I wish i was home getting drunk right now - Page 2

elSicomoro · 05-29-2005, 01:48 AM

I never did open that bottle of Boone's. I was going to, but then I took a nap...and I just woke up (it's currently 1:50 AM St. Louis time)...whoops!

Clodfobble · 05-29-2005, 10:02 AM

Can someone tell me why these damn car-buying transactions take so damn long? I don't understand why buying a car still takes 2 hours after you've already agreed on a price. Is it the financing? Would it be as fast as checking out at the grocery store if the buyer just wrote a check?

Happy Monkey · 05-29-2005, 10:55 AM

There's also the various state registration issues.

Rock Steady · 05-29-2005, 12:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Clodfobble

Can someone tell me why these damn car-buying transactions take so damn long? I don't understand why buying a car still takes 2 hours after you've already agreed on a price. Is it the financing? Would it be as fast as checking out at the grocery store if the buyer just wrote a check?

I had no finanacing nor trade in. I wrote a check. But, there was hella paperwork especially for the dealer. Besides the govt stuff, they had to prepare the dealer options prices for extended warranty, pre-paid maintenance program, coatings, gps carjack service, and vin glass etching. I only took the coatings.

This transaction was about as simple as it can get and it still took an hour and three-quarters.

footfootfoot · 05-29-2005, 01:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Rock Steady

I had no finanacing nor trade in. I wrote a check. But, there was hella paperwork especially for the dealer. Besides the govt stuff, they had to prepare the dealer options prices for extended warranty, pre-paid maintenance program, coatings, gps carjack service, and vin glass etching. I only took the coatings.

This transaction was about as simple as it can get and it still took an hour and three-quarters.

You took the coatings?

BWAHWHAHHAHAHA!

Sorry, that just came out.

Rock Steady · 05-29-2005, 02:03 PM

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Originally Posted by footfootfoot

You took the coatings?

BWAHWHAHHAHAHA!

Sorry, that just came out.

Ha. That even made me laugh. But, you don't know my kids. A simple Scotch Guard spray wouldn't be nearly enough. And the cloth seats in these cars are sponges. Overpriced, but needed, and below the cost radar.

SteveDallas · 05-29-2005, 08:45 PM

When we bought our venerable 1995 Ford Escort (just like sycamore's!!) Mrs. Dallas was 8 1/2 months pregnant and probably looked about 14 months along . . . the woman who was doing the paperwork seemed nervous that she'd have a baby delivered in her office if she didn't get us done quickly enough.

elSicomoro · 05-29-2005, 09:10 PM

Unfortunately, Steve, Mónica went to the junkyard last month.

I am now the coolest guy to ever drive a family car.

elSicomoro · 05-29-2005, 09:32 PM

Speaking of alcohol...I just returned from the grocery store a short time ago, where I picked up a 24-ounce can of Stag beer and another bottle of Boone's Blue Hawaiian.

I think I'm gonna like being back in St. Louis again...at least for a while.

wolf · 05-30-2005, 12:41 AM

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Originally Posted by sycamore

Speaking of alcohol...I just returned from the grocery store a short time ago, where I picked up a 24-ounce can of Stag beer

What, were they out of the 40s?

elSicomoro · 05-30-2005, 12:47 AM

40 dogs became illegal to sell in the City of St. Louis in the late 90s. A-B responded by making 32 oz. bottles.

The grocery store I went to doesn't carry 40s or 32s...they do have a small selection of individual 16-32-ounce cans, though. I haven't had Stag (which is a cheap local beer) in ages, so I bought a can.

wolf · 05-30-2005, 12:59 AM

Sometimes that reason doesn't have anything to do with proximity.

I only ever voluntarily drank Schmidt's once.

elSicomoro · 05-30-2005, 01:01 AM

I don't think I've ever drank that, though I did drink a 40 of Piel's once.

wolf · 05-30-2005, 01:10 AM

They went to beer heaven before you got here - 1987.

The brewery was in Northern Liberties, I think.

elSicomoro · 05-30-2005, 01:12 AM

Ah, yes! Bart Blatstein is redeveloping the brewery into some luxury apartment/condo setup, IIRC.

05-29-2005, 10:02 AM	#17
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	Can someone tell me why these damn car-buying transactions take so damn long? I don't understand why buying a car still takes 2 hours after you've already agreed on a price. Is it the financing? Would it be as fast as checking out at the grocery store if the buyer just wrote a check? __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

05-29-2005, 10:55 AM	#18
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05-30-2005, 12:47 AM	#26
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	40 dogs became illegal to sell in the City of St. Louis in the late 90s. A-B responded by making 32 oz. bottles. The grocery store I went to doesn't carry 40s or 32s...they do have a small selection of individual 16-32-ounce cans, though. I haven't had Stag (which is a cheap local beer) in ages, so I bought a can. Last edited by elSicomoro; 05-30-2005 at 12:50 AM.

05-30-2005, 12:59 AM	#27
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Sometimes that reason doesn't have anything to do with proximity. I only ever voluntarily drank Schmidt's once. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

05-30-2005, 01:10 AM	#29
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	They went to beer heaven before you got here - 1987. The brewery was in Northern Liberties, I think. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

05-29-2005, 01:48 AM	#16
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	I never did open that bottle of Boone's. I was going to, but then I took a nap...and I just woke up (it's currently 1:50 AM St. Louis time)...whoops!

05-29-2005, 08:45 PM	#22
SteveDallas Your Bartender Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Philly Burbs, PA Posts: 7,651	When we bought our venerable 1995 Ford Escort (just like sycamore's!!) Mrs. Dallas was 8 1/2 months pregnant and probably looked about 14 months along . . . the woman who was doing the paperwork seemed nervous that she'd have a baby delivered in her office if she didn't get us done quickly enough.

05-29-2005, 09:10 PM	#23
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	Unfortunately, Steve, Mónica went to the junkyard last month. I am now the coolest guy to ever drive a family car.

05-29-2005, 09:32 PM	#24
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	Speaking of alcohol...I just returned from the grocery store a short time ago, where I picked up a 24-ounce can of Stag beer and another bottle of Boone's Blue Hawaiian. I think I'm gonna like being back in St. Louis again...at least for a while.

05-30-2005, 01:01 AM	#28
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	I don't think I've ever drank that, though I did drink a 40 of Piel's once.

05-30-2005, 01:12 AM	#30
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	Ah, yes! Bart Blatstein is redeveloping the brewery into some luxury apartment/condo setup, IIRC.

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