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Yup, as predicted, the dealerships are in extreme hangover pain. Why they ordered in so many new cars to fill up their lots again, I have no idea. This oversupply is sad, but I do not feel bad for the dealers. This was foreseeable and preventable. I would love to hear about dealers who did not over-order after the Clunkers consumption and how they are faring now. Any examples?
*image source: Ritholtz.com
As we begin our honeymoon, I am going to leave you all with a few scheduled reviews of our vendors we used for our wedding. I will be posting these on Yelp and Google Local as well, however, I think our vendors did a great job and deserve the recommendations and positive reviews to be publicized correctly and as much as possible. As an overview of the wedding itself, taking into account what Katie planned with the vendors and the execution of it all, here are a few of my ratings: Vendors: 5/5 Overall: 5/5 The wedding was nearly perfect and we truly enjoyed ourselves. The weather could have been a touch warmer and a bit less windy at times, but it was not anything major to complain about. The cocktail hour did not get the sunset we had hoped for and there was a bit of chill in the air. I was also dissapointed that we did not get to experience as much of it as I had hoped. Oh well! Here are my vendors we used, with more thorough reviews to follow. They all did a fantastic job and I would recommend every one of them. I think the fact that every one of them was fantastic is a tribute to the effort Katie put in researching, interviewing, and coordinationg with each of them.
Please do not hesitate to ask for planning or vendor suggestions. We received a gift certificate to this philanthropic educational cause, DonorsChoose.org, as a wedding gift. After spending some time on the site, I realize how incredible of a service this is as it allows donors to connect directly to the teachers and children for specific needs. It combines micro-donations and personal interaction via a philanthropic channel for education, which is the obvious direction of financial and social innovation these days. Brillant. While everyone could haphazardly get on there to try it out, what I’ve done is created a GreenTaxi Giving Page that truly embodies the GreenTaxi theme. I would love for any of you to support classroom projects I’ve chosen via that page. I have chose math and science projects as well as literature projects. I have focused on Southern California schools spread out across all grades K-12. I prefer projects that fulfill core needs such as books, paper, pens/pencils, and even printers and printer cartridges. I avoided projects asking for digital cameras and laptops. While I know those would be great tools for classrooms, I feel students should have books and paper before they get the laptop. The donations are tax-deductible and this program is well supported. Many of the projects I have chosen recieve “double impact” from the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation. So, dollars contributed to projects with their stamp will be doubled by that foundation! Please give what you can this Fall. Even a $5 donation will help. With the school year beginning, this is a great time to get involved in supporting our future leaders via their education. Even better, you get to interact with them and hear feedback from the teachers!
My new favorite car company, Fisker Automotive, maker of the Fisker Karma (above), got a $528 million loan from the US Government to develop a new $39,000 electric car. They are calling new new hybrid “Project Nina”. I am looking forward to seeing what Fisker comes up with as the Karma is quite possibly the sweetest thing on wheels. Building a cheaper, less sporty version will be a challenge that I believe Fisker can handle. The downside to this one? They hope to produce 100,000 cars annually…in 2012. Waiting is so tough. |
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