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On Thu, 02 Dec 2004 06:42:49 GMT, "markjen"
wrote: My advice is to cool your jets on buying an airplane and finish getting your ticket. Flying your own plane just adds another distraction. Insurance will be very, very tough to get. Keep your eye on the ball. I think he's concerned about getting the tax writeoff. Presumably he has a business, and this is a business expense. It's 50 percent, a big deal, probably wipe out his taxes for a couple of years. Seems a bit late in the day! all the best -- Dan Ford email: (put Cubdriver in subject line) Warbird's Forum www.warbirdforum.com Piper Cub Forum www.pipercubforum.com the blog www.danford.net |
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I do believe the tax writeoff thing has been extended. Haven't been
paying attention to it, but thats what I recall. John |
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It has been extended, but you have to have a deposit and contract before the
end of this year, and place the plane in service before the end of 2005. If you meet the criteria, you can get the same 50% they got this year. "John T" wrote in message ... I do believe the tax writeoff thing has been extended. Haven't been paying attention to it, but thats what I recall. John |
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All I've asked of Cirrus, Piper and Tiger is if I can demo their damned
planes before I buy. BRBR Uhh, something seems off here. Cirrus sells a lot of planes to student pilots. Here in Silicon Valley, where money flows like, well I dunno, they'll certainly demo you a SR22 or SR20 if you've never flown in a plane before. You need to have verifiable source of funds of some kind, or they'll dismiss you as a flake. If you're for real, I'm sure you can get setup with a demo flight around here. -- Dr. Nuketopia Sorry, no e-Mail. Spam forgeries have resulted in thousands of faked bounces to my address. |
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"T.Roger" wrote in message . com... I don't have my ticket yet -- and I'm really committed because I want to buy my own plane to train and fly -- and I want to take advantage of the tax write-off about to expire at year end. I've been at this since August. But, hell, they're not making it easy. All I've asked of Cirrus, Piper and Tiger is if I can demo their damned planes before I buy. But if you don't have your ticket they don't want to know you. They take the position that I should secure the financing for the particular plane before I demo. I take the position that I'm not going to waste my time if I'm not in love with the plane. I tell them that I'm relegated to buying a C172 because that's the only plane I know and they're not making it easy for me to consider anything else. They take the position that "...every customer who's bought their 'so-and-so-brand-plane' has never regretted it and has never gone back to a C172. I say: kiss my a**: if I'm going to effort to run around trying to convince a bank to finance my purchase @ $200,000 or more (you know what that's like) then I want to know what in hell I'm buying!! They're sort of saying: marry me and then you'll find out if you love me. So far, I haven't had one demo since I started the search in August. I thought GA was hurting; I guess not. I train in C172's, and I guess that's what Cirrus, Piper and Tiger want me to buy because they don't seem interested in my business. It is probably too late now but when asked for financial information that I think is unjustified, I have always jsut said: "No, I am not going to provide that". I am fairly certain that nobody with any real net worth would disclose their financials to a salesman. Mike MU-2 |
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"Mike Rapoport" wrote in message link.net... "T.Roger" wrote in message . com... I don't have my ticket yet -- and I'm really committed because I want to buy my own plane to train and fly -- and I want to take advantage of the tax write-off about to expire at year end. I've been at this since August. But, hell, they're not making it easy. All I've asked of Cirrus, Piper and Tiger is if I can demo their damned planes before I buy. But if you don't have your ticket they don't want to know you. They take the position that I should secure the financing for the particular plane before I demo. I take the position that I'm not going to waste my time if I'm not in love with the plane. I tell them that I'm relegated to buying a C172 because that's the only plane I know and they're not making it easy for me to consider anything else. They take the position that "...every customer who's bought their 'so-and-so-brand-plane' has never regretted it and has never gone back to a C172. I say: kiss my a**: if I'm going to effort to run around trying to convince a bank to finance my purchase @ $200,000 or more (you know what that's like) then I want to know what in hell I'm buying!! They're sort of saying: marry me and then you'll find out if you love me. So far, I haven't had one demo since I started the search in August. I thought GA was hurting; I guess not. I train in C172's, and I guess that's what Cirrus, Piper and Tiger want me to buy because they don't seem interested in my business. It is probably too late now but when asked for financial information that I think is unjustified, I have always jsut said: "No, I am not going to provide that". I am fairly certain that nobody with any real net worth would disclose their financials to a salesman. Mike MU-2 Nope not to the sales man but maybe to a finance manager! |
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"Mike Rapoport" wrote in message link.net... It is probably too late now but when asked for financial information that I think is unjustified, I have always jsut said: "No, I am not going to provide that". I am fairly certain that nobody with any real net worth would disclose their financials to a salesman. I work in sales. One of the first things you do, whether you're selling cars, houses, or corporate software, is figure out whether the guy you're talking to can spend the money to buy your product. The more it costs you to dance with him, the more you want to qualify it. You can usually tell one way or the other if someone has money. I once worked in a fancy retail store and saw this guy walk in wearing ripped jeans and a dirty T-shirt. No one else paid any attention to the guy because he looked like a bum. As I walked past him I glanced at his wrist and saw a Swiss watch probably worth more than the BMW that the guy in a suit next to him drove. Needless to say the "bum" nobody wanted to deal with left with $1000 of cigars. Shoes are another big giveaway. The average observer sees three guys in suits. The skilled one sees one guy wearing Bally loafers and two guys in department-store shoes. There's also plenty of psychological "tells" that a smart salesperson knows to look for. Do they look comfortable and at ease, or are they anxious because they think they might be out of their league? How long do they take before asking the price? If they ask right away they're either totally serious or totally tire-kicking. I don't mind tire-kickers who know they are, because they won't cost me valuable time. If I'm not busy I can chew the fat with them for a while, then blow out if a real customer shows up. It's the guy in between who spikes me. He spends an hour looking at it and then decides in the end he needs to spend the money on new siding instead. In real big-ticket items like cars or real estate, it's not unusual that you really don't even see the smart and or wealthy buyer face-to-face until the deal is closed. If they're buying a car they do it by faxing or calling the sales manager directly, and if they're buying property, they often do so through a buyer's agent. The biggest money is often the quietest. -cwk. |
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"C Kingsbury" wrote in message ink.net... "Mike Rapoport" wrote in message link.net... SNIP If they're buying a car they do it by faxing or calling the sales manager directly, and if they're buying property, they often do so through a buyer's agent. The biggest money is often the quietest. -cwk. So true. My mom is a secretary, and I doubt her last boss ever bought much that he did not just ask her to get. She has called me a million times asking what type of computer or gadget to get. Seriously, he would want a new cell phone, laptop, or camera and we would decide for him and she would charge it on his card. |
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"C Kingsbury" wrote in message ink.net... You can usually tell one way or the other if someone has money. I once worked in a fancy retail store and saw this guy walk in wearing ripped jeans and a dirty T-shirt. No one else paid any attention to the guy because he looked like a bum. As I walked past him I glanced at his wrist and saw a Swiss watch probably worth more than the BMW that the guy in a suit next to him drove. Needless to say the "bum" nobody wanted to deal with left with $1000 of cigars. Shoes are another big giveaway. The average observer sees three guys in suits. The skilled one sees one guy wearing Bally loafers and two guys in department-store shoes. A former boss of mine drove a five year old Buick, wore Sears clothes, a Seiko $150 watch (a gift from his daughter) and when writing during a meeting once I tesed him because he used a "Brakes Plus" BIC pen. His wife had a simple, inexpensive wedding ring. He often wore jeans and cowboy boots. He was worth some $15million. And, no, he wasn't miserly at all. In real big-ticket items like cars or real estate, it's not unusual that you really don't even see the smart and or wealthy buyer face-to-face until the deal is closed. If they're buying a car they do it by faxing or calling the sales manager directly, and if they're buying property, they often do so through a buyer's agent. The biggest money is often the quietest. Usually. |
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"Matt Barrow" wrote in message ... "C Kingsbury" wrote in message A former boss of mine drove a five year old Buick, wore Sears clothes, a Seiko $150 watch (a gift from his daughter) and when writing during a meeting once I tesed him because he used a "Brakes Plus" BIC pen. His wife had a simple, inexpensive wedding ring. He often wore jeans and cowboy boots. He was worth some $15million. And, no, he wasn't miserly at all. I've been working on starting my own company for quite some time now, and about a month ago I sold my "nice" car and traded down to a very modest little 2-door ford coupe to get rid of my monthly payments and extract some equity as the car was worth more than I owed on it. When I bought the car it had been my sign of arrival, that I finally was doing well enough to not worry about every little bit. As I watched it drive away, I said, "well, in a year or so when the business starts to hum I'll get that Audi convertible I really want." Funny thing is, now that I've been driving my 1998 Escort around for a month, I'm saying, "geez, this ain't so bad. Maybe I'll get the Chrysler instead of the Audi and save the money for the plane/boat/condo." It's sometimes funny how skimping regularly on the little things can in time add up to enough to pay for the big ones. Living in a high-cost city does not make this easy... -cwk. |
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