Car update

Just a quick update on the car. It's running fine, and really is in very nice condition, at least on the outside. Who knows about the tranny and whatnot of course.

So when I went in to buy the car, the guy convinced me to buy a $499 fuel-cutoff system, which is basically 2nd key that, when it is not in the car, disables fuel from going to wherever it goes, such that you cannot start the car. it's pretty neat, but, I didn't really want it. But when the salesman told me that it would cut my insurance down though, and I figured I'd save about 10% or $100 on insurance every year, which pays for the cost of the system in 5 years. Given that I'll probably have this car for 3-5 years, it lowered the cos tof the system to 0-200. So I said yes.

However, as it turns out, they lied to me (duh) and every Saturn since like 1999 already gets the anti-theft discount from insurance companies due to built-in devices. I also noticed that they charged me $549 instead of the $499.

I went back to the dealer and demanded my money back for the anti-theft system and the overcharging. he said he could do nothing for me, I'd already signed my name. The funniest part was when I pointed out that he had overcharged me. He said (this is a quote) "Maybe if you had noticed the overcharging before you signed the contract, I could have removed it."

Flabbergasted, I responded "So youre saying, if I caught you ripping me off, you might have agreed not to rip me off?" to which he look at me and nodded. I just walked away, amazed.

I came back the next week and sat down with the finance director. I had writen a pretty scathing letter, which I was prepared to send out to everyone in Nevada if I did not get my money back. In the end, he said he'd give me $130 back. With some regret, I agreed. After all, I did sign the contract, and I'm a believer that when one is stupid, one deserves what one gets. He didn't have to give me a cent.

Today I'm going to get a haircut from my friend Mary, then I am taking a high school friend who is in town (Christine Lopez) to the airport, then I have a job interview for what will probably be a shitty entry level job. I think that this is the link to the job but I am not sure, because the recruiter didnt describe it to me in this manner. Then I'm heading over to Mary's for a mini-X-Mas party.