Comments on: Tough Times for Some, Good Times for Others http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/tough-times-for-some-good-times-for-others/ The Truth About Cars is dedicated to providing candid, unbiased automobile reviews and the latest in auto industry news. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:29:18 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: dastanley http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/tough-times-for-some-good-times-for-others/comment-page-1/#comment-303852 dastanley Tue, 08 Apr 2008 02:19:08 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/tough-times-for-some-good-times-for-others/#comment-303852 Here in New Mexico, a problem we have here in town is that the indigenous population that resides on the rez often buys an item or vehicle (F-250s are popular) over time, maybe makes the first payment, and then hides out on the rez with the item. No more payments are made and no repos are possible. After all, the ___ Nation is a sovereign nation and only the FBI and the ___ Nation Police are permitted on the reservation. And then when merchants in town are reluctant to do business with said population, they are branded as racists. Your tax dollars at work. Funny. When the ___ Nation needs help from the US they play the race card, usually to their advantage. When the US needs assistance from the ___ Nation, then they're a sovereign nation and can't be bothered. Here in New Mexico, a problem we have here in town is that the indigenous population that resides on the rez often buys an item or vehicle (F-250s are popular) over time, maybe makes the first payment, and then hides out on the rez with the item. No more payments are made and no repos are possible. After all, the ___ Nation is a sovereign nation and only the FBI and the ___ Nation Police are permitted on the reservation. And then when merchants in town are reluctant to do business with said population, they are branded as racists. Your tax dollars at work.

Funny. When the ___ Nation needs help from the US they play the race card, usually to their advantage. When the US needs assistance from the ___ Nation, then they’re a sovereign nation and can’t be bothered.

]]> By: Praxis http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/tough-times-for-some-good-times-for-others/comment-page-1/#comment-303462 Praxis Mon, 07 Apr 2008 21:56:32 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/tough-times-for-some-good-times-for-others/#comment-303462 Steve_S; I'd be a bit wary about taking home one of these vehicles. I suspect the owners stopped paying for maintenance long before they defaulted on their loan. Steve_S; I’d be a bit wary about taking home one of these vehicles. I suspect the owners stopped paying for maintenance long before they defaulted on their loan.

]]> By: Robert Schwartz http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/tough-times-for-some-good-times-for-others/comment-page-1/#comment-302012 Robert Schwartz Mon, 07 Apr 2008 16:44:01 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/tough-times-for-some-good-times-for-others/#comment-302012 <a href="http://imdb.com/title/tt0087995/" rel="nofollow">Repo Man</a> is a great flick. Frustrated punk rocker Otto (Emilio Estevez) quits his supermarket job after slugging a co-worker, and is dumped by his girlfriend at a party. Wandering the streets in frustration, he is approached by Bud (Harry Dean Stanton), who needs a vehicle driven out of a "bad area." After discovering his parents have donated his college fund to a televangelist, he joins the Helping Hand Acceptance Corporation and is apprenticed to Bud, veteran repo-man, with some bad habits. The plot thickens when the repo men are told about a Chevy Malibu with a $20,000 bounty on it. The soundtrack features punk rockers: Iggy Pop, Fear, Black Flag, Circle Jerks, and Suicidal Tendencies. Strippo's quote above is from the movie. The first car I ever owned was a Chevy Malibu of that vintage (1965). With a basic small block and nothing in the way of accessories, it was fun to drive. I bought it for $450 in 1969 (it was probably $2,000 new) drove it for three years and had it towed away for $100 in 1972. Repo Man is a great flick.

Frustrated punk rocker Otto (Emilio Estevez) quits his supermarket job after slugging a co-worker, and is dumped by his girlfriend at a party. Wandering the streets in frustration, he is approached by Bud (Harry Dean Stanton), who needs a vehicle driven out of a “bad area.” After discovering his parents have donated his college fund to a televangelist, he joins the Helping Hand Acceptance Corporation and is apprenticed to Bud, veteran repo-man, with some bad habits. The plot thickens when the repo men are told about a Chevy Malibu with a $20,000 bounty on it. The soundtrack features punk rockers: Iggy Pop, Fear, Black Flag, Circle Jerks, and Suicidal Tendencies.

Strippo’s quote above is from the movie.

The first car I ever owned was a Chevy Malibu of that vintage (1965). With a basic small block and nothing in the way of accessories, it was fun to drive. I bought it for $450 in 1969 (it was probably $2,000 new) drove it for three years and had it towed away for $100 in 1972.

]]> By: Joshvar http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/tough-times-for-some-good-times-for-others/comment-page-1/#comment-301892 Joshvar Mon, 07 Apr 2008 16:27:36 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/tough-times-for-some-good-times-for-others/#comment-301892 @canfood: Same can be said for the Dallas area. Except it isn't quite as humid. @canfood: Same can be said for the Dallas area. Except it isn’t quite as humid.

]]> By: canfood http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/tough-times-for-some-good-times-for-others/comment-page-1/#comment-301622 canfood Mon, 07 Apr 2008 15:30:10 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/tough-times-for-some-good-times-for-others/#comment-301622 man to be a repo man in the Houston area... For those that don't live in the Houston area, let me describe it to you. Imagine a flat expanse of land a thousand square miles across filled with strip centers, malls, big box stores as far as the eye can see. Like the Pilgrims gazing upon the bountiful forests of early America, Repo men must gaze upon the vast parking lots of Houston and see nothing but pure, untapped wealth ripe for the taking. the only problems, of course, are the extremely well-armed natives... man to be a repo man in the Houston area…

For those that don’t live in the Houston area, let me describe it to you. Imagine a flat expanse of land a thousand square miles across filled with strip centers, malls, big box stores as far as the eye can see.

Like the Pilgrims gazing upon the bountiful forests of early America, Repo men must gaze upon the vast parking lots of Houston and see nothing but pure, untapped wealth ripe for the taking.

the only problems, of course, are the extremely well-armed natives…

]]> By: Steve_S http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/tough-times-for-some-good-times-for-others/comment-page-1/#comment-301382 Steve_S Mon, 07 Apr 2008 14:49:44 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/tough-times-for-some-good-times-for-others/#comment-301382 Now we need to know how to get some of these "doctor's repo'd benz's and bimmers at 1/4 the price. Sign me up. Now we need to know how to get some of these “doctor’s repo’d benz’s and bimmers at 1/4 the price. Sign me up.

]]> By: Donal Fagan http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/tough-times-for-some-good-times-for-others/comment-page-1/#comment-301312 Donal Fagan Mon, 07 Apr 2008 14:40:49 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/tough-times-for-some-good-times-for-others/#comment-301312 <i>To be a member of the board of a large company is a little example of paradise. You get good pay for just sitting in a meeting and listening to summary presentations. You get insurance and a pension. You can go to luxurious resorts and play golf. What the heck are security lines? You fly in private jets.</i> http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/06/business/06ben.html?ref=business To be a member of the board of a large company is a little example of paradise. You get good pay for just sitting in a meeting and listening to summary presentations. You get insurance and a pension. You can go to luxurious resorts and play golf. What the heck are security lines? You fly in private jets.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/06/business/06ben.html?ref=business

]]> By: Strippo http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/tough-times-for-some-good-times-for-others/comment-page-1/#comment-301272 Strippo Mon, 07 Apr 2008 14:33:25 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/tough-times-for-some-good-times-for-others/#comment-301272 Credit is a sacred trust. It's what our free society is founded on. Do you think they give a damn about their bills in Russia? Credit is a sacred trust. It’s what our free society is founded on. Do you think they give a damn about their bills in Russia?

]]> By: brettc http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/tough-times-for-some-good-times-for-others/comment-page-1/#comment-301262 brettc Mon, 07 Apr 2008 14:32:33 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/tough-times-for-some-good-times-for-others/#comment-301262 I used to repossess furniture/appliances/electronics when I worked at a home furnishings store (it wasn't a Rent-a-center). Most of the people that had their crap repossessed were people that somehow qualified for financing, yet they didn't like making their payments. Very few had actually fallen on hard times. At one point, myself and the other guy I worked with had to repossess a complete kid's bedroom set. It was kind of sad, but like it says above, it's just business. We also had to reposses a couch from a "ghetto" area. That couch was disgusting, and you could tell they just thought of it as disposable free furniture. People need to learn that when you fail to pay for your stuff, it goes away. That being said, I'm glad my car was paid off last week! I used to repossess furniture/appliances/electronics when I worked at a home furnishings store (it wasn’t a Rent-a-center). Most of the people that had their crap repossessed were people that somehow qualified for financing, yet they didn’t like making their payments. Very few had actually fallen on hard times. At one point, myself and the other guy I worked with had to repossess a complete kid’s bedroom set. It was kind of sad, but like it says above, it’s just business. We also had to reposses a couch from a “ghetto” area. That couch was disgusting, and you could tell they just thought of it as disposable free furniture. People need to learn that when you fail to pay for your stuff, it goes away. That being said, I’m glad my car was paid off last week!

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