Get ready to get reamed....

[Rover_boy]

I used to live in LA for 20 years and it is the mecca of car culture altho that culture is slowly dying down because of services like Uber and the younger generation not being interested in cars or owning cars... So, it doesn't surprise me one bit that it is marked up like crazy in LA and not to mention there is sick amounts of cash in LA and those people are willing to spend it as they please without a second thought... End of the day, anything is worth what the other person is willing to pay for - just like the Holland Lilies and moon rocks . My philosophy is if you are happy with your purchase on what you were willing to pay that's all that matters...

I used to live in LA for 20 years and it is the mecca of car culture altho that culture is slowly dying down because of services like Uber and the younger generation not being interested in cars or owning cars... So, it doesn't surprise me one bit that it is marked up like crazy in LA and not to mention there is sick amounts of cash in LA and those people are willing to spend it as they please without a second thought... End of the day, anything is worth what the other person is willing to pay for - just like the Holland Lilies and moon rocks . My philosophy is if you are happy with your purchase on what you were willing to pay that's all that matters...

Amen!

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[RedTRex]

Not to brag. but $10k ain't nothin compare to what SoCal dealers asking... $22k over MSRP for LE....
Lotion got nutin on this one...

that is pure insanity

 

[41Willys]

I used to live in LA for 20 years and it is the mecca of car culture altho that culture is slowly dying down because of services like Uber and the younger generation not being interested in cars or owning cars... So, it doesn't surprise me one bit that it is marked up like crazy in LA and not to mention there is sick amounts of cash in LA and those people are willing to spend it as they please without a second thought... End of the day, anything is worth what the other person is willing to pay for - just like the Holland Lilies and moon rocks . My philosophy is if you are happy with your purchase on what you were willing to pay that's all that matters...

While all that (and most other opinions on this are/) is true....I'll also bet there will be more than a few LE buyers that get cold feet when they realize what they've done and the thought of a $1000+ / month car payment PLUS insurance for 5-6 yrs smacks them in the face at the sales desk.

Sure there are people that can afford it. Sure there are people that drive "welfare caddys." But there are also impulse buyers that do stupid things in the heat of the moment. Immediate gratification can be costly.

 

[Vismich]

While I'm sure I have pushed the envelope a few times with my vocabulary, using the word raped in the title of the thread my be somewhat offensive to somebody who has or somebody who has had somebody close to them actually raped in the truest sense.

Could you change the title to cheated/slighted/taken advantage of.. Ect, as I'm assuming any of those versions are probably more accurate to your intended meaning?

Seriously? I was going to say take it up the A** but didn't want to offend anyone who really took it in the back side....

 

[SleepyJeep]

Seriously? I was going to say take it up the A** but didn't want to offend anyone who really took it in the back side....

I have to admit, not to be persnickety, but I agree with steffen707 here. I am not offended by the title per se, but it does make me a bit uncomfortable... I just feel that the world around is changing and certain vocabulary that was ok before is not anymore... Just my $0.02

 

[steffen707]

I have to admit, not to be persnickety, but I agree with steffen707 here. I am not offended by the title per se, but it does make me a bit uncomfortable... I just feel that the world around is changing and certain vocabulary that was ok before is not anymore... Just my $0.02

 

[5JeepsAz]

Not to brag. but $10k ain't nothin compare to what SoCal dealers asking... $22k over MSRP for LE....
Lotion got nutin on this one...

22K is just shy of my total budget for this whole resto jeep pickup thing. Yowsa.

 

[5JeepsAz]

I almost didn't post because of the thread title. Then I thought, gee whilakers, am I more offended by free speech or price gouging? I'll fight price gouging for two Alex.

 

[Tortooga Custom Works]

I agree... @Vismich mind changing the title?

And, I also agree with the majority here. There are documented ways to not pay over MSRP and actually to pay below MSRP.
So if someone pays MSRP or over, they’ve made that choice willingly. No one forced it on them.

 

[Rover_boy]

I agree... @Vismich mind changing the title?

And, I also agree with the majority here. There are documented ways to not pay over MSRP and actually to pay below MSRP.
So if someone pays MSRP or over, they’ve made that choice willingly. No one forced it on them.

Or uneducated choice.... so what did I learned from all this? ALWAYS do your research!!!!! It will save you at the end....

 

[Oilburner]

Seriously? I was going to say take it up the A** but didn't want to offend anyone who really took it in the back side....

People do not have the right to never be offended.

 

[RedTRex]

Not to hijack the thread, but have a random thought. Why does it seem like in the last couple of years many people are not just offended (or pretend offended) but become "outraged" at just about anything? I don't get it.

 

[Rex3rd]

Not to hijack the thread, but have a random thought. Why does it seem like in the last couple of years many people are not just offended (or pretend offended) but become "outraged" at just about anything? I don't get it.

This is the internet and there will always be someone who gets offended. Sometimes it's best to take a step back and look at the reality of it .some slang words or words used to mean something else sometimes just get used harmlessly. He could have worded this thread a thousand different ways and I can guarantee that there will be a thousand offended. I try not to use any cuss words on here because I feel it doesn't belong but I won't get offended if someone does. It's life and you can't go around cutting heads at every offence you see fit to be offensive. On this case yes I would say I would like to see a cleaner thread name but eh plywood...

 

[GoneTopless]

No surprise you don’t get it Rex

PC culture is not the same as common decency. Talking on the forum like you are sitting around the camp fire with your buddies isn’t appropriate if you employ strong or controversial language or if you take cheap shots at others who aren’t members of the forum. Anyone can do it but most opt not to because it isn’t a healthy habit, it reflects poorly on you, and it suspends content and civility

While PC culture is absurd it isn’t quite as ugly as it’s opposite factor and is the result of historical cultural norms that are no longer acceptable

So being considerate of others when using language is now part of the work place and the internet whether you like it or not. Save the rest for the camp fire

For those that don’t change with the times they become perceived not as truth sayers but more as relics who refuse to accept the inevitable. Besides, illustrating a little integrity isn’t exactly asking a lot is it

 

[beelzebot]

Not to hijack the thread, but have a random thought. Why does it seem like in the last couple of years many people are not just offended (or pretend offended) but become "outraged" at just about anything? I don't get it.

Mob mentality, social media frenzy, etc. I'm not personally offended by anything that has been said on here but I do find some comments in poor taste. Comparing sexual assault to the pricing of a truck is one of those comments. You never know what people have been through or what the impact of your words will be. Trivializing something like rape on a discussion board about a vehicle is maybe not the best approach. You won't see me reporting it or avoiding the thread, but I do think it's poorly thought out hyperbole.

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