A Big screw you to David McDavid and for fucking over what could of been, a repeat customer. Let me ask you something, after insulting my intelligence and undervaluing my car 50%, you figure there would be some damage control to be done at David McDavid Acura of Austin. No phone calls asking how my visit was, no nothing.

Well, good riddance. The good people at GUNN Acura of San Antonio not only gave me what I was expecting for my trade-in, also undersold David McDavid on the new car without me even mentioning what David McDavid offered.

I hope that same snake that told me those lies (COUGH GREG FINANCIAL MANAGER) searchs Google and finds this. On top of that, the ENTIRE staff of GUNN Acura stayed with me hours past their closing time on a Friday Night to complete the sale. They never once hurried me, made us feel comfortable and treated Emily and I with more respect than the experience of my first purchase at David McDavid.

Fortunately for David McDavid, they have a very courteous Service Center and will still keep my business when it comes to my new car. As for that jackass Greg The Finance Manager Barbarian, he can wrap his serpetine around that NSX exhaust pipe and blow it out his ass. Because your incompetence, your disregard of customer service and rude behavior, it got me in a Silver 2002 RSX from a competitor.

This award goes out to you my friend, without you, we now know that your entire front end of your dealership isn't much more than a Pirate Ship waiting to plunder, rape and steal. Congrats!
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Greg, the Finance Manager at David McDavid Acura: "Hey Hai, in regards to your trade in, just grab your ankles and let me finance you in the ass." For real, i'm spittin' mad. Went in, got a decent price for a 2002 Acura RSX Automatic and went to get my old g-ride appraised. The Antiques Road Show monkey over at the used car division offers 50% of the listed TRADE IN value of my car. No way in hell I say!

So they send out the big guns. Greg, THE Finance Manager who has the gaul to lie to my face and offers me a simple solution: "Hey, I can ask you to leave my lot right now!". Wow! I'm sure he recieved many 5 gold stars at those Customer Service Workshops. After calling him on his bluff and REITERATING my stance that he is indeed lying to me, he backs down: "Hey, i'm just trying to help you out."

The lie you ask? "No bank will finance a car (my trade-in) with 90,000 miles on it." I have two witnesses that can verify that is EXACTLY what the FINANCE manager is telling me.

I should of thrown my cell phone on the table and ask him to call every local bank within a mile radius and ask if they financed cars with that many miles on it. The very intersting thing is even the FINANCE manager, who has no business even looking at the value of a trade-in, says I have some door-dings. Apparently, $4,000.00 dollars worth of door dings. I'd hate to see what one of those "Grateful Dead Dancing Bears" stickers takes off the value of a car.

After all was said and done, that tool walks off and doesn't come back for quite some time (after offering to get another David McDavid Financial Wizard to back up his claim). The funniest thing is that Emily was with me who is now a First Level Loan Officer at her Credit Union and was able to repute everything the guy said, in regards to bank finances. When the H-Dog requests backup, he get's it! Now on to GUNN Acura in San Antonio! No repeat customer here YOU LIARS!
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Yasser Arafat ousts West Bank Idol finalist Ariel Sharon by a slim margin; "Waited a lifetime for a moment like this." After a powerful live performance, Yasser Arafat won the hearts of millions of viewers and became the first West Bank Idol last night. Shortly after singing his own cover of Fleetwood Mac's 'Go Your Own Way', the phone lines were clogged with votes for Arafat and the other West Bank Idol finalist, Ariel Sharon. Although both contestants were weeded down from a field of hundreds, both conceded that "there are many beautiful, talented people out there who deserve this as much as we do." Ariel Sharon, current Prime Minister of Israel, performed first. He sang The Ohio Players 1976 hit 'Who'd She Coo?', which many experts regarded as the superior performance. Randy Jackson, one of the three talent panelists, remarked "Dude, you got it bro! YOU GOT IT!" to Sharon's singing. It was evident which of the two had a better stage presence and crowd charisma. Arafat, a former cocktail waiter from Oklahoma and the current President of Palestine, saundered onto the stage and swaggered to the music. With balet like leaps and frequent winks and nods to the mostly female crowd, he made sure that everyone went home with a smile. "Sometimes, I feel so alive out there on the stage." Arafat said in a phone interview. "When I was out there singing like a bastard Lindsey Buckingham, I made sure that I 'shook some tush' as well." So what does the founder of the Al Fatah and former leader of the Palestine Liberation Organization say after winning the competition? "Cool Beans!" "I was like, totally shocked." Arafat explained, "I mean, Ariel is such a beautiful guy and can sing like nobody's business. I would have of totally been ok with him winning...but I'm sure glad I did!" Yasser Arafat will release his first single for The West Bank Idol compilation this December with the songs 'Before Your Love/A Moment Like This'.

posted by The H.Bomb| 11:12 PM | email | archive

New G-Ride. The gamble of waiting for my timing belt to be replaced is on. Not that there is any indication that it's going to go out, just the recommended lifespan is coming up. Not one to shell out more bucks for a new one, the option of purchasing a new car has come up. I'm thinking thrifty this time and looking at a 2003 Toyota Carolla S. Silver, just like my baby's. Since the ravages of old age are hitting me hard, a four door is going to have to be a little more practical in my already eXtreme lifestyle.

We looked at the Matrix yesterday too. As much as I like it, it does seem too much like a chick's car, plus the price is more than i'd wish to pay. Why the sudden interest in Toyota vehicles? After driving Honda's all my life, I figure it's time to change it up a little. Get a little 'wild' as they call it.

A couple more days until the Austin City Limit's Festival. Can't wait to see Wilco / Ryan Adams!!!


posted by The H.Bomb| 1:36 PM | email | archive

Austin City Limits Festival. Gonna go check out 14-acres of music this weekend at Zilker Park here in Austin, TX. I'm pretty sure it's gonna be chocked full of bleepin' rednecks and downtown hipsters--but hey, it's all about the music right? Check out the entire lineup here.
posted by The H.Bomb| 3:59 PM | email | archive

My Big Fat Greek Chick-Flick. Yeah, saw the new Indie hit My Big Fat Greek Wedding last night with Emily. How did the H-Dog get dragged into this one? Payback. After a slew of summer blockbusters, it was time to pay the piper and sludge it through an hour and a half of Lifetime Network caliber stuff. Now, the film wasn't that bad. The love story behind it seemed too much a diapause for the racial humor of the movie, which isn't a bad thing (it was it's best trait). Yet, I could see Emily's smug face snuggle down in her theater chair with that 'Now this is what I call a movie!' look.

Don't get me wrong, i'll be the first guy to admit that I've liked some girly films like Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones and the entire Die Hard Trilogy, but I think this one had a bit too much chicksapeel.

In other news, The Houston Texans are going to the playoffs with a 10-6 record in my Franchise Mode NFL 2K3, New Comic Strip Out, and Emily starts her new position. Good luck!

Song of the Day:
1.) Radiohead - I Might Be Wrong.
posted by The H.Bomb| 9:49 AM | email | archive