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Oh yeah, Bill just reviewed a last-year black one. He's not really a fan but I am, it's gorgeous. Sounds great when he hammers it, that was one of the traits NS was known for, American rumble.
This is a beautiful car:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhKDqz0FyK8
This is a beautiful car:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhKDqz0FyK8
But, but, but, it has cooooooolness in it's own right. 😎😎😎
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After 1995, airbags were not an issue.....they were required in all new American-market vehicles.
Not everyone liked digital instruments.......even some TC buyers complained about them. Many of them had had analog gauges their whole lives, and had gotten used to them.
Bottom line is, Lincoln was making much more modern vehicles in 1990, and they were handily outselling Cadillac for that reason.
Stopped by the Chrysler dealer to buy new wipers for the Pacifica, I though this was pretty crappy in the service/parts department and will certainly keep me from buying anything or servicing at this dealer again:
This was more encouraging:
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I'd sit there and make the check hard to read, are we back pre 1998? Before check-cards?
We pay NOTHING with checks except our landscapers.
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That particular dealer is pretty terrible. I would never have my car serviced there and would only buy something there if they had some deal that I just couldn't get anywhere else. When you consider I paid them $111 for 3 wiper blades for a Chrysler, I would say they are making plenty.
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That particular dealer is pretty terrible. I would never have my car serviced there and would only buy something there if they had some deal that I just couldn't get anywhere else. When you consider I paid them $111 for 3 wiper blades for a Chrysler, I would say they are making plenty.
I wonder what they say, if anything at all, when people bytch, because you know they do.
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Its like, what do they want me to use to pay? Do they really want me to write a check for a big service bill and drive off with the car so it can bounce?
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Actually, I liked that design. You're a little early in the timing, though. It came out during the 55-MPH limit years of the 70s and 80s. Sure, it was all but useless for those who cruise at really high speeds, but I usually stay reasonably close to posted limits.
I also like how the digits are spaced in 10-mph increments instead of 20...makes it a lot easier to read at a glance....particularly in the center, between 20 and 70.
Bottom line is, Lincoln was making much more modern vehicles in 1990, and they were handily outselling Cadillac for that reason.
Don't get me wrong. I thought (and still think) that it was silly of Ford to drop the big BOF sedan platform, especially considering how police departments, taxi drivers, and limo firms loved it. (I still hear from some police officers how the Crown Vics are missed). But I don't make those decisions.
Stopped by the Chrysler dealer to buy new wipers for the Pacifica, I
I change mine once a year or so...sometimes more often. The ozone in this area is bad and does a number on rubber blades.ClubLexus Stories
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WHATTTT???? Now I've seen it all. Dealers make most of their money through service as well all know. I'm sure that dealership is in the black just fine.
I'd sit there and make the check hard to read, are we back pre 1998? Before check-cards?
We pay NOTHING with checks except our landscapers.
I'd sit there and make the check hard to read, are we back pre 1998? Before check-cards?
We pay NOTHING with checks except our landscapers.
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yeah. Could do that. Inserts are now expensive anyways. So what I saw was cheap metal blades with inserts. Instead of going Toyota I might just buy the replacement at Walmart and remove them and add them to my car.