Something to consider?

It's Bush's fault.

Thank goodness Obama got Bin Laden.

Looks like the worst "recovery" in post WW2 history.

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1982 300SD " Wotan" ..On the road as of Jan 8, 2007 with Historic Tags

I've got about the same income I had in 1980, working as hard as I have ever worked and having the best time of my life.

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Jim

No kidding. Things are better than ever!

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'07 Yukon 2500
'13 Subaru Outback 3.6R
'13 Orbea Carpe 9-speed

Currently Benzless
Formerly: 300TD, S600, E55, 560SEL

---= The forest breathes, listen.
-Native American elder

What recession? Its all what you make of it.

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1999 SL500
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

If Obama gets re-elected, think of the mess he is inheriting.

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MB-less

The time to buy is when blood is running in the streets.

I am picking up all kinds of nice stuff from folks that have decided they no longer need things they bought ten years ago.

I just cut the payments on one of my homes by about 40% due to a program Obama put into place.

I am retired and drawing a nice pension check from one of the largest oil companies in the world.

Things are going good in my recession.

So, how are things out your way?

5 years ago versus today what I've noticed is how people's credit scores have changed for the worse.... much much worse.... If it wasn't for the rise of credit unions these people wouldn't get financed, and if they did would be paying crazy rates.

Used car prices have gotten higher much as well. I could sell my 2001 Yukon Denali that I had 3ish years ago for thousands more than what I sold it for then.

Cash buyers have almost evaporated...I have a 95 E320 with 84000 miles and no issues that I can't even get $4000 for. Meanwhile all of my newer cars that qualify for financing usually sell quickly.

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1985 500SL Euro w/ AMG bits 130k
1984 300SD Turbodiesel 192k
1980 240D Stick China 188k
2001 CLK55 AMG 101k
2007 S600 Biturbo 149k Overheated Project, IT'S ALIVE!!!

Sitting at 5.6% unemployment in MN right now. Kid's college paid for.

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You don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows - Robert A. Zimmerman

^^ RE mkt is good too, especially around here and the first/second ring 'burbs.

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'07 Yukon 2500
'13 Subaru Outback 3.6R
'13 Orbea Carpe 9-speed

Currently Benzless
Formerly: 300TD, S600, E55, 560SEL

---= The forest breathes, listen.
-Native American elder

I'm selling a **** ton of furniture these days.

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Eugene

10 E63 AMG
93 300te 4matic
07 BMW X3
14 Ford F-150 Fx2

Cash??

I've noticed a shift towards plastic lately. (2 years) lots and lots of bank cards though.

I'm still around 60% cash

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Eugene

10 E63 AMG
93 300te 4matic
07 BMW X3
14 Ford F-150 Fx2

I got a larger tax refund than I've ever in my life had, with no change in income or other relevant situations. So large that I'm going to have to re-do my withholdings to compensate. Some kinda rampant socialism going on there. Maybe the President is redistributing rich people's money and sending some of it to me. Meat, milk, wool and animal sales are up. My property reappraised about thirty percent higher recently. I have an offer to partner with a local winery and put grapes on a fairly large parcel.
There are still lots of people around here out of work, but some how or other they are making ends meet. I can't complain.

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You're a daisy if you do.
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84 Euro 240D 4spd. 220.5k sold
04 Honda Element AWD
1985 F150 XLT 4x4, 351W with 270k miles, hay hauler
1997 Suzuki Sidekick 4x4
1993 Toyota 4wd Pickup 226K and counting