Tom, Where Are You?

"Satoshi "Zipang" Katsura" (sundowne36) 04/23/2015 at 18:14 • Filed to: None

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Dealt with a friend that... Was a bit odd. He wanted to look for a cheap, reliable sedan for less than $15,000 and despite all I could say, he strangely denied all of my suggestions outright and said (in his words, “as a fact”) that he thinks Volkswagens are reliable and long lasting (his last VW went to the shops 20 times. I don’t know how this happened.) Dear Tom...

I wonder how you would deal in this sort of situation? Was it a good idea to jump ship and clean hands?

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > Satoshi "Zipang" Katsura 04/23/2015 at 18:16

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Sometimes there’s no fixing stupid.

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > Satoshi "Zipang" Katsura 04/23/2015 at 18:19

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But Tom is also a VW owner. He might give you skewed information.

Effef > Satoshi "Zipang" Katsura 04/23/2015 at 18:21

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Sometimes people who ask your opinions about things they want to get actually just want you to confirm the decision they already made in their head

HammerheadFistpunch > Satoshi "Zipang" Katsura 04/23/2015 at 18:25

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my advice? never give car buying advice. Tom gets paid to find people a car they probably already know they want, even if its a dumb idea.

jkm7680 > Satoshi "Zipang" Katsura 04/23/2015 at 18:27

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That’s where Tom knew he had fucked up.

Liekk, I mean it does take a certain level of enthusiasm to maintain a 1.8 equipped car. Especially a Beetle. If anything, a 2.8 equipped B5/B5.5 Passat would be a reliable Volkswagen.

Sam > Satoshi "Zipang" Katsura 04/23/2015 at 18:28

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All he wanted to hear from you was your agreement that what he wanted was good.

Tom McParland > Satoshi "Zipang" Katsura 04/23/2015 at 19:50

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There is a reason I bought a new VW with a full warranty. I would tell this person to buy a Camry or spend half his budget on a VW and the other half for emergency repairs.

Also...I don’t visit Oppo as much as I used to so if any one has a question or an Oppo post that I can answer please email me the question or the link and I’ll be happy to respond.

AutomatchConsulting@gmail.com

Tom McParland > Effef 04/23/2015 at 19:50

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Word

Tom McParland > Luc - The Acadian Oppo 04/23/2015 at 19:51

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There is a reason I bought a new VW with a full warranty...because I’m not Tavarish.

DoYouEvenShift > Satoshi "Zipang" Katsura 04/23/2015 at 20:03

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VW Beetle hu.

Hey VW answer me this. Why does a window motor need 20 pins? Is it supposed to go up, down, forward, back, rotate, lighten, darken, wtf?!?!

BaconSandwich is tasty. > DoYouEvenShift 04/23/2015 at 21:12

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Because German Engineering ™ .

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > Tom McParland 04/23/2015 at 22:15

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I guess that as good a reason as any :-)

pip bip - choose Corrour > Satoshi "Zipang" Katsura 04/24/2015 at 04:18

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just tell him , he’s going to regret it!