As many of you know i am coming home from my two year stint in London to go to business school. Im flying back to CT on or around the 19th of July. Stay there a couple days and then making the trek of a drive down to Austin....solo. Ive done it many times, but have always had a partner in crime to join me. So this time to break up the trip im going to try and make a few stops along the way. Ill be taking the outlined below:
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=en&geocode=&saddr=Stamford,+CT&daddr=Philadelphia,+PA+to:Washington,+DC+to:Richmond,+VA+to:Charlotte,+NC+to:Atlanta,+GA+to:New+Orleans,+LA+to:houston+tx+to:Austin&mra=ps&mrcr=2,3&sll=37.26531,-86.220703&sspn=24.01457,40.429688&ie=UTF8&z=5
I (tentatively) plan to make stops in:
Philly
DC
Richmond
Charlotte
Atlanta
New Orleans
Houston
If you are in or around those cities from from July 22-July 28 let me know. might need a couch to sleep on :-)
Saturday, May 10, 2008
Thursday, May 01, 2008
my new car and my negotiating skills
So moving to the states necessitated me buying a new car. tough work living in london and needing the car just about right when i get to houston. so what did i do? AutoTrader.com. Found a car i liked, got some feedback from mom's and my houston boys - eddie (pricing) and garrett (test driving and first hand viewing) i bought a car after negotiating over email over the course of 2 days i am now the proud owner of a 2001 Jetta
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On Thu, May 1, 2008 at 12:16 PM, Al Szkody <> wrote:
Thanks Al,
I appreciate you get what you pay for and that i would be getting a top notch car. I would not want to spend significant dollars on a car only to have to pay for it to be repeatedly in the shop for repairs. That said, my friend did mention that the interior door paneling was in need of repair which i would need to get fixed straight off.
I also know that The Book on this car is about $6100 and given that my budget for purchasing a car was around $7K, agreeing to terms of $7,400 would a reasonable stretch for me, while still giving you a healthy profit. I hope this works for you.
Please let me know when a good time to call you to confirm the deal and next steps.
Many thanks,
Ryan
On Wed, Apr 30, 2008 at 10:14 PM, Al Szkody <> wrote:
Thank you but no thank you - I appreciate your offer and you are definitely right - this vehicle would be the best if you lined up 50 or so of the same year, miles, make and model. You get what you pay for in life and I am comfortable with the quality of my product and understand that you can always buy a car of lesser quality for less money. ( But you have to factory in the money you will have to spend on repairs later.) $7600 plus taxes and I'll sell you a nice VW that should give you good service. Final offer as they say on TV. Thank you - Al Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2008 2:50 PM
Subject: Re: Availability of Vehicle: Owner 1176319: AutoTrader.com: Vehicle Lead 2001 Volkswagen Jetta
Ok. I completely appreciate your need to make money and I'm sure you can appreciate my desire to not overpay. I've looked at similar cars on offer for around 6.5K but I like this one the best of the 3. If we could agree to 7,300+ you and I would have a deal
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-----Original Message-----
From: "Al Szkody" <
Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2008 13:57:49
To:<>
Subject: Re: Availability of Vehicle: Owner 1176319: AutoTrader.com: Vehicle Lead 2001 Volkswagen Jetta
I appreciate the offer . Thank you, but no thank you. Little clean one owner
low mileage vehicles that are good on gas and are nice and dependable like
this one are almost impossible for me to buy with gas prices being as high
as they are. I've already priced it below retail - a fair price. How about
$7700 plus taxes? Al Szkody
----- Original Message ----- From: "RB" <>
To: "Al Szkody" <
Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2008 1:45 PM
Subject: Re: Availability of Vehicle: Owner 1176319: AutoTrader.com: Vehicle
Lead 2001 Volkswagen Jetta
I think we should be able to. How does 7K cash work for you?
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-----Original Message-----
From: "Al Szkody" <
Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2008 13:04:55
To:"RB" <>
Subject: Re: Availability of Vehicle: Owner 1176319: AutoTrader.com:
Vehicle Lead 2001 Volkswagen Jetta
Hello - My friend Ryan who rents from me met your friend and went over the
car with him and took him for a ride. I understand he liked the car. Can
we do business on this nice one owner low mileage 2001VW Jetta VR6
----- Original Message ----- From: RB>
To: Al Szkody
Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2008 9:52 AM
Subject: Re: Availability of Vehicle: Owner 1176319: AutoTrader.com:
Vehicle Lead 2001 Volkswagen Jetta
Hi Al - just left you a message on your cell. I have a friend coming by in
a few hours to check the car out. His name is Garrett. Thank you
On Wed, Apr 30, 2008 at 4:06 PM, Al Szkody <
> wrote:
I've sold cars with a $60,000 cost over the internet without a problem -
that is what feed back is for and mine is perfect. Of course you are
welcome to send any inspector that you wish - it's a nice car. Thank you -
----- Original Message ----- From: RB
To: Al Szkody
Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2008 8:45 AM
Subject: Re: Availability of Vehicle: Owner 1176319: AutoTrader.com:
Vehicle Lead 2001 Volkswagen Jetta
Hi al,
Im really interested in this vehicle, but am understandably worried about
buying a product of such an expense without seeing it and driving it.
Could i agree to buying it now, subject to a 3rd party inspection?
Regards,
Ryan
On Tue, Apr 29, 2008 at 5:14 PM, Al Szkody <
> wrote:
Hello - Yes, I still have my nice one owner low mileage VW Jetta VR6.
Please give me a call on my cell and I'll be glad for you to set up an
appointment to see and drive this nice car. Thank you -
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On Thu, May 1, 2008 at 12:16 PM, Al Szkody <> wrote:
Good morning - there is no healthy profit for me on this deal - the price of gas forces me to spend a premium to obtain nice small cars like this. You win - you have worn me out - I accept your offer. Please send me the full name and address you want on the paperwork and the title along with all of your contact numbers and a fax number. My wife DiAnna will create a Buyer's Order with the state taxes and feess for you to sign and fax back to us. She'll iinclude wiring instructions for our bank. It is a simple deal - you send money and when your funds clear my bank I'll contact you and you can come and pick up a nice VW. By the way - I'll wager you won't bother with the door panel - it looks good and all VWs of that year look similar - that's just the way they are. I wouldn't bother to fix something minor like that if I were you. It is the good engine and transmission that are important on a used vehicle.Thank you for your business - Al
Sent: Thursday, May 01, 2008 1:32 AM
Subject: Re: Availability of Vehicle: Owner 1176319: AutoTrader.com: Vehicle Lead 2001 Volkswagen Jetta
I appreciate you get what you pay for and that i would be getting a top notch car. I would not want to spend significant dollars on a car only to have to pay for it to be repeatedly in the shop for repairs. That said, my friend did mention that the interior door paneling was in need of repair which i would need to get fixed straight off.
I also know that The Book on this car is about $6100 and given that my budget for purchasing a car was around $7K, agreeing to terms of $7,400 would a reasonable stretch for me, while still giving you a healthy profit. I hope this works for you.
Please let me know when a good time to call you to confirm the deal and next steps.
Many thanks,
Ryan
On Wed, Apr 30, 2008 at 10:14 PM, Al Szkody <> wrote:
Thank you but no thank you - I appreciate your offer and you are definitely right - this vehicle would be the best if you lined up 50 or so of the same year, miles, make and model. You get what you pay for in life and I am comfortable with the quality of my product and understand that you can always buy a car of lesser quality for less money. ( But you have to factory in the money you will have to spend on repairs later.) $7600 plus taxes and I'll sell you a nice VW that should give you good service. Final offer as they say on TV. Thank you - Al Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2008 2:50 PM
Subject: Re: Availability of Vehicle: Owner 1176319: AutoTrader.com: Vehicle Lead 2001 Volkswagen Jetta
Ok. I completely appreciate your need to make money and I'm sure you can appreciate my desire to not overpay. I've looked at similar cars on offer for around 6.5K but I like this one the best of the 3. If we could agree to 7,300+ you and I would have a deal
---
Sent via BlackBerry
-----Original Message-----
From: "Al Szkody" <
Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2008 13:57:49
To:<>
Subject: Re: Availability of Vehicle: Owner 1176319: AutoTrader.com: Vehicle Lead 2001 Volkswagen Jetta
I appreciate the offer . Thank you, but no thank you. Little clean one owner
low mileage vehicles that are good on gas and are nice and dependable like
this one are almost impossible for me to buy with gas prices being as high
as they are. I've already priced it below retail - a fair price. How about
$7700 plus taxes? Al Szkody
----- Original Message ----- From: "RB" <>
To: "Al Szkody" <
Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2008 1:45 PM
Subject: Re: Availability of Vehicle: Owner 1176319: AutoTrader.com: Vehicle
Lead 2001 Volkswagen Jetta
I think we should be able to. How does 7K cash work for you?
---
Sent via BlackBerry
-----Original Message-----
From: "Al Szkody" <
Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2008 13:04:55
To:"RB" <>
Subject: Re: Availability of Vehicle: Owner 1176319: AutoTrader.com:
Vehicle Lead 2001 Volkswagen Jetta
Hello - My friend Ryan who rents from me met your friend and went over the
car with him and took him for a ride. I understand he liked the car. Can
we do business on this nice one owner low mileage 2001VW Jetta VR6
----- Original Message ----- From: RB
To: Al Szkody
Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2008 9:52 AM
Subject: Re: Availability of Vehicle: Owner 1176319: AutoTrader.com:
Vehicle Lead 2001 Volkswagen Jetta
Hi Al - just left you a message on your cell. I have a friend coming by in
a few hours to check the car out. His name is Garrett. Thank you
On Wed, Apr 30, 2008 at 4:06 PM, Al Szkody <
I've sold cars with a $60,000 cost over the internet without a problem -
that is what feed back is for and mine is perfect. Of course you are
welcome to send any inspector that you wish - it's a nice car. Thank you -
----- Original Message ----- From: RB
To: Al Szkody
Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2008 8:45 AM
Subject: Re: Availability of Vehicle: Owner 1176319: AutoTrader.com:
Vehicle Lead 2001 Volkswagen Jetta
Hi al,
Im really interested in this vehicle, but am understandably worried about
buying a product of such an expense without seeing it and driving it.
Could i agree to buying it now, subject to a 3rd party inspection?
Regards,
Ryan
On Tue, Apr 29, 2008 at 5:14 PM, Al Szkody <
Hello - Yes, I still have my nice one owner low mileage VW Jetta VR6.
Please give me a call on my cell and I'll be glad for you to set up an
appointment to see and drive this nice car. Thank you -
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