Dangged old farts

Yesterday I get a call about a car I have sitting at my parent's house, a chevy to be exact. The car needs some work and a carson top as the original roof is long gone.

The guy starts off that he likes the car but it needs alot of work. I detail the car to him and asnswer all of his questions as honest as possible. I explain that the original 235 was replaced with a later model for better oiling, we also discuss all the trim, the paint job and several other items.

He's gets somewhat upset that the original engine is gone and that the trim is in the trunk, not on the car. And how dare I ask what I am for the car, even though the car isn't officially for sale.

Dammed old people.....

I guess I'm kinda done with my ramblings.

 

click!
that would have been my response right about the time the conversation turned ugly..or even maybe before, if the car isnt officially for sale

 

Careful, he may pop in his dentures before he bites.

Old guys are cool. Sometimes they think you're an idiot for doing things your own way. They may even be right. Just tell them it's not for sale next time.

<-- 57burb on forwardlook.net

 

Gotta love that man. Twice now I've been offered drugs for one of my cars. Yeah, In north long beach, Ca, I guess that it's normal? To have crazy old guys driving around in beat up cadillacs trying to trade crack for vintage iron? BTW, I have the crack dealers number should I change my mind and decide the car is for sale (or trade), or if any of you might want it his number............ lol.

-GothY-

 

Gothboy,

If they keep offering crack for cars, then apparently someone is taking them up on it. It might not be a bad idea to figure out who has vintage iron, get some crack, and trade it to them when they are jonesing. Seems like it would be alot cheaper. Just a thought.

John

 

That reminds me ... when I was young (16) and selling a 50 Dodge Pickup that was too big of a project for me at the time, two old guys came over one night to check it out. They hemmed and hawed about the price, how mine was worthless because although it was a 5-window cab, it had a tall bed, etc etc. Then during this conversation, they each took a turn to split off and wander around the truck and PISS on the tire! I was so shocked I didn't know what to do. They didn't buy the truck. Years later, just thinking about it gets me riled up ... I'd pop those ****ers in their dentures if they pulled that **** with me now. Agggghhh!!! Man. I can't believe I haven't thought about that for years.

 

Has nothing to do with being old.....but more to do with being an ***.

 

Word up, Cooter.

 

As a card carrying geezer I have to ask what makes you think it's just old guys who are idiots? Not that some aren't. Stupidity is not age based.

I spent 45 minutes on the phone once describing in detail a car I had for sale. We agree on a price, guy drives from Texas with his family and a trailer, then offers me a thousand less for it. Thought the fact that "I've got the cash" would change my mind. I just backed it back in the garage and closed the door. He drove home empty handed.

 

How did you know he was old? You didn't mention that. Old people rule in case you didn't know.

 

I think most old peope rule, even when they give up on what people think, they'll fart in public and keep moving without a second glance.

I knew he was old from my sister's description.

And I know anyone can be an ***, it just seems that I always get the old ***, er, jokers.

 

I have been getting these kind of fools all day for the past couple of months, I think it's just that time of year or something. I have a couple of cars for sale and a couple of bikes also, One guy had me go through all kinds of loops to get a bike started and picked out each and every piece I had for it opening all of the boxes and studying each piece like it was gold and then I spend some time working on the bike to make it run for him and just as I shut it off he said "I dunno anything about bikes and I think my wife would kill me if I brought home something like this, thanks thou".

 

I had a guy trying to buy some carbs at a show the other day wanting to give me $20 for two nice ones. I said no. I had $20 each on them. I could see $5 or $10 off for two, but the same carbs Speedway sells rebuilt they get a $100 core charge on. So if you need two from them, you spend $40 on mine you save yourself $160 on theirs.

Everyone around here is s****ping that stuff, I had to buy whole cars and deal with ***holes to get what little I have, I'm sure not going to give it away - one barrel carb or not. Next year they'll be $40 a shot.

I think some people are just ***holes, I usually remind them it's 2008, not 1958, and they're welcome to buy one cheaper someplace else, if they can find one.

No one else but me and my friend had carbs by the pile at that show - and he charges more than I do.

 

When someone pisses me off on the phone "including my wife" I interrupt them and say "You know what I like about a phone?" Follow that with slamming the reciever down.....works for me!

 

He, He, If it wasn't for us old fart hotrodders you young guys wouldn't know ****. Besides, I like young guys because they are so easy to ******** into buying some useless piece of ****. If it wasn't for them I'd still have a yard full of junk.

 

Well that makes you old and an ***.

 

I don't like old people OR young people. I hate kids, and people my own age REALLY piss me off.

 

To paraphrase Mark Twain....
The problem is NOT that there are too many ***holes,
The problem is that LIGHTNING is not distributed properly.

 

I wonder if even half the stories told here are true.

 

Haggling is overrated. If you need it and it's a fair price, buy it or offer the guy just under what he wants. If it's way over priced, then walk away. It's not worth the effort because the guy is being unrealistic in the first place. Some of these old timers are locked in to what stuff brought in the 50's and 60's. Get with the times!

 

Everybody and everything ages ... Yawn.
It's what YOU make of it, that matters.

It's reaffirming when you meet some older folks, who enjoy life more than ever and appreciate and share wisdom they gained.

I never care about selfish losers, regardless of age.
Waste of time to get upset about an old **** or *****.
They're just yearning for attention, they're not getting any longer...kinda sad, more than anything else.

 

I don't talk on the phone. When it rings, you just know something is wrong or someone wants something....

 

best respounce in the world , "your phone is cutting out!" CLICK!!

 

***holes come in all ages.....I'm 75 years old and probably work on my **** more hours a day than some younger guys..got a yard full of old cars too..for sale too...My at***ude on selling you one matches your at***ude in trying to buy it.be nice you will probably buy it cheaper than normal..be an *** ,you wont buy it at all.

 

I didn't just become an ***hole as I aged, I've always been an ***hole. I'm just a much more accomplished one now. Screw you!

 

"Hey you kids get off my lawn!"
Paso Robles city park gardener.

 

I think you just showed just how big of one too!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

That is sound thinking.

 

Yo dude you should just give me some of your old cars you aren't doing anything with them.

 

I wish you a long and happy life, for two reasons. First, so you may learn to ascertain humor. And secondly, in lieu of that, that you may at least learn to get over it!