New car sales climb on LI, despite decline nationally -- Consum...

Long Islanders went their own way in January, February and March, buying 10.3 percent more new cars and trucks than they did a year earlier despite rising gasoline prices and an unstable economy, according to ...

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Old rich people need to drive to get around. These geezer's can barely walk with their walker's

[Legalize marijuana]

New Yorkers: Can you be any more arrogant? Can you be any more stupid? Can you be any more self centered? Common sense says get a hybrid, a 4 cyl or take the train. But not New Yorkers. No, the bigger the crisis, the dumber they get.

[Duh]

reaped off wrote:

Anybody get reapped off at atlantic automall?

Atlantic Auto Mall is notorious fo ripping off people. the owner owns lexus of massapequa, hyundai, chevrolet, etc.

[Miss Forrest Gump]

Legalize marijuana wrote:

New Yorkers: Can you be any more arrogant? Can you be any more stupid? Can you be any more self centered? Common sense says get a hybrid, a 4 cyl or take the train. But not New Yorkers. No, the bigger the crisis, the dumber they get.

You are an arrogant moron. Need I say more?

[Miss Forrest Gump]

Oh yes, I need to say more. Maybe New Yorkers are more educated and make more money than the rest of the nation. Your comment was just plain stupid.

[LI Sucks]

Car sales are up because everyone on LI is wrecking the cars they already have. Soon insurance will be as much as the boros. Come on people...don't drive over lines and have head on collisions, turn your head before changing lanes and stop drinking!!! Although you make for some good pics on the "Accidents on Long Island" link.

[fred flintstone]

Miss Forrest Gump wrote:

Oh yes, I need to say more. Maybe New Yorkers are more educated and make more money than the rest of the nation. Your comment was just plain stupid.

You have to make more money in New York because of the cost of living.As far as education that's another issue.Most of the educated people that I grew up with in New York have moved elsewhere....Look at CNN moneyline and do a cost of living compare NY to any city state.

[Legalize marijuana]

Miss Forrest Gump wrote:

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You are an arrogant moron. Need I say more?

That's the best you can come up with, because you know I'm right and you are a filthy, greedy, self centered pig and the reason why the rest of the world hates us. Thanks a lot, pig.

[jorge]

with all them people ripping off the school districts and getting pensions not earned they can buy anything they want,no wonder some people were advocating secession from new york state,they feel themselves expatriates in new york.

[Ken Hansen Brookhaven]

Anybody find this item on rising car sales on LI a little bit suspicious??? I am a mystery shopper and have visited dozens and dozens of LI car dealers since Jan 1,'08 and I can tell you for a fact that to a dealer their businesses are in the toilet. Newsdays main ad dollars are from auto advertising....display and classified - would you expect Tom to say anything else. Come on Tom...tell the truth.

[GoMetz]

Ken Hansen is correct; I install dealer computer hardware; LI dealers are down compared to 2007.

But this is Newsday...the home of Bu!!sh!t circulation numbers!

[Joe Bolton]

Miss Forrest Gump wrote:

Oh yes, I need to say more. Maybe New Yorkers are more educated and make more money than the rest of the nation. Your comment was just plain stupid.

New Yorkers make more money and pay more in taxes. Additionally, the cost of living is higher in NY.

I graduated from Syosset High School in 1980,... the vast majority of my classmates left Long Island as it was just too expensive.

BTW I make an excellent salary and I think Long Island is too overpriced.

[NYR94]

stimulate public wrote:

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You smart. They do this at Christmas too. They say sales are up to stimulate those who stay home. Gee everybody is shopping why aren't I? Then the numbers come out. It is all hype!

Newsday also put out that garbage article last month stating how real estate sales in April were up from March...gee there is some earth shattering news! This is most likely just as you say...advertising!!

You only need a 4th grade education to read the paper...but a college education to weed through all the crap to get to the real news.

[Vinny]

Legalize marijuana wrote:

New Yorkers: Can you be any more arrogant? Can you be any more stupid? Can you be any more self centered? Common sense says get a hybrid, a 4 cyl or take the train. But not New Yorkers. No, the bigger the crisis, the dumber they get.

Not all ny I just got a honda hybrid but i know what you mean young parents driving hummers to go to the supermarket lol what a joke

[Ed Burke]

New Yorkers like Rapper 50 cent, can afford to have a high priced suburban " Crib" for the woman they 'Shack-Up' with, so what's another SUV ? O'course when she torches the house cause 50 cent threw her A__ Out, that could slow the new car sales, especially if the insurance company gets wind of her torchin' it. Long Island is just a different sorta place, compared to the rest of the country.

It didn't look like the garage was empty in the photo's of the fire. The accelerant must have run out before she reached the garage.

[Kim]

Legalize marijuana wrote:

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That's the best you can come up with, because you know I'm right and you are a filthy, greedy, self centered pig and the reason why the rest of the world hates us. Thanks a lot, pig.

Is your name Baldwin by any chance

[Legalize marijuana]

Kim wrote:

<quoted text>Is your name Baldwin by any chance

Good comeback. No. But thanks for asking!

[do the math]

fred flintstone wrote:

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You have to make more money in New York because of the cost of living.As far as education that's another issue.Most of the educated people that I grew up with in New York have moved elsewhere....Look at CNN moneyline and do a cost of living compare NY to any city state.

The only major difference is the cost of housing after that things are not that much different, food, autos, clothing, etc. Throw in the fact that your salary doubles in the Northeast, assuming you are lucky enough to find a decent job where you live (I ain't talkin about a Wal Mart job) and the difference is clear. There is a reason that 20 million people live in the tri state area, when you retire from here you can buy Port St Lucie. I just got back from Florida, there are NO jobs. People were selling their homes for 75 grand and they were lined up 5 and 6 in a row with for sale signs. There is nothing down there but minimum wage jobs.

[do the math]

Legalize marijuana wrote:

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That's the best you can come up with, because you know I'm right and you are a filthy, greedy, self centered pig and the reason why the rest of the world hates us. Thanks a lot, pig.

If the rest of the world hates us that might be a good thing, its called envy. That is the same reason why the rest of the country hates New York as can be evidenced by your prior posts. BTW tell us about the massive mass transit system you have in Norwood PA. It must save huge amounts of fuel by getting all those millions of people of the roads.

[Legalize marijuana]

do the math wrote:

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If the rest of the world hates us that might be a good thing, its called envy. That is the same reason why the rest of the country hates New York as can be evidenced by your prior posts. BTW tell us about the massive mass transit system you have in Norwood PA. It must save huge amounts of fuel by getting all those millions of people of the roads.

Hey Mr. Mathmatician, when the rest of the world hates us, they resort to flying planes into our buildings. Or did you miss 9-11?

If a bully pisses off a runt long enough, that runt will eventually find a way to kill the bully.