I CAN be adopted, you know. Wilton
----- Original Message ----- From: "E M" <pokieba...@gmail.com> To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Sent: Thursday, March 12, 2009 10:31 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] O.T The '87 Acura I Sold...It's Baaaack > I have a simple rule. Business is business, family and friends are family > and friends. Business - market value, paid up front, you get the keys. > Family or friend - you get the car for free. > > Mixing the two never seems to work. > > Ed > 300E > > 2009/3/12 Tom Hargrave <tharg...@hiwaay.net> > > > I sold 1 truck & 2 cars on payments over the years. > > > > The truck was an 85 Dodge, 1 year old, sold to my youngest brother. I had > > to > > repossess it because he refused to buy insurance. His excuse was he was a > > "safe driver". > > > > The first car was a 78 Cutlass Supreme, sold to my sister in-law in the > > mid-80s. 6 months later it developed a coolant leak. She ran it out of > > water, blew both head gaskets & blamed me for selling her a "bad car". Oh, > > and I never did get paid for the car. > > > > The second car was a 87 Dodge Omni, sold to my Sister in-law & her disband > > at the insistence of my Wife. It was "for the kids". I repossessed it for > > "non-payment". > > > > I resold the same Omni to my Mother in-law, mostly because She lived around > > the corner from the Sister in-law and they had to look at it for the next 5 > > years. She paid every penny. > > > > Notice a pattern????? > > > > Thanks, > > Tom Hargrave > > www.kegkits.com > > 256-656-1924 > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] > > On Behalf Of Kaleb C. Striplin > > Sent: Thursday, March 12, 2009 9:39 PM > > To: Mercedes Discussion List > > Subject: Re: [MBZ] O.T The '87 Acura I Sold...It's Baaaack > > > > if you are going to "tote the note" Best to get a down payment at least > > equal to what you have in the car, then if they do make payments, that > > is just a bonus. > > > > Wilton Strickland wrote: > > > Yeah, my thought, too - 'lucky to get $400 on a $600-car-financing deal. > > > Keep the car and sell it for parts/scrap. > > > > > > Wilton > > > > -- > > Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK > > 95 E300, 92 300SD, 92 300E 4Matic, 91 300D, 91 300E, 89 560SEL, > > 89 300E, 87 300SDL x2, 85 380SE 5.0 Euro, 85 190D, 84 190D x2, > > 84 300D euro manny, 81 240D, 80 240D, 76 240D, 76 300D, > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > Checked by AVG. > > Version: 7.5.557 / Virus Database: 270.11.10/1994 - Release Date: 3/10/2009 > > 7:51 PM > > > > > > No virus found in this outgoing message. > > Checked by AVG. > > Version: 7.5.557 / Virus Database: 270.11.10/1994 - Release Date: 3/10/2009 > > 7:51 PM > > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: <http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20090312/65 ed92d1/attachment.html> > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
