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From: Ray O on 22 Jun 2007 16:19 "Bonehenge (B A R R Y)" <DwightSchrute(a)DunderMifflin.com> wrote in message news:9u8o731p0m80b3uggt276a4t1odgeg8062(a)4ax.com... > On Fri, 22 Jun 2007 13:32:46 -0500, "Ray O" > <rokigawaATtristarassociatesDOTcom> wrote: >> >>Interesting observation. In the car business, dealerships are often >>referred to as "stores" so the distinction you point out went right over >>my >>head. > > McDonalds also calls locations "stores" internally, but restaurants > externally. > > Our local ads would usually claim "#1 Toyota Dealership!", 1 "The > Friendly Ford Dealer", or "The Dealership with a Heart". > > Carmax was the very first car sales business to use "store" in public > advertising in my area. Of course, this could all be a regional > dialect thing, too, and not on purpose at all. <G> > > I saw it as part of the "easy and friendly" schtick. I think your observation is right on track and one that I totally missed. I guess that's why I'm not in advertising! -- Ray O (correct punctuation to reply)
From: Bruce L. Bergman on 23 Jun 2007 00:59 On Fri, 22 Jun 2007 12:25:09 -0400, "Bonehenge (B A R R Y)" wrote >My in laws had a gorgeous XJ that would randomly simply quit running >for a few seconds at highway speeds, then magically refire. > >It was a fanfreakin'-tastic driving experience when all was well, but >I'm not sure if the problem was ever fixed. The trouble was chased >for years by the Jag dealer, with factory support, giving them the >opportunity to try lots of loaners. > >AFAIR, they couldn't Lemon Law the XJ, as they had purchased it used, >a year or two old. I wonder why it was originally traded in? <G> Oh come ON - You have to ask? Get the VIN from your in-laws, and go do a title search and a bit of legwork to confirm it. --<< Bruce >>--
From: Bonehenge (B A R R Y) on 23 Jun 2007 07:12 On Sat, 23 Jun 2007 04:59:28 GMT, Bruce L. Bergman <blnospambergman(a)earthlink.invalid> wrote: > > Oh come ON - You have to ask? Get the VIN from your in-laws, and go >do a title search and a bit of legwork to confirm it. They got rid of the car in 1997. AFAIR, the car was a '94 or '95. It's not interesting enough to me to have them dig through old documents, and for me to bother doing the legwork.
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