A couple of laughs over the weekend |
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A couple of laughs over the weekend |
GaroldShaffer |
Mar 22 2004, 01:53 PM
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You bought another 914? Group: Benefactors Posts: 7,622 Joined: 27-June 03 From: Portage, IN Member No.: 865 Region Association: None |
This past weekend I was out and seen a 74 1.8
at a used car lot, so I had to stop. The salesman came out and started talking up the "porch" a great little car for $6500 (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ohmy.gif) I ask for the keys, start it up and it ran, sort of. I open the rear trunk and there are two holes the size of my shoe buy each light. Salesman "a little fiberglass will fix that", you can't stick a hair in the passenger door gap, salesman "door just needs a little adjustment" then almost falls on his ass trying to pull it open. Salesman wants to show me the clean engine, yup, pops the front trunk. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) Now he is confused, so I show him where the engine is, single carb dirt covered missing battery tray.... I thank him for his time and start to walk a way. He says he would really like to move this car so I tell him he has one too many zeros in the asking price and offer $500 for it. Needless to say I didn't get it. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) Story #2 Washed my 914 this morning and found a small amount of water on the passenger floor. I was looking for the leak when a "older" neighbor was walking by and stopped to chat and look at the car. He asked what I was doing and I told him I had a water leak from behind the glove box, he looks in the car and says "check your heatercore, looks like antifreeze". I explain this is a aircooled car, I get the (IMG:style_emoticons/default/huh.gif) look and he says well just check and makesure the heatercore is ok. I thank him and say I will. - Garold |
SLITS |
Mar 22 2004, 02:08 PM
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"This Utah shit is HARSH!" Group: Benefactors Posts: 13,602 Joined: 22-February 04 From: SoCal Mountains ... Member No.: 1,696 Region Association: None |
Used car salesman are a (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) and he win's the (IMG:style_emoticons/default/pissoff.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smilie_pokal.gif) award.
As far as the neighbor, well...... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) |
East coaster |
Mar 22 2004, 05:50 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,673 Joined: 28-March 03 From: Brigantine, NJ Member No.: 487 Region Association: None |
I went to look at a 914-6 at a Saab dealer once and the saleswomen came out to great me as I looked the car over in the lot. She went through the normal introductions and small talk. She then asked if I would like to see the engine, I said sure! Predictably, she proceeded to open the front trunk and very smoothly said "and here's trunk, now would you like to see the engine?", just like she meant to do it. I said sure I'd like to see the engine. So she walked around to the back and opened rear trunk and smoothly said, "and here's the other trunk and I don't know where the hell they put the engine!" I got a good laugh out of it, as I saw where it was going to go from the very begining. She was cool about and laughed as well, so I showed her where the engine was for future reference. I should've bought that car.... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)
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Curvie Roadlover |
Mar 22 2004, 09:38 PM
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Two trunks are better than one! Group: Members Posts: 2,025 Joined: 29-December 02 From: Southeast Michigan Member No.: 42 |
QUOTE(East coaster @ Mar 22 2004, 03:50 PM) I went to look at a 914-6 at a Saab dealer once and the saleswomen came out to great me as I looked the car over in the lot. She went through the normal introductions and small talk. She then asked if I would like to see the engine, I said sure! Predictably, she proceeded to open the front trunk and very smoothly said "and here's trunk, now would you like to see the engine?", just like she meant to do it. I said sure I'd like to see the engine. So she walked around to the back and opened rear trunk and smoothly said, "and here's the other trunk and I don't know where the hell they put the engine!" I got a good laugh out of it, as I saw where it was going to go from the very begining. She was cool about and laughed as well, so I showed her where the engine was for future reference. I should've bought that car.... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif) Instead of showing her where the engine was, you should have asked her to come down about $6000 off the price since it obviously had no engine. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) |
EdwardBlume |
Mar 22 2004, 11:28 PM
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914 Wizard Group: Members Posts: 12,338 Joined: 2-January 03 From: SLO Member No.: 81 Region Association: Central California |
It just goes to show you that car salesmen can 1) point out obvious things, and 2) lie out of their @$$. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/spank.gif)
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