If ya don't mind me askin' whut didya pay fer that?

I got a few of those driving my Mercury home from around Chi town to the Twin cities the night I bought it. I think the first one was a guy in a toll booth in Around Green Bay or Madison. I think he said "You coulda bought a new car for that much". Yeah but it wouldn't be as Kool.
How many of you guys and gals have good stories like that?

 

when someone asks me that I tell them "nunya"


like nunya business.

 

I had some drunk at a gas station offer to trade his brand-new escalade for my 53. I told him Ok, and gave him my number, because I could build two nice cars, or one "perfect" one for what I would sell that cadillac for. He never called me back.

when people ask what I have into it I tell them I don't know. because I don't. I don't keep track at all. I only know what I paid for the car. $3200.

 

I don't care. I just tell em so they think yer a kook.
Or not. Less than a Ferrari and more than a Schwinn.

 

the *******

 

If you have a temp tag on a old ride you are advertizing to be asked that question.
As a matter of fact I do mind you asking, thank you

 

When anybody asks me how much the 08 Challenger in the showroom is I say $53,00.00 I then say for that much money I,d buy a real one......

 

1 of my lines when I'm sellin a car
They ask "How much?"
"If your serious it's under 100K and if your not it's over 100K."
The usual idiots walkaway scratchin their heads.

 

just do what i do , just tell them that you cant sell it because your still making payments on it!

 

The guy that upholstered the seat in my '40 asked me not to tell anyone what he charged - he usually get's top dollar but made me the 'buddy' deal. I guess he didn't want the next guy saying "but you only charged Gator $$$"

When a buddy of mine asked how much and I told that he said "okay, but what did he charge ya?"

 

i usually say, " its not for sale, i plan on doing someting with it one day."

no wait, thats what they tell me. i guess noone ever offered to buy my ****. kinda hurts the ol' self esteem a little dont it?

 

"I don't want to say".....

 

Had a guy stop and look at my 67 Impala for sale. Asked "how much?" I told him. "well thats a little more than I'm willing to spend"
Ok, Ill wait till someone gives me what I'm willing to take.

 

I the only time I ever get asked is when some @#$@%@ thinks he can ask to buy it for less than any amount verbalized.... as a rule I always reply with,
"built- not bought" and then I get real leery.

 

a) "why do you want to know?"
b) "more than you'll make this year"
c) "forty million rubles"
d) "it was a gift"
e) "I just found it, I'm looking for the rightful owner"
f) "this old thing? - I don't really remember"
g) "It's my brother-in-law's car, but he's in jail right now"
h) "what would YOU have paid?"

Depending on my mood and the inquisitor's at***ude - usually one of the above.

dj

 

Just tell 'em labor is $75 an hour and you have over 1000 hours in the car. Or however many hours you feel like making up on the spot, if you didn't keep track.

 

I usually just tell the rude idiots that I've got SOOOO much tied up in it, that I'm too embarrased to say.

 

What the **** are you smoking ??? There are no toll boothes in Wisconsin WOW give me a hit

 

pay for it ? this old thing?....
...dunno not much its just a old car seems they are every where!
nobody wants old cars... they are a nuisance..
heck I got bunches of em at home ... don't you ? why not?

 

I tell em "I'm not gonna tell ya cause I might want to sell it to ya some day"

 

I was driving my '40 Stude in downtown Denver one day, a guy with a new Mercedes pulls up alongside me on the p***enger's side and motions me to roll down the window...I simply hit the "down" ****on and the window rolled down...to say he was shocked would be an understatement.
"Want to trade...???" He asks.
"Sure," I say, "How much difference will you give me???"
Needless to say, he didn't even grin, rolled his window back up and left the light in a hurry.

R-

 

I like that!!

 

That doesnt matter, What would you give me for it?

 

The worse kicker was the other day someone stopped while i was working on my cadillac, guy taps the bottom of my boot while im under the car, of course i bang my head because i had my radio out there going and i didnt see him pull up, i slide out and he asks if he can buy it for a demolition derby. i look over at his clapped out 90's caprice and tell him, "Enter that."

 

I had a drunk ask me how much I paid for my '62 Impala SS, I told him "An arm, one leg and two testicles." He was still doin' the math when I drove away.

 

"It's my AIG bonus, and I'm sworn to secrecy."

 

Had an old guy in an SUV ask what year my Ford was.
I told him my "Chevy" was a 58. He said how much for
it? I said it's not for sale but you can pick them up in
this condition for 8 - 12 thousand. He says, "I guess
you're not that hungry".

I guess he had that line ready and was gonna use it no matter what.

 

What the hell do you mean what did i pay for it!!!!! I built the damned thing!!!.Thanks for asking

 

I tell em "Nothin', man. It's stolen."

 

So far mine's cost me 3 years, a pocket full of $$$, & a pretty good marriage.....

....& it's not done yet.

JH