Re: Used Car Prices

["Mike Del Tergo" <mdeltergo@hotmail.com>]

Joe said,

<Some of you people need to slow down and take a look at what you are 
saying.>

So I did, et tu Brutus!

<The person who said he would make a ridiculous offer for the car 
because it had been restored is an idiot.>

If that was the only reason he made a low offer I would agree, I tend to 
make low offers for various reasons, chiefly because it is much easier 
to negotiate up than down, and every used Audi will end up needing a 
$500 something or 2.  In my book, a person who buys an S type car ( 
rebuilt, fully functional and sound) for say 10-50% off market price can 
be called alot of things, but "idiot" doesn't come to mind.

<...he won't be happy since he didn't get to screw anybody out of a car 
for nothing>

A gun has never been used in any of my vehicular transactions, save 
those that involved blue lights and mistaken identities.  I've fallen 
into a few sweet deals on 2 and 4 wheeled vehicles and never thought the 
buyer or seller were impaired.  If a seller gets a better offer than me, 
I lose no problem, great thing about America this!

<The reason that rebuilt cars have gotten such a bad reputation is 
because of the idiot that said they would offer him something that would 
piss him off.>

Oh, so this is why my 81 UrQ is looked down upon, a buddy always offers 
me $2,500 for that 17 year old has been!  This reasoning is specious at 
best and a post hoc fallacy at worst.  Rebuilts get a bad rap because of 
misrepresentation and the fact that not all rebuilders may be as 
conscientious as you!  Suffice it to say, the epidermally challenged 
should not be in the habit of buying and selling used autos.

<So for the idiot that said he would offer an idiotic (do we see a theme 
here?) price for the car.  I hope he gets a piece of crap from someone 
for what he pays for it>

Ah, were has literary license/the Rogets gone Unka Bart?  This is not 
the sense of community we look to promote on the list!

<YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR.>

Sometimes, sometimes more, sometimes less.  There in lies the art of the 
deal. 
I volunteer to my collegue from Tennessee, If the ambient temperature 
gradient is unbearbly high, get thee out of culinary preparation!

Mike Del Tergo
81 UrQ, 86 5000tq

Curious to know what listers best (Audi?) deal was

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