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  6. Thinkin Of A New Car: Got Caddy Cts On The Mind

    in Off Topic - Random, Misc posts - the forum "Junk Drawer"

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    wtf? acura's dont hold better resale values than lexus and infiniti... since when do you see a ton of rental car lexus running around? german cars have the least amount of depreciation. i love how you say imports hold their resale value so much better but only focus on acura as the best... its not true at all. acura decided to hire monkeys as exterior designers they look ugly as hell now i would never ever drive one of the new tsx or tls everrrr.

    They gave me an Infiniti FX when I wrecked my car. they had that as an alternative to the Town Car, they also had a Murano in the SUV class. Haven't personally experienced a Toyota as a rental car, but I've seen them on lots....mainly just Tundras, Camry's, Corollas, and an occassional Matrix. I agree with you on the looks of the brand new ones....especially the MDX and RDX, ugly as sin. The interiors are nice though. And they use the Accord for a base for design for the TL, so that's why it looks like it does. And ALL imports hold their value better than American, but Acura holds their value better than Lexus and Infiniti, at least that's what the books say. I will admit I haven't ever seen a Lexus on a rental lot, but I have had an Infiniti from Enterprise before.

    mmm... id have to argue with that there are alot of nice jap luxury cars that are much more comfortable than caddys but caddy has that plush feel to it which i dont really like cause it handles like a tank with a lot of body roll. they compromise performance for comfort cause their previous target crowd was old ass people that have no interest in performance handling. cept i dont think this is really evident in the new cts. the new cts looks like a good bang for the buck.

    Haven't driven the CTS, so I can't argue back, but I bet you're right anyway. But in comparison to the STS and DTS, import equivelants have a little stiffer suspension. And it is partially the cushioning of the seats.

  7. Thinkin Of A New Car: Got Caddy Cts On The Mind

    in Off Topic - Random, Misc posts - the forum "Junk Drawer"

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    alltho your 100% correct. I must say after driving caddys all my life (the tahoe being my first non caddy) its very hard to change your mindset when you say you want a caddy.

    Theres no acura thats going to change your mind otherwise (unless its something like a NSX or something) :)

    but its just something about caddys that make you feel like king sh1t on the road. But that could really be the ego from your stock northstar passing all these "fast" imports with the deacals that make them go zoom zoom zoom with the coffee can exhaust and their big blow off valves for the 2lbs of boost from their stock turbo.

    I know what you mean. It's that american suspension. No stiff Jap suspension will be able to match comfort with it's american class.

  8. Thinkin Of A New Car: Got Caddy Cts On The Mind

    in Off Topic - Random, Misc posts - the forum "Junk Drawer"

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    he already stated his next car will be a caddy.

    it still doesn't make sense to start a thread about it if you were 100% sold on finding a CTS. Psychology says he's looking for some input on if he's making the right choice, or he wants someone to give him a good reason not to get it.

    And resale value noted above is definitely a good reason not to get it. At least not until it's 5 years old, and then, what's the point. Imports hold their resale value so much better than American, plus with the situation their in right now, whose to say they're still gonna be around for 5 years longer. All that bailout did was prolong the wait time. Acura's hold their sale value better than Lexus and Infiniti because Acura/Honda's won't be bought and sold a year later by rental companies. I don't know much about German cars as far as a depreciation percent goes. Acura's your best bet.

  11. Thinkin Of A New Car: Got Caddy Cts On The Mind

    in Off Topic - Random, Misc posts - the forum "Junk Drawer"

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    they sent me "mystery shopping" as part of my training today....I found the most badass car at each place....dealership #1 had a Chrysler 300 SRT8, dealership 2 had a Grand Cherokee SRT8, dealership 3 had a Trailblazer SS. The 300 was the quickest. You hit the Dukes Of Hazard button and can do donuts for forever in a parking lot. The GC had the best tone, but was a little slower being an SUV, but was the most comfortable. The SS had that classic Chevy tone to it. but wasn't as quick as the 300, but a little faster than the GC. But the governor kicked in at 110. The 300 let me get up to 130 before it kicked in.

    Salesman rode with me all 3 times....I think one of them shat himself. But yeah, you should definitely go for the 300 SRT8. Badass car. about $25K.

  12. Thinkin Of A New Car: Got Caddy Cts On The Mind

    in Off Topic - Random, Misc posts - the forum "Junk Drawer"

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    thanks man!

    oh and from my experience yesterday.......as bad as things are for those motherFu#ckers, you would think they are just handing cars out like candy - hell no, im makin good money, good enough to get almost anything i want really (at the caddy dealer), and i still dont get the feeling any of them are going to bend over backwards to get me what i want. Maybe its because i have 2 car loans going already i dont know. The Hoe is almost paid off, maybe ill finish that and try again.

    I'll bend over backwards to sell you this CTS out here Steve! :clapping:

  15. Is There Any Car Salesmen On Here?

    in Off Topic - Random, Misc posts - the forum "Junk Drawer"

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    how do you get paid? i always guessed by how many cars you sell but do you get a percentage of it or what?

    every dealer is different. We have it setup that you get 25% commision. Meaning, say there's a 07 Nissan Altima on the lot with a sticker on it of $16000. You talk us down to $14000. Most people feel like they got a good deal then, which they did, but we paid $12000 for it at our dealer auction. So we made $2000 off of you. Of that $2000, I get $500. We also get an under the table check once a month for $100 for every car we sold that month, so if I sold 8 cars, I get a check for $800. ALSO have a weekly competition, whoever pushes the most cars gets $500, 2nd place gets $350, 3rd place gets $150. There's 8 salesmen total at our dealership. So if you're doing good, you're doing $$$GOOD$$$. lol

  16. Is There Any Car Salesmen On Here?

    in Off Topic - Random, Misc posts - the forum "Junk Drawer"

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    when times were good i was pushing out over 20 every month between new and used. i left the business when i saw where it was heading. good luck to you though. hopefully your market hasn't tanked the way ours has.

    It's not too bad. Our new car sales are WAAAAY down, but used cars (where I am) is apparently just as good as it was a year ago. It's down a little bit, but hasn't gotten any lower. Plus it's tax rebate season, so business should be up at least for the next couple months.

  19. Is There Any Car Salesmen On Here?

    in Off Topic - Random, Misc posts - the forum "Junk Drawer"

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    I hope the used car market is better than the new car market. Honestly, good luck man. Jobs are hard to come by these days.

    preachin to the choir man....I sent my resume to over 120 places before I got this one....from what I've been told by other dealers, the used car biz isn't doing as bad as the new car biz, just strictly because they're cheaper. They gave me some other reason too but I can't remember it now. They told me their average salesman pushes 8 cars a month, if I can push 6 or 7 a month 3 months from now I'll be happy. I've been living on under $10K a year for the past 4 years, so anything about that would be great.

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