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Hairballs are the butt of many a cat joke, even though the telltale hack-hack-hacking may seem commonplace to most feline owners. Cats are fastidious self-groomers, so it's this habit that causes hairballs -- swallowed loose fur that is not completely digested. The problem usually warrants no cause for alarm, but in some cases, hairballs become too big for a cat's digestive tract and cause blockage that can be life-threatening. It's important for any cat owner to know why hairballs form, why they're so common and when they can be dangerous.
Harmful Hairballs
"Most cats will either vomit the hair or pass it in their stool," explains Tami Groger, DVM, associate veterinarian at Bay Hill Cat Hospital in Orlando, Fla. The feline digestive system is designed to handle hairballs (called trichobezoars by doctors) but only up to a certain size. "We had a long-haired kitty who stopped eating for three days and just did not look comfortable," recalls Bernadine Cruz, DVM, of Laguna Hills Animal Hospital in California. "Everything seemed normal, but when I [felt] her abdomen, there was something there under the rib cage. We took an X-ray and saw this big thing. We did surgery to remove one huge hairball -- at a cost of $2000."
The kitty recovered fully, but the owner may still be recovering from that bill.
Another problem caused by hairballs is that sometimes their symptoms appear similar to respiratory problems, such as asthma, which also require a veterinarian's attention. Keeping hairballs to a minimum will therefore help your veterinarian diagnose asthma more quickly, should your cat develop it.
All cats get hairballs, says Dr. Groger, but "they are more prevalent in the long-haired breeds -- Persians, Himalayans, Maine Coons and domestic long hairs." She adds, however, that she has "seen problems with short-haired cats, as well."
Hazardous Hairball Warning Signs
Three key symptoms can distinguish a not-so-worrisome hairball from one that may require immediate medical attention. These are:
All three of these symptoms could mean that your cat's throat, stomach or intestines are blocked by a hairball obstruction. If your cat exhibits any of these symptoms, schedule a visit to your veterinarian's office as soon as possible.
How to Prevent Hairballs
The best defense against hairballs, dangerous or not, is to keep your cat from getting them in the first place or to make sure they can be digested. Here are some tips recommended by veterinarians.
Hairballs are an unpleasant side effect of your kitty's natural inclination to stay clean and beautiful. Our job as cat owners is to allow that self-grooming but take responsible steps to make sure it doesn't result in a dangerous, albeit hairy, health hazard.
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Dessie says: My cat was a stray as a kitten of about a few weeks and is nearing a year now she has very light medium long fur and her attitude/activity has always been all over the place but lately she is sleeping more and more in hidden areas when she used to be right in the middle of the walk ways sprawled on her back she is not eating as much mostly cuz she is sleeping i still see poop in her box but normally she never lets anyone hold her more than a few seconds but now she will just sit there in your arms looking pissed but unwilling to do much about it. I was thinking it could be due to a hair ball cuz she despises combs and try to kill them and she has thrown up 3 times now 2 times i think cuz she over ate it was just chewed up food and the last time it was fur from a ferret toy and her own. her last visit to the vet was a few months ago for the last of her shots and since then our insurance for our pets has run out and i cant start it up again just yet im looking for any advise on what to watch for in-case its more than her being moody. She has been fixed.
Dessie says: My cat was a stray as a kitten of about a few weeks and is nearing a year now she has very light medium long fur and her attitude/activity has always been all over the place but lately she is sleeping more and more in hidden areas when she used to be right in the middle of the walk ways sprawled on her back she is not eating as much mostly cuz she is sleeping i still see poop in her box but normally she never lets anyone hold her more than a few seconds but now she will just sit there in your arms looking pissed but unwilling to do much about it. I was thinking it could be due to a hair ball cuz she despises combs and try to kill them and she has thrown up 3 times now 2 times i think cuz she over ate it was just chewed up food and the last time it was fur from a ferret toy and her own. her last visit to the vet was a few months ago for the last of her shots and since then our insurance for our pets has run out and i cant start it up again just yet im looking for any advise on what to watch for in-case its more than her being moody. She has been fixed.
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Maggie says: My 17 year old cat has been vomitting her food back just after she has eaten it somtimes for well over a year on and off. I finally took her to a vet who charged me £136.00 for 4 blood tests which came back inconclusve and she told me that it would need 2 more blood tests 4 days apart at a cost of £130.00. If these came back inconclusive she said the cat would need an 'ultra' blood test the cost she said would be very expensive and if this failed we were talking body scans and by the tone of her voice I would probably find it helpful to re mortgage my house!!! I only work in a shop on minimum wage and my partner is a pensioner the first payment of £136.00 was enough to throw us into panic mode. Needless to say I did not return to the vet but have been left feeling totally guilty as my cat continues to throw up food and fur balls. I do not recieve any benefits of any sort so I am left feelng really bad about everything. After reading all the posts about fur balls I am clinging to the hope that this is what is happening to her and will now at least go and buy an uver the counter medicine. At least I will feel that I am doing somthing and not abandoning her as I took her in when I found her very ill in my porch the day that Princess Diana died. At that time I was a single non working parent and her treatment was paid for by the R.S.P.C.A I then agreed to give her a home and she has been a constant friend for the last 15 years
AnnK says: Our cat Rescue homed a kitten, Boot, who was returned to us 9 years later with chronic diarrhoea. He was on steroids to control it. After I'd had him for about 3 years, the diarrhoea became worse, so I put him on the usual chicken/rice diet. I ran out of rice, so I used barley instead. Almost immediately, Boot began vomiting up furballs. This went on for a week, multiple furballs every day. The diarrhoea stopped and has never come back, and he hasn't had steroids since then. He's now 13 years old and looks years younger. I give him furball paste at least once a week now.
AnnK says: Our cat Rescue homed a kitten, Boot, who was returned to us 9 years later with chronic diarrhoea. He was on steroids to control it. After I'd had him for about 3 years, the diarrhoea became worse, so I put him on the usual chicken/rice diet. I ran out of rice, so I used barley instead. Almost immediately, Boot began vomiting up furballs. This went on for a week, multiple furballs every day. The diarrhoea stopped and has never come back, and he hasn't had steroids since then. He's now 13 years old and looks years younger. I give him furball paste at least once a week now.
Jenny says: My cat recently started vomiting alot and barely wanted to eat and kept gulping water constantly but was still dehydrated. We was weak so i rushed him to the animal hospital. he had a huge hairball build up and they even found a hernia. Something he was born with. They removed everything and didn't charge me for the hernia. i just received the call. the surgery was successful. my baby boy so glad. I've had him since he was a tiny baby and he is 6 years old now. it was scary. i have barely eaten in 3 days because I was so scared for him. i knew it had to be a hairball. The first vet that saw him thought it was his asthma/allergies. he received a steroid shot and allergy shot the other day but it kept continuing so i knew something was wrong. I am so glad he is recovering now. My baby will be fine. He kept eating even thought he felt sick after.
Kate says: My cat hacks without throwing anything up. I'd be more nervous, except he eats like a horse!
beck says: jill's cat sound exactlythe same as the problem i am having with my 15 year old tabby, he seems a little better today after i gave him his full dose of tonic lax yesterday, it resulted in diarhea but there were matted fur balls in there too. he did eat on his own for the first time, but only a little. did vet tell you how much tonic lax to use
tom trakes says: If your cat is throwing up due to hair ball get your cat to a vet immediatly.My kitty is in surgery right now .we are waiting for the call.I will let everyone no on the outcome .
beck says: well it's been at least amonth now, but my cat is doing alot better, it seems the heat makes him worse and it has been a very hot summer here. we've filled the tub with an inch or two of cold water and put him in to cool him off and wet him down a little. he isn't 100 percent but he will eat some food on his own and he seems happier
urian bailey says: my cat actually died because the veternarians accidentlity over medicated her and when she died she could barely move or lift up her paw we were devistated when the doctors came in a day before her scheduled appointment (she was jumping around and happy) my mom came in and she could barely move her paw and she saw her diarreha coming out of her butt she died after that. but she was not supposed to die and i dont know what i should do but dont let this happend to you please
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Amy says: For those who have older cats who are suddenly throwing up constantly it could be Hyperthyroidism. Especially if they are drinking lots of water.
Liz says: Our cat is constantly hacking but nothing is coming out. I did just take him to the vet to have his eye checked out and notified him of the hacking issue and nothing coming out. He said it could be a hair ball. He felt his stomach area and said he didn't feel anything and to try a few things to see if they help. Most of the post on here are about the cats actually throwing up but my cat is hacking and nothing coming out. Any suggestions? Im going to the store tomorrow to see what I can fin and pray that it helps. Luckily he is still eating and drinking.
Emily says: My cat kept throwing up liquid but no hair ball for a few weeks...then one night he got very sick...he threw up about 8 times in one night then it was just mucus...he lost 5 lbs and he was so run down...we took him to the vet and they said that he could have kidney failure because his levels were more than double what they should be...so we thought he was going to pass away...then the next day we took him to the his vet not emergency one and found out he has a blockage because of a hairball...so if ur cat is throwing up but no hairball take them immediately because this was the scariest thing that ever happened n horrible watching my kitty go through it...they said that he should be fine now and it will pass through him...don't mess around and wait...take the cat to the vet right away the sooner the better
Skip Parsons says: 11/12/08 Prolly a bit late.... We took our 2 year old long haired cat "Fluffer" to the vet today after she has not eaten or hardly drank for a week. In her short loveable life, she has had a history of hairballs. After some tests today and finding no diseases, etc, the vet recommended we leave her overnight for xrays. He says; Maybe she has a hairball blockage. Could result in surgery. He advises it's expensive. We're on a fixed income. Tough call.... any advise? Do the "over the counter" products do what they say? Help!. Skip
cindy says: I have a 9yr old male who'd began vomiting a lot. Vet thought it was IBD, we tried different treatment protocols, found out it was small cell lymphoma (after surgery and a biopsy). Is your cat vomiting or regurgitating? There IS a difference and the answer will help determine the correct treatment. Good luck.
Carolyn says: My cat is not eating but does throw up after he does eat. The vet has him on fur ball medicine. He's licking the door frame and is not active around the house. I hate to keep running to the vet with more bills. He's also not drinking water as much. Can you help me?
Yolanda says: The problem is my cat won't let me brush her and I want to prevent these hairballs, but she gets upset and wants to attack the hair brush, so I will try the over the counter medicines, and I will let you know what happens, if she continues to have these hairballs.
Natalie says: My 3.5 year old persian has been throwing up hairballs nearly every morning for the last few weeks. It always happens between 5:30-7:30am, a very specific window of time. He's been to the vet, and all test results came back fine. The Dr. now thinks he may have psychogenic alopecia (obsessive grooming), and that he may be doing this at night when I'm sleeping or during the day when I'm at work. He does have a nervous/skittish disposition, so this may be his way of calming himself. The thing is that he doesn't have much fur though. When I got him from the humane society about a month ago, they said they had shaved him late in December because of matting, but the hair on his back hasn't grown back yet. I'm thinking that his over-grooming is keeping it that way. I started him on a natural hairball gel remedy a couple days ago, but haven't seen any results yet. I also bought him a little tank top to wear at night to prevent him from obsessive licking. I sure hope this helps. I am so tired of cleaning up hairballs and digested food during the wee hours of every morning.
Seattlite says: My cat had fierce hairballs until I got "Petromalt" at the pet store. You just put about an inch of it on the foot and they lick it off. You also need to vacuum regularly, especially if you have long hair. I also keep wheat grass around, which you can buy at the local store.
jackie says: is it ok to give my cat milk?
jackie says: is it ok to give my cat milk?
Stephanie says: I have just started giving my cats a hairball remedy to help them from throwing up hairballs. I have noticed that since I had to change to a different food for cost purposes that they were throwing up more frequently. Besides the fact that it's gross to have to clean up so many hairballs - I knew it wasn't good for them. The nice thing is that the cats think it's a treat!!
Mary Lamberson says: I have tried every hairball treatment on the shelves and nothing works. She was throwing up every day. I switched her to a new canned cat food for hairballs and at first she went 5 days without throwing up. I thought it was solved and then she started again. She does skip a day periodically - about once a week. I plan on keeping her on this for the time being. I brush her every day. I also bought the ferminator which removes more hair. She won't eat food with petroleum jelly in it. Actually she won't eat anything that I try to add. I did try the butter and the oil. She leaves it. I wish I could find the answer.
diane says: My cat had all his blood work and xrays done in the past 3 weeks because he vomits every night and breaths like he is having an asthma attack. It really scares me but doctors could not find out what was wrong, Now they will try prednisone
Happy :) says: My cat is the same way. My groomer recommended me to get this food royal canine #34 i did n she hasnt touched any of it in 4 days. So i am taking it back tomrow. I plan on giving her this Oat Grass and some butter in her food and maybe a little of canned pumpkin for fiber. Pet. Jelly, and oils doesnt do anything for her. Makes her sick.She vomits everything she eats. I am trying more n more each week. I give up!!!!! Tired of cleaning up messes around the house!!!! She is 14 years old looks like a 3 yr old, and has a great dispostion. She drinks like a horse. I dont give her any milk products just water. She does get Collodial Silver liquid in her water. This helps on bacteria in their bodies. I also give her mulitiacidolphilus caplets once a day for stomach problems. HELP!!!! :) Happy
Happy :) says: Ive tried hairball treatment too. I try everything each n every week for my cat. Everything I try she throws up. Pet Jelly, oils dont work. I will try Oat grass and some canned pumpkin. She does get multiacidophilus and collodial silver. Silver in her water for bacteria. Vets said in 1996 that she had feline leukeemia and has been in doors ever since. Remmber she s 14 yr old and actin like a 3 yr now. :) any suggestions
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Safety. We select our sites, student housing and means of transportation carefully and conservatively to maximize student safety. We also prepare extensive contingency plans and faculty orientation training to ensure that were a safety issue to arise, our staff in country, supported by experts on our campus, can react appropriately.
Educational value. Our programs are designed to maximize the educational value of the on-site experience. This means that we de-emphasize touristic activities in favor of deeper learning, cultural immersion and academic study. You may hear from students that the balance of free time vs. organized time is not to their liking, but this generally reflects a desire to emphasize the educational experience over the touristic one.
Inter-cultural skills development. Augustana expects students to engage with local environments and peoples as a means of growth, of developing a more informed and more conscious understanding of cultural difference. This is often a challenge to their currently held beliefs and may lead some students to initially question their home culture values and assumptions about the world. This is a natural part of the growth process with interncultural competence and can lead to a much richer understanding of the world and the multiplicity of perspectives on human values.
Student responsibility. Augustana believes that students can only grow when they are treated as adults and asked to take responsibility for their own academic and logistical needs. While all Augustana programs provide students with support and leadership, we expect that students will make responsible choices regarding the academic requirements and conduct expectations for themselves while on a study or internship abroad program. Students who demonstrate an inability to act responsibly may be removed from a program.
How you can help your student prepare
Help students prepare for departure by creating "to do" lists and packing lists. Check out the lists provided and other information given under Resources for Travelers.
Help students who may be unfamiliar with the idea of "packing light" or who may be anxious about flying.
Get to know the country they will be visiting and its culture. Read about current events.
Assist with pre-departure medical preparation by helping students set up a visit with their physician and reviewing relevant travel information from the Center for Disease Control. Augustana cannot provide medical counsel; we can only recommend that they review the CDC guidelines and speak with their physicians.
Attend a parent's meeting when available or express an interest in seeing the materials provided during pre-departure meetings.
Be a presence to remind students of upcoming deadlines, requirements or expectations.
Speak seriously with students about alcohol abuse and its negative impact on their personal safety.
Set expectations for student behavior as ambassadors of the United States while abroad.
Students' responsibility
Attend all seminar or pre-departure meetings.
Routine program matters - packing, program schedule, syllabi
Turn in application, transcript, required travel forms and deposits on time
Live by the code of conduct agreement signed prior to departure.
Reduce, rather than increase, alcohol consumption while overseas.
Communicate program information to parents or guardians.
Travel preparations
Let your student contact program provider or travel agency, if a non-Augustana program.
Program providers will provide packing lists - think birthday and holiday presents.
All Augustana programs have extensive pre-departure orientation programs. Speak with your students about sharing the materials which are given to them during these meetings. Augustana prefers to work directly with students as a means of helping them recognize their responsibility as participants, rather than mailing information to parents, which minimizes student autonomy and responsibility.
Be sure that students have left you with an accurate program itinerary, contact numbers for the program leadership, photocopies of their passport
and all required contact and card information for their credit and debit/ATM cards. In the event of a theft or loss of a card, it will likely be the parents who arrange to cancel a card and arrange for alternatives so that the student has access to additional funds while abroad.
Keep in touch but...
Email: While internet access is readily available in many places, you should not expect daily check-ins from students. Weekly emails are a reasonable expectation.
Mail: May take awhile to arrive. Packages may be subject to customs inspections and fees.
Cell phones: Check with your provider for international rates. In some countries buying a prepaid phone with a limit on minutes may be the best option, while for others a good international plan on their standard phone may be the best option. Each program will include communication strategies as part of their pre-departure orientation.
As difficult as it may be, it is best for the students to immerse themselves as much as possible in the experience. Frequent contact with family and friends back home hinders student growth because it does not allow them to fully engage with their new environment. We recommend that students limit contact to weekly rather than daily. They should feel somewhat disconnected from home in order to truly connect with the new experiences they are having abroad.
Visiting your student
You may want to visit your student while they are overseas. If you do, remember these points:
Be sensitive to your student's academic schedule. It may not be a good idea to visit during the first or last week or during important exams. We generally recommend that families and friends plan to visit after the conclusion of a program. There is often a week or more before students must return to campus (and during the summer often much longer) and this can be a good time for a visit because the students are much more available to spend time with family members when they are not engaged in the work of a study abroad term.
Remember that while this may be a vacation for you, your students are on an academic study program which requires them not only to attend courses and do independent work, but also requires that they attend lectures, museum tours, excursions and other program activities.
Do not expect to be able to stay in student housing, sit in on classes, travel on field trips, or participate on special programs that your student will be attending. These are usually paid for in advance and additional numbers can complicate plans. There are also liability issues whenever an unregistered non-participant (guest) joins a student travel group. For these reasons Augustana cannot permit that family or friends stay in program residences, travel on program buses or participate in tours paid through Augustana. Students are free to visit with family or friends when they are given free time from the program, but are expected to remain engaged in the group program at all other times.
If you travel with your student after the term, be prepared to switch roles with them and allow your student to show you points of interest or act as an interpreter for you.
Challenging times
Encourage students to use in-country resources and on-site directors and faculty when they encounter problems. It is a beneficial part of the experience for them to adjust to using local resources rather than reaching for assistance from home. Remember also that federal law limits how Augustana faculty or program directors can communicate with parents.
Remember that students tend to reach out to family more often during challenging times and not when everything is going well. You may hear from them quite a bit at the beginning of a program, when homesickness is its strongest, and much less as the program continues. This is normal and does not indicate any negative development.
Coming home
Areas where students may need time to adjust:
- Relationships with family and friends, including boyfriends or girlfriends
- Expectations of family and friends
- Readjustment to school
- Readjustment to lifestyle in the United States
- Incorporating personal growth and changes into life at home and at Augustana
- Learning to communicate the experience to others
- The desire not to let the study abroad experience fade from memory
Readjustment is an individual process. Plan a light schedule for their first few days. Students may be more critical of their surroundings - including home
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Ford Focus Prices Paid and Buying Experience
pristinacrawfo Posts: 5Update: The dealership took care of the problem immediately. After the parts and service manager said it might take until tomorrow to get the part and I said I wouldn't be back in town until after the holiday, the sales rep said "How about if we swap the part off another car so we can get him on his way right now?" No fuss, no muss. I am satisfied!0
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seaurchin Posts: 57Folks, i visited a dealership today and they only had one SE in Blue Candy color, i sat inside it was nice, maybe a little too small, since they did not have it in black i did not even ask about the price.
Did anyone buy a new 2012 Focus so far? What did you pay?
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newbie2cars Posts: 15I know this is almost 7 months late but I am looking at a SEL now and it's priced at 15K... Heated leather seats were the biggest selling point for me. I think it's a perfect car for a recent college grad (me!).0
puffin1 Posts: 276SEL 15K good deal to me.I've been lookin'@ the Focus and did alot of home work.SEL makes you get the DCT/ dry clutcy trann .Yep, a real deal are you sure it's not an SE?0
rockdog77 Posts: 2We couldn't find what we wanted on any lot, so we ordered our Titanium just after Thanksgiving. It arrived last week. Options: 401A group, Performance package, Blaze Yellow Tri-coat paint and that's it. Price was $24k flat. Ford offered $2000 cash back which brought it down to $22k. Only 200 miles on it so far averaging 31.0 mpg.0
Just bought a red candy SEL with stone leather seats. Dealer's discount was almost $4,900 below sticker including the $2,000 in rebates. AND they had no dealer fee and gave me $500 more for my '08 Taurus than another dealer offered. Overall a fantastic deal for a great car. I love it so far. The 'auto' transmission works great for me. Slight lag from a standstill, like turbo lag, but has continuous power delivery during acceleration and good passing power. Handling is great. The red candy paint job, despite sounding a little silly, looks premium.0
hello,iam looking at the same car down here in south florida.i was wondering when you get the chance if you can provide a break down of your deal.thanks..0
Basically MSRP was $23,080, minus $2,000 in rebates and $2,900 in dealer discount equals about $18,200 sale price. Don't know why the dealer discounted only a few of their stock Focuses so much, including this one, but not others on their lot. Color is red with stone leather interior so it's not because it's a hideous color or something.0
how do you like the auto tranny that so many people have been complaining about??0
I like it. It shifts very quick, almost no loss of power between shifts. I don't get any of the clunks that people have reported at low speeds. I think that's been solved with software updates. It does feel different than a true automatic, but not so different that it turns me off. Engine feels great coming out of curves, revving up to 3,500 - 4,000 rpm.0
mississippi7 Posts: 2Last week I called the Ford Sales Rep and interested in purchasing a Ford Focus. I told him I wanted an automatic transmission as well. He quoted me a price of $15,700. I arrived and drove the car and it was comfortable and drove well. In the process of working up the price, another person told him that the vehicle I was purchasing was a fleet vehicle and it would be $700. more. He asked me if I still wanted it and I said yes. After completion of the paperwork and reading when I got home, I noticed that the price of the vehicle was $17,412. I thought that this should of been $16,400 with the additional $700. being added to the price I was quoted. I took the paperwork to my credit union where the car would be financed. My credit union rep called and informed me that the price they were asking me to pay was above the MSRP price. The MSRP price on the sticker was $18,390. with Equipment Group 100A and Optional Equipment 6-SPD Auto Transmission. The car already had 420 miles on it. I just returned home this evening and noticed the parking light on the front passenger side was dim but the driver side parking light was bright. It doesn't appear to be a bulb problem but maybe it is only getting half the voltage to that side. I haven't closed the deal on this car yet and right now since I may be taking a hit on purchasing something higher than the MSRP and the car showing a problem with the voltage, that I may return the car and ask for another car like an SE with more options for a better price. My bottom line price is $17,412., it is a fleet car that is white, and not sure if I should buy or return since I am seeing a problem with the voltage. I think I will return it and start over, but anyone out there, let me know what you think or would do in this situation.0
Return it immediately and start over, preferably with a different dealer. There is a $1,500 rebate on this car so if they're charging you $17,412 then the real price is $1,500 above that, $18,912 which is significantly above sticker. Perhaps I'm missing something but the light problem aside, why would anyone pay $500 above MSRP for any new car, let alone one with 400 miles on it? According to truecar.com you should be paying no more than around $16,500 for that car including the current $1,500 rebate. You should return it and get on the internet and start shopping around all Ford dealers within a 50 mile radius and get them to start competing for your business in order to get the lowest possible price which may end up being significantly less than $16,500. A dealer in central FL has several cars with that MSRP advertised for $15,700. And I know that price has no tricks in it because I just bought from them.0
gambit293 Posts: 406This is a bit confusing. Why would the car being a fleet vehicle cause it cost $700 more?0
fleet vehicles have always cost more because they are well taken car of with proper maintenence and such and also have the balance of the factory warranty.0
Any used car can have the balance of factory warranty if it hasn't expired yet.
A fleet vehicle can include a rental car which, even though it may have verifiable maintenance records, you can assume it was beat up by renters.
I don't know whether he's saying it's considered a new or used car. Either way there's absolutely no reason to pay anywhere close to MSRP especially given the glut of base Focus's on the market right now and the rebates attached to them.0
joegiant Posts: 90Just bought a '12 Focus SE sedan 5spd w/sport pkg & 203a SYNC pkg. MSRP for car: $20,385. OTD price $18,300 in MD (6% sales tax and usual usury gov't fees associated with a people's republic state like MD). FWIW, didn't have a trade-in. Business strictly conducted over internet. Dealership stood behind their numbers and conducted transaction in a professional fashion. Highly recommend DARCARS Ford in Lanham for those looking for less hassle in the new car buying process and a decent honest price on product.0
A "fleet car" cost $700 more because what? It's taken better care of?
I thought we were talking about a "new" car here?
I'm sorry to tell the buyer - but you've been had.
Now that you've taken delivery of the car by driving it off the lot, you have pretty close to zero chance getting the dealer to re-neg the deal.
it's shame full that a dealer would do that to you, but it's buyer beware anytime you're in a car dealership or the dealer service department.0
Does anyone know, or have a best guess, as to whether the current Ford $2000 cash back on the Focus will be extended past 4/2? I have a Civic coming off lease in late April, and would like to delay my new purchase as late as possible. But of course I don't want to lose the $2000 offer.
I know Ford won't really say, and salesmen won't give me any hints, of course. But is there any historical evidence -- for example, does Ford tend to have their best offers in Feb/Mar, and then they dry up in April?
Any insights appreciated.0
just kicking the tires and looking at the colors in person. Of course I get a salesman assigned to me. He was nice enough to answer some questions but when I said no thanks to a test drive, he left to get me a brochure and his business card. Instead, out comes the closer? This guy really wanted me to test drive the thing even though I politely said I have to run. I never did get offered a brochure and the guy wants MY phone number in case I have questions. HaHa
with that said these guys had dealer mark up of $2,900 on all their new focuses!
Sunnyvale Ford = home of the $2,900 dealer mark up
I realize they probably aren't getting that, but from a starting point in negotiating it's just rediculous.
My impression of the focus was so so - the reviews seemed better than what I saw in person.
The car salesman being as pushy as they were is just a huge turn off.0
Don't know, but might make sense to look into buying the Focus by 4/2 anyway and just have two cars for 2-3 weeks until you turn the Civic in. Worst case is probably just having to pay insurance for 2 cars during that short time. First payments on car loans are usually a month after taking delivery so you wouldn't necessarily be doubling up car payments that month.
Or see if you can turn the Civic in a few weeks early. Whatever nominal charge there is would be worth it so you don't miss out on the $2,000 rebate.0
That is outrageous! There must be at least 1 more Ford dealer within 50 miles of you. Go there. These guys obviously don't want to do business. Most people are getting their Focus's for at least $1,000 under sticker (not including the rebate) so you'd be paying almost $3,000 above market at this dealership.
I can see the ads in the paper with all the discounts for the focus - but car dealers are always praying for the uninformed buyer to show up with check book in hand. It's very old school to have dealer mark up on a window sticker this day and age. It's also a weird game of sharades when you point out the $2,900 dealer mark up and ask "what's up with that?" and they think you're ready to buy because you brought up the price.
Even the Hundai Elantra doesn't put a mark up on their cars - and they are in demand big time.0
"Even the Hundai Elantra doesn't put a mark up on their cars - and they are in demand big time. "
In my area dealers are putting big markups on both the Elantra and Civic. Don't know if they're getting that markup. The Honda dealer also puts several thousand dollars worth of dealer add-ons to every car on the lot (e.g. pinstrips, mudflaps, and other useless crap) that is supposedly non-negotiable. Ridiculous.0
fushigi Chicago suburbsPosts: 1,426kam, you hit the nail on the head. Manufacturers do not mark up their cars above MSRP. Why would they when they could just raise MSRP to begin with? Dealers are the ones who mark up the cars.
IMO, regardless of make or demand, if I saw an ADM (Additional Dealer Markup) sticker on a car I'd point it out to the salesperson, laugh, turn around, and leave. No car is worth more than list price.2017 Infiniti QX60 (me), 2012 Hyundai Elantra (wife)0
If that's Sunnyvale, CA, I used to live there and the average income is over 100k...they're looking for well-to-do engineers who are not car-savvy. But there are plenty of other options for Ford in the area.
In any case, out here in Minnesota I just bought a Focus Titanium for about $3000 under sticker at a no-haggle dealership in the Twin Cities. Love it. About half our dealerships here have gone to no haggle, and pricing is getting more aggressive as the no-haggle marketplace starts to price itself more dynamically.0
"In any case, out here in Minnesota I just bought a Focus Titanium for about $3000 under sticker at a no-haggle dealership in the Twin Cities."
Gotta say I don't understand the concept of "no haggle." If a dealer is advertising a car for a certain price I can guarantee you there is some profit in there and therefore some room to haggle, or at least to try. Many dealers will sell at invoice or even below in certain circumstances, such as the end of the month and they're trying to meet a sales target.
Did you finance with Ford and therefore get $2,000 in rebates? If so then the dealer effectively sold it to you for $1,000 under sticker and they probably made $1,200 on the deal including dealer holdback, plus whatever other volume incentives they were shooting for.
Always Haggle!0
When a dealer makes a profit on a car selling below invoice, and they do, it tells you there's all kinds of incentives you may or may not know about.
when a dealer negotiates from MSRP down - they stand to make a nice profit.
when a dealer negotiates with a mark up of 15% over MSRP, it's just rediculous - because Ford and GM are kings of making a mockery of MSRP.
There are so many ads in the paper from Ford and GM that never mention price, but will loudly pump "deals" that state $5,000 off MSRP!!! on every......in stock. That's enough to tell me that not only is dealer mark up a joke but so to is MSRP.0
Yep. Always, always haggle. Even the places that famously claim (or claimed) "no haggle" would be willing to wheel and deal at the right time of the month, on the right vehicle.
In years past, I negotiated discounts at Saturn dealerships and at CarMax, both of whom claim(ed) to be "no haggle."
Don't believe it!0
I just bought a focus titanium with all options except the sport package and parking package. Dealer was "no haggle" and their pricing method seemed to be to start with invoice and subtract incentives off of that. So obviously invoice prices are drastically inflated.
There was a small additional discount below invoice, but basically the price was invoice minus incentives, which for me were about $1500.
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Professor Richard Zitrin was quoted in the New York Times' coverage of the General Motors scandal over hiding flaws of defective ignition switches, which claimed at least 13 lives.
An internal investigation released on Thursday into the company's failure to recall millions of defective small cars found no evidence of a cover-up. But interviews with victims, their lawyers and current and former G.M. employees, as well as evidence in the report itself, paint a more complete picture: The automaker's legal department took actions that obscured the deadly flaw, both inside and outside the company.
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Hadar Aviram
Professor Hadar Aviram (@aviramh) spoke with KTVU about the federal criminal charges against Ryan Chamberlain. Read and watch their coverage here.
Ben Depoorter
Professor Ben Depoorter weighed in on whether the BART logo was improperly used by Warner Bros. new film, Godzilla. "Movies are commercial — but they have a lot of free speech purposes," he says. "If I were making a Saturday Night Live sketch about BART, what they're saying is I would have to ask permission? No, that would quell free speech. ... There's no potential for confusion. It's not like the movie is selling BART-related goods." Read the full story in the SF Weekly here.
Morris Ratner
Professor Morris Ratner wrote a piece on Law Practice Management and Organization Theory for the June issue of Contra Costa Lawyer. Read the full article here.
Frank H. Wu
The reappointment of Chancellor & Dean Frank H. Wu was noted in Above the Law. Follow him on Twitter:@FrankHWu.
The New York Times quoted a report by the Center for Refugee & Gender Studies in announcing the U.S. will be starting a program to provide lawyers for children facing deportation.
A report by CGRS and Kids in Need of Defense, a nonprofit group that matches unaccompanied minors with volunteer lawyers, found a majority of minors who appear in immigration court do not have lawyers representing them. Read more here. Read our coverage of the report here. Read the report here.
Legally Speaking
The Boston Globe referenced an interview Associate Justice Antonin Scalia gave at UC Hastings in which he maintained that the Constitution does not prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex. Read the story here. Watch the full discussion here.
Eduardo Angeles
Eduardo Angeles '90 was named as the FAA's Associate Administrator for Airports. Angeles told Asian Journal that he is "truly honored and humbled" to be an FAA administrator under President Barack Obama's administration. "I am now a fabric of American History, as a member of the team of the first African-American US President," Angeles said. Read the Los Angeles Times story on his appointment here.
Lauren Greenberg Wanderman
Lauren Greenberg Wanderman '04 was named Chair of the San Mateo County Bar Association's Women Lawyer's Section.
Zoe Dolan
Zoe Dolan '05 wrote a blog post on the "transgender tipping point" that included an account of the support she received while at UC Hastings from faculty, staff and fellow students as she underwent gender transition. Read the full post here.
Bruce Pfaff, Melissa Nold, Christa Conry
Two Pfaff Trial Lawyer Scholarships are to be awarded each year to Hastings students. Melissa Nold '14 and Rising 3L Christa Conry were selected this year based on their excellent course work in trial advocacy class work and their commitment to helping clients in civil trial work. Bruce Pfaff '79 is a Chicago trial lawyer. Read more here.
Christine Doelling
Rising 2L Christine Doelling was featured in LawDragon's Law Student Limelight. Read why she chose UC Hastings here. Read Five Questions with Christine Doelling here. Follow her on Twitter: @ChrisDoelling.
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When I heard it was supposed to rain on Saturday, I was a little bummed. I was planning on taking the family to the FSU Coastal and Marine Lab Open House followed by the FSU Spring Game (where my 12-week old son could attend his first football game featuring my two favorite teams). Luckily, the storms rolled through early in the morning and made for a nice day at the coast.
I started off by visiting my friends at the Randall Hughes and David Kimbro labs. Robyn and Emily held down the fort in the Hughes lab, where kids watched a very peculiar sport. As Randall's previous post promised, there were indeed periwinkle snail races. As you can see from the photo at the right here, the snails were color coded (white and blue) and numbered so that they could be told apart. Some crown conchs (periwinkle predators) were placed into the tubs to give the smaller snails some incentive to climb. The fastest climbers won. Let's watch part of one race:
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Drinking Buddies
Magnolia Pictures
In the smörgåsbord of cinema, Hollywood's romantic comedy genre is the dessert: it's sweet, unsubstantial, and results in a sugar rush and a feeling of guilt or shame. But despite all the negatives, you're always inclined to cap off a meal with a bite of something sweet- a piece of the seven-layer cake that is The Proposal, or the apple pie that is Friends with Benefits. But in light of these flicks' elaborate frosting and fluffy crusts, you're bound to forget just how satisfying a good trail mix can be. That's Drinking Buddies - subtle, not over-stuffed, and natural. Which are even better qualities in movie form than they are in food form.
Writer/director Joe Swanberg, who you can see with an arrow sticking out of his back in this weekend's amusing horror thriller You're Next, delivers quite possibly the most relatable love story the big screen has featured in years. Managing this is easy enough: toxic relationships, self-involved characters, and a dearth of harpsichord music all make for far more realistic storytelling than any of the genre's major releases we'll recall. But the real triumph is joining this naturalism with something duly enjoyable. Something that, while ostensibly no more whimsical than our own humdrum lives, packs enough character and heart to charm the entire way through.
Following in the footsteps of rom-coms of past, we do have a set of extremely attractive people buzzing about one another: coworkers and best pals Olivia Wilde and Jake Johnson can't deny, though never speak of, the heated affection between them. Meanwhile, Wilde's character is wading through a one-sided relationship with Ron Livingston and Johnson is embedded firmly in his long-term ordeal with Anna Kendrick. But their perfect constructs only skim the surface.
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In Kate (Wilde), we have a take on the silver screen femme fatale with more than a twinge of real world influence: a hypercompetent professional and malfunctioning romantic, she is selfish but compassionate, intelligent but confused, and just delusionally charming enough to make any malformed mind fall head over heels for her. And then there's that malformed mind: the stubborn, hot-tempered, self-destructive Luke (Johnson), who has allotted Kate a position to which she never agreed, but to which she is expected to uphold just the same. This undefined relationship is the undoing of Kate and Luke, companions with more love for one another than either has for respective partners Chris (Livingston) and Jill (Kendrick). There is no understanding of ''what they are,'' or what either wants from the other. All that exists betwixt the all-but-unattached pair: the heart.
And this is the primary player in unraveling things between Kate and Chris, Luke and Jill - the latter two hardly the innocent bystanders or villified obstacles you'd find in your ordinary rom-com. Chris is aloof and professional but kind and smart, Jill is tightly wound and demanding but loving and earnest. They are essentially no better or worse than their center stage partners, nor are they any better or worse for their center stage partners than the rivals set before them. And that is where Drinking Buddies is most unique: although we root for these characters to thrive, we don't root for them in any particular avenue. We don't root for Kate to fall for Luke, or Luke to choose Jill over Kate, or Chris to wind up with whomever. We don't because we see the flaws and follies and bounties in each potential path, and we're not sure at all which way would ''work out best'' for the heroes in question.
In other words: it's real. A real story about real people in real relationships. And in that, it's important. Nutritious. Though we happily feed on the rich treats of the rom-com genre, we're better off taking down something of value. Something that'll offer an appreciation for natural love stories as opposed to the contrivances of showbiz (which are bound to result in some psychological form of diabetes), and keep you well-fed and sustained. Watch Drinking Buddies, rom-commers. It's good, and good for you.
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text: NEWPORT CITY – Mark Shaw Jr., the man known on the Howard Stern Show as Bigfoot, appeared in Orleans County District Tuesday for a competency hearing.Shaw recently underwent an inpatient psychiatric examination that found him incompetent. He is being held at the Fletcher Allen Healthcare Center on $50,000 bail. Shaw faces charges of attempted first degree arson, aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer, disorderly conduct and resisting arrest.Court records state that Maria Stricker from the Community Rehabilitation Program reported that Shaw threatened to burn a building down. Acting on a warrant for immediate examination from the Vermont Department of Health, police went to Shaw's Second Street apartment. When police knocked on the door, Shaw became agitated. He became even more upset when Chief Seth DiSanto announced himself. Shaw started making threats, including, "You want a **** war, I'll give ya one," DiSanto reported.Sgt. Travis Bingham of the Newport City Police attempted to open the door to Shaw's apartment with an entry tool. After several strikes, the door opened a few inches and Shaw shoved a sword through the opening, nearly striking DiSanto. Police said Shaw screamed violently and ignored police orders to drop the sword. Police said Shaw barricaded his apartment door from the inside. Shaw had threatened to set his apartment on fire if the police tried to enter. Police then smelled and saw smoke. DiSanto attempted to control the sword while Newport City Police Officer Aaron Lefebvre attempted to open the door. Once police had the door opened wide enough, they found Shaw trying to fight for control of the sword. Two probes from Bingham's taser hit Shaw, whose nickname reflects his size. Shaw sat on the floor and attempted to remove the probes. He also grabbed a chair that he held in front of him and was still fighting police for control of the sword. Shaw continued to ignore DiSanto's order to comply with police. Lefebvre again deployed his taser on Shaw, giving police the opportunity to take the sword and chair away from him. Police finally were able to take Shaw into custody. Even then, Shaw continued to yell and scream loudly while police were in his apartment.The Newport City Fire Department responded to the building because Shaw's unit as well as others were filled with smoke. A telephone book was on fire inside the apartment.The Newport Ambulance Service transported Shaw to North Country Hospital. Later, Orleans County Sheriff's Department deputies took Shaw to Fletcher Allen Medical Center in Burlington.