Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/10/28

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Subject: [Leica] euro vs dollar and leica
From: s.dimitrov at charter.net (slobodan dimitrov)
Date: Tue Oct 28 13:51:22 2008
References: <975261.9141.qm@web57903.mail.re3.yahoo.com> <8E2E2CE0-B388-4ED2-B844-8D53A5834EC4@btinternet.com> <a3f189160810281346r786f5096q45600a42587fdf48@mail.gmail.com>

You should stop by the VW lot, and thank the salesperson for his help.
s.d.


On Oct 28, 2008, at 1:46 PM, Sonny Carter wrote:

> When I bought the Prius, I was torn between the Passat TDI and the  
> Prius.
> The dealer didn't have any Priui on the lot as I drove by, so I  
> went and
> tried to make a deal with the VW guy.
>
> He was very proud of the TDI, to the point that even though he had  
> next
> year's model already coming in, would not budge from the sticker.
>
> I had noted on the way to Shreveport that diesel  was edging up  
> higher in
> price than gasoline, so I decided to hold off.
>
> I stopped at Toyota on the way out of town, and spotted a blue  
> Prius on the
> lot.  Turns out it was a "factory car"  with 13,000 miles on it.   
> They gave
> me an excellent price considering the waiting lists, and I drove it  
> home.
> Never been sorry.
>
>
> -- 
> Regards,
>
> Sonny
> http://www.sonc.com
> Natchitoches, Louisiana
> USA
>
>
> On Tue, Oct 28, 2008 at 3:29 PM, Frank Dernie
> <Frank.Dernie@btinternet.com>wrote:
>
>> It is about the same weight and size as a Passat, roomier cabin  
>> though.
>> Round town it is better, on the motorway a bit noisy and sluggish.  
>> I cruise
>> at an indicated 67 mph, which is actually 62 mph according to GPS.
>>
>> Frank
>>
>> On 28 Oct 2008, at 14:49, jacques bilinski  
>> <jacques_bilinski@yahoo.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>>>>
>>>  Also, as you noted
>>> 1.5l is a bit small for a rather heavy car.
>>> <<<<
>>>
>>>
>>>
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In reply to: Message from jacques_bilinski at yahoo.com (jacques bilinski) ([Leica] euro vs dollar and leica)
Message from Frank.Dernie at btinternet.com (Frank Dernie) ([Leica] euro vs dollar and leica)
Message from sonc.hegr at gmail.com (Sonny Carter) ([Leica] euro vs dollar and leica)