the flip side is also true - I have a POS MB for sale, and several people have come by just to waste my time and lowball me. I mean, they lowballed to insulting levels, worse than Kaleb. And in my description, I was -quite- accurate as to the condition.
On Dec 11, 2007 1:41 PM, LarryT <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Ernest wrote << it's amazing what kind of POSs some sellers will want to > waste your > time to show you even when you're *very* specific about the condition of > what you're looking for>> > > I think much of this is due to the general lack of knowledge about MBs - > some people see the 3 pointed Star and see an $80K vehicle - regardless of > age or condition. I imagine the same is true of people seeing a RR, > Ferrari > Porsche or other exotic car. Many people seldom see these cars and when > they do they look past the warts. I haven;t looked at many private owned > vehicles of this caliber but the ones I see at used car lots have the same > mentality. There was an auction a fe months ago. I wanted tog o just to > see how the process worked. They required some registration of the > potential buyers which I agreed to but to get into the tent where the > exotic > cars were showing req'd a $10K letter of credit or cashiers's check. I > asked why and they said the Maybach they had was a $800k car - I started > to > argue since they sell for less than $500k unless they get a *lot* of > options - which this one did not have - but the lady on the hone had been > told the MB Maybachs were outrageously expensive and she went with what > she > was told. > > I don't know who they're fooling - the people with the money to buy > something like these cars know the value - those who are impressed by > incorrect claims don't have the money to do anything with the information > so > I still don't understand why sellers exaggerate the condition of cars they > are selling - > > Anyway - it's odd that people see our old MBs and think they're as > valuable > as ne ones. I was traveling to a engineering office with a couple of > other > members of our team and we all rode in the same rental car. We passed a > 70s > 220/240 struggling to get thru an intersection when oneof the engineers > said, "Look - an $80,000 car and he ran out of gas." A reasonably > intelligent guy possessing little knowledge of older MBs. Maybe the > people > trying to pass off a POS are hoping someone like that will come by and > drop > several thousand more than the car is worth - just so they can drive away > in > a MB. > Larry T (67 MGB, 74 911, 78 240D, 91 300D) > www.youroil.net for Oil Analysis and Weber Parts > Test Results http://members.rennlist.com/oil > PORSCHE POSTERS! youroil.net > Weber Carb Info http://members.rennlist.com/webercarbs > . > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "ernest breakfield" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Sent: Monday, December 10, 2007 8:29 PM > Subject: Re: [MBZ] Tire kickers... > > > >i wouldn't be surprised; but i spent 6 months looking over a 450 mile > > range for a 300D i deemed worth buying, and have had other MBZ-heads > > drooling on it ever since asking how i was able to find one in such > > great condition with only 120K miles on it... > > > > it's amazing what kind of POSs some sellers will want to waste your > > time to show you even when you're *very* specific about the condition of > > what you're looking for. only a few people were upstanding enough to > > actually say "this might not be what you're looking for", while the > > condition of other vehicles people wanted to show me differed enough > > from the description to be downright criminal. > > > > > > cheers! > > e > > > > > > Timothy Robinson wrote: > >> I'd almost forgotten I had a car listed on Craigslist. I got a call > this > >> morning, a guy asking was it still available and could he see it. The > guy > >> was calling from three hours away. He intended to drive today (short > >> notice) to see the car. I gave him directions. I had meetings today but > >> I'd > >> left the car for service with the mechanic over the weekend so he was > >> welcome to go by the shop, talk to the mechanic and drive the car if he > >> wished. I even suggested if the car (W123) didn't stike him that the > >> mechanic also had several W123 diesels for sale. > >> > >> > >> This evening having heard nothing from the feller, I called the > mechanic. > >> The guy indeed did show up. He drove the car. He liked it. He also > looked > >> at > >> five other cars, driving one or two. Told the mechanic he'd looked at > >> several other cars the past week, said "Thanks" and left. > >> > >> We were just amazed to have someone drive six hours round trip just to > >> "kick > >> tires." > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > 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 Free Edition. > > Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.16.17/1179 - Release Date: > > 12/9/2007 11:06 AM > > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > -- Sunil Hari [EMAIL PROTECTED] 513-205-7474 614-441-8164 _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
