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Texas Plumber Sues Ford Dealer After His Truck Ends up in ISIS' Hands
ccap41 replied to ccap41's topic in The Lounge
THE DEALERSHIP EXPERIENCE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hahaha -
At the time of that incident (4 years ago), this guy was 40...he had a small stroke and got shingles from the experience. I ran into him about a month ago (I'm on a gig w/ a different client in the same office tower), he's still with the same company, got a 'battlefield promotion' from that incident and no longer does death march projects. He's lost a lot of weight, after his second in-cube heart attack in a two-year period. When I worked a major bank, in a 6 month period 3 guys in my department of 25 people had heart attacks...1 fatal (was 32), and two recovered and got 'battlefield promotions'. I quit shortly after that, got tired of 65-76 hr weeks and driving nearly 60 miles a day round trip. Corporate life can really take it's toll. I'm taking daily 500mg of a prescription anti-depressant so I can sleep... Holy $h!, man. I've never been that stressed nor worked those hours in my corporate life.. It's still young though.
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Well, how can I apply this to me?!?!
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Texas Plumber Sues Ford Dealer After His Truck Ends up in ISIS' Hands
ccap41 replied to ccap41's topic in The Lounge
First, I hope the dealer actually has nothing to do with ISIS. Second, The dealer deserves more than $1,000,000 for; 1: not doing what they said they would do upon trade-in. 2: selling a vehicle with another company's name on it, putting the guy's company's name and his own personal name essentially at risk due to negligence. What a POS dealer. He said he was attempting it but the dealer told him not to, they will do it for him. " While he tried to remove the company’s decal before the transaction, a salesman allegedly told him to leave it to the dealership to handle so as not to ruin the original paint. " -
"Once you trade in your vehicle to the dealership, you typically don’t have much power over where it ends up. And that’s usually not a problem, unless your truck ends up in an ISIS propaganda picture with your company’s decal still pasted on the doors. That’s exactly what happened to Texas plumber Mark Oberholtzer, who sold his company’s F-250 truck to a Ford dealer in 2013. While he tried to remove the company’s decal before the transaction, a salesman allegedly told him to leave it to the dealership to handle so as not to ruin the original paint. But the decal was never removed, and the truck was shipped off to Turkey before it somehow ended up in the hands of ISIS in Syria. Now, Oberholtzer is suing the Ford dealer for $1 million after his business suffered from some extremely bad publicity. ..." Read the rest of the Article @ http://www.motortrend.com/news/texas-plumber-sues-ford-dealer-after-his-truck-ends-up-in-isis-hands/
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..what..? Is this a real thing? I can lease a Cruze for less than my insurance payment?
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I actually have a close friend who would work 5 12hr days weekly and would slam monsters all day(and his other eating habits were junk as well) and he actually had a stroke a few weeks ago. He was 21. He got stupid lucky. Small, small, small stroke but still a stroke at 21 years old. It also didn't help that he's an avid nicotine user, smokes a little, vapes a lot, chews some. Not a crazy amount of any of them but between all of them it's damn-near constant.
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The minvan without sliding doors? lol Yeah, I always forget that because it doesn't seem to compete with anything, in my opinion at least. I passionately hate the Journey. It just seems so..awkward to me.. But would they be stealing their own sales from a Renegade or 500x though?(doubtful they'd steal 500x sales as there aren't many dealers around to steal from). I guess the same could be said for the Cherokee though...
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How about something a little larger more Escape/Nox/CR-V-like instead of another Renegade/500x? I know Jeep has the Cherokee but that's the only SUV of that size FCA really has. It'd put a second, more luxurious, vehicle in that class. I'd assume it would more compete with the Terrain Denali or Escape Titanium.
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I'm a daily energy drink user... I know it's not good for me but I love them. Only one a day and usually not on the weekends. Sugar free Rockstar!
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Congrats on the purchase! Heck, I would have bought the '14 Verano turbo for 16k. That's probably one fun little car.
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I wish I could say the same.. My 'Boys are in deep and look like hell. Yet they are still in the playoff picture. Talk about a piss poor division. 4-9 shouldn't be competitive in any division.
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This. I say the same damn thing about Buffalo sauce. If it doesn't taste good, than all you're doing is torturing yourself. I'll third that! That's one reason I don't like the all famous siracha hot sauce. To me, it doesn't have any flavor, just heat. I think that's why I usually lean more towards a buffalo sauce. CCAP OMG I did not mean to downvote you! Can someone please erase that, or at least cancel it out? As far as sriracha, I agree totally, that is why I use it only as an additive to other sauces, not by itself. Haha thanks guys but no worries, it's just a "vote". I still would have slept just fine tonight had it been a down vote. Lol. ...unlike a few here...
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Hennessey Dynos Camaro. Hennessey Dynos Stingray.
ccap41 replied to El Kabong's topic in Industry News
431rwhp? That has to be a ringer. I typically don't like the theory of manufacturers sending ringers anywhere and if Hennessey bought this to study/tune it a different story but if these were given to them from a test fleet it sounds like a good ole fashion ringer. That power loss is only 24hp. No way something only loses 5%. I know modern drivetrains have advanced A LOT but they still lose more than 5%. The Corvette lost 13% and the Camaro only 5%..? -
This. I say the same damn thing about Buffalo sauce. If it doesn't taste good, than all you're doing is torturing yourself. I'll third that! That's one reason I don't like the all famous siracha hot sauce. To me, it doesn't have any flavor, just heat. I think that's why I usually lean more towards a buffalo sauce.
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This weather has been crazy this past week. Yesterday and today it hit 70degrees. Tomorrow is supposed to too. Middle of December and it's still 60-70 degrees out. I'll take that.
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Different styles of convertible tops. The Bosxters come with normal soft-tops. The Bosxter Spyders come with this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3Ddq-8HzeI Looks like a fancy style soft top still...
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Lol I guess.. Mostly, I just don't understand why put a number in front of an existing name.
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Hahahaha I love it! So..slightly off topic, how was it? Let's answer the tougher question. What DIDNT you like about it?
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Hyundai News:Hyundai's Genesis Brand Unveils the G90 Flagship
ccap41 replied to William Maley's topic in Genesis
^ Yeah, we are the few that would buy a vehicle as large as an S-Class or 7 Series and care about the driving dynamics. I can't see many luxury buyers looking at steering feel and chassis stiffness on a test drive(of a car in the S, 7, A8 size). All the goodies on the inside...yup. -
Hyundai News:Hyundai's Genesis Brand Unveils the G90 Flagship
ccap41 replied to William Maley's topic in Genesis
That is one good lookin' car! -
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lol he seem like the kind of guy that is so over-the-top ridiculous that it's fun to keep it going. Keep yankin' his chain.
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Yeah I also don't understand why numbers and words for their names. 718 and 718 spyder would be fine. But not 718 Cayman and 718 Boxter. I feel like they just added complexity to their naming. Looking at Porsche's website, what is the difference between a Boxter and a Boxter Spyder? I thought "spyder" usually just mean it's a convertible?
