Re: [MBZ] I *Think* I Bought a Car

2015-04-03 Thread Dan Penoff
It comes down to two things: 1.) Setting limits. It's always easy to think, Just another couple hundred dollars and I can have this! That approach often ends up poorly. While I certainly understand that reaching beyond expectations for a one-time deal or something that far exceeds what I was

Re: [MBZ] I *Think* I Bought a Car

2015-04-03 Thread Andrew Strasfogel
Reminds me of the old adage espoused by cool college dudes when dating coeds: Treat 'em mean, keep 'em keen. On Fri, Apr 3, 2015 at 5:39 AM, Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com wrote: Beats me. He called and left me a voice mail yesterday afternoon. I started listening to it and only heard fair and

Re: [MBZ] I *Think* I Bought a Car

2015-04-03 Thread Dan Penoff
Beats me. He called and left me a voice mail yesterday afternoon. I started listening to it and only heard fair and $5800. At that point I shut off the phone, as there was nothing else for me to hear as far as I'm concerned. I'm sort of meh about this car, mainly due to the model year (1996)

Re: [MBZ] I *Think* I Bought a Car

2015-04-03 Thread Dan Penoff
That was my point in #1. There are rare occasions where it makes sense to have some leeway. Dan Sent from my iPad On Apr 3, 2015, at 11:33 AM, Andrew Strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com wrote: OTOH, if you're searching for a very rare/hard to find model - or even a pretty color (also rare)

Re: [MBZ] I *Think* I Bought a Car

2015-04-03 Thread Andrew Strasfogel
OTOH, if you're searching for a very rare/hard to find model - or even a pretty color (also rare) that makes your pulse race - you may need to bend the rules a bit. On Fri, Apr 3, 2015 at 11:13 AM, Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com wrote: It comes down to two things: 1.) Setting limits. It's always

Re: [MBZ] I *Think* I Bought a Car

2015-04-02 Thread Mitch Haley
Dan Penoff wrote: the recent repair bill from eurotech-automotive.com in Spring Hill Fla. (352) 597-2660 will be included for your records..Tom I'm assuming that's a Yes? It's not a definitive statement, but it sounds like a continued argument for applying the bill to the

Re: [MBZ] I *Think* I Bought a Car

2015-04-02 Thread Dan Penoff
This guy is like someone out of Goodfellows. Dan On Apr 2, 2015, at 8:35 AM, dsereta...@yahoo.com wrote: The heat fried their brains?:) Sent from my iPhone On Apr 2, 2015, at 8:33 AM, Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.net wrote: People in Florida are weirdos Sent from my iPhone

Re: [MBZ] I *Think* I Bought a Car

2015-04-02 Thread Dan Penoff
I'll say. Dan On Apr 2, 2015, at 8:33 AM, Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.net wrote: People in Florida are weirdos Sent from my iPhone On Apr 2, 2015, at 6:08 AM, Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com wrote: Strange, very strange... I sent an email to the owner of the 1996 S320 I looked

[MBZ] I *Think* I Bought a Car

2015-04-02 Thread Dan Penoff
Strange, very strange... I sent an email to the owner of the 1996 S320 I looked at last weekend: http://tampa.craigslist.org/hdo/cto/4947867972.html I thanked him for his time, told him what a nice car he had, then proceeded to lay out why spending $2500+ on a car for maintenance doesn't

Re: [MBZ] I *Think* I Bought a Car

2015-04-02 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
People in Florida are weirdos Sent from my iPhone On Apr 2, 2015, at 6:08 AM, Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com wrote: Strange, very strange... I sent an email to the owner of the 1996 S320 I looked at last weekend: http://tampa.craigslist.org/hdo/cto/4947867972.html I thanked him for his

Re: [MBZ] I *Think* I Bought a Car

2015-04-02 Thread dseretakis
The heat fried their brains?:) Sent from my iPhone On Apr 2, 2015, at 8:33 AM, Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.net wrote: People in Florida are weirdos Sent from my iPhone On Apr 2, 2015, at 6:08 AM, Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com wrote: Strange, very strange... I sent an email to

Re: [MBZ] I *Think* I Bought a Car

2015-04-02 Thread Dan Penoff
Heh. They weren't in it when I saw the car. I was a little disappointed. He had a set of the clear all weather ones in it. Dan Sent from my iPad On Apr 2, 2015, at 11:03 AM, Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net wrote: Make sure he leaves the floor mats in --R

Re: [MBZ] I *Think* I Bought a Car

2015-04-02 Thread Rich Thomas
Make sure he leaves the floor mats in --R On 4/2/15 7:08 AM, Dan Penoff wrote: Strange, very strange... I sent an email to the owner of the 1996 S320 I looked at last weekend: http://tampa.craigslist.org/hdo/cto/4947867972.html I thanked him for his time, told him what a nice car he had,

Re: [MBZ] I *Think* I Bought a Car

2015-04-02 Thread Rich Thomas
$500 deduction right there. You wanna roll like a goomba you gotta have the mats --R On 4/2/15 11:10 AM, Dan Penoff wrote: Heh. They weren't in it when I saw the car. I was a little disappointed. He had a set of the clear all weather ones in it. Dan Sent from my iPad On Apr 2, 2015,

Re: [MBZ] I *Think* I Bought a Car

2015-04-02 Thread Rick Knoble
‎Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.net wrote:   People in Florida are weirdos  Germany or Florida?  Rick Sent from my BlackBerry Z10 ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery

Re: [MBZ] I *Think* I Bought a Car

2015-04-02 Thread Dan Penoff
Are we playing that game now? Dan Sent from my iPad On Apr 2, 2015, at 9:19 AM, Rick Knoble rickkno...@hotmail.com wrote: ‎Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.net wrote: People in Florida are weirdos Germany or Florida? Rick Sent from my BlackBerry Z10

Re: [MBZ] I *Think* I Bought a Car

2015-04-02 Thread WILTON
Great! 'Hope it goes well. Wilton - Original Message - From: Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com To: Okie Benz mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Thursday, April 02, 2015 7:08 AM Subject: [MBZ] I *Think* I Bought a Car Strange, very strange... I sent an email to the owner of the 1996 S320 I

Re: [MBZ] I *Think* I Bought a Car

2015-04-02 Thread Andrew Strasfogel
Did you ever ask what it would take to make the car 100 percent mechanically and cosmetically perfect? On Thu, Apr 2, 2015 at 11:26 AM, Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net wrote: $500 deduction right there. You wanna roll like a goomba you gotta have the mats --R On

Re: [MBZ] I *Think* I Bought a Car

2015-04-02 Thread Andrew Strasfogel
Just don't end up with TWO cars if each party accepts your offer. On Thu, Apr 2, 2015 at 1:23 PM, Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com wrote: Not necessary. He was in the process of doing it Got an email from him. He wants to compromise at $5800. I told him thanks, but no, I don't negotiate, I

Re: [MBZ] I *Think* I Bought a Car

2015-04-02 Thread Dan Penoff
Not necessary. He was in the process of doing it Got an email from him. He wants to compromise at $5800. I told him thanks, but no, I don't negotiate, I offer what I think is fair and what the car is worth to me. Not totally true, as I would negotiate if I thought the car was worth it,

Re: [MBZ] I *Think* I Bought a Car

2015-04-02 Thread Dan Penoff
I turned him down, so I'm off the hook with the Goodfellows guy. Unless, of course, he makes me an offer I can't refuse. Dan Sent from my iPad On Apr 2, 2015, at 1:26 PM, Andrew Strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com wrote: Just don't end up with TWO cars if each party accepts your offer.