You know what I hate....
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It's when a person expresses interest in your car, asks you loads of questions, you take the time to send them pictures, write loaads about the history of the vehicle and you arrange to meet. Then you stay in all afternoon waiting for them and they dont bother to ring or turn up to say they've changed their minds!!! Why do they do that?
hatever happened to common courtesy...
Ignorant morons have nothing better to do than waste other peoples time.
You have my sympathies!
Dom
Yep, and the worst thing about it, it was a guy on here! A guy that we had all put a lot of effort in with to help him with his enquiry about a £13K 911 !!
Makes you wonder why we bother eh?
Ignorant morons have nothing better to do than waste other peoples time.
You have my sympathies!
Dom
Yep, and the worst thing about it, it was a guy on here! A guy that we had all put a lot of effort in with to help him with his enquiry about a £13K 911 !!
Makes you wonder why we bother eh?
Cor! This is the longest thread I've ever started!
Me an' Al are now tight! I didn't receive the email he sent saying the car was too leggy and wasn't interested...
As with above poster and Henry commented - I've bought and sold many times with friends, the 964 in question is from a friend who owned it for 3 yrs, the reason this works for me is that I know how the car has been looked after - obviously far beter than a service history would tell. I'm such a fastidious idiot that I spend far more than needs to be to keep the thing up together, and so are most of my mates.
Comments on Henry's place: I came down a couple of years ago, full of enthusiasm and found the cars to look generally a bit rough actually, the folks there couldn't really be bothered to talk to me and the car I came to see was misdescribed, well dogggy I thought, so I'm surprised to hear the glowing references - maybe they're mates.. Mind you, I've been to a few other dealers where 'immaculate' cars had marks on every panel. Not to sound too negative - I called in at Paul Devyeras (sp?) a few months ago and his stock was great - a bit dear, but very well described, slightly offish bedside manner though I thought - a bit tooo business like - Show me the money before you can test-drive attitude...
Me an' Al are now tight! I didn't receive the email he sent saying the car was too leggy and wasn't interested...
As with above poster and Henry commented - I've bought and sold many times with friends, the 964 in question is from a friend who owned it for 3 yrs, the reason this works for me is that I know how the car has been looked after - obviously far beter than a service history would tell. I'm such a fastidious idiot that I spend far more than needs to be to keep the thing up together, and so are most of my mates.
Comments on Henry's place: I came down a couple of years ago, full of enthusiasm and found the cars to look generally a bit rough actually, the folks there couldn't really be bothered to talk to me and the car I came to see was misdescribed, well dogggy I thought, so I'm surprised to hear the glowing references - maybe they're mates.. Mind you, I've been to a few other dealers where 'immaculate' cars had marks on every panel. Not to sound too negative - I called in at Paul Devyeras (sp?) a few months ago and his stock was great - a bit dear, but very well described, slightly offish bedside manner though I thought - a bit tooo business like - Show me the money before you can test-drive attitude...
993driver, you sound exactly like me! I dont think some dealers appreciate how much time effort and genuine excitement is involved with us visiting them. I dont buy your comments on prep Henry, - I want to buy a car that looks good and looks like its owner has cherished it and has taken enough pride in it to prepare it for sale properly. Rather I think that you dont want to spend a penny on the car until its sold, and in doing so I think you are doing yourself a great disservice. If I'm going to pay dealer prices I want showroom quality, I dont want knackered tyres, scuffs and scrapes, worn out seat bolsters missing bits of rubber seals etc, 'cos I wont part with folding stuff to the tune of mid 20K's and more for anything less than mint, OK the car is likely to be 10 years old but it can still be clean. tidy and look like its been properly cared for. If any of my cars get bumps or scrapes I repair 'em, and I wouldnt pay that sort of dosh for any that weren't - end of story. Whenever I buy new cars I expect to be given the keys of a demo or if nearly new the actual car for an extended test drive. I recently persuaded a VW dealer to lend me their Touareg v10 for 2 days. Paul D's midnight Targa was a lovely car to look at but I didnt fall in love because I didn't get the chance to drive it...
Henry, I didnt come at the w/e I called on the phone during the week and arranged a time to visit, called up again on the way to get better directions - you obviously knew very well when I was coming, but when I got there I did not get very much interest in me as a person and the car was nowhere near as nice as described over the phone. I think if your salesguy had been more honest I would have been better prepared and would'nt have basically taken 1 look, turned on my heel and driven straight back to Milton Keynes, very fed up!
Another time, I seem to remember offering you my '72 RS for £29K and you offered me £24K, which I thought was derisory - Somebody from America bought it 3 weeks later for £36K and shipped it off sight-unseen.
Henry, I didnt come at the w/e I called on the phone during the week and arranged a time to visit, called up again on the way to get better directions - you obviously knew very well when I was coming, but when I got there I did not get very much interest in me as a person and the car was nowhere near as nice as described over the phone. I think if your salesguy had been more honest I would have been better prepared and would'nt have basically taken 1 look, turned on my heel and driven straight back to Milton Keynes, very fed up!
Another time, I seem to remember offering you my '72 RS for £29K and you offered me £24K, which I thought was derisory - Somebody from America bought it 3 weeks later for £36K and shipped it off sight-unseen.
burriana said:
Come on guys, hands up, seriously, how many of you would drive a PINK, not crimson like yours Pikey, a PINK Porsche.
I did...but no as everyday transport...Although what's the problem with the colour?
Al, you're trying to find a car that doesn't exist - far better to buy a car with over 6 figures on it -
Ruby! you're supposed to be helping me here, I'm sure you meant "No No don't get a pink one, I did and I have never had a moments piece!"
Henry, last time I looked, a healthy splash of cassis turns a glass of Bolly a lovely shade of pink. The only buyer you'll find for a pink Porsche is someone who is er, er,totally at ease with their femine side! Yeah, that's it ... oh, and doesn't mind being called a puff
or someone who has an obsession with odd coloured cars and doesn't give a stuff! .... any chance of getting it for £13k?
Anyway, after having even more chats with various people it is definately, absolutely, unarguably, a 3.2 RHD Carrera Coupe that I want, can be slightly over 100k if condition and history is right. Now please, don't anyone put a once in a lifetime low mileage 964 under my nose or my head will probably explode!
Lime green or pink preferred but most colours considered
Tee-Hee! You've almost talked yourself back into buying mine! - Not for that money though :-)
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