Just for the record, I had no intention of paying $4800 for the car, as it's not worth it.
I like your approach. I may do that and see what happens. If I got it for $2500 I would gladly absorb any potential risk at that point.... Thanks! Dan > On Apr 4, 2015, at 5:41 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin <ka...@striplin.net> wrote: > > Because they have about 1500 or less in it and they put that stupid high > price on it in case some idiot actually pays close to that. 4800 out the door > is way too high. I would point out it shows $2500 value and tell them you > will pay around that. No kidding. > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Apr 4, 2015, at 4:30 PM, Dan Penoff <d...@penoff.com> wrote: >> >> That would be pretty offensive. I don't want to abuse them, I just want to >> pay a reasonable price for the car. >> >> What's really a hoot is that they have this fancy web site with Kelley BB >> and CarFax all linked to everything. The KBB market price - that's retail, >> not private sale - on this car is like $2k. So I wonder how they get around >> asking a much higher ($6k) price for it, when their own pricing services say >> it's worth far less. >> >> Kaleb - you work with dealers - how do they rationalize something like this? >> There's nothing special or unique about the car. >> >> >> Dan >> >>> On Apr 4, 2015, at 5:26 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin <ka...@striplin.net> wrote: >>> >>> More like $1500 >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>>> On Apr 4, 2015, at 3:14 PM, Rich Thomas >>>> <richthomas79td...@constructivity.net> wrote: >>>> >>>> They probably have $3k in it >>>> >>>> --R >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> On 4/4/15 3:55 PM, Dan Penoff wrote: >>>>> Went to look at this car this morning: >>>>> >>>>> http://www.kbbreport.com/l6pnv?Ref=email >>>>> >>>>> I had made some inquiries about it through an alias account last night, >>>>> and thought it had some potential. The car was pretty decent, in good >>>>> general condition, with some gaps in the history but a close inspection >>>>> yielded some indications that it had been cared for during that time and >>>>> whoever was maintaining it wasn't reporting to CarFax, which is not >>>>> unusual. Paint gauge did not reveal any damage in the rear despite there >>>>> being an accident report in the CarFax. >>>>> >>>>> Drove well, only issue I could find was the ortho seats didn't work and a >>>>> couple of the closing assist functions weren't working, either. This is >>>>> an indication of leaks in the systems as the pumps on these cars are >>>>> intelligent in the sense that if a circuit won't hold vacuum or pressure >>>>> after a shot time it lock out that circuit, allowing the remaining >>>>> circuits to continue operating. >>>>> >>>>> So for grins I offered them $4800 through my alias account last night - >>>>> the "out the door" price. I got a response this morning after I got home >>>>> that they would accept my $4800 offer, along with their $799 "doc fee" >>>>> and taxes and title. >>>>> >>>>> Yeah, right. >>>>> >>>>> I responded that when I said "out the door" I meant everything except tax >>>>> and title. Something tells me they're not going to respond. >>>>> >>>>> The sales guy I worked with this morning was pretty laid back and low >>>>> key. He's retired and is essentially just working to get out of the >>>>> house. He never even tried to close the deal - I told him I had a couple >>>>> other cars to look at and I would let him know. He said the car had been >>>>> there for two weeks and they haven't had anyone look at it yet (it's a >>>>> Toyota dealership.) He figures it's going to the auction soon - it's a >>>>> trade they took a few weeks ago. I can't imagine they'll get $4800 at >>>>> the auction. >>>>> >>>>> Oy. >>>>> >>>>> Dan >>>>> _______________________________________ >>>>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>>>> >>>>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>>>> >>>>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>>>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________ >>>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>>> >>>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>>> >>>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>> >>> _______________________________________ >>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>> >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>> >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
