mrdannyg 274 Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 I am the proud owner of a new Honda Civic SE!I actually wanted the Honda Fit, which has an MSRP a couple thousand lower, but after some negotiating and the dealer's weird incentives, the Civic was actually cheaper over 5 years.I'm a little sad not getting the Fit, which is kind of a cool little car. Tons of room even though it looks small. The Civic is just awesome though, especially loaded up like the SE. 5 years at 0.9% with some cash incentives I whined to get too.Thanks everyone for putting up with the longest and most unapologetic thread hijack in history. Link to post Share on other sites
digitalmonkey 929 Posted May 1, 2011 Author Share Posted May 1, 2011 I am the proud owner of a new Honda Civic SE!I actually wanted the Honda Fit, which has an MSRP a couple thousand lower, but after some negotiating and the dealer's weird incentives, the Civic was actually cheaper over 5 years.I'm a little sad not getting the Fit, which is kind of a cool little car. Tons of room even though it looks small. The Civic is just awesome though, especially loaded up like the SE. 5 years at 0.9% with some cash incentives I whined to get too.Thanks everyone for putting up with the longest and most unapologetic thread hijack in history.Congrats! I think Jay works for Honda. Link to post Share on other sites
mrdannyg 274 Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 Congrats! I think Jay works for Honda.Baha, of course. Anyone else work for/own a car dealership?Jay - $417/month for 60 months for the SE, including the rustproofing, etc - how'd I do? Link to post Share on other sites
Derswick 0 Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 Baha, of course. Anyone else work for/own a car dealership?Jay - $417/month for 60 months for the SE, including the rustproofing, etc - how'd I do? Honda's are good cars, good engines and great resale. The Civic has great incentives right now because an all new model is coming out shortly. Sounds like a great deal. Hope the car worked well for you, still think the Jetta is best! Link to post Share on other sites
FCP Bob 1,312 Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 Baha, of course. Anyone else work for/own a car dealership?Jay - $417/month for 60 months for the SE, including the rustproofing, etc - how'd I do? Please don't tell me you bought rust proofing from a dealership. Link to post Share on other sites
mrdannyg 274 Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 Please don't tell me you bought rust proofing from a dealership.Stupid, right? They had a big sale on for it, so it was like $300 off with a 10-year warrantee (no interim inspections), but I know rustproofing is always a big rip. My father-in-law is always harping on rust prevention and recommended it, so it was worth it just to prevent him from being able to say he told me so. Probably could've saved money on it elsewhere, though I'm a little hard up after all this crap, so getting it included in the 60-month plan at 0.9% was a bonus.Didn't get the warranty which I'm kind of regretting. Would've gone from 3-year/60k full (5 year/100k powertrain) to 7-year full for $1100. Link to post Share on other sites
digitalmonkey 929 Posted May 1, 2011 Author Share Posted May 1, 2011 Teams should have their secondary faceoff guy lineup to take the faceoff and have their primary faceoff guy start on the wing. Then all they need to do is have one of their wingers try to get a jump on the play and if the linesman catches it then the faceoff guy will just get tossed and they can put their primary guy in. Link to post Share on other sites
MapleLeafpoker 1,462 Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 Saw on Twitter/was watching World Champs, and they said Devan Dubnyk was brought into this Canada-France game and was getting his first chance to play at Worlds.I didnt know that Devan Dubnyk didnt get any time last year at the Worlds, but congrats on finally getting to man the nets for Team Canada. Suprised they didnt even give him a game last year. Link to post Share on other sites
pezeveng 207 Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 I am all for 1-0 games but the Nashville-Vancouver series sucks. Link to post Share on other sites
Dubey 1,035 Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 Stupid, right? They had a big sale on for it, so it was like $300 off with a 10-year warrantee (no interim inspections), but I know rustproofing is always a big rip. My father-in-law is always harping on rust prevention and recommended it, so it was worth it just to prevent him from being able to say he told me so. Probably could've saved money on it elsewhere, though I'm a little hard up after all this crap, so getting it included in the 60-month plan at 0.9% was a bonus.Didn't get the warranty which I'm kind of regretting. Would've gone from 3-year/60k full (5 year/100k powertrain) to 7-year full for $1100.Rust proofing is a rip off, but its not like its a bad product, it is just overpriced.in fact, all the products that are pitched through the finance office are typically marked up ridiculously high, to make up for the fact that the Dealer sometimes only makes a couple hundred on the sticker price of a new car nowadays. Link to post Share on other sites
digitalmonkey 929 Posted May 2, 2011 Author Share Posted May 2, 2011 Rust proofing is a rip off, but its not like its a bad product, it is just overpriced.in fact, all the products that are pitched through the finance office are typically marked up ridiculously high, to make up for the fact that the Dealer sometimes only makes a couple hundred on the sticker price of a new car nowadays.[bold added]Those assembly-line machines must have a helluva union. Link to post Share on other sites
FCP Bob 1,312 Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 [bold added]Those assembly-line machines must have a helluva union.You do realize that a car dealership and the car manufacturer are different I hope.As has been already pointed out dealers make little money on the sale of an individual car.Your local new car dealer would be far happier in most cases to sell you a used car for $12K than a new one for $30K especially if you need to finance through one of the dealerships used car financing options since they get a commission on that financing. Link to post Share on other sites
digitalmonkey 929 Posted May 2, 2011 Author Share Posted May 2, 2011 You do realize that a car dealership and the car manufacturer are different I hope.As has been already pointed out dealers make little money on the sale of an individual car.Your local new car dealer would be far happier in most cases to sell you a used car for $12K than a new one for $30K especially if you need to finance through one of the dealerships used car financing options since they get a commission on that financing.Yes, thanks. I do realize that. My point (a joke btw) was that the cost to manufacture a car is apparently ridiculously high enough to prevent much markup room by the dealers. I was simply stating (in a sarcastic manner) why it costs so much to manufacture a car. Link to post Share on other sites
gruven 530 Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 You do realize that a car dealership and the car manufacturer are different I hope.As has been already pointed out dealers make little money on the sale of an individual car.Your local new car dealer would be far happier in most cases to sell you a used car for $12K than a new one for $30K especially if you need to finance through one of the dealerships used car financing options since they get a commission on that financing.The car business has turned into a banking business.... its more about the financial terms than the car... Link to post Share on other sites
mrdannyg 274 Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 Rust proofing is a rip off, but its not like its a bad product, it is just overpriced.in fact, all the products that are pitched through the finance office are typically marked up ridiculously high, to make up for the fact that the Dealer sometimes only makes a couple hundred on the sticker price of a new car nowadays. You do realize that a car dealership and the car manufacturer are different I hope.As has been already pointed out dealers make little money on the sale of an individual car.Your local new car dealer would be far happier in most cases to sell you a used car for $12K than a new one for $30K especially if you need to finance through one of the dealerships used car financing options since they get a commission on that financing.Thanks guys - glad to see my feelings were 'on' in this instance. A used car would have been more than sufficient for me, but I don't have more than a few grand to put down. With the whole financing package, in many cases a 2007-2008 car was only 10% less than a brand new one of the same model!There were a bunch of 'last day of the month' sales, including what amounted to be 20% off the rustproofing package. Still a rip I'm sure.I'm a little pissed that it came down to economics - I wanted the Fit, but apparently there are only a couple dozen in Nova Scotia since they are produced in Japan. Hence the 5.4% interest rate. I ended up with the last Civic SE on the lot. It already had 1000km on it. How pissed/worried should I be to not be getting one with only a couple hundred km? Link to post Share on other sites
digitalmonkey 929 Posted May 2, 2011 Author Share Posted May 2, 2011 Thanks guys - glad to see my feelings were 'on' in this instance. A used car would have been more than sufficient for me, but I don't have more than a few grand to put down. With the whole financing package, in many cases a 2007-2008 car was only 10% less than a brand new one of the same model!There were a bunch of 'last day of the month' sales, including what amounted to be 20% off the rustproofing package. Still a rip I'm sure.I'm a little pissed that it came down to economics - I wanted the Fit, but apparently there are only a couple dozen in Nova Scotia since they are produced in Japan. Hence the 5.4% interest rate. I ended up with the last Civic SE on the lot. It already had 1000km on it. How pissed/worried should I be to not be getting one with only a couple hundred km?I wouldn't lose sleep over the mileage...http://www.bankrate.com/brm/news/auto/20011226a.asp Link to post Share on other sites
digitalmonkey 929 Posted May 2, 2011 Author Share Posted May 2, 2011 Anyone else heard of the Tata Nano?Wow! What a hijack by Dan. Nice. Link to post Share on other sites
gruven 530 Posted May 3, 2011 Share Posted May 3, 2011 Anyone else find the second round boring? Even with all the OT games? The first round was amazing, maybe it's hangover? Link to post Share on other sites
ajs510 122 Posted May 3, 2011 Share Posted May 3, 2011 Anyone else find the second round boring? Even with all the OT games? The first round was amazing, maybe it's hangover?I haven't watched a single game yet in the second round. Still hungover and depressed from the first round. Washington-Tampa Bay is the only really interesting matchup to me, to be honest. Link to post Share on other sites
serge 904 Posted May 3, 2011 Share Posted May 3, 2011 Anyone else find the second round boring? Even with all the OT games? The first round was amazing, maybe it's hangover?I dont know about boring but I always find the first round more exciting because of the number of games and different stuff going on.That Vancouver/Chicago series and the Boston/Montreal series is hard to match. Link to post Share on other sites
Skeleton Jelly 2 Posted May 3, 2011 Share Posted May 3, 2011 There's a drop in the stakes when you go from game sixes and sevens to game ones and twos. (That was worded horribly.) Edit: Horribly worded? Fuck.I think the games have been pretty exciting. Link to post Share on other sites
troyomac 0 Posted May 3, 2011 Share Posted May 3, 2011 Anyone else find the second round boring? Even with all the OT games? The first round was amazing, maybe it's hangover?I thought last night's game was ridiculous, and not just because we won. It was wide open with tons of shots, I thought it was very exciting. Link to post Share on other sites
gruven 530 Posted May 3, 2011 Share Posted May 3, 2011 Non-hockey hijack: I am closing my almost famous poker room (bought a new house). Any of you that are around on saturday night are invited to the closing poker game. Email me if you need info...gruven72@hotmail.com Link to post Share on other sites
Dubey 1,035 Posted May 3, 2011 Share Posted May 3, 2011 overall, I have been less intrigued by the second round. Mostly, as SJ said, because of the week straight of exciting elimination games that closed out round 1. the opening games of round 2 haven't been able to compare.however, last night's boston/Philly game was incredible. Link to post Share on other sites
serge 904 Posted May 3, 2011 Share Posted May 3, 2011 overall, I have been less intrigued by the second round. Mostly, as SJ said, because of the week straight of exciting elimination games that closed out round 1. the opening games of round 2 haven't been able to compare.however, last night's boston/Philly game was incredible.YOu know what would make the second round more fun..Leafs or Devan. Link to post Share on other sites
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