The "Quick-Question" Thread- please see guidelines in 1st post

[Wormius]

Originally Posted by Slava

They were at St. Marys (University or College?) right by Fish Creek park.

Has anyone fought a photo radar ticket? Is it the same as any other ticket (walk in, talk to a prosecutor get 1/2 off basically for showing up)?

Yes. It was about 6 years ago though.

[daaznfob]

OK so leaving out some of the embarressing details... I thought i was signing to see if i qualify for financing for a new/used car. Turns out I may have signed a bill of sale? Is there like a ignorance clause with these type of mishaps or am i just really stupid. ( did not receive keys, financing was approved)

[DownhillGoat]

Hahaha I did that a few months ago. They told me to come up and sign the pre-approval, signed a bunch of forms, looked and it was an agreement to purchase. I did want to buy it though so I've got no useful input.

What'd you buy? Also, what are the embarrassing details you forgot to include?

[Wormius]

^^ cooling-off period, I think it's called ( just watched "Glengarry Glenross" )

http://www.consumerhandbook.ca/en/to...cial/contracts

In some provinces and territories, there is an automatic cancellation (cooling-off) period for contracts for items or services such as credit, dating clubs, health clubs, funeral and cemetery services, time-shares, natural gas, electricity and door-to-door sales, whether the company tells you about it or not. The cooling-off period, which varies by product and province or territory, is defined as a specific period of time in which you may reconsider your decision and cancel the contract, for any reason you like. Remember this applies only to certain kinds of contracts.

[Jacks]

Originally Posted by daaznfob

OK so leaving out some of the embarressing details... I thought i was signing to see if i qualify for financing for a new/used car. Turns out I may have signed a bill of sale?

Originally Posted by kunkstyle

What'd you buy? Also, what are the embarrassing details you forgot to include?

[daaznfob]

Originally Posted by kunkstyle

Hahaha I did that a few months ago. They told me to come up and sign the pre-approval, signed a bunch of forms, looked and it was an agreement to purchase. I did want to buy it though so I've got no useful input.

What'd you buy? Also, what are the embarrassing details you forgot to include?

Well putting down a deposit would be a stupid mistake..I came in wanting a Nissan Xterra, i left with a Jeep Wrangler..I really just thought i was seeing if i could get approved for the price point of the Wrangler.. BUT i was not sure what i just agreed upon so i asked if this was final and they said no i can choose anything from the lot that i was approved for. SO I am assuming the sale is not final, i do not even know what my APR is and which bank the financing would be from, and for them to still say I can still choose a different car shows that the sale is not final..But i did put a deposit and sign a bill of sale.. can they still keep my deposit?

[daaznfob]

Originally Posted by Wormius

^^ cooling-off period, I think it's called ( just watched "Glengarry Glenross" )

http://www.consumerhandbook.ca/en/to...cial/contracts

32. There is no “cooling off” period when you buy a vehicle in Alberta. Once you sign the contract you own the vehicle.

http://www.amvic.org/consumers_all_tips.cfm

Still do not know if the sale was final though..

[Locke]

Originally Posted by 4X4

So guys..... Do any of you find bodybuilding women attractive? I just saw this woman that looked like she could beat up most guys. Sorry lady, when your shoulders are four inches wider than your waist, you need to put down the barbell. You look like a man. Are you trying to attract gay guys?

It depends on whether or not she can scissor your head off.

[Komskies]

Fit women with abs are attractive. Hulk women with a shenis are not attractive.

[Canehdianman]

Originally Posted by daaznfob

Well putting down a deposit would be a stupid mistake..I came in wanting a Nissan Xterra, i left with a Jeep Wrangler..I really just thought i was seeing if i could get approved for the price point of the Wrangler.. BUT i was not sure what i just agreed upon so i asked if this was final and they said no i can choose anything from the lot that i was approved for. SO I am assuming the sale is not final, i do not even know what my APR is and which bank the financing would be from, and for them to still say I can still choose a different car shows that the sale is not final..But i did put a deposit and sign a bill of sale.. can they still keep my deposit?

What would possess you to sign a bill of sale and put a deposit down for:

1) a vehicle you hadn't chosen;
2) at a price that hasn't been negotiated; and
3) at an interest rate that hadn't been determined?

I can't even rip into the dealership with any gusto... This is almost entirely your fault.

Did the salesman also tell you he was the wallet inspector?

[TheGrimm]

Originally Posted by 4X4

So guys..... Do any of you find bodybuilding women attractive? I just saw this woman that looked like she could beat up most guys. Sorry lady, when your shoulders are four inches wider than your waist, you need to put down the barbell. You look like a man. Are you trying to attract gay guys?

I'd add this to my bucket list, just hopefully it's not the last thing I get to check off..

[daaznfob]

Originally Posted by Canehdianman

What would possess you to sign a bill of sale and put a deposit down for:

1) a vehicle you hadn't chosen;
2) at a price that hasn't been negotiated; and
3) at an interest rate that hadn't been determined?

I can't even rip into the dealership with any gusto... This is almost entirely your fault.

Did the salesman also tell you he was the wallet inspector?

Yes i feel like a moron but thanks.

I didn't know it was a bill of sale. i thought it was strictly for financing and to see if i would qualify for that price

And i was told the deposit was mandatory and was fully refundable. and yes i didn't get that in writing,,

[Bobblehead]

This sounds like that, "Get a deposit to prove you are serious before the salesman will do any work" issue that Pylon debated in a car thread a year or two ago.

[darockwilder]

Originally Posted by Titan

havent filled up in a bit but I don't think Co-op is that much. Maybe you have a 30 gal bottle?

No, it's for sure that much now. I think they charge .95c a pound.

[Canehdianman]

Originally Posted by daaznfob

Yes i feel like a moron but thanks.

I didn't know it was a bill of sale. i thought it was strictly for financing and to see if i would qualify for that price

And i was told the deposit was mandatory and was fully refundable. and yes i didn't get that in writing,,

Any luck getting the deposit back yet?

[daaznfob]

nope not yet. going to head down to the
dealership right now and talk to a manager.

[Rathji]

Originally Posted by Cowperson

I've been living southwest of the city for 14 years and it does seem to have something to do with start of summer and end of summer.

Like clockwork on Sept 1 or the first full workweek of September, it jacks up dramatically, every year. This one has been over the top though.

The Deerfoot Extension relieved a lot of pressure when that came on board and it's been a pretty easy commute most of the time.

It was three lights to get through 162nd/McLeod at 6:30 a.m. today and it was about five or six lights at 7 a.m. last week.

Sidestreets can also be jammed as you move past 7 a.m.

I looked at the city's on-line construction map last week and there seemed to be something happening at Deerfoot/Marquis of Lorne (22X) so I'm not sure if that's the reason.

And yes, new subdivisions opening up next to MacLeod near 162nd, and in Okotoks, High River, Black Diamond and Turner Valley. More people.

Just a little strange that BAM!!!, right after Sept 1, traffic flow quite literally tripled. Someone threw a switch somewhere. Schools? Maybe. Or just construction somewhere else.

I work near Fish Creek Park so it's not a terrible bother but the first snowstorm is going to be even more of a gong show than it might otherwise be.



No sweat.

Cowperson

So I talked with a lady at work today, who lives in Dewinton, and she experiences the same problem. She mentioned that the lights for those travelling on Macleod at those southernmost intersections have been shorter and shorter over the last couple years, due to the traffic volume coming from the east and west. She said that today that she saw the walk signal went straight to a flashing hand at Shawnesay.

My guess, is that they changed those lights over the past month or so, and just when Sept hit the volume passed the critical point to create severe traffic problems.

[Cowperson]

Originally Posted by Rathji

So I talked with a lady at work today, who lives in Dewinton, and she experiences the same problem. She mentioned that the lights for those travelling on Macleod at those southernmost intersections have been shorter and shorter over the last couple years, due to the traffic volume coming from the east and west. She said that today that she saw the walk signal went straight to a flashing hand at Shawnesay.

My guess, is that they changed those lights over the past month or so, and just when Sept hit the volume passed the critical point to create severe traffic problems.

Thanks. That makes a little sense.

They've had a cop car at the intersection of 162nd and MacLeod northbound the last few mornings - never happened before - handing out tickets to people who've been travelling the inside curb on MacLeod to get to the eastbound turn onto 162nd.

This has been a developing habit for lots of folks over the last year since the right turn lane should easily be a quarter mile further down the road to handle the volume coming off 22X/Marquis of Lorne necessary.

So, suddenly backed up traffic, more people trying that = cop cars trying to force people back into the road way.

I got up late today and parked aways from the office this a.m., walking the final five minutes it would have taken 20 minutes to drive.

Unless I start getting up at 5:30 a.m., the future is not looking good. Can't wait for the first snow storm!!!

Cowperson

[calgaryrocks]

Yea I travel from Shawnessy each morning into work and it has been brutal this month. They need to get rid of the lights at 129th or whatever that one is, Macloed is always backed up to there then it picks up afterwards. how many people actually need that light during rush hour, it should just stay green for like 10 minutes, anyone who needs to turn from southbound macleod onto lake fraser can just go a little further to canyon meadows drive.
Going up the bridge from Shawnessy to get onto northbound MacLeod is a stupid intersection also, and a short merge to boot.

[Titan]

[QUOTE=Canehdianman;3869591]

How do you read this user name?



I see Candied Ham when I look. Then I see Cane hand man.

I think it is going for Canadian Man but drunken.