Friday, August 17, 2012

Worst car buying experience at Mark Kia in Scottsdale, AZ

I bought a Kia Sorento two nights ago from Mark Kia and had the WORST EXPERIENCE in my life. Beware they are slippery, smooth-talking liars. 

You had better bring your accountant and lawyer with you to check the paperwork because these people are smooth-talking and by the time you get home it won't be what you expected. Be very careful that you understand 100% of the paperwork. Remember, NET trade-in is amount they are giving you for your car. If you have a amount to be paid off this needs to be subtracted from the NET amount to get the amount that will actually be applied towards your new car, not the NET amount. The way they use NET is backwards it seems to me. They seem to have Gross and Net mixed up. Also, if you trade in a vehicle (DON'T) they will give you an insulting amount for your car. For example, maybe 40 percent lower than what KBB says the TRADE-IN (not private sale) should be. I even used TrueCar.com to guarantee the price thinking
that would help. It would have if I didn't do the trade in. They were dazzled me with their non-intuitive lingo and tax return like financial paperwork. I can explain the financials in 10 lines, they take 3-4 pages of letter sized paper to describe it just so there is no way you can figure it out while you sit there signing paper after paper. After all this, I asked them to give me my trade-in back and they flat refused. They said they wanted me to be happy, but that is lie in my opinion. I asked them, if they would through in the extended warranty, but they wouldn't. They did take a $150 off though. The only problem is why in the world would I ever want to give them one more cent or ever see that dealership again. They are friendly as can be until they don't get their way. I can't stress enough, make sure you UNDERSTAND EVERYTHING. Come back the next day if you have to.

I am so embarrassed that I fell pray to their tactics. Why can't it be simple.
I guess I should have gone with the first person I met with. They at least seemed honest. Though who knows.

I had my good cry now.

Friday, August 03, 2012

Morning Exercise – Better Nighttime Sleep


If you love waking up with a smile on your face and saying, "Wowie, I just had an amazing night's sleep," here's a great way to get it more often: Exercise early in the day.
That's right. You've probably heard that exercise is important for deeper, more refreshing slumber. Totally true. A workout helps you nod off faster than some sleep drugs do (and it's way healthier!). Fit in some physical activity and you'll also have fewer of those annoying 3 a.m. wake-ups.
Conventional wisdom says that ending a workout 3 hours before bedtime is early enough to let your body and mind settle in for the night. But brain scans (can't argue with those!) show that morning exercise is even better. Compared with midday or early evening workouts, hitting the pavement, the pool, or the bike around 7 a.m. will help you spend 75% more time in deep sleep and let you cycle through the four stages of sleep more often. That's important because you need to hit all the sleep stages several times a night to keep your energy level high, your mind sharp, and your body lookin' good. (Check out other tips to get great sleep!)
Of course, there's more you can do for stellar slumber. In general, skip meals high in saturated fat meals, but especially at dinner. Avoid alcohol; it may make you feel sleepy at first, but it messes with deep sleep later.
Nix caffeine after noon; keep your sleep zone dark, cool, and comfy; and banish stress boosters from your boudoir (no bill paying, TV watching, or e-mailing while in bed!).

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