He even billed it as a "heavy duty truck". Probably a big diesel jobbie thats never been off the pavement.
-Curt Date: Sat, 17 Jul 2010 11:38:10 -0400 From: "WILTON" <wilt...@nc.rr.com> To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Subject: Re: [MBZ] Strange Craigslist buyer Message-ID: <909b5ac0cfe7408b8a5ac8f39daef...@wiltonpc> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original If he's worried about scratching floor of his pickup, why can't he lay a piece of plywood on the floor and "have at it?" Oh, yeah, you did say "weird." Oh, and, if you can't haul stuff in a pickup, what the etc., is it for, to look at? Owner can say to friends, "Hey, look at my pickup." Wilton ----- Original Message ----- From: "Curt Raymond" <curtlud...@yahoo.com> To: "Diesel List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Sent: Saturday, July 17, 2010 9:34 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Strange Craigslist buyer >I know right? > > It gets weirder. He calls me at 11:50 last night, now he wants to drive > out here (from Platsburgh, NY no less) and pay me. He still doesn't get > that I'm not going to drop the engine off on Monday 45 minutes from here. > Finally I've explained that theres NO WAY and decides he's going to get a > shipping company to come for the engine. > > So I need to figure out how to get the engine out of the pickup... I think > I can strap it to a pallet and slide that down my ramp boards. > Then I'll explain to this crazy Frenchman that he needs to specify a drop > tailgate pickup or the shipper isn't going to be able to get the thing... > > Weird, weird, weird. > > -Curt _______________________________________ 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