More boonies exploration
Since I've had to be in Maple Ridge as of late, I tried to explore the diagonal opposite boonies, White Rock and South Surrey. Again, I can't imagine how people would pay so much to live so far away. No doubt, the area is beautiful. But it's too far out.
I think I found some good places to go photograph, however. We'll see.
The deal for the Dodge is on the precipice. Gen really laid down the law. There's four forces at work. Me, willing to deal. The dealer, wanting to sell. Gen, not wanting to deal unless she gets certain concessions. The dealer, possibly able to make concessions to save the deal or we're so far apart we'll scrap the deal.
Gen could care less if we get the car. She hates Chrysler that much. The dealership does want to make a deal, but I don't think they're interested in making a bad one. I'm willing to make the deal if it's right, but I won't be sad if we don't. I think they will get something done, though I'm not sure. I'm more philosophical about this - if it gets done, it gets done. If not, it's not meant to be.
Considering our 2004 Dodge Ram and our 2006 Jeep Liberty both had problems with dying in the middle of driving at high speeds and we've spent THOUSANDS of dollars out of pocket on rental cars while the problems didn't get fixed, I can see Gen's reticence to get anything Chrysler ever again. Between the Jeep and the Dodge, we've probably had them both in the shop 40 times. It's not the dealership's fault, they didn't design or break those cars. They didn't even sell them to us. But Gen is adamant that we have a 5-year warranty since we have a 5-year loan, but she is not impressed with the $2300 price tag for the warranty. I'm not sure the dealer can eat a portion of our negative equity on the Jeep AND the warranty. Personally, I hope they get something done. I guess it comes down to how much the warranty actually costs.
I guess we'll see what happens. They didn't call me today to give me an update, so at least I know they're trying.
I think I found some good places to go photograph, however. We'll see.
The deal for the Dodge is on the precipice. Gen really laid down the law. There's four forces at work. Me, willing to deal. The dealer, wanting to sell. Gen, not wanting to deal unless she gets certain concessions. The dealer, possibly able to make concessions to save the deal or we're so far apart we'll scrap the deal.
Gen could care less if we get the car. She hates Chrysler that much. The dealership does want to make a deal, but I don't think they're interested in making a bad one. I'm willing to make the deal if it's right, but I won't be sad if we don't. I think they will get something done, though I'm not sure. I'm more philosophical about this - if it gets done, it gets done. If not, it's not meant to be.
Considering our 2004 Dodge Ram and our 2006 Jeep Liberty both had problems with dying in the middle of driving at high speeds and we've spent THOUSANDS of dollars out of pocket on rental cars while the problems didn't get fixed, I can see Gen's reticence to get anything Chrysler ever again. Between the Jeep and the Dodge, we've probably had them both in the shop 40 times. It's not the dealership's fault, they didn't design or break those cars. They didn't even sell them to us. But Gen is adamant that we have a 5-year warranty since we have a 5-year loan, but she is not impressed with the $2300 price tag for the warranty. I'm not sure the dealer can eat a portion of our negative equity on the Jeep AND the warranty. Personally, I hope they get something done. I guess it comes down to how much the warranty actually costs.
I guess we'll see what happens. They didn't call me today to give me an update, so at least I know they're trying.