I followed it well enough. The thread actually starts with . .

as you point out, there is a clear signal given, codified in the rules, and penalized if broken. Just like there is in football and precisely what didn’t happen in this case.

Except that analogy doesn’t apply since the receiver made no indication. He simply caught it, paused, and started running.

So do we replace the whistle as the signal that play is over? Or only for kickoffs?  

“On July 5th, 1852, Frederick Douglass adorned himself in his finest clothes and gave his infamous speech: “What to the Slave, is the Fourth of July.”

I think she was treated fairly without question. But the dealer is obligated to negotiate in good faith and deal fairly. There is so much information about car values on the inter webs that it would be hard for a customer to claim they were taken advantage of.

This is literally why we have the CFPB. Banks, in particular, are required to reasonably prevent customers from making stupid decisions. But even the regulators of institutional finance require that you are not manipulative in your dealings. Recently, a bond broker was fined a considerable amount because they told an…

That is because it is faster for everyone if they stand.

FREEDOM to CHOOSE sheepdom.

This is a valid point.

I think you missed a couple key points. The ‘garages’ are actually carports and the carports are common areas maintained by the HOA.

Did you leave your double with the nickname “Shotgun”?

It makes them a troll because they are trying to assert a lie as fact.

You are confusing conviction with being a dick.

I love Kirk Lazarus! (He was totes awesome in Satan’s Alley.)

BTW, I dont buy new. I compare leasing with purchasing a low milage car with cash.

Nope. Not true. The imputed interest rates on the vast majority of leases are the same or very close to the dealer incentive financing. They are nearly always less than bank financing.

The tricky part is calculating the imputed interest rate of the “loan”. Money factor is often used as a proxy.

Three components to lease valuation: price, payment, and depreciation. Agreed?

So did I.