Terry and service vehicle

[David Ilvedson]

Its called leasing...

David I.

On 20 Jun 2002 at 17:03, Farrell wrote:

> Well, yes, several ways to look at this. What kinda got my goat is
> that this same guy was telling my client that he could not go any
> lower in price on the pianos because he was already only pricing them
> $500 over his wholesale cost.
> 
> $500 my a$$! Buy piano at wholesale cost, put it on your showroom
> floor, sell it, regulate it, deliver it, and tune it in the home after
> delivery - all at wholesale cost plus $500 - and drive around in an
> $80,000 car? Something don't jive. I suspect someone is being a bit
> less than honest here. I guess that is what I was really getting at.
> 
> Terry Farrell
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Don" <pianotuna@accesscomm.ca>
> To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 19, 2002 4:50 PM
> Subject: Re: Terry and service vehicle
> 
> 
> > Hi Terry,
> > 
> > You are the one who is not charging enough. If you can not afford
> > the vehicle of your choice and a *new* one, or a *leased* one your
> > rates are simply too low. The salesman probably leases the car so in
> > a sense the Government is paying and not him.
> > 
> > At 06:53 AM 6/19/02 -0400, you wrote:
> > >
> > >I saw the flip side of having a presentable car the other day. I
> > >pulled
> > into the parking lot of a warehouse-type used Japanese piano
> > importer to inspect a couple pianos for a lady. The salesman pulled
> > into the lot right in back of me. Took him a couple minutes for the
> > hardtop to automatically come out of the trunk of his new Lexus
> > two-seat convertible. I am not familiar with this car, but I saw a
> > used one in the Auto Trader and the asking price was $63,000. I
> > concluded immediately, that the salesman (my spell checker suggested
> > salmon?) was charging WAY TOO MUCH for his pianos!
> > >
> > >Terry Farrell
> > >  
> > >----- Original Message ----- 
> > >From: "David Love" <davidlovepianos@earthlink.net>
> > >To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
> > >Sent: Monday, June 17, 2002 12:11 AM
> > >Subject: Re: Terry and service vehicle
> > >
> > >
> > >They also cost $45,000.  Techs must be doing well in your
> > >neighborhood.
> > >
> > >David Love
> > >
> > >
> > >  ----- Original Message ----- 
> > >  From: Diane Hofstetter 
> > >  To: pianotech@ptg.org 
> > >  Sent: June 16, 2002 2:47 PM
> > >  Subject: Re: Terry and service vehicle
> > >
> > >
> > >  Terry, 
> > >
> > >  I'm sorry you won't be in Chicago too, your posts are always
> > >  interesting
> > and it is clear that you are a great guy, it would have been nice to
> > meet you in person. 
> > >
> > >  In our area almost all the techs drive Volvo wagons--Volvos have
> > >  the
> > image worldwide of being well engineered and well made, great
> > technical machines, and that image is pretty good for a tech to
> > have.  Also, it is an acceptable car to be sitting in the driveway
> > of even the most posh homes, so your clients are not
> > embarrassed--although not quite as good as a Mercedes ;-( 
> > >
> > >  Wishing you better luck, 
> > >
> > >  Diane 
> > >
> > >    James Baker <JamesBakerRPT@carolina.rr.com> wrote: 
> > >
> > >    Sorry you won't be in Chicago, but Atlanta is a toddlin' town
> > >    too.
> > I'll see you there.  By the way, I put a rebuilt transmission (after
> > nursing it home from PA state) and ceiling liner in my Volvo wagon
> > with 223,000 miles on it.  It is a '90 and I get 30 mpg on the
> > interstate.  It is a great car with a lot of room.  I expect to get
> > another 100,000 out of it.
> > >
> > >    James Baker
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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> > >
> > 
> > Regards,
> > Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.M.T., R.P.T.
> > 
> > mailto:pianotuna@accesscomm.ca
> > 
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> > 
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