Dave Carlson Quotations

It's tantamount to sticker shock. Motorists are not getting what's advertised, and that's not right.

Higher crude oil prices and other factors mean consumers are in for another year of price volatility.

When we look at the data now, it's fairly clear that in collisions, quite often teens have multiple passengers in the car.

We think the prices will probably stabilize this summer.

Now I've got to work on my state senator. My two state representatives voted yes. I came here to make sure they did.

Unfortunately, a stronger economy may also signal that energy demand will increase, driving up the price of crude oil and gasoline.

Most of the functions of today's cars are computer controlled, leading not only to much higher price tags, but also for technicians with computer skills and excellent diagnostic abilities. By encouraging the brightest high school students to pursue education and training in this field, we are ensuring the country will have qualified technicians in the years to come.

None of that has showed up here yet, but I expect we'll see some price movement by the weekend.

We're not calling it a ripple effect; we're calling it a reverberating effect.

I gotta tell you. It's pretty crazy when you think about taking whatever's on the other end of that line and bringing it in here.