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PLEASE ANSWER THIS!!!! As big Ford fanboy, and an avid owner of a '94 F-150, 4.9L with granny gears, it absolutely broke my heart to hear that there will no longer be any manual F' series trucks. Many of us drive manuals so that we remain engaged in our daily driving, and it's also nice to have that control over motor/trans (1 ex. getting out of snow drifts w/o 4x4 ha)

Edit: I'd also like to throw it out there that, like my 5-Speed '10 Honda Civic, I understood ahead of time that I'd be losing a little gas mileage in trade, and I'd be totally down for that :)

As the owner of a small business repair shop who has built it around shit talking Best Buy, I call bullshit on that.

Any laptop that is 1-2 years old and in good cosmetic shape retains a resale value of at least $199.99 minimum. (Realistically, if it's not a cheap brand, more like $299.99+)

Most repairs that require us to tear the laptop down to the component level to replace, oh say, the motherboard, runs $99 labor and usually $50-$100 parts.

The laptops that are in the $300-$400 range are the garbage brands. Someone who swung for the better brands should repair a 1-2 y/o laptop, not replace it.

That right there, people, is the shining reason why Best Buy doesn't want to fix your PC, they'd rather sell you new instead. Why? Because they have a better profit margin for new sales vs. repairs.

Edit: However, much love to OP for doing the AMA regardless of getting flamed ;)

Edit 2: Clearly all of you replying about the profit margins are bottom level people, not involved in the purchasing aspect at a corporate level. Seriously, do you even Ingram Micro, bro?

I won't lie, I was hoping there was a Daniel Jackson style statement somewhere in here. Was not disappointed ;)

^ Great Question :)

Actually, I too had that understanding, and now I'm also curious :)