Yeah yeah, another FNG with a why won't he sell it post..... But from the different perspective. I have a 56 Bel Air 4 door sedan sitting in my side yard. It's behind a fence and under a tarp, so it isn't normally visible from the street. Yesterday evening, I did some general farting around on it, and I left the gate open while I went inside to grab a beer. While I was inside my girlfriend called, so I had to talk to her a bit. I got off the phone with her when I got a knock on the door, I opened the door to find an older man standing there. (Well, older than me, I'm 28 and he was probably in his late 50's) "Can I help you," I said, not too sure what the deal was. Him: "That 55 Chevy for sale?" (Since my entire front end is in pieces in the garage, I can see how he would make this mistake) Me: "Naa, I'm gonna restore it." (It sounds so odd actually saying that instead of hearing it) Him: "Come on man, I'll give ya 500 bucks for it and drag it outta there for you." Me: "Car isn't for sale. Sorry." Him: "So you're just gonna let it rust away to nothin then?" Me: "Maybe." (I didn't care for his tone at this point) Him: "Young guy like you will never do anything with it. Come on, I'll give ya 650." (This pissed me off) Me: "Who the **** are you to come to my house and tell me this ****? I wouldn't sell it if you offered me 3 grand! Get the **** outta here!!!" Now I understand why some people get so pissed if you pester them to sell an old car they have. I would have been just fine if he had just asked politely and left, or left me a number or something, but he pissed me off. My car is worth more to me than would be a fair price for it, so somebody would have to be a fool to convince me to sell it. Plus I know it's worth more than 650! Sorry for the post, just venting a little.
next time give whoever shows up, the not for sale price... the not for sale price for my 54 is $10,000 , so if someone wants to give ma that it's theirs
Ah ha! Now we see the shoe is on the other...um...raining on the...Champion spark plug, or something.
I do the same thing with my roadster. I tell em for 65k it's yours. even then I'd have to think about it though.
'Him: "Young guy like you will never do anything with it. Come on, I'll give ya 650." (This pissed me off)" So now any "young guy" isn't capable of restoring a car? Sounds like that guy was a dick-head.
My 57 Nomad is tucked away in my Dads garage . It hasnt moved under its own power since 1990. He built it when I was about 5, No its not for sale. Its the only car my Dad built in my life time and it aint going nowhere....
I usta have people follow me for miles when I drove my rusty old '64 impala convertible as my daily driver in college. "How much?" "Not for sale, sorry." "C'mon, everything has a price." "Ok. 10 grand cash." "What? For that p.o.s.?!!!" "Hey, you asked jackass..." and a few months ago from a guy on his cell at the gas station: "I got a guy on the phone that will give you 1000 cash for it right now." "Yeah, well tell him I'll give him a RIDE in it for 1000 cash..." geeze, it's not like it's a BARN FIND or anything....
I get people all the time asking how my i'll take for my car. One guy offered me a whopping $200. I just walked away. When I was younger all the greybeards would ask me if I was joyriding in my dads car. I would look at them and ask why they would think that. They wuold always say that young guys like me aren't into real cars. I would usually just laugh and walk away.
Check my Rambler 327 speed parts post. I was getting my project for FREE till he found out that I wasnt gonna do a full factory restoration. There are strange folks on all sides of the fence. And this is a buddy that I have done thousands of dollars of work for just a few Jeep parts.
I plan to fix it up just enough to drive it for now, and in a few years when I am financially better off I'll fix it up right. I like the idea of setting a ridiculuously high price though. I'll try that if it happens again.
If someone offered me 10 grand for my car I would take it and buy another just like it! One of these days I'm going to spout off some ungodly number and they are going to take me up on it!
I don't mind the occasional guy that stops in and asks politely about it. I'll take thier phone #'s and put them in my desk just in case I change my mind or something happens to me , the wife will know who is interested in what vehicles. but the guy that acts like a jerk, keep bothering me, insults me with below scrap price, or contacts the city( details in different post) will not end up with any of my stuff. Thier phone #'s automatically goes to the garbage can.
We stopped at a guys house once that had a roadster sitting outside, he showed us some pics and had a 5w coupe that was in the barn, asked how much....not for sale. We werent pushy, went back 5 times to shoot the shit and look at the car and he finally sold my buddy the both of them. I know what you mean about not being pushy
Don't have the original jack. Just original engine and trans. And yeah, I don't mind him stopping by and asking, hell I might have done the same thing. I don't mind talking cars with somebody. It was when he got an attitude with me that made me mad. Got some great lines on this post that I will use in the future, this site is great
Have you ever had a friend that's into Hot Rods himself try to get you to sell a car to him ?,.... this can really tick me off, especially when they know what it's worth and/or what you have into it, and try to buy it for the cash value you have invested,or less ?.... Not what it's worth, or what the time I have into it is worth, and then they act all hurt that you didn't take a royal reaming just cause your "Buds",..... That's why I hate selling cars to friends, Well that and you either end up finishing the car for them (or do almost all the work) for free, you do warranty work forever, and you get to sit back and watch them pad there pockets with the BIG profit they just made off of your generosity when they sell it !,....... Followed closely by them wanting to buy your next project from you so it can happen all over again ! O.K.,....... I just took a deep breath and calmed down,... I just read the post,... a little O/T but I feel better now,.. Thanks
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