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Leonard, ND Car Consumer Discussions

Recent Purchase

by stuby1 on Tue Aug 05 17:45:26 PDT 2008

I picked up my Supercharged Porcelan/Champane Friday at Nellay jaguar in Roswell, Georgia. I live in Houston so I located the car while trying to find this color combination (most supercharged models are black & silver). I paid 61,799. incuding all dealer fees (599 doc fee). I will pay the sales tax when I register the car in Texas 6.25 %. The salesmen said that sales had died in July and they had 5 in stock (supercharged). Houston dealers are able to get almost full retail on the supercharged models. The car performed great all the way home 840 miles and averaged 23 MPG. The only thing I found on the car is a rattle behind the sunroof under the headliner and the local dealer has fixed 2 others with the same rattle. I am 100 % happy with the car thus far and love the performance, styling and build quality. The timing is great if you are looking to purchase, good deals can be had with the current economic conditions (leasing still sucks). Nellay Jaguar was great to work with and I would highly recommend. Talk to Leonard if you are looking in the Atlanta area.

Re: safer small cars [tpe]

by shopa on Fri May 16 17:25:32 PDT 2008

to tpe, When a car is cruising down the highway, the engine must overcome air friction, and engine/drive train friction. A smaller car has a smaller cross section and should have less air friction than a larger car with the same aerodynamic shape. A smaller, lighter car can use a smaller engine, motor, battery, fuel cell to get the same acceleration as a larger car. These smaller components have fewer friction losses. In Traffic Safety, Dr. Leonard Evans shows that a larger and lighter car is the best choice for overall safety. My car is small and gets larger where it counts when on the highway. You can build a car out of carbon fiber and it can be large and light. It will probably be expensive.

Re: She Pawned her Watch... [lemko]

by gagrice on Fri May 02 07:48:46 PDT 2008

"People are cleaning out their houses of gold, silver, whatever, to get money just to fill their cars with gas," said Nat Leonard, 51, whose grandfather opened Society Hill in 1929. "People are pawning out like crazy." I think they may be overstating this a bit. Gold and Silver hit all time highs and many people are selling while it is high. Though using a pawn shop always seemed the worst place to sell anything. I've been broke and never considered pawning anything of value at 10 cents on the dollar value.

Re: EGR Valve [altieri3]

by ruking1 on Wed Apr 23 15:57:16 PDT 2008

Let me add this to what Sebring95 has said. Here is a link you might find handy. link title Some to ALL of the 80k mile intervals is DIY.!!! I take it you do not have a VAG.com so you might want to do a search for those folks with a Vag.com in your area. You would only need this to check for codes. www.TDICLUB.com RUN do not walk from the dealer you mentioned!! You might do a further search for some trusted mechanics by state. There are some good ones in the LA area. However , almost everything I have heard has been universally good about this fellow's place (since you seem to be on the verge of calling 911) Harvieux (Leonard Harview) Wild Rose Motors Ltd 148 Lloyd Ave # F Fullerton, CA 92833 (714) 449-0485 Another Euro-Tech Motors 11407 W Washington Los Angeles, CA 90066 (310) 915-7600, Jose Another link title My timing belt/water pump replacement was done at a local GTG and all toll it cost app $600. It was done by one of a select few "west coast gurus" I would trust with the 2003 Jetta TDI. I DIY'd the rest of the 100k mile interval. It would seem that you will not need a timing belt/water pump replacement for at least a year, more likely two. (14.2k per year/29= 2.04 years). All the best and let us know how you make out. We might even cross paths at a future TBD'd GTG!

Re: Genesis early marketing [joe97]

by backy on Sat Jan 19 12:35:07 PST 2008

How about these: "Don't have kittens; Genesis is going to work." - Dr. David Marcus "According to myth, the Earth was created in six days. Now, watch out. Here comes Genesis. We'll do it for you in 6 minutes!" - Dr. Leonard McCoy I think it would be hilariously funny if Hyundai grabbed William Shatner to do ads for Genesis. Probably not the image they want, though. :D

Delphi's exit loan cut again

by rockylee on Thu Jan 10 03:43:42 PST 2008

Auto supplier trims financing to $4.5 billion in bid to end bankruptcy. WASHINGTON -- Delphi Corp. is holding meetings with lenders in New York and London this week in an effort to borrow up to $4.5 billion to exit bankruptcy, again reducing the refinancing it's seeking in this turbulent credit market. Raising money is the last major step the company must take to exit bankruptcy by March. The Troy-based auto supplier said Wednesday it has reduced the amount it wants to raise in exit financing by $700 million, to $4.5 billion. It hopes to have the money in place before a Jan. 17 hearing to confirm its reorganization plan. It already had reduced its offering once before, from $7.2 billion to $5.2 billion earlier last year. Delphi and its bankers -- J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. and Citigroup Global Markets Inc. -- met with potential lenders in New York Wednesday and were to meet in London today.Delphi said it will use the loans to pay off debts. The company said it was able to reduce the amount it was seeking in exit financing because of improved operating performance and lower capital expenses in 2007. Delphi is offering a $3.7 billion loan at a discount, reportedly 96 cents on the dollar. Delphi also is offering a second-tier loan of $825 billion. Separately, Delphi is seeking an asset-back revolving line of credit line worth $1.6 billion that it can use if necessary. Delphi execs give depositions The bankruptcy court is scheduled to decide today whether to allow Delphi's creditors and shareholders on its statutory committees to participate in exit financing, an unusual request because some, including the U.S. Trustee, said it raises conflict of interest issues. Delphi noted "the chief remaining step" it must take is to get financing "in what is a very turbulent financing marketplace." Delphi argued that it should allow its creditors and shareholders on its committees to participate since nearly all of the information about the company's future plans is in the public domain. The U.S. Trustee opposed the request Wednesday. "The exit lenders will try to exact as many concession as possible from (Delphi) in light of the tight credit market, but the statutory committees should concentrate on obtaining the most favorable terms for Delphi," wrote Alicia Leonard, an attorney for the U.S. trustee. Delphi's reorganization hearing could last several days as U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Robert Drain hears objections. Before the hearing, objectors will get to question company executives and others. Delphi's executive chairman Robert S. "Steve" Miller will submit to a deposition Monday in New York. The company's chief restructuring officer, John Sheehan, will give a deposition Tuesday. One issue the company's unions are likely to raise is Delphi's plan to pay its top 560 executives $240 million in bonuses and other compensation when the company emerges from bankruptcy. Delphi also plans to pay Miller an $8.3 million bonus and the company's CEO Rodney O'Neal $5.3 million, along with an initial $10 million grant of stock and options. Delphi has already spent more than $320 million on legal, consulting and accounting fees since filing for bankruptcy protection in October 2005. http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080110/AUTO01/801100351/1148- -Rocky