Tony Hyundai Review

 

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  • Rick E. Health, Wealth, Happiness Honolulu, HI

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    9/21/20

    I gave them one star out of five.

    I bought a brand new Elantra in WI.  When I shipped myself here to get married, I brought the Elantra, too.  I ONLY knew of Tony Hyundai and of course, needed to maintain my car, so I went there.

    As I had my car serviced, I enjoyed coffee, the TV, the surroundings and they didn’t mind that I brought work in while  waiting.  A couple of times I used the shuttle, but a few times, it seemed that the shuttle seemed to be somewhat negotiatle, not on a hard schedule.  A few times.

    I met one of their sales people and he’s fantastic.  Due to this reivew, I will not mention his name.  He did a great job of selling my wife and I a car for her.  We LOVE our Tucson.  My wife’s car had been giving her problems before the new purchase, she gladly offered to trade it in.  At that point her Kia Rio (admittedly a tuna can) had around 40K miles on it.  The body was not perfect and there was engine issues.  

    They offered her 500 ONLY for her trade.  I understand we had the choice to accept or not, and we did.  It still was a ripoff.  Obviously we did not want to have to sell it on Craigs List, but I am sure that with a little work, Tony resold for it for at least 6k.  (We learned our lesson.)

    As I continued to come to Tony I felt that they only wanted my business if they could charge me at least 500 each time.  Some of what I did WAS on Warranty, and that is one of the reasons I bought a Hyundai.  However, alomst every time I received a printout of all the things they wanted to fix, and had to make decisions to go elsewhere to save money.  Every time I did that, I saved money or found out that I did not need to have that work done.  Except one time, I believe.

    One time I towed the car in for some work and it happened to be on Employee Appreciation Day.  I had to wait for hours, and they really did not want to fix it, it seemed.  I had a real good idea what the problem was, but they kept ‘checking or testing’ or whatever.  I had talks with the service person (lady) and then the Service Manager.  Finally, I stopped a manager from one of the other Tony Brands and he was helpful.  I finally got serviced, and the car was fixed ‘enough’ to drive back home to town.

    The next day, I had to have another Service Person, at Kahala Shell take a look at my engine and he was surprised.  He asked me who had worked on it and when I told him the dealer, he seemed concerned.  He felt that the engine had been tampered with and even sabotaged.  We finally got the car fixed, but I had lost my trust for Tony then.

    As I accompanied my wife to get her Tucson serviced (oil change) last week, I asked the Service Dept. to quote a price to fix my transmission issue.  I had gotten a diagnostic report from a friend who does service, (but was too busy to take it in.)  The Parts Guy was a nice guy and gave me two engine diagrams showing me the exact part, or what he thought was the correct part.  Shift Solenoid D was what the diagnostic had said.

    The parts guy could not give me a quote.

    I called back and was told that my car would NOT be under warranty.  Gavin, I believe, quoted 585.00 for the labor.  (I wonder how much they would have charged for the part.)  My friend who did the diagnostic said another Transmission Shop would probably fix it for “between 400 and 600.”  Knowing what I did I said no.

    Today, I called another service guy, Eric at  Auto Air & Associates, who DID have the time & room to do the work.  He looked at it and thought that the car was under warranty.  As I assured him that I was the original owner, he also told me that there was another Hyundai Dealer on the island.  He took the time to read the warranty and double-checked.  It was clear.  It was under warranty.

    As I called Hyundai Windward, Edison, in Service took care of me.  He checked the warranty, twice and asked me for the 3rd time at least, whether I was the original owner.  I assure him I was.

    It IS under warranty.  Now, there possibly could be more work once they get in there,  BUT, if I had left it at Tony, I believe I would be out 1 thousand for starters.  I believe they knew the warranty facts, based on previous experiences with them.

    I owe Eric for his help obviously.

    Tony has lost my service business, the next new car I buy or lease, the next new car my wife buys (or leases) and any after that.  We LOVE Hyundai, but it takes more than a great saleperson to satsify my wife and I.

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    Thank God I…Triumph through Tragedy

    Thank God I Had a Heart Attack, Rick Emmerich

    Thank God I Lost My Job!  Thank God My Mom Died….

    Thank God I Had Breast Cancer  Thank God My Favorite Uncle Molested Me

    Thank God I Went to Iraq      Thank God I Saw My Son’s Drowning

    These are all chapters in the new book.  You will be inspired as I have been.

    The challenge (with great rewards) is to say and actually mean those words and any that apply to your own situation.  What are the options anyway?  To wallow in pain, depression, storing bitterness in your heart and body? Then what?

    Anyway, you certainly don’t have to ‘get it’ to be inspired by Thank God I…Triumph through Tragedy.  I am a published author and I would appreciate it if you buy this book.  My story is on page 187.

    John Castagnini, the Editor says WE ALL SUFFER. EVERY SINGLE ONE OF US.  and also, YOU CANNOT BE HAPPY ALL THE TIME.  The way we all choose to deal with issues, the more major the more important, is what the Thank God I lifestyle is all about.  For more background, see Dr. John Demartini.

    Thank God I Had a Heart Attack, go to http://www.thankgodi.com/cmd.php?Clk=4313438

    Rick Emmerich

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    Pregnant Women and the H1N1 Vaccine-be very afraid!

    I am simply forwarding this becuse it is SO important.  I have been saying LOUDLY to anyone who will isten NOT to get any vaccines.  My normal resonse when a (sweet, well-intended, entry-level) Pharmacy girl says “Can we give you your flu shot today?” is to look at them in horror and say “NO, don’t poison me” and walk away fast.”  It’s kinda fun, anyway.  Rick Emmerich  
    Date: Sat, Jan 23, 2010 at 12:26 PM
    Subject: Fw: TIME SENSITIVE IMPORTANT: from Eileen Dannemann on ABORTAFACIENT H1N1 VACCINE
    To: ***Mary
    While everyone should be discouraged from taking the H1N1 vaccine, pregnant women especially should not take it.  There are many cases of miscarriages from taking this vaccination.  It has been proven that the vaccine doesn’t keep people from getting the H1N1 flu.  But it is likely to give it to people.  It has definitely caused many side effects and disabilities.  M.
     
    ——-Original Message——-
     
    Date: 1/23/2010 1:05:38 PM
    Subject: TIME SENSITIVE IMPORTANT: from Eileen Dannemann on ABORTAFACIENT H1N1 VACCINE
     
    Getting the word out on miscarriage caused by the H1N1 vaccine

    We updated the Public Service Announcement (attached)  because we are finding that some women miscarry a few weeks after getting the H1N1 but the sonograms are showing that the  baby stopped growing within a week of the shot. 

    Joyce, an RN who had a miscarriage… and I are doing as many radio shows as we can to get the word out to alert women all over the country to call us.  We need more women call us to prove the harmful effects to pregnant women of the H1N1.

    http://www.progressiveconvergence.com/miscarriage-cases.htm  Click this to see the cases we have collected and their sad stories.  We have 68 so far and VAERS (Vaccine adverse Events reporting system) has 110 and that is just for a few months with most doctors NOT reporting the event because they refuse to associate it with a vaccine. We need women to call us and to collect the data grassroots.

    The PSA gives my email and my phone number.  Ncowmal@gmail.com  917 804-0786

    PLEASE WIDELY POST ON ANY WEBSITE YOUR ARE CONNECTED TO:

    If you have any friends or colleagues that are INTERNET COMMUNITY BUFFS.,,please have them viral this PSA widely on Facebook, Twitter, Inform Pro-life organizations, My space…. (Attached)  ASAP while the authorities are still vaccinating pregnant women.  We may be able to save a few with tA wide alert!  And feel free to book us on your favorite public and community radio shows!

    You can send the newspaper or the radio show the attached Public Service Announcement and the following as the issue for the show.


    We have nearly 200 case of H1N1 related miscarriages just for Oct-Dec. alone without doing a PSA to the public. http://www.progressiveconvergence.com/H1N1-RELATED%20miscarriages.htm

    If he reads some of the sad short stories on the link below…he will see “Joyce” who is an RN.   I am asking her to join me on the other shows.She is one of the ladies who had a miscarriage and before she did she “advised” her pregnant friends to get the shot too….and she is really dealing with her complicity. 

    Joyce 1/2010

    Attached PSA

    Joyce is an RN, working in the medical profession. She was in her second trimester and was strongly encouraged by her work place to get the flu shot… (H1N1) Novartis on Oct. 21st,  at 12 weeks into her pregnancy.  The next day she started to get flu symptoms. The baby died inside of her about a month later. She had to deliver a stillbirth at 20 ½ weeks on January 14th, but the baby measured only 18 weeks and 4 days

     

     MISCARRIAGES/H1N1    

    HIN1 AS AN ABORTIFACIENT

    Attached Public Service Announcement

    http://www.progressiveconvergence.com/miscarriage-cases.htm  The Data

    We also produced this video below, for your information,  Vaccine Primer: Doctors Speak Out.
    A month ago it was #75 most viewed in the world on youtube in the category of News/Politics; #47 most favorite in the world; #8 most view in UK and #6 most favorite in UK.  The second video is a one minute flash…of symtoms of vaccine injury with websites at the end:

     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jw43QDiaDnE  VACCINE PRIMER

     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGhLDthbjwM  Symptoms of Vaccine Injury



    Attached is the Public Service Announcement
    that we need to get it out to the public in order to collect the data that VAERS fails to do.  .  Our problem is a lack of public awareness to contact us….hence, if we could get the word out virally, it would go a long way in serving our purpose of evidence based scientific statistics.

    As long as VAERS fails to collect the correct statistics the CDC can continue to say the vaccine is safe for pregnant women.  We have 68 anecdotal stories and 110 VAERS miscarriages.


    Regards,

    Eileen Dannemann
    Standing director, National Coalition of Organized Women (NCOW)
    www.ProgressiveConvergence.com
    917 804-0786

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    Tis the Season

    Thank God I have my wife, my God, my cats, my blog, my health, family, the weather here in paradise and my career.  I wish you all love, peace and happiness at this time of year, AND thought you might like this.

    Aloha Team,

    Mele Kilikimaka – Hawaiian
    Happy Holidays – English
    Gozhqq Keshmish – Apache
    ᖱᒣᖳᒐᒉᑊᖿᒪᔪᖱᖽᐧᒡᒧᐧᖾᒍ – Blackfoot
    Maligayang Pasko – Tagalog
    メリークリスマス – Japanese
    圣诞快乐 新年快乐 – Mandarin
    Fröhliche Weihnachten – German
    Q Ná merye i turuhalmeri! – Elvish
    Naragsak a Paskua – Ilokano
    즐거운 성탄절 보내세요 및 새해 복 많이 받으세요 – Korean
    Feliz Natal – Portuguese
    Manuia le Kerisimasi – Samoan
    С наступающим Новым Годом – Russian
    Nollaig chridheil – Gaelic
    Bon Natali – Mafia Sicilian
    Feliz Navidad- Español
    Ia orana no te noere – Tahitian
    krismas mubarak – Urdu
    Chúc Giáng Sinh Vui Vẻ và Chúc Năm Mới Tốt Lành – Vietnamese
    Sinifesela uKhisimusi oMuhle noNyaka oMusha oNempumelelo- Zulu
    QISmaS DatIvjaj ‘ej DIS chu’ DatIvjaj – Klingon
    01001101011001010111001001110010011110010010000001 00001101101000011100100110100101110011011101000110 11010110000101110011 – in Binary Code
    Natale hilare et Annum Faustum – Latin
    Resistance is Futile- Borg
    Mithag Crithagsigathmithags – Jibberish

    All the Best in 2010, and as I do, take some time to just breathe, relax, sleep some and get ready for a hot 2010.  Rick Emmerich

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    Thank God I

       Thank God I had a heart attack.  It changed my life, and I have a life now, of immeasureable gratitude.  My goal is to be grateful every day and express that to God and to others.  This arena helps, of course.

       Whati is your Thank God experience?  What can you add at the end of that little phrase that is real for you and you can share with the world?  John Demarrtin ihas taken me through the Breakthrough Experience several times where we ‘confront’ and process situations in our lives that were challenging and that shaped our current situation.

       Many are not pretty.  Many of us became victims, and were quite ready to tell eveyone how bad the world was treating us.  I could see and sense my impoending doom and ‘knew’ that my health was in danger 5 years ago.  It took the heart attack to shock me into change.  Now, I am not 100% where I want to be.  I am a work in progress for sure.  But lots has happened, and Lots CAN happen when we get disatisfied with where we have brought our lives.

       Go from Victim to Victor.  John’s books share his teachings and his magnificent and intense Breatkthrough Weekends may be coming to a metropolitan area near you.; He loves to come to Honolulu, but it’s not what you think, or what I had thoought.  Since his mission or purpose it to travel the world speaking to as many as possible and to get paid handsomel;y for it, this guy never seems to enjoy the scenery when he’s here. It’s work work work.

       But that’s his passion.  What is yours?  Or what would it be if you could do anything you wanted?

       Thank God I is a community of like-minded people and authors, (not that we have any non-people authors.)  Anyone can visit and I especially urge those who have the talent to write to share your experiences.  Heck, you may even be a part of a book one of these days.  John Castagnini, the founder of Thank God I (no relation to John Demartini :) has the passion to share this project and help empower others and enlighten thousands in the process.

       Npw this is not the right place to give you an in-depth sudy of Dr. John’s techings, it’s much too small to do them justice.  Nor have I devoted enough time to really tell about Thank God I, but you can research both, and I recommend that.  John says a few things that I repeat often and here they are;  “I am perfect the way I am”  “Whoever I am and what ever I have done, I am worthy of love.”  (I may have paraphrased that one.)  “I do what I love, and I love what I do”

       The idea is that we can stand up and scream “Thank God I” and then fill in the blank with that terrible thing that happened, the pain that we have had for years, or the situation tha was up-til now holding us back.

       If you are intrigued, go to http://www.thankgodi.com/184.html   In early 2010 Thank God I will have our 3rd book on the shelves and I expect to be one of the authors.  Also some previews are at http://rickemmerich.com

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    Have You Heard the one about…..

    Make money without selling anything.

    Just sign up and the checks start rolling in.

    The newest, best, most exotic, highest this or that value.

    Make a check in one week.

    We ALL have heard those, right?  I’m no different, I get ‘em every week at least.  For those that are serious network marketers, I guess, just get used to it.  The newest next best thing comes out every 4 or 5 days, like clockwork.

    There ARE ways to assess if you have a good thing going.  Obviously, if you are getting fat checks every month, you know you are in the right place.  I mean, I DON’T get in something only for the money, but the reason I feel, to be involved is to get rewarded for your efforts, and others’.

    So, one of my bits of wisdom is to find a product/company that you love, and look at the pillars that form the foundation of the business.  They should have a comp plan that allows the heavy hitters to make big bucks, but also, allows those starting up to get to levels easily enough to start drawing checks.

    Hopefully, your product is high quality and is consumable.  In other words, to paraphrase Richard DeVos of Amway fame:  You use it and and use it up, it eventually goes down the plumbing and you need more.  I would stress that it needs to be something the you CAN’T just go to Target and buy (for cheaper?)

    Ideally you have what is called a categtory-creator and those are few and very far between.  Often, it’s another juice, or a nutritional product that you will need to have faith in, until it starts working-or doesn’t.

    Guess what then.  You have to put some work into the process.  I have been blessed enough to have the perfect upline in my business.  He can’t wait to serve and work with my downline distributors.  You then have to get on national calls, and have a mentor, or mentors.

    I would like to impress upon you the necessity to get ready to work NOW, because for you networkers, there is no time like the present.

    If you are interested in creating a secondary income with products that are unique, not sold in stores and that WORK, get back to me.  Or go to http://www.LivGreenHawaii.com

    aloha, Rick Emmerich

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    Lanikai

    “Lanikai Oh Lanikai”, sung to the tune of Galveston, by Glenn Campbell.

    It’s unbelievable here.  It’s now 2 AM and I am typing this in my loft office as the breezes dominate the sounds outside, rather than the old H-1 and 16th Ave. noises my wife and I were used to.  Around 11PM and sometimes midnight every night, it seemed there would be the extreme blasts of the fast cars or motorcycles on H-1.  I figured it was the exact time of shift change for HPD.

    Honolulu seems like a distant memory to me already.

    None of that here.  I guess the mansion next door has automatic sprinklers, cuz they just kicked in.  My wife would think it was raining.

    For those of you who don’t know Lanikai, stick around.  When we were first offered the chance to stay here for a short while, I told Malia NO, and went over the list of reasons, so matter-of-factly, so logically.  I was Ben Franklin, with the legal pad with the pros and the right and the cons on the left.  By the way that method is over-rated, we all know we can manipulate the process. 

    Anyway, like many things, talking about Lanikai Beach, connected to Kailua Beach, is just NOT good enough.  It has to be experienced.  You could notice, some night in the area, how extravagant the moon and stars look through the tops of the palm trees, but chances are you’d miss it. 

    You could ‘luck out’ and catch a photo with the fading available light as the sun dips behind the mountain here.  You know, it is more of a hill, but mountain sounds good, doesn’t it?

    You may catch a nice picture of the Mokes, (the Mokulua Islands), but not really ‘get it.’

    There is really nothing like the daily “hey, I’m on vacation” feel here.  It is incredible to catch the various shades of shadowy light in the evening and snap as many ‘perfect’ pics as you want.  And I can’t wait to catch another unique sunrise from behind the Mokes.  In 3 more hours….ouch.

    The beach is slowly eroding or disappearing….choose your word.  Even knowing that, it remains one  of God’s masterpieces.  It is great to join the tourists on the beach and just chill.  No one will bother you, and this whole area is filled with athletic or not-so-athletic types that are always jogging, swimming, boarding or paddling.

    Our time here may be limited.  If this is heaven, God, I DO want to stay here forever.  Just wanted to get THAT out there.  We are so blessed.  Thank God I married wisely….. 

    Of course I will show pics soon.  But give me a minute, we just got the computer set up today.  So it’s me and the cats off to bed for now…………aloha 

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    mom hasn’t gone to my blogsite yet :(

    she hasn’t, I know it….I think it’s cuz I didn’t read my neice’s story she wrote for HS Lit class.  I admit it, I did not read it.  It sat, neatly typed on my mom’s desk for me all 4 days that I was there back in Oct.  I guess the Bears game, and some late night Google searches on her lap top were all more important.  I just kept putting it off.

    C’mon, it wasn’t flagrant.  I spaced it.  Honest uncle mistake.  Chelsea doesn’t know, (I don’t think.)  Heck, we’re both on Facebook, talk about uncle Rick being progressive, or is it regressing.  I don’t know. 

    Since I enjoy writing.  So I know I gotta read others’ stuff.  I’ll just sweet talk her, and we’ll be cool again. 

    Not sure, though, she HAS over 600 friends, I think.  What if she told them all how cruel her uncle is.  I am going back to thinking she doesn’t know I didn’t read it.

    And how does uncle Rick act cool with the neices and nephew anyhoo?  I mean, Chelsea swore on her Facebook entry today, I guess she’s ‘in trouble’ Monday.  That’s the edited version.  I mean, should I say something?  HELLO, she’s got like 600 friends.

    That’s crazy.  I haven’t met 600 people in my 51 years, and she’s got that many to say that she’s their friend.  WOW.  What if I said something to her about her swearing, she could tell 600 people how square her uncle is!  Heck they probably say that word too.  (I know, I know, I used to say that word, but I gave it up about 14 years ago, btw, I never typed it for 600+ people to see.)

    I know, by the time I wake up tomorrow, she’ll have edited it, and moved on to another crisis.

    Oh yeah, back to mom.  You know I married the coolest lady in the world and she gives great gifts.  Mom just got her Harry and David fruit basket from us, and I know we BOTH signed the card.  It’s time to get back on her good side.

    BTW, I DID read one of my mom’s books, actually two.  She is a rather well-known children’s author, and her book, The Legend of Lady Ilena, by Patricia Malone is great.  Order it from your local book store, and give it to a girl from the age of 10 to 16.  I bet she’ll love it.  See mom, I got your back.

    Note to any of mom’s writing buddies that may read this.  Come on, help me out here.  Tell her to back off.  I am good most of the time.  Heck, my dark years are all in the rear-view year.

    And besides, I gotta be on all of your good sides, I am part of a book that will come out next year.  (Thank God I Have A Home Based Business)  I’ll get to THAT later, but suffice to say that I will preview my chapter in the book here, so stay tuned….and Chelsea, just email me that thing to read.       Uncle Rick

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    rain, rain, drip, thunder, rain, drip

    It’s been raining for the last two days.  We got more rain in the last two days than we had in August, September, and October combined.  Constant drip, drip, drip, even now as I type.  OK, I know Diamond Head will be green, not brown.  It’s good…..for the farmers.

    Remember that from when we were kids,”It’s good for the farmers.”  Our parents always said that when it rained, especially on a Saturday.  It would happen when we went camping.  I remember the time we set up the tent FACING a hill and it rained.  That’s a lesson you only have to learn once.

    We don’t usually get lightning here on Oahu.  We did this time.  We lost power for a bit, well actually the power flickered here.  The poor dudes two valleys over lost it for two hours.

    You know what it’s like when they get snow in South Carolina.  People freak out like they’ve never seen it before.  (Some of them haven’t.)  Lotsa wrecks.  Sometimes that happens here with the rain.

    But we went to church.  We used mind control on the traffic.  They all left us alone.

    And you know how in the midwest (tell me someone in the midwest is reading my blog,  puhleeeeeaze) you know how it always rains on Memorial Day Weekend and wrecks everyone’s plans.         Except the farmers.

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