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...five weeks Heather Starsiak will graduate from Lyons Township High School in the prosperous Chicago suburb of La Grange. To celebrate the event and to speed her trips home next fall from the University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign, her father Drew is buying Heather a new car to replace her 1989 Pontiac Sunbird. What will it be? On such questions turns the fate of the U.S. auto industry in this grimmest spring in memory...
...Heather's mother Julie owns a 1989 BMW and recalls that "because it was the exact car I wanted, I paid sticker price. I don't believe you ever pay full sticker price for an American car." As she and Heather head out for an evening of comparison shopping, Julie expects the domestic dealers to be more flexible on price than Toyota...
First stop is Granger Oldsmobile in Countryside, where Drew bought his Olds 98. "That one there!" Heather cries right away, pointing to a photo of a cherry-red Cutlass Supreme convertible. Salesman Dan Leversen cautions her, "That's the hardest car to get ahold of." He has no red Cutlass convertibles, but "we have a white one coming in." Julie's eyes widen in alarm as Leversen reveals the $24,232 sticker price. "I doubt Dad would spend $24,000," Julie says...
...problem with availability here: "We could get one in the next two hours," Leversen promises. As Julie begins parrying over price, she inquires whether he's flexible. "Absolutely," Leversen answers quickly. With rebates and trade-in, Dad would end up paying $4,863 for the Calais. But Heather seems a bit cool...
Harvard loaded the bases with no outs, and the flurry commenced. After Carr's single drove in the gamewinning run, Terrier Coach Laurie LeGoff pulled Barker in favor of another first-year hurler--Heather Roberts...