FS - 1970 914-6 Full Concours Car, Ready to Show, No Longer Available, . Options

[mepstein]

Short story- I didn't sell the car to Zack
time for a beer. . .

Do we get to hear the long story? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/stirthepot.gif)

[toolguy]

long story.
Zack914 with 4 posts has been asking for a 914-6 for a while on the board. . I get an email about mine. . . we exchange info on the car.

He said his name is xxxxx and uses a email id in the same name. He says he just sold his business, has full cash available, and wants a nice 914-6 to drive . . . Red Flag No. 1. . . He takes the car at asking price and I include multiple spare original parts. We agree on a pick-up date one week out. I tell him I have a custom trailer available also and give him the price. He asks for pictures. . I send pictures of trailer with car on it. . .

. . . He calls back a few days later and now wants to beat me up on the price of the car AND the trailer. . . . We settled on the 'new' price.. . . Red Flag No.2
I pull all the spare parts and documentation and get the car ready to go. The night before pickup date, he calls and now wants a lower price/ / Red Flag No.3
I refused and hung up. .

2 hours later I get an email where he changes his last discount amount to a few hundred dollars. . mind you this is without seeing the car so that should have been another red flag warning to me. . I tell him be here by noon, with $$$ in hand or don't show up. . . . he said he can do that. He said he has the money wired to his account at the local Chase bank for us to pick up. . I say call when he's an hour away. he says OK, see you at noon. . .

Noon arrives and no show or call.. . 2 hours later there is a knock and here is a man and lady to look at the car. . introduces himself as Ryan. .no mention about not being here on time. . .

I show him the car, he looks for 4-5 minutes, asks a few questions, and he wants to hear it run. . I fire it off.. .

He then says it isn't what he wants..I ask what was the issues he saw and he declines politely to answer, just that was not what he wanted. . . OK I get that. . the lady addresses him by either Fred or Frank { either way, I'm certain that it wasn't Ryan} at one point in the conversation. . . Red Flag No.3 . . In my mind I go (IMG:style_emoticons/default/WTF.gif) is this about and start to have some really bad feelings about the possibilities. . They leave. . .

SO my assumptions are now either
1 He's looking for something better,
2 - He's a lookey loo who doesn't know exactly what he really wants
3 - Hes a reseller looking to score low ball deal
4- OR, and most troubling to me, this is a scam of sorts. I call a police buddy, and get a warning about internet deals for high dollar cars where this 'car inspection' is really a chance to case the place for a future theft. .

At this point, I don't know his intentions and I may be all wet, but I certainly did not have a warm fuzzy feeling with this encounter.. . . Whatever the case, screw it, I'm keeping the car for the next year and I'm certain the price of real 6's will continue to climb if I decide to sell later. . or just start driving it myself. . .


Note-- In a subsequent conversation with Zach914 on 10-10-14, he said he was disappointed in my cars condition and was expecting something better. . Lesson in life, and to be fair to zach, it's all about ones individual perception and not any ulterior motives.

[sbsix]

toolguy, be very vigilant around your house for the next few weeks, especially. They may have been looking around for something, your car, house break-in, etc.

Couple of years ago some guy showed up in an orange vest at my house and said he was there to check out trimming trees near the power lines for Edison. Didn't think anything about it because they do it every so often here, until my cars were rifled though in my driveway late at night a couple nights later and they tried to break into my garage. These guys went through the neighborhood that night and were stupid enough to come back the next week and get caught.

I learned that never leave your car unlocked in the driveway and don't trust anybody showing up at the house without getting their ID.

[zack914]

All I can say, it is the best 914-6 I will probably ever see again.

[billh1963]

All I can say, it is the best 914-6 I will probably ever see again.

Then why did you walk away after agreeing on a price? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif)

[gcrotvik]

All I can say, it is the best 914-6 I will probably ever see again.

Then why did you walk away after agreeing on a price? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif)

Dude,

This guy wasn't EVER going to buy this car. He's a "wannabe." Karma's a bitch. He should remember that.

[dw914six]

All I can say, it is the best 914-6 I will probably ever see again.

Then why did you walk away after agreeing on a price? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif)

Dude,

This guy wasn't EVER going to buy this car. He's a "wannabe." Karma's a bitch. He should remember that.

I'm not sure, but Could this be the guy who goes by Rosson512 over on The Club website. If the same fellow, he posted an alert about a 914/6 he went to see and it was not what he wanted. http://www.914club.com/bbs2/index.php?showtopic=383620

[zack914]

No further comment.

[Black22]

I bought the "used" emergency brake cables off this car while it was being restored. They maybe had 10 miles on them as far as I could tell. Reason they were being sold? The owner needed flawless cables to replace them for this restoration. As far as I'm concerned, I made off with NOS cables for 20 bucks!!! This is a GREAT 914-6!

Carry on!