tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post6739064384126597240..comments2023-12-30T10:06:37.450+00:00Comments on HousingPANIC - The Housing Bubble Blog with an Attitude Problem, 2005 - 2008: HousingPANIC Quote of the Daybloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06585266242070350399noreply@blogger.comBlogger108125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-47538453986585915132008-05-07T16:24:00.000+01:002008-05-07T16:24:00.000+01:00I have the money but own a nice Lexus IS350. Why w...I have the money but own a nice Lexus IS350. Why would I want a big ugly POS SUV? I suppose that a big ugly fatass needs a big vehicle so he can squash his fat ass and big ugly wife into it. That's the sick culture these days. Everything is big and ugly. From McMansions, to Escalades, to pinky rings and thick gold chains. It's like those greaseballs in Brooklyn walking around with their big gold medallions trying to flash what little money they have like a bigshot.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-22653824173135637592008-05-07T16:14:00.000+01:002008-05-07T16:14:00.000+01:00Gee what do you know, people who make a lot of mon...<I>Gee what do you know, people who make a lot of money can afford to drive gas guzzlers. </I><BR/><BR/>Most Prius drivers are college-educated. Educated people know better than to drive gas guzzlers. If you go into the ghetto you see alot of huge Cadillacs and Lincolns. If you go into the redneck areas, you see lots of big pickup trucks. Then you have the trashy posers with their big SUVsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-68726904941083470452008-05-07T15:53:00.000+01:002008-05-07T15:53:00.000+01:00My first car was a 1968 Buick Special Deluxe wagon...My first car was a 1968 Buick Special Deluxe wagon with 74K miles on it I purchased in 1981 for $650. I kept it for three years and bought a used 1979 Buick Electra Limited and handed the wagon down to my younger brother who drove it until 1992!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-7036270034522838602008-05-06T22:16:00.000+01:002008-05-06T22:16:00.000+01:00Have you ever thought that only 18% of the America...<I>Have you ever thought that only 18% of the American population has a college degree? Lots of $30k millionaires out there who don't care about MPG. Good luck retiring in poverty!</I><BR/><BR/>It's actually 28% which is also the % of vehicles on the road that are SUVs. Gee what do you know, people who make a lot of money can afford to drive gas guzzlers. People who work for $11 an hour (HPers) can't. Shocking!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-53534155338316102592008-05-06T21:40:00.000+01:002008-05-06T21:40:00.000+01:00Yeah, it's amazing how your $45,000 car is better ...<I>Yeah, it's amazing how your $45,000 car is better than a $19,000 US car.</I><BR/><BR/>Show me any luxurious American SUV 2008 that costs only $19k. Also, you can find MDX 2008 under $38k. Give it another 2 years and the price for that 2008 drops under $30k. Or you can find other new Japanese SUVs that aren't classified as luxurious for much less. Don't forget that the residual value of a Japanese car is much higher than any American model.<BR/><BR/>www.autotrader.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-23530065274216298452008-05-06T21:22:00.000+01:002008-05-06T21:22:00.000+01:00So typical of the $11 an hour McWorkin HPers conce...<I>So typical of the $11 an hour McWorkin HPers concerned with MPG. Have you ever thought that some people just don't care how much gas costs?</I><BR/><BR/>Have you ever thought that only 18% of the American population has a college degree? Lots of $30k millionaires out there who don't care about MPG. Good luck retiring in poverty!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-17949001939583650502008-05-06T21:16:00.000+01:002008-05-06T21:16:00.000+01:00Yeah, it's amazing how your $45,000 car is better ...<I>Yeah, it's amazing how your $45,000 car is better than a $19,000 US car.</I><BR/><BR/>Not really. My first car was an used beat-up Toyota Tercel, bought in the late 80's for $700, with 100k miles and a few dents. I put another 400k miles on it while working as a messenger all over SoCA to pay for college, while the Obama base was busy listening to rap all day, playing Atari, wearing diapers, or doing blow with Obama himself. The only time that Tercel left me on the road was when I neglected the required timing belt change. Actually, it wasn't a neglect per se, as I was always broke, paying for college, rent and food, without any help from anyone. I was only 19. It wasn't uncommon to deliver packages from Carlsbad to Simi Valley and everywhere in between (i.e., Hollywood studios, huge law/CPA firms in LA and Century City, Beverly Hills celebs, military bases, Compton, South Central LA, etc). Many stories to tell. I still sold that reliable machine for $300 a few years later. I could never do that work with an American car, without doing expensive repairs often. Gas price was $0.70 back then. Now the $10k handbag celebs and $8 Starbucks Latte spoiled kids want to pick the next president for me. As Jimbo would say: "YOU KNOW NOTHING!!!"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-88639849152088001982008-05-06T21:00:00.000+01:002008-05-06T21:00:00.000+01:00Heck, if you really want to economize, don't even ...Heck, if you really want to economize, don't even bother buying a new car. Buy an older used car for cash: no payments, no interest, no need for collision insurance, no depreciation, etc.<BR/><BR/>Heck, I drive a super-reliable 20 year old Buick Park Avenue. I don't worry about parking lot dings and I don't worry about thugs trying to carjack me. Repairs are cheap and easy and fuel economy is great.<BR/><BR/>I've driven all kinds of cars, import and domestic, and my experience tells me the best buy is Buick.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-72526811137555460332008-05-06T18:11:00.000+01:002008-05-06T18:11:00.000+01:00So typical of the $11 an hour McWorkin HPers conce...So typical of the $11 an hour McWorkin HPers concerned with MPG. Have you ever thought that some people just don't care how much gas costs? Yea sure you can buy a 35 MPG econo shitbox Hyundai that has no room, goes 0-60 in 3 days, will kill you in a fender bender and where you can't fit more than a duffel bag. <BR/><BR/>Or you can buy a big ass SUV that is comfortable, safe and has plenty of room. Poor people will choose option A, those with money will choose option B.<BR/><BR/>It's the same reason some people eat $50 steaks when a $10 steak is available. They can afford it and will pay a premium for the better product. Now you all run along and get in your Hondas and Hyundais on your way to the McDondald's $0.99 menu deal.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-91668120422139407472008-05-06T17:57:00.000+01:002008-05-06T17:57:00.000+01:00Republican want us to go back to the 1950s, but we...Republican want us to go back to the 1950s, but we have only made it to the 1970s so far.Lost Causehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18396272153746076615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-37680729840066117932008-05-06T17:41:00.000+01:002008-05-06T17:41:00.000+01:00I take my car camping. The stupidist thing that I ...I take my car camping. The stupidist thing that I ever see is people hauling all their giant toys everywhere. What kind of children need toys? I can pack everything that I need for the outdoors into my car. There are places called "stores" along the way where I can get what I don't pack. I can also rent boats etc. How often do you use one?Lost Causehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18396272153746076615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-6204993295519140962008-05-06T17:23:00.000+01:002008-05-06T17:23:00.000+01:00I, for one, admire America's home builders. Everyb...I, for one, admire America's home builders. Everybody wants to live in a 3300 sq ft house on a 4500 sq ft lot. Mass produced $800,000 is what everybody wants.Lost Causehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18396272153746076615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-80595972054200930632008-05-06T16:57:00.000+01:002008-05-06T16:57:00.000+01:00So now Obama and The Nanny State will tell private...So now Obama and The Nanny State will tell private companies what to build? Boy, get some pop corn, THIS will be fun! Where is my hammer and sickle, I don't want Michelle O to get all dem slices o pie.....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-44192135888146535812008-05-06T16:10:00.000+01:002008-05-06T16:10:00.000+01:00Not many people here own their businesses obviousl...Not many people here own their businesses obviously. The reason a lot of people drive the monster suv is the tax deduction. You can take fast depreciation on a big suv and write of 25% of the cost in the 1st year alone. Buy a $50K SUV, take a $12,500 deduction. That more than offsets the extra cost of gas.<BR/><BR/>So while you're laughing at the guy in the Suburban, he's laughing all the way to the bank as the Civic owners are subsidizing the cost of his suv.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-86778846238434439282008-05-06T14:39:00.000+01:002008-05-06T14:39:00.000+01:00When the French build anything better than the yan...<I>When the French build anything better than the yanks, you know the yanks are in trouble...</I><BR/><BR/>I understand better why the US currently has a problem.<BR/><BR/>Won't comment. Good luck to you all anyway.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-60287796152511201852008-05-06T13:07:00.000+01:002008-05-06T13:07:00.000+01:00"They say the two happiest days for a boat owner a...<B>"They say the two happiest days for a boat owner are when he buys the boat and when he gets rid of it."</B><BR/><BR/>That's true for some people. They buy way too much boat that they can't afford. A lot of people buy boats on a whim without much thought. They don't realize that it takes money and time to properly maintain a boat. There is insurance, slip fees and general engine maintenance/repairs....and it's not a $20 Jiffy Lube oil change every 3 months. And it costs money each time you start it up (gas, oil). This is the big cost people forget about, they don't realize you can go though a tank of gas in a couple of hours at high speed.<BR/><BR/>If you can afford it, and have time to enjoy it, boating is one of life's great pleasures. If you can't, then it becomes a nightmare. Not unlike owning a house.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-46546897781985168042008-05-06T08:38:00.000+01:002008-05-06T08:38:00.000+01:00Anonymous said..."Hondas may be reliable but have ...Anonymous said...<BR/>"Hondas may be reliable but have as much personality as a a blade of grass. There's more to life than fuel economy and reliability boyz and girlz."<BR/>-----<BR/>Really? I'd say there's more to life than defining yourself by what kind of car your drive. That's just . . . sad.<BR/><BR/><BR/>I don't think that wanting a vehicle you're happy to drive is defining yourself by it, and I can understand the OP's feelings. I ride a motorcycle because I love to ride, but it doesn't define me. It's just a mode of transportation that pleases me, and which I'd utilize even if it got the gas mileage of an SUV. <BR/><BR/>I will say that Honda's are fine cars though... I owned a 93 Civic when I was younger and it's dependability and efficiency more than made up for any lack of excitement.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-16302136294261602802008-05-06T07:54:00.000+01:002008-05-06T07:54:00.000+01:00Load Capacity 550lbs But how will you get TWO fata...<I><BR/>Load Capacity 550lbs <BR/><BR/>But how will you get TWO fatass Murkins into that?<BR/></I><BR/><BR/>or one WalMart shopperAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-84816094813205720012008-05-06T07:46:00.000+01:002008-05-06T07:46:00.000+01:00How many of you freakin rednecks have a boat? They...How many of you freakin rednecks have a boat? They say the two happiest days for a boat owner are when he buys the boat and when he gets rid of it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-60780133507807354122008-05-06T06:22:00.000+01:002008-05-06T06:22:00.000+01:00US made or not I think SUV drivers will be lynched...US made or not I think SUV drivers will be lynched once gas gets to $10 a gallon. Hybrid or not when people who have been crushed by high energy prices see someone in a large vehicle they will pull them from it and beat them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-57422879950824023652008-05-06T04:04:00.000+01:002008-05-06T04:04:00.000+01:00I'm currently helping a friend replace the intake ...I'm currently helping a friend replace the intake and head gaskets in his 2004 Oldsmobile Alero so the coolant won't keep dumping. It's a complete POS. Breaks down weekly by design. It's about $900 to have Mr. Goodwrench replace the gaskets, $150 to do it yourself. Looks like we'll be faking some receipts though. Class action lawsuit just settled covers almost 10 years of engines.<BR/><BR/>http://www.girardgibbs.com/dexcool.htmlReddy Watthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10921022020593351840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-85678864475066739152008-05-06T03:19:00.000+01:002008-05-06T03:19:00.000+01:00You all missed the underlying reason. Ford and GM...You all missed the underlying reason. Ford and GM were in trouble in the 70's because they didn't read the consumer right. The gas crisis changed consumer behavoir then. GM and Ford again did not read the consumer in the 2000's because again they did not read the consumer right, people want fuel effecient cars now. However, they were successful with trucks and SUV's where they created demand for the Lemming nation by offering a bigger is better, luxo barge which they convinced soccer moms were safe and prestigious. The point is GM and Ford exceed at creating demand, perception and consumer preferences and NOT reacting to consumer desires. They refuse to veer from their created mantra. This arrogant thinking has haunted Detroit since Henry Ford was alive. VW was the first company to give independent thinkers a vehicle that was cost efficient. I had one - it was a POS but cheap to feed and repair. Toyota followed the same thinking until greed got them into SUV's. <BR/><BR/>Retired Discruntled Baby boomerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-56835973855335417992008-05-06T02:49:00.000+01:002008-05-06T02:49:00.000+01:00OOPS ,sorry Kieth.Ford is dumbest,then GM.GM had t...OOPS ,sorry Kieth.<BR/>Ford is dumbest,then GM.GM had the brains to whore-out with the FED.homebuilders got away with Moidah,and are lauphing all the way to the Bank.Mozillo will be a nice pony in the Show but won't lose much,and will have a Martha style cakewalk.<BR/>HomeBuilders,and Financers weren't in the Homebuilding Game,they were in the ponzi scam.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-70243538485332942162008-05-06T02:44:00.000+01:002008-05-06T02:44:00.000+01:00Hey, nobody's answering my ? - who's dumber - home...<I>Hey, nobody's answering my ? - who's dumber - homebuilder CEOs or Ford/GM CEO's?</I><BR/><BR/>It isn't even a comparison. The homebuilder CEO's had poor planning and forethought due to mass hysteria for a few years. The Big 2.5 CEO's have consistently screwed up for well over 30. Hands down, Detroit wins.<BR/><BR/>One of the Big Three will probably have to file BK at some point soon (and it's not going to be GM).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18675105.post-69329403405611911202008-05-06T02:37:00.000+01:002008-05-06T02:37:00.000+01:00The dumbest are clearly the home builder CEO's whe...The dumbest are clearly the home builder CEO's when looked at from the perspective of the large block investors. Ford and GM both are growing foreign markets while doing everything they can to remove the legacy high-cost production in the Americas. Eventually the idiots in Congress are going to pass some stupid ass corporate welfare plan to protect American jobs which will really enrich the CEO's and investors. As far as self enrichment goes the homebuilder CEO's are doing far better. Look how many of them are retiring while middle managers and small businesses in the midwest go under. The CEO's of the builder really did better for themselves by going with the home building industry.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com