Locate an Auto Repair Shop in Patterson, Georgia

>The big scam is firing public employees so the big shots can hire contractors and sub 'em back to the states and the feds at three times the salary that the taxpayers were paying the union workers. That would be like a power guy (White Hat ?) opening charter schools in Ohio to collect Ohio public monies to run them at great profit to him as they close public schools as enrollment in public schools drops. That would be like the recent article about eliminating jobs at military bases (Wright Patterson AFB) and paying contractors multiples (3-5 times the cost) to provide those services.

I just finalized a 33 month lease on a 2011 E350 Sport (Steel Grey with Ash/Black Interior) with Premium Package 1 and Split/Folding Rear Seat at Patterson Mercedes in Wichita Falls, Texas. MSRP = $55,435 Sale Price = $48,266 (Invoice plus $150 with Conquest Discount of $4,000) Residual = 63% Money Factor = 0.0025 Trade In = $4,000 Acquisition Fee = $795 Payment = $467.60 (Depreciation and Finance Fees Only) All other fees, including 36 month maintenance for $769, are being paid up front. The maintenance fee was residualized at the 63% rate to increase the residual value decreasing the depreciation fee by almost $15 a month. Total out of pocket including first month payment is $2,949.13. Total cost over the lease period dropped about $5,000 by reducing from a 36 month lease to a 33 month lease. Watch the lease calculations closely. The program that the dealer was using would pull any fees and the first payment from the down payment or trade in by default. I had to provide calculated values for the up front payment in order to get the lease to calculate properly. This default is in their best interest as you pay additional financing fees on that money. I suggest reading www.leaseguide.com very closely before dealing.

nyccarguy....thanks! Some people do it one way, some do it another. If you can do a deal, let's get on with it. If not (and the dealer's going to try to squeeze another $500 or more out of me), I'm not interested in doing business with you. Their car's the same one as they sell up the road. My trade is the same, regardless of the dealer who takes it in. Their car is worth what it's worth. My car is worth what it's worth (or whatever anyone is willing to pay as a trade). Personally, I think competition's good. There have been some dealers who employ tactics I just can't stand (like talking from a script without listening to my desired car). I try to avoid those. I had one who actually said to me one time...."I'm trying to throw enough !@#$ against the wall to see what sticks with you." As I told him, "you don't have to do that....just listen to what I'm saying and you don't have to dirty your hands to begin with." Truth is, I like both the BMW 3 and the G37. Both are nice cars that perform wonderfully. And, they're closer in real world terms. If you aren't "tracking" these cars, I'd venture to say you may not even notice their performance differences. That said, the BMW has a familiarity to it, because I've owned them in the past. They really don't change much in the styling dept, either in or out. Then again, if it isn't broke, why fix it. I think they're bringing out a new 3 next year, too. BMW dealers have plenty of stock. They just don't seem to have the combos I want. Infiniti has been constrained a bit by what's happened in Japan. BTW.....I had to do some work yesterday at Wright Patterson Air Force Base, about 45 minutes up the road from me. After I finished, I stopped by the local Infiniti dealership. After talking to one of their sales people for a bit, and their manager who had the used car guy look at my car, that $2K that my Cincinnati dealership said he wouldn't do, the dealer 40 miles away from him in Dayton said he would. In addition, he said he'd make a deal on a G for almost $1,000 less than the Cincinnati dealership would. No grinding. So, it does pay to shop around a bit, if for nothing else, to keep the dealerships honest. Isell, I hear what you're saying. But again, competition is good. I'm not a difficult (potential) customer. I am what I consider a knowledgeable one. I would imagine there are some customers who walk into that Cincinnati Infiniti dealership and take the first offer the dealer makes. They seem to pack an awful lot of $$$$ into their deals, relative to a dealership who has more competition. Someone's buying from them, as they still have their doors open. Their sales turnover seems high, though. I don't think I've ever seen one familiar face in their whenever I visit, except for the GM. Don't know what that means, but if their sales people can't make money there, I guess they leave. The sales person in Dayton had been there 18 years. He said there was another sales person who had been there just as long. They were the least expensive dealer (without grinding). Obviously, he was successful, as was the dealership. Nothing really to report. I'm sure the phone calls will continue over the weekend from the dealerships.