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"Tom McParland" (tommcparland)
05/08/2014 at 12:17 • Filed to: Automatch Consulting

Here is my 3 in the lot parked next to three of its friends. I brokered deals on the two Foresters and the Q5. Not visible is the '14 Civic coupe in front of the Audi, and the '12 C300 about 3 cars down from that.

DISCUSSION (26)

Brian Silvestro > Tom McParland
05/08/2014 at 12:20

I bet none of them were math teachers, because they'd never be caught dead getting financial advice from an English teacher.

Hermann > Tom McParland
05/08/2014 at 12:21

Rex and the Apex Seals

Tom McParland > Brian Silvestro
05/08/2014 at 12:21

The Civic- math teacher

White Subie- English

Blue Subie- ESL

Audi- Science

C300- Science

Brian Silvestro > Tom McParland
05/08/2014 at 12:24

So according to your study that you conducted just now, science teachers have the best taste in cars? Or do they just get paid more because they have to teach "labs" also?

Tom McParland > Brian Silvestro
05/08/2014 at 12:26

The science teachers' cars are the same price as the Forester, they chose CPO luxury over new.

Brian Silvestro > Tom McParland
05/08/2014 at 12:27

OHHH so they're just smarter!

Tom McParland > Brian Silvestro
05/08/2014 at 12:29

Depends, do you want to own an Audi for 6 years or a Subaru?

Brian Silvestro > Tom McParland
05/08/2014 at 12:31

For some reason I half-expected you to just outsmart me until I couldn't make hilarious comments about your co-workers anymore.

Tom McParland > Brian Silvestro
05/08/2014 at 12:32

I'm currently sitting in a really boring-ass meeting with other teachers filling out a giant Excel spreadsheet. My brain is broken.

Brian Silvestro > Tom McParland
05/08/2014 at 12:34

I have a feeling this meeting is all about "We need to give more attention to individual students who need assistance, because if they get bad grades, we're the ones who are going to have to deal with the parents. God I hate kids."

I know you might not hate kids, but it's probably fun to work with people that do after having to work with them for years.

Tom McParland > Brian Silvestro
05/08/2014 at 12:35

Nope....worse, it is a bunch of technical jargon for the NJ DOE

Brian Silvestro > Tom McParland
05/08/2014 at 12:36

That sounds much worse. I'm so sorry for the time you'll never be able to get back.

Tom McParland > Brian Silvestro
05/08/2014 at 12:45

At least I have Oppo :)

Brian Silvestro > Tom McParland
05/08/2014 at 12:45

It's the only thing that keeps me sane in some classes.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Tom McParland
06/23/2014 at 10:22

I don't know if there's specific features she wants or a specific radius of the search, but I just found at least a dozen under $35k (some under $30k) with 10-20k miles on auto trader.

Jagvar > Tom McParland
06/23/2014 at 10:23

Maybe she'd consider a Touareg? Same high safety rating, less demand in the CPO marketplace, and more bang for the buck.

Tom McParland > sm70- why not Duesenberg?
06/23/2014 at 10:25

Within 100 miles or so of 08234 must have sunroof, CPO no earlier than 2012. Would prefer white

Tom McParland > Jagvar
06/23/2014 at 10:26

I brought up the Touareg and the Tiguan when I searched for the first one. Touareg is too big she wants something with decent MPGs and really wants a "luxury car" just likes the look of the Audi

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > Tom McParland
06/23/2014 at 10:28

Those side airbags cover so much of the car, I imagine soon cars after a crash will look like this inside.

Kinja'd!!!

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Tom McParland
06/23/2014 at 10:32

Hmmm. The white is the kicker.

Tom McParland > sm70- why not Duesenberg?
06/23/2014 at 10:36

Yup...though I just talked to her and she is going try and snag that '14

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Tom McParland
06/23/2014 at 10:37

Wunderbar!

Caspian Kilkelly > Tom McParland
06/23/2014 at 10:51

I love my A4... if there were any CPO Allroads out there, she might like them (assuming she doesn't want the Q for the SUV appeal factor).

MK6GTI-now with added Miata > Tom McParland
06/23/2014 at 11:07

I like the Q5, but I can't stand the screen control location in the non-nav models. Weird thing to nitpick I guess, but I'd probably shell out a bit more for one with nav.

Dest > Tom McParland
06/23/2014 at 11:18

for life. (Finished your comment for you.)

Zoom > Tom McParland
06/23/2014 at 15:53

Sat in a year or two old Q7 trade in for a new Cadillac the other day. Seemed like quite the snoozer.....? Boring interior. Not a lot of power. Kinda dull, actually.