Ford lost 12.7 BILLION dollars in 2006... how will that affect me buying a Tacoma?

[rnch]

geez, ok. this is what you do. you want to get a low ball price on a tundra? then go to http://www.edmunds.com/tmv/new/2007/toyota/tacoma/index.html and then pick out a model and then punch in your zip code. then you will fill out the info. then you will have 4-5 toyota dealerships fighting over you. they will email you and tell them what you want and that you are looking for a great deal. internet shoppers usually get the best prices. you should also shop at the end of the month too because that's when you get the best deals. to all you cheap bastards out there who want to nickle and dime a dealership then this is the way to go. go ahead and reverse crush the dealership and salesperson.

i've purchased my last 2 new cars this way.

 

[fistfullofsteel]

i've purchased my last 2 new cars this way.

i kinda feel sorry for car sales people, because dealerships still find ways to make good money. the salesperson really gets screwed hard. they have to make a living too.

 

[rnch]

So you're asserting that companies are just greedy, soul-less entitites that will do anything to make a buck, correct?

DING DING DING DINGGGG!!! WE HAVE A WINNA!!!!!

 

[mrplunkey]

DING DING DING DINGGGG!!! WE HAVE A WINNA!!!!!

Then those poor managers must be getting screwed. They don't have a union to "protect" them.

 

[rnch]

i kinda feel sorry for car sales people, because dealerships still find ways to make good money. the salesperson really gets screwed hard. they have to make a living too.

perhaps they need a union to protect them? lol

 

[mrplunkey]

perhaps they need a union to protect them? lol

They do! Everyone could use one. I'd laugh my ass off watching one car salesman walk me through the lot, another do the test drive, another negotiate the sale, and the other one get paid just to shake my hand as I drive-off the lot.

And I'm sure no one would pay for all that featherbedding via higher car prices either.

 

[chewyxrage]

Re: Ford lost 12.7 BILLION dollars in 2006... how will that affect me buying a Tacoma

Just b/c it fascinates me:

Ford owns
Aston Martin
Ford
Jaguar
Land Rover (bought from BMW)
Lincoln
[I]Mazda[/I] (Ford owns 33% of Mazda)
Mercury
Volvo cars

General Motors owns
Buick
Cadillac
Chevrolet
Daewoo (GM owns 44%)
Fiat (GM has decided to divorce itself from Fiat as of Feb '05, but will retain 10% ownership.)
GMC
Holden
Hummer
Oldsmobile (brand discontinued)
Opel
Pontiac
Saab
Saturn
Suzuki (2.5%, from 20%)
Vauxhall

Daimler/Chrysler owns
AMC (brand discontinued -- Chrysler bought AMC primarily for the Jeep brand which was owned by AMC)
Chrysler
Dodge
Eagle (brand discontinued)
Hyundai (Daimler/Chrysler only owns 10%)
Jeep
Maybach
Mercedes-Benz
Plymouth (brand discontinued)
Smart

Volkswagen owns
Audi
Bentley
Bugatti
Lamborghini
SEAT
Skoda
Volkswagen

who owns the other 66.667% of Mazda?

oh just so you know I bookmarked your post because it was a really good one

 

[chewyxrage]

Re: Ford lost 12.7 BILLION dollars in 2006... how will that affect me buying a Tacoma

20 or 30 years from now, when you are rapidly approaching retirement age, your viewpoint on pensions may change.....

I know this post is old

but pensions? cmon man


you'll get one cuz you work for the government

my parents will get a pension because they started working for a fortune 100 company in the 70's

there are no pensions anymore in any non gov companies

30 years from now people won't even know what a pension is unless you work for the gov.....


shit got realistic all of a sudden for EVERY company.....

 

[binö]

Ford whines like this every so often. Ford still has more money in reserves than any other US company. They like to whine as a power play against the union. I don't know how it will affect the price of a Tacoma, except that if you marry me I could get you a big discount on the A plan, because my dad retired from there.

lol
have you seen a ford stock graph over the years?
it's not a game, they are losing cash faster than cal loses his trousers at a gay bar

 

[rnch]

Re: Ford lost 12.7 BILLION dollars in 2006... how will that affect me buying a Tacoma

I know this post is old

but pensions? cmon man


you'll get one cuz you work for the government

my parents will get a pension because they started working for a fortune 100 company in the 70's

there are no pensions anymore in any non gov companies

30 years from now people won't even know what a pension is unless you work for the gov.....


shit got realistic all of a sudden for EVERY company.....

pls don't tell me u r depending on Social Security to provide for your old age security....