I think I'd hafta let 'im find another buyer.
Wilton
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dan Penoff" <d...@penoff.com>
To: "Okie Benz" <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
Sent: Wednesday, April 01, 2015 11:00 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] The Search Continues....
It just keeps getting better....
The guy with the granny car that had the trashed exterior and rusty door
bottom emails me tonight asking if I'll give him $5k for the car as-is.
This is after he turns down an offer for $5k yesterday before I saw it, or
so he says.
This is the ad for reference:
http://sarasota.craigslist.org/cto/4959771565.html
Here is his message to me at the bottom and my response above:
Robert,
I'm going to be brutally honest here, since you asked:
Your ad is a gross misrepresentation of the car in my opinion. To-wit:
1.) "Recent serviced at mercedes with oil change synthetic only since
new, new toyo tires and alignment, new brakes front and rear,"
You yourself admitted that other than the alignment, the work was not
done at the dealership. I would interpret "at mercedes" as the dealer,
as I would expect most people would. The way this was written is a
serious misstatement at the minimum.
2.) "Interior is nice, exterior has a few parking lot dings and scrapes
over the years so not perfect! but can be easily made perfect."
Really? Does that include the old drink stains on the carpet? Could you
spend an hour or two with a can of carpet cleaner and at least make an
effort to clean the interior up? Is that the average person's idea of
"nice"? I don't think so.
"A few parking lot dings"
A crumpled left front fender and a right rear quarter that has been
painted with a rattle can, and poorly at that, would not, in my very
broad interpretation, be considered by the average person as "parking lot
dings and scrapes." Maybe I have a higher standard, but I would still
challenge any reader of this ad to consider the body damage the car has
to be "minor".
3.) "it's practically like driving a new Benz"
Robert. Really? Do you honestly believe this? You're comparing this
car to a new Mercedes? I visit Mercedes of Tampa almost weekly picking
up parts, and I've never seen a new Mercedes in the condition this car is
in. Ever.
In its present condition, if I compared it to all of the W140 chassis
cars I have looked at in the area over the last 30-45 days, this is a
$2500 beater. I'm not saying that to be cruel, I'm comparing it to the
cars that you're competing against in the market, which are also
described far more honestly than yours. I know you won't, but I would
challenge you to go out and look at a couple to get an idea of what's out
there so you can understand where this car stacks up against the
competition.
I have no interest in the car, as I said when we met. It has rust which
is a huge strike against it, especially when nearly every other W140
currently in the local market has none. It's a deal breaker if there
ever was one.
Thanks for the offer, but I'll pass.
On Apr 1, 2015, at 10:14 PM, craigslist 4952435910
<3sbmf-4952435...@sale.craigslist.org> wrote:
Hello Dan, would $1500 get the exterior looking good? Are you interested
in taking it for 5k? The guy that offered 5k has already bought another
car since I said no! You are really knowledgable about the car and
looking for one! Just an idea!? Let me know if I'm on the right track?
If not interested that fine too. Thanks Robert
Sent from my iPad
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