequate number, then Dwarven Forge could then take pre-orders.
Once a pre-determined percentage of the pledges have become pre-orders by a pre-determined time deadline, then production could be initiated.
This could take from start-to-finish as long as 24-30 months or as little as about 12 months, all determined by buyer response.
The whole process could be shut down at any point.
The main catch jackattack with this process is that there are some people on these forums who may not want or simply feel they cannot wait the period of time necessary for this to be successful.
Patience has been shown to be in short supply with a few here and this whole idea is determined to be a success or a failure hinged completely on patience.
In addition, the pre-orders need to be labeled as non-refundable.
If the pre-orders never achieve the desired percentage, in other words if lots of folks welch on their pledges, the pre-order monies should then be transferred to the buyer's Dwarven Forge account and be used on other product on-hand.
If someone welches on three pledges, that would make them ineligible for pledging on any special pre-order for a pre-determined amount of time.
How is that for a process just from off the top of my head?
Was that what you were looking for jackattack?
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8 Years, 5 Months ago
Yes. I like the idea of converting pre-orders to "store credit", instead of playing around with refunds. I hadn't considered that, and it would mean that even if pre-orders didn't come through, we would still get some good DF loot.
And your point about patience is also well taken. It would need to be clear up front that this endeavor may end up not happening at all, and even if it does it may take a long time to get done. On the other hand, if enough people are serious about taking the opportunity to get a set that will ONLY be available as a limited run they should be willing to wait the for it to be arranged, produced, and shipped. (Maybe there could be a sticky update thread for progress reports.)
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This idea definately has it merits and I have seen it used to sucess by other companies. A small percentage of welching probably doesn't matter as the extra's would likely not be too many and would likely sell fairly quickly to those who don't like the idea of pre-ordering. Though would need some penalty to stop peopel ordering extra to get a product over the line then cancelling out.
One good example of a company doing this is Logos who have two versions of pre-ordering
. They sell a very different type of product (electronic books) so scheme for dwarven forge would need to be quite different but they are very interesting schemes.
Prepub offerers products for a very significant discount but only go ahead when enough orders are reached (a progress bar shows how close this is) Once enough orders a placed production begins. Credit cards are required but only charged when the product is ready.
Community pricing is very interesting, though probably is not possible for Dwarven Forge. Even Logos seem to use it for public domain books therefore items with a development cost but no real ongoing production costs (royalties). Customers actually bid the maximum they would pay for the product. Once bids at a certain price reach a viable level everyone who bids that price or higher gets the book at the cheapest viable price.
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8 Years, 5 Months ago
Guys, I THINK you might be on to something here. Fortunately, we are dealing with a company whose owners/managers never caught the 'Not Invented Here' syndrome.
So we might be able to put this one over.
Jeff, Stefan; listen up. We've actually got a GOOD IDEA here!
Check it OUT!!!
See ya!
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Pledges for Limited Runs
8 Years, 5 Months ago
Well, we have an idea, at any rate. I'll leave it to Jeff and Stefan to decide whether it is a good one.
Remember, all of this is predicated on a HUGE assumption -- that the molds are either available, or can be easily produced from existing masters. If they can't, then all of this is pretty much moot. There might also be considerations involved that we don't realize on the customer end.
Of course if it does work out, I expect a TON of online keister-kissing... :lol:
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Pledges for Limited Runs
8 Years, 5 Months ago
Pledges will never work because half (or more) of the pledgers will back out. It happened to another small company with forums that I used to frequent. There was a ton of enthusiasm over this product that they basically talked the company into producing. The company caved in and no one bought the product.
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Viva La Blipdoolpoolp!!!
Pledges for Limited Runs
8 Years, 5 Months ago
Philip -
While a 'pledge-only' concept would certainly be susceptible to the damage you talk about in your post, the version that jackattack came up with, as modified by some of the other psots, would have a much safer chance of success.
Pledges tell DF that there is interest in REVIVING an older pattern or design, such as Narrow Passages. NO NEW product will EVER be developed or prototyped solely on the basis of pledges. IF sufficient pledges are made to suggest to DF that the revival COULD work, THEN DF would start taking PRE-ORDERS. Once sufficient pre-orders are paid, UP-FRONT, THEN and ONLY THEN, China gets the order to start pouring resin.
Anyone who renegs on a pre-order receives NOT a CASH refund, but a 'store credit' for future DF store purchases.
PRE-ORDERS ARE ACCEPTED, and it will NOT be done in "Small Print"; it's clearly stated, in
print, in the body of the pledge/pre-order Page.
And, it MUST be followed by a signed agreement of some kind; I know there is some new tech available for Web sales that allows the buyer and seller to electronically 'sign' a document that then becomes a legally-binding sales contract.
With this kind of pledge/pre-order sales operation, BOTH DF and the Buyer would be fully protected.
I DON'T know if Jeff and Stefan will go for this kind of setup or not; I also don't know if the DF-buying community, of which you and I, and anyone ELSE who is reading this with more than a passing curiosity, are all members, will buy into it. I KNOW I will; I suspect folks like jackattack, waza, RabidFox*, and BlackHawk1 will also.
With absolutely NO rancor, I really don't care whether you do or not; it is a personal decision on YOUR part, and I have no business dipping MY big nose into it. IF you DO, welcome aboard; if not, no big deal. We're still DF fans, we still exchange ideas here on the forum, and to whateveer extent we are friendly acquaintance NOW, we still will be after you read this magnum opus. Or at least, on my part, we are.
And that's about all I have to say on this subject.
Ain't the beer cold? Who's on first?
See ya!
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Pledges for Limited Runs
8 Years, 5 Months ago
yep- no matter what happens a straight pledge means nothing. Its easy for someone to say "OMFG!!! If you make that I'll buy 20 sets!!!". Then when pay-up time comes its "gee- sorry... I'd like to get even a single set but money is tight..."
No matter what happens people have to put money down to show they are serious. As they say talk is cheap.
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Pledges for Limited Runs
8 Years, 5 Months ago
I agree. This is a great idea, but it definitely needs to be clear that it is more than just "Man, I'd LOVE one of those!"
My biggest anxiety about the SF line, and the people who have claimed they are waiting to begin buying it until DF does X, is that those same people can then, once X has been done, claim that they STILL won't buy until DF does Y.
In the end, what none of us want to see is DF investing a lot of resources (time, money, energy) into a product based on a misconception of how many people will actually BUY.
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-- F. Nietzsche
Pledges for Limited Runs
8 Years, 5 Months ago
Still, the point is well taken, and was mentioned in the original post.
A pledge is a verbal agreement made in good faith, but many factors contribute to the possibility that people will (have to) back out of the agreement. Some customers will change their minds once the initial excitement wears off, some will find other hobby products they can purchase without having to wait a few months for delivery, and some will be forced out of the market by inflation or new expenses that come up between pledge and pre-order (rising gas prices are killing my magazine subscriptions, and I have to scrape together enough money to buy new tires before they are completely bald).
Somebody at DF will have to do some math before they get anywhere near making this kind of offer. What is the minimum number of sets they need to sell to cover production costs AND turn a reasonable profit? Once they have that number, they can decide how many pledges they want before they will move on to the pre-order stage -- whether it is the minimum number plus five, or three times their minimum number. And since they have the option to back out before AND after pre-orders are taken, they run virtually no financial risk.
The primary risk they DO run, however, is customer perception. I'd like to think that most of us on the boards would take it well if DF tried this and it didn't work -- we know them well enough from communicating on the boards and through doing business with them in the past that we can say, "Oh well, it was a good idea, but sometimes good ideas just don't work." But some customers (those without a history with DF, or those who ONLY want an out-of-production set to round out their collections) might feel that DF has reneged on THEIR end, or that the offer was only made to collect pre-orders without any intention of actually producing anything (particularly if pre-orders are converted to store credit). WE all KNOW that Jeff and Stefan would NEVER do such a thing, but a "new" customer doesn't -- and a disgruntled customer can be a very dangerous thing to a small business. (A single blogger caused one hundred MILLION dollars of damage to a company's stocks before the company could get a legal injunction against him.)
I still think it's a viable idea, and I hope that Jeff and Stefan (and their accountant and their lawyer) will give it some serious thought. But I will understand completely if we never hear them so much as comment on it because they don't think it is worth pursuing.
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Best of Brazil
General Information
- Type:
- Sightseeing
- Price from:
- 1435 USD /person
- Phone:
- +55 21 25 43 31 85
- Payment Types:
- Cash
- Credit Card
- Cheque
- Travellers cheque
- Paypal
- Wire Transfer
- Duration:
- 12 days
- Location Start:
- Rio de Janeiro
- Location Finish:
- Salvador
- We Speak:
- Portuguese, Spanish, French, English, German
Last updated: 04/18/2009
Discover the Best of Brazil: Rio de Janeiro - Cidade Maravilhosa, Iguacu Falls, Manaus and the Amazon, and Salvador de Bahia. Off the beaten path sightseeing tour in the greatest cities in Brazil.
Day 1
Airport pick up (time and flight number to be confirmed) and transfer to the hotel. We settle in, and then visit town with our English-speaking guide.
Climb to the Corcovado, universally known symbol of the town of Rio.
By car, we climb to an elevation of 700 meters above sea level. Once on the summit, we take the time to appreciate the unique and enchanting panoramic view of the "cidade maravilhosa" (magnificent city).
Rio spreads under our feet, majestic and languid. This advantageous viewpoint gives us a better understanding of the physical and "social" topography of the town.
We descend via Santa Teresa, which used to be one of the wealthiest residential neighborhoods of Rio, at the time when the town was the capital of Brazil and all the principal powers where located there.
Surrounded by the agglomeration, the neighborhood has lost its exclusive character, and the wealth of the area has moved to the Southwest of Rio, to Barra da Tijuca.
Santa Teresa shelters today an unconventional population, constituting the bohemian quarter of modern Rio.
We stroll through this neighborhood to get a taste of its quaint and dated atmosphere.
Along its narrow and winding streets, we can admire some splendid houses dating from the 19th century and catch a glimpse of the soul of a Rio from another time.
The best way to realize this nostalgic trip is to take the bondinho, a little wooden tramway, a miraculous vestige from the start of the 20thcentury, and the most famous symbol of Santa Teresa.
During the descent to Lapa, we visit the colored staircase or "Escadaria do Convento da Santa Teresa", decorated by Jorge Selaron.
This autodidactic Chilean artist is one of the best-known personalities of this neighborhood.
After exhibiting his paintings around the world, he settled in Brazil in 1983 and spontaneously decided to decorate this staircase with a multicolored mosaic in perpetual evolution.
His ambition is to link the neighborhoods of Lapa and Santa Teresa, by covering the staircases with thousands of azulejos (ceramic tilework). We might have the opportunity to see him at workâ¦
We, later, reach the cable cart taking us to the summit of the Sugarloaf (el. 400 m.a.s.l.) the symbol of Rio, marking the entrance of the Bay of Guanabara. Return to our hotel at 17:00.
Entrance fee to Corcovado and Sugarloaf included. Meals not included. Night in hotel.
Day 2
Departure from the hotel at 09:00 by minibus (group service, 4 to 9 person max). A specialized guide takes us on an "off-the-beaten-path" visit: the favelas. These incursions of a few hours in a different reality of Rio, gives us a complete and realistic vision of life in Carioca, far from the images of violence or of poverty that are the only ones transmitted by a media lacking originality.
At the heart of these popular and "lawless" neighborhoods (the favelas are originally illegal land occupations), Brazilians organize themselves and live in a dignified and solitary manner.
In the afternoon, visit of Rio's city center, where in a few minutes we pass from a colossal avenue framed by imposing glass buildings to quaint, small streets and their little affordable shops. Many styles, one frame of mind, this is the best definition to describe the architectural cocktail of the center, where past and modernism coexist in harmony.
Among the possible visits (to be coordinated with the guide depending on opening times, of your centers of interest, of eventual manifestations organized that day): Imperial Municipal (replicate of the Opera Garnier in France), foundation Banco do Brasil, casa da França (old custom house), national History museum, largo da Carioca, convento Santo Antônio, metropolitan cathedral, plaza Tiradentes ...
And if you feel like it, go for a cold beer at Luis' bar where the decor seems to not have changed since its construction⦠at the beginning of the 19th century.
Return to the hotel at 17:00.
Entrance to museums and monuments included. Meals not included. Night in hotel.
Day 3
Departure from the hotel with a private vehicle, for a transfer to the airport, 3 hours before departure time. Domestic flight Rio â Iguaçu (not included / departure airport, flight time and number to be confirmed). Pick up at the airport and transfer to the hotel (or, depending on arrival time, directly to the site).
In a private vehicle and with our English-speaking guide, we head for the Brazilian side of Iguaçu Park and a stunning panoramic view. The national park of Iguaçu, 185,000 acres, was created in 1939 and its ecological reserve registered as a Natural Heritage site by UNESCO. We skirt hundreds of small falls before reaching the last one, Floriano Fall. This one offers an arresting panoramic view over "Devil's Canyon", across the way.
Return towards Foz de Iguacu. On the way, we stop at the bird park (parque das aves), where hundreds of different varieties of birds from Brazil are sheltered, but also from other tropical countries.
Entrance fees included. Meals open. Night in hotel.
Day 4
At 08:45 we meet at the hotel with our English-speaking guide. Transfer to the Argentine side of the park (about 40 minutes). Stop at the symbolic panoramic triple border point Paraguay - Brazil - Argentina. Visit of the falls from the Argentine side, from where we get closer to the water, and of impressive "Devil's Canyon" opening at our feet. Then return to our hotel on the Brazilian side in the afternoon.
Entrance included. Meals open. Night in hotel.
Day 5
Private transfer from the hotel to the airport 2 hours before take off time. Domestic flight Iguaçu â Manaus (not included / departure airport, flight time and number to be confirmed).
Pick up and transfer to the hotel (usually before noon).
At 14:00 meeting at the hotel with our English-speaking guide for a guided visit of the town.
The capital of this immense territory is a town like others, except for its geographical situation (it is located in the heart of the Amazon) giving it a unique style: the atmosphere is tropical, saturated with humidity, and from the beach of Ponta Negra or from the floating pier, we are astounded by the size of RÃo Negro (Black River), running peacefully, as far as the eye can see. A few miles lower, it mixes its water with those of RÃo Solimoes to form, all the way to the Atlantic Ocean, the Amazon River.
Our stroll takes us to the Opera, which ceiling represents the Eiffel tower seen from the ground (closed on Mondays). Then visit of the floating pier built by English engineers at the beginning of the 20th century, a real technological feat for the time.
Finally, mandatory stop at the market, where we may desire to be left to ourselves, early in the morning, to attend the ballet of the Dockers discharging fruits, vegetable, but especially impressive fish ⦠Return to the hotel at the end of the day.
Entrance fee included. Meals not included. Night in hotel.
Day 6
Departure from the hotel at 07:30 for the site where the waters encounter. The dark and amber water of RÃo Negro seem to hesitate before mixing with the more yellowish water of Solimoes. We go and observe from a motorboat the surprising show of these two waterways, running side by side over a few miles before mixing.
We, then, return to the Lodge. After 50 miles on the road (1-hour), we reach the village of Rio Preto da Eva, charming little beach resort visited during the weekends by the Manaus' inhabitants. There we exchange our vehicle for a motor-pirogue loaded with food.
We follow Rio Preto da Eva. The last traces of civilization disappear as we enter deeper in a labyrinth of water and vegetation. We follow the meanders of the river resembling a ribbon reflecting the sunlight.
Once we arrive at the lodge, we are welcome with a cocktail. After settling, we are invited to share a typical local lunch (fish / feijao (beans) / rice / raw vegetables / fruit).
In the afternoon, excursion by pirogue on the igarapés (canals flooded after the rainy season, dry the rest of the year) to meet a family of Caboclos.
Caboclos is the name given here to the people of mixed descent (Indians and Portuguese colons) living in the heart of the forest and keeping a very traditional rural lifestyle (subsistence agriculture, especially of manioc, fishing, domestically used handicraft...).
On the way back to the lodge, our guide will rapidly set up a fishing line equipped with a piece of white wire serving as a hook.
He attaches a piece of chicken to the end and in a few minutes, the piranhas arrive. The lodge cook will gill them, and shortly after serve them to us (their flesh, although full of bones, is delicious).
All included. Night in the lodge.
Day 7
After a hearty breakfast, we enter the forest in the company of our guide. The Indians have acquired empiric knowledge of the local wildlife and fauna that doesn't cease to impress visitors.
The animals with which they co-habit do not hold any secrets for them. They know their habitat, their eating habits; know if they are comestible, and the best way to hunt themâ¦
Some plants are used in everyday life (construction, weaving, tool fabrication, utensils or armsâ¦); others are known for such and such medicinal virtue. Each pain has its remedy. We become aware that we are walking through an immense outdoor pharmacy â¦
The adaptation of the Indians to their natural habitat is equally manifested in their capacity to orient themselves, precisely, without obvious landmarks and without the help of any navigation instruments, in the heart of a jungle where everything looks alike.
We return to the lodge for lunch. On the way back, we can cool down in the crystal clear waters of a waterfall.
If we are lucky, we might spot of few of the forest's animals: a group of monkeys snacking, a tapir loudly escaping in front of us, a few snakes sleeping in the middle of a path, a toucanâ¦
The rest of the day is dedicated to a pirogue tour on the nearby waterways/or a bath in the cool waters of Rio Preto da Eva.
After dinner, our hosts invite us to take place around a blazing campfire on the white sand beach.
A frozen caipirinha in our hand, we enjoy the magic of the Amazonian night and the silence of a nature that nothing disturbs, except the crickets and the noise of the palms agitated by the breeze.
All included. Night in lodge.
Day 8
Before sunrise, our guide takes us to attend the ballet of the birds leaving their night shelter. Another walk in the forest can follow breakfast. After lunch, we return to Manaus (we take the same trail as on the way in). We may be lucky enough to see some sloths on the way. Loving tender leaves, we frequently find them on the highest branches of the trees, where they are easily visible. The observation of these mammals is easier after the rain, the sloths looking then for open places to dry their coat.
Arrival in Manaus and transfer to the airport: domestic flights Manaus - Salvador (not included /, flight time and number to be confirmed). Pick up at airport and transfer to the hotel.
Meals not included. Night in hotel.
Lunch included. Dinner open. Night in hotel.
Day 9
Meeting at the the pousada at 09:00 with our English-speaking guide who takes us to the discovery of the neighborhood representing best the heart and soul of Salvador.
In the morning, a visit to the lower part of town, starting with its monuments and its markets.
The Mercado Modelo (touristy) then Sao Joaquim market (authentic Bahianese market). We cross town towards the North to reach the Church of Bonfim, a pilgrimage site where we can admire, in the "miracle room", an impressive collection of votive offerings, testifying to the local popular devotion for Senhor do Bonfim.
We follow with a visit to the Museum of Sacred Art (open afternoons only, visit after lunch). Located at the heart of the antique Santa-Teresa convent, it exhibits a collection of unique pieces dating from the 16th to the 20th century: azulejos (ceramic tilework) panes, sculptures, silver and furniture.
In the afternoon, we visit the high part of town, dominated by the historical quarter of Pelourinho. Its prestigious architectural ensemble, renovated with its original bright colors, is constituted by magnificent colonial mansions and baroque churches one of them being the Church of São Francisco and its stunning azulejos fresco. By drawing from its African roots, the city created for itself a unique identity in Latin America, animating its daily life by the frenetic rhythms of Capoeira and religious ceremonies of Candomblé. Return to the pousada at the end of the day.
Entrance fees included. Meals not included. Night in a pousada.
Day 10
At 08:15 we leave our hotel to head for the pier in the company of our English-speaking guide. By boat (escuna or saveiro / shared by other travelers), (no guide other than the boat captain), we start our excursion in the superb Bay of Todos Os Santos. We cross to the island of Frade, for our first swimming break.
Lunch on the island (buffet included). We then continue on, still by boat, towards Ponte de Arreia and the island of Itaparica. Panoramic view over Salvador and its surroundings.
Return to Salvador late afternoon.
Lunch included. Dinner open. Night in a pousada.
Day 11
Departure at 09:00 in a private vehicle with our English-speaking guide towards the North and its beautiful coast.
In the program, a stop in the well-known hippie village of Arembepe (which houses among its inhabitants Janis Joplin and Mick Jagger), then, 53 miles more to the North, we visit Praia do Forte, 12 miles of fine sand beach fringed by coconut trees.
We can visit the ecological project "Tamar" dedicated to protecting turtles (entrance fee not included / about $ 1.5 US) or stroll through the numerous shops of the village.
If you wish to be quieter, it is possible to continue on towards Imbassai ("where the waters meet" in Tupi Guarani dialect) offering a choice between fresh and salt water for the swim. Return to Salvador at the end of the afternoon.
Meals not included. Night in a pousada.
Day 12
Departure from the hotel in private transportation 3 hours before the take off and transfer to the airport.
International flight (not included / flight number and schedule to be detailed).
Meals not included.
Extra Information
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The Maxtor Manager is a helpful utility for managing the OneTouch III Turbo Edition (RAID setup and so on), but we do have one beef. When you first install the software and the drive under Windows, you'll be asked if you want to format the drive. (The drive comes formatted for Mac OS X.) What this really means is to partition and format it--an attempt to shield the end user from complexity. That's not the gripe, however. What we didn't like was that the program offers no feedback concerning which of the two drives it intends to partition and format. This may not bother inexperienced users, but veterans would never give an application carte blanche to perform this kind of operation without some assurance that it truly knows what it's doing. We used Windows XP's Computer ManagementDisk Management to do our own partition/format, which took about two hours for the terabyte drive. Though later testing proved that the black-box app worked just fine, we still prefer more transparency.


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hey guys, i took home a new 12 sonata the other day and when i got home i noticed that the hyundai ipod / iphone cable was missing. i searched high and low, and nothing.
when i first saw the car on the lot, he popped the trunk and i believe i did see the box that the cable comes in. Also, another time in the past i went to a different dealership, and the boxed cable was in the center console.
did i get jipped? i'm not about to shell out $35 for a cable that should have came with my car. if so, do u think i have a chance of fighting this and getting whats mine?
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2013 and earlier-Honda Accord Prices Paid and Buying Experience
Here's my negotiating story from hell....
Beaverton Oregon - Bob Lamphere Beaverton Honda. Some facts:
- EX-L V6 - Polished Metal Metallic
- Black leather interior
- Rear Spoiler
- Mud Flaps
- wheel locks
- 230 miles on it!!!
- liked Altima - had pricing for 08 Altima 3.5 SL for 27k (really good deal I think)
Ok so the negotiation on the 08 Accord starts. They had a 'sale price' of $28,800. I had an Internet manager offer for the same base vehicle from another dealer that was farther away for $26,868 with mud flaps only. I offered that same amount at Beaverton Honda and of course out comes the sales manager. First thing out of his mouth "We are the largest Honda dealer in the Northwest"...oh boy that means they are not going to deal with me I'm thinking (which turned out true). So I tell him about the offer from another dealership. He says they are lying to get me in the door - call them and ask for a VIN number...so I call to validate. The Internet manager at Gladstone Honda (who was very up front and honest with me) then says sorry we don't have with black leather (I forgot to specify this with her in my email) only grey but we have one coming in will honor at the same price when it comes in. I tell this to local dealer. He tries to tell me that:
- that color is the most wanted
- Honda Accords are NOT invoive vehicles
- they are the largest dealer and there's no way anyone else can sell theirs for that little and make money
- he said he would work with me on the Silver accord (they had 4-5 on hand)
I tell him:
- if you are the largest dealer then you get volume pricing and holdbacks (he stumbled a bit when I said this!)
- this vehicle has been on the lot for a while since it has 230 miles on it (plus I test drove it the weekend before)
- I don't want the silver
- I'll go to 27k (hey I really liked it!) since it has the wheel locks and spoiler
he counters
- well with the dealer installed accessories I'll want more then that but why don't you and the sales guy talk about it see what you can do
I offer sales guy one last time: tell him 27k, I'll do financing through you and since you are 5 miles from my house all service work will be here. He comes back w/ a no and I leave the lot. Then the salesman calls me later in the evening and has the audacity to ask me if I purchased from the other dealer. I explained to him again that the other dealership didn't have black leather but have one coming in. He said they did too and give me a call if you'd like to deal on it (yea right I thought).
In my opinion - this dealer was very selfish. I offered a thousand OVER invoice -- which that's the published invoice - I'm sure they were making much more then that on the vehicle (please anyone correct me if I'm wrong on that point). I'm very frustrated at the "Large Volume" dealers - don't be fooled people - this is the second Large Volume dealer I've dealt with. Because they are large they know that the vehicle is going to sell eventually anyway and as such are not willing to work with you or give you a good deal!!!!
So I'll be purchasing from another dealership soon enough. And I'll go out of my way to get service somewhere else as well.
I was thinking the same way when I initially visited the dealer. Leather or V-6 for basically the same price? I test drove both an EX V-6, then an EX-L 4 banger. The wife said why be cheap if you can afford the V-6 AND leather, so I said you're probably right and bought the EX-L V-6.
Now I'm disappointed with the operation of the VCM system on my car. If I had it to do over, I'd have got the EX-L 4 banger, or spent even a little more and gone with an Acura TL. If you do decide on the V-6, do yourself a favor and take an extended test drive to make sure that the VCM doesn't bother you.
Nice color combo..I am considering a Black on Black Coupe. Not digging the bug eyes or the large overhang on the Sedan. Stick to your guns!! These cars will be at invoice or less by spring. I just closed a deal on a Pilot for my wife yesterday. I was talking cars with a salesman while sitting around. He confided the Accords are bringing in a lot of showroom traffic but they aren't moving as fast as they would like. He anticipates that special incentives, lease and finance deals are coming very soon.
Edmunds invoice plus dest. charge on a Iv EXL auto is $24,063. In northern Ca dealers are also adding a $250-300 advertising fee per car and call it part of the invoice. (I guess we could compare it to dealer fee in other parts of the country) I think that is how the dealer came with that number. My experience has been that the Iv's can be had at invoice or below and V6 at about invoice and the models with navi about few hundred over invoice at this time. It all depends on dealer's situation and other factors, of course.
I have not been checking Civic prices. With the 08 Accords with Navi it has been rare that anyone has posted a buy for under invoice, although I did. Try Grace Honda in San Bruno. Time of the month, how long the car has been sitting on the lot, and other factors have a lot to do with the quote you will get. Make sure to send out emails to a lot of internet managers asking for quotes. I sent out over 20 before I bought my EXL V6 a couple of months ago.
chuck1 Posts: 1,405I can't tell you how many times I have heard this on many car purchases. I go in with my "deal" and tell them what I what. They come back and say there is no way it can be done. Then I go to the next, and then the next dealer and eventually one takes the deal.
It's very competitive in Southern California.
ljfro7 Posts: 1Hey exlv6,
If you get a chance could you let me know what area/dealer in MA you worked with? I am right outside Boston, on the South Shore and have sent out information to various dealerships both on and off the automile. I am looking for an 08 Accord Coupe EX-L V6 with Nav, in either the Nighthawk Black or Taffeta White. I saw the TMV around here was just around $29,000 so seems like you got a good deal. I currently have a 2005 Pilot with the lease ending in March, so looking to roll over the original downpayment. Any suggestions would be great thanks!
Hi everyone,
I am looking to buy the 2008 EXL Accord Sedan w/ cyl no navi.
I live in the NY, Ct area. So far the info I have seen is:
$22,705 Invoice plus $635 Dest Charge for a total of $23,340.
Is this the price I should offer? Or can I get this car at a lower price.
Any help on price & dealers would be much appreciated.
bug4 Posts: 370Here's my $.02 . . perhaps $.03 . . .
Buy the V6 if you don't plan on driving the vehicle for a long time and are interested in maximum resale value.
If you plan on driving the car for many years, seriously consider the I4 and only purchase the V6 if power means a lot to you. I have the I4 and, while it certainly is no race car, its is absolutely adequate. I, personally, don't buy the "need it for emergency acceleration" excuse. Buy the 6 cyl. if you plan on using all those ponies often.
With regard to the V6, there is an advantage to having more torque at a lower RPM. My I4 doesn't start generating much power until I'm high into the RPM range and, consequently, the transmission shifts out of over-drive often at interstate speeds. The power is adequate, but the engine does more shifting than it would with a V6. The I4 is perfectly mated to the 5-speed manual transmission and that is your very best option if you really want the machine to work to its potential (although MT can be a death-sentence for resale).
Finally, I am not confident that the V6's active engine mounts, complicated and expensive control modules and VCM system are a "good for the long-run" technology. For me, a V6 would necessarily require an extended warranty.
The EX-L, while no more functional than the EX, does include a number of items that make it a significantly nicer car. Among many other things, the stereo in the EX SUCKS, IMHO. The stereo in the EX-L, while hardly earth-shaking, is 100x better. Oh yea -- one more -- I've always hated pleaded leather. It looks good for about 5 days before it starts to crease. All 08 EX-L Accords have pleaded leather. :-(.
Good luck! I've been happy with mine!
asitmehta Posts: 19I live in Westchester, and I recently bought the Accord EXL V6 w/navigation. I paid a little over $30,000 with taxes and fees. Are you getting the auto or manual transmisson? I went to many dealers, and since there are many dealers in the area they would really like the business. Try to push for a better price, it doesn't hurt. I purchased the vehicle from Brewster honda
masaraksh Posts: 8Bought my Honda Accord Sedan EXL V6 w/o navigation (black on black) on Thursday at Herb Chambers of Burlington (Boston) for $25,950. The price includes $250 documentation fee. I consider this deal to be $450 below the invoice. Two other dealers in New England offered me a similar deal.
Invoice: 25,500
Dest 650
Docs 250
Total: 26400
Paid: 25,950
Deal -450 (below invoice)
Please note that Boch Honda offers up to $3,850 off the invoice on any new Accord (Boston Globe from this Sunday). I already bought a car but will call them tomorrow out of curiosity.
abhiku Posts: 89I just sold my 2000 Camry on criaglist.org:) and need a new car. I like the new Accord 08 and thinking of buy one EX-L V4 with Nav.
I just purchased the fighting chance package and asking for advice who has used this package before.
if yes, did you include invoice price for vehicle in Fax/Email attack template, that was sent to every dealer? or wait for dealer to respond with best offer?
Also what's the best price for EX-L V4 with Nav in Seattle area.
Thanks in advance!!
itochu Posts: 107kmanpdx - you should be able to get that car for invoice plus destination fee.
Many have posted here telling of $25,950, including destination charge, for that very car and color combination in the Boston, MA, area, the Washington, DC area, Mike Patton in LaGrange, GA, DCH in Paramus, NJ and other dealers around the country. Good luck and enjoy your new car!