Over the past 3 weeks or so I have had lots of people, mainly family members, trying to convince me to sell my Chargers. It has been really annoying. People just don't understand not everything is about money and cashing in. I wondered if anyone else has been dealing with this.
Family members no, public people yes.
I was just pulling in to my first show with the Charger and the gate attendent asked where is the for sale sign. I would like to enjoy it for a little while if possible. :rotz:
my wife and i had this conversation about 2 weeks ago,i dont plan on selling my charger but wondered aloud if i did,what would i buy?she pipes up with,nothing,you wont sell it,you like it more than me!,hate to admit when shes right!!!!!!!!still going on senority,and she is 3rd,behind the charger and the dog(just kidding,sort of)
Andy 74 how did you get a hold on my wife. Just kidding I get the same responcejust talking about it..lol, but not to many has asked me to0 sell yet and when they dio I give them a absurde amount.
It would have to be some stupid ammount for me to even bat a lash before I said "Not for sale"
The wife knows that the car isn't going anywhere, so as stated above. I have to say no to Compleate strangers several times in the last few weeks. But I will admit. when I was offered $18,000 on the spot. I hesitated just a bit....
a very short bit.
Please... I get harrassed on a daily basis by my Dad to sell mine... it would have STOOOPID MONEY for me to part with it. But like I always say... there is a lit for every pot, so you never know...
Jim ChargerS???? How many do you have???
What is stupid money? I used to say if somone offered me 20K it would be a tough decision. I found myself making the same statement this weekend when my Buddy was offered 20K for his 73 Cuda survivor, only I said "if somone offered me 25K :yesnod:
I view "stupid money" more the 3 times whats invested. At least for me thats what it means.
well 25k for mine is getting real close to stupid money :yesnod:
I had family members try and talk me into getting rid of my charger when i was building her. But when they saw the end result they quickly changed there mind.
If the price is right my ride is for sale..
/Tom
My parents and all but one of my siblings have been kept in the dark for four years that I own a Charger. And that's why. I don't want people nagging me to sell my dream.
Quote from: kikgas01 on August 29, 2005, 01:20:45 PM
Jim ChargerS???? How many do you have???
2. A 1968 and a 1969.
I honestly don't know what it would take to pry my '69 away from me. I saw the car as a kid and wanted it and somehow we were reunited unknowingly after almost 20 years and hundreds of miles. The car trascends monitary value to me at this point.
The '68 is different since I haven't had it on the road yet as I opted to have all of the body work done before placing it on the road even for a test drive. I guess I could sell that one with little to no regret, but for the money I have into it, I would rather build it up and have fun as I couldn't buy much of a car for the same money.
Well... I've already been offered upwards of 50k multiple times for my car and I've passed. Khryon is pretty much dead on about the 3x rule.
Quote from: NYCMille on August 29, 2005, 04:02:02 PM
Well... I've already been offered upwards of 50k multiple times for my car and I've passed. Khryon is pretty much dead on about the 3x rule.
50k? :o
damn I have to come up and see that car :D
My car isn't for sale. Ever.
Honestly Im seriously considering selling both of my Chargers and go looking for one that is a lil closer to what I really want and a lil more complete. The deeper I get into this restoration the more I find that isnt correct, needs to be replaced, or just plain aint what I want. For example I pulled the rear suspension the other day and find out that the rear crossmember is worn and cracked all to h*** and today I found out that the engine is decidedly not the numbers motor. But on the other hand since the car isnt even close to being correct I can build it any way I see fit. Any of that make sense to anyone else?
Well yeah Im goin fishin. If it doesnt bring asking price, Im keeping her.
http://racingjunk.com/exec/ca/view/477809/1969-Charger-RT-SE--440HP--Hemi-4-speed.html
No, never. My wife suggests I keep it for a while since prices are still going up. I would like to get a small block B-Body and swap in a crate Hemi. But for now I wont part with the Charger.
Mopar440+6, I understand your feelings. I am at a point where I like the freedom to do what I want. I also can fully understand wanting 100% correct too, but at this stage of the game and for what I earn, I am better off having options to do what I want without worry. Both of my cars are #'s matching, but both are 318 cars that have not been stock for most of their lives. I can upgrade to big blocks and change colors if I choose to without worry. That is very comforting.
About 7 years ago, I was offered $3600 for a my rough unrestored 70 Barracuda convertible.
I thought the guy was nuts and quickly seperated him from his money. If I had kept it, I'm almost sure that it would be worth a little more now. :icon_smile_big:
Stupid money now, won't touch one in a few years from now. This muscle car craze will never end in our lifetime. I highly advise anyone not to sell unless you have another car lined up first.
When you sell your car, you inevitably spend the money on something and then you don't have the money or the car.
ya my uncle was giving me bull about how its something that "old bad people drive" etc and its gas hog etc. I just ignore his opinion about Charger
A couple of my female coworkers have been on my case on how I am stupid for owning one of those "stupid old cars" and how I need to sell it and grow up. Whatever. The fun I have been having lately with my Charger is priceless...AND My family loooooooooves the car. Has told me if I got rid of it they would kick my ass...esp my Mom. lol She is into it as much as I am.
I did have a guy hunt me down (he saw my car at the shop it is at now for an oil pan) and I did have to break his heart. He said he has been looking for one forever just like the one I have and was praying it was for sale. I told him I had owned it for two months and he said "I guess it is not for sale."
I am nice though...I told him I would keep his number and call him if I find one. Will not sell my Charger...I should have it back in a day or two...cannot wait!
I've almost sold mine 3 separate times through the years, when I ran into financial problems. The funny thing was that back then (the last time being about 5 years ago), my ads went pretty much unanswered...which made the decision to keep it much easier.
Now that prices have gone crazy, it's made my decision to keep it even stronger, because I know it would take me too long to find a replacement.
So no, it ain't for sale. ;D
Oh & also, 5 years ago I hadn't tried listing it on eGouge...I'm glad I didn't.
i'm holding on for as long as I can...
everytime i take it out someone asks "the question"..
friday dude in a LS 450 with spinners just about dropped his 40 once, and blurted out,.. "I'l give ya' 7 Gs forit right now"...
"that's a Challenger right?"..
five minutes later at the gas station, dude in a Durango starts screaming before the widow was even rolled down,.. "I'll give ya' 20! 30!!!"..
yeah, right... ::)
In 1990 when i bought my '70 Six-pack Charger resto project for $1600 my loser EX father in law had a huge fight with me about me getting rid of it for a brand new Ford Escort. Now it's 2005 and a '90 Ford Escort is worth $550, and my factory V code hot rod could be bought for around $55,000. Every once in a while i see my loser ex father in law just to remind him what a jerk he really still is. :icon_smile_big:
Quote from: Big Lebowski on August 29, 2005, 08:43:42 PM
In 1990 when i bought my '70 Six-pack Charger resto project for $1600 my loser EX father in law had a huge fight with me about me getting rid of it for a brand new Ford Escort. Now it's 2005 and a '90 Ford Escort is worth $550, and my factory V code hot rod could be bought for around $55,000. Every once in a while i see my loser ex father in law just to remind him what a jerk he really still is. :icon_smile_big:
then tell him his Daughter isn't worth the car ;D
Quote from: Charger4404spd on August 29, 2005, 05:49:11 PM
Well yeah Im goin fishin. If it doesnt bring asking price, Im keeping her.
http://racingjunk.com/exec/ca/view/477809/1969-Charger-RT-SE--440HP--Hemi-4-speed.html
:'( Someone just might take you up on that price. 4 speed's Charger's are HOT property!!
Quote from: Big Lebowski on August 29, 2005, 08:43:42 PM
Now it's 2005 and a '90 Ford Escort is worth $550, and my factory V code hot rod could be bought for around $55,000.
I think $550 is being awfully kind to the old Escort....or was that $5.50? :icon_smile_big:
:iagree: :lol:
Yeah, family members have beem harrasing me...kind of tired of it. I'll admit I've been offered a good sum for my car (it's still in pieces) and the $$ is tempting, but I want the CAR...not the money. Some things are worth more than money...however, if I had been offered double what I already have been, I would likely sell it then, but only if I knew of a back-up somewhere that I could buy and fix up and still make a little profit. :icon_smile_big:
in the parking lot at OKCCC an older guy in a bran new caddy asked me if I'd like to trade my car for an 87 Nissan 300 something or other that wasn't running.
If he hadn't been so old I would have been ruder than I was.
I learned my lesson about selling cars that you like and own. Even if it's the "right" thing to do.
I sold my 74 satellite that I worked on as a teen and I wish I still had it.
I sold my 71 Road Runner that I bought from the orginal owner and sold it when I was getting married and I wish I still had it
Now I won't sell my Charger even if I need the money, If it gets to that point I'll just find a place to park and leave it alone till I can come up with the money to keep working on it.
Did have one guy who saw my Charger sitting in my garage and stopped and asked me to sell it but I wouldnt
this last winter when my car was in a thousand pieces in the body shop,i had a customer offer me 10k,and he would put it together!i sat down and thought long and hard about it,knowing i had the new baby coming,and my oldest ready to drive in a year.when i got right to it,i knew if i sold i would probably not get another car in the same shape and what i wanted for the money i had left over,so i turned him down.he came in to have his newer caravan inspected last week and asked me how the charger was coming along,so i walked him out to the rear of the parking lot and showed him-he damn near shit his pants!"i cant believe this is that same car"i had to show him all the restoration pics,he thought i had switched rides on him,and now he knows why i didnt sell-Andy
Quote from: 41husk on August 29, 2005, 02:23:13 PM
What is stupid money? I used to say if somone offered me 20K it would be a tough decision. I found myself making the same statement this weekend when my Buddy was offered 20K for his 73 Cuda survivor, only I said "if somone offered me 25K :yesnod:
That is what someone offered me for "The Colonel" this past June. $20,000 CASH!! :o I too always said that if I was offered 20k for it, it would be gone. I still have it. It's amazing how our minds change.
i dont get told to sell my Chargers at all. but i do get told to get that thing put back together so we can ride in it!! my spouse is cool.... :yesnod:
No, I've been pestered enough over the years by family, neighbors, friends, etc Too bad I don't listen to them, eh........
Sad to say but we have succumbed to the urge to sell. Mostly because of my parents financial condition once my mothers health started failing and my fathers 4X bypass. They just cant let that kind of money just sit when medical bills are piling up. I used to think it was mine but my mother cleared that up for me.
What do you think it's worth? Numbers matching RT car. Q5
From the pics it looks to be in good shape, but you'd have to give more info. If it is in close to #2 condition and original you could be looking at some serious change. I would ebay it...probably easily get up to $35K in no time...or more.
Hey ChargerBill, Thanks for the advice. I put up a WIW on the board. I hate to do that but I just dont know where the market is, especially with the inflated DOH cars on Ebay.
Jeff
Yes, my girlfriend.
No. And mine is not nice at all. I usually get asked if it is for sale when I'm out in it, but I always say "no." Even if I sold it for a ton of money, it would cost a ton of money to get another, so why bother. At least I know everything that is wrong with mine.
Oh...and where would I put the new engine I'm putting together in the corner of the garage if I sold it???
Whoa NYCMillE, thats was a hella of an offer to turn down ! That car is badass but I might have "cashed out" with that offer. Mine isn't "FOR SALE" but I'll listem to offers all day long. If someone threw 50K at me I'd catch it like a football. I already know where to find clean a 69 R/T from a family freind so I'd just start over.
Quote from: Charger4404spd on August 29, 2005, 05:49:11 PM
Well yeah Im goin fishin. If it doesnt bring asking price, Im keeping her.
http://racingjunk.com/exec/ca/view/477809/1969-Charger-RT-SE--440HP--Hemi-4-speed.html
I win the lottery. I will have my car back......
No, mine is not for sale. When people ask if it is, I tell them that I will consider all ridiculous offers. That usually ends the conversation.
I have been asked a few times that is when I tell them I've had it since 1970 and you can't buy history.
I ´ve been asked sevral times this summer, but that charger is a keeper and i would never sell it....
ive already ben asked a few times in the less than 4 months ive owned mine, but when i bought it i made the desision that i will own this car untill i can no longer enjoy it. so either i will be old and withered, disabled , or dead when somebody drags it from my bleeding hands. the only way to possibly remove it from my posesion before then would be a trade for a 74 in nicer condition. a 74 was my first true love and even tho the 72 looks almost the same, as does the interior when i drive it. so far it just doesnt feel the same when i drive it...most likely i will get used to it before such a trade comes along.
last weekend one of my closest friends (a female who does not understand the car thing) asked my girlfriend whom she is just getting to know what she thought of "that piece of junk in the driveway??"
My girlfriend (a mopar chick whose family owns somewhere around 30 classic mopars) replyed "I LOVE that fukin car!!" i guess my friend didnt realise my girlfriends upbringing. her father ,who says he has 20(im guessing that he has more that her mom doesnt know about) says that they are his retirement plann "fawk 401k" i am guessing that he will re do them one at a time after he retires, and live off the money he sells them for. i never really asked his planns but thats how i would do it. what better way than to spend your golden years tinkering with an endless number of classic mopars??
Quote from: volk68 on August 29, 2005, 05:16:13 PM
My car isn't for sale. Ever.
:iagree: :iamwithstupid: :iagree:
Volk68, don't take that center smiley personal- I was just DYING to use it!!! :devil:
Considering I wanted a '69 Charger for over twenty years, my "Mistress" isn't for sale. :eyes:
Bradley :icon_smile_approve:
my take is simple.my wife and i have owned our chargers since the 70's.if we sell them we will never have the chance to replace them.they both have that pristene sheetmetal that can only come from being stored inside for years.i redid mine in 1989 and started on hers in 2001.we're not rich but these cars hold a lot of magic memorys for us! so no we have no plans to sell!!!
Been there done that. Was selling mine a few weeks ago to a guy in Cali......strung me along for a week.
Went as far as opening another account to wire the $$ into.....then the guy emails me telling me he cant buy the car..."wife was giving me too much flack" (didnt even have the ball$ to call me and tell me)
The sheer joy on my kids faces when I told them "daddy is keeping the car" was all that I needed to get back to reality........
Never again!!........well almost never........unless someone throws the same # or better at me..... ;)
Quote from: 6T9_CHARGER_RT on September 07, 2005, 02:39:38 AM
Been there done that. Was selling mine a few weeks ago to a guy in Cali......strung me along for a week.
Went as far as opening another account to wire the $$ into.....then the guy emails me telling me he cant buy the car..."wife was giving me too much flack" (didnt even have the ball$ to call me and tell me)
The sheer joy on my kids faces when I told them "daddy is keeping the car" was all that I needed to get back to reality........
Never again!!........well almost never........unless someone throws the same # or better at me..... ;)
Sorry the deal fell through on your car....I totally understood what you were thinking but, got to admit I am glad to hear you are keeping it. :boogie: :boogie:
Only people encouraging me to sell my Charger are the people who want to BUY my Charger!! My wife and I have been through some hard economic times over the years and had to really sacrifice to get by , but the Charger was never for sale. Was offered 10 times what I paid for it 2 years after I bought it and turned it down. Benn offered stupid money for it lately by people who could actually afford it but .... not yet!!! Nothing like driving a Charger!! Got to get mine restored soon!! :yesnod: :yesnod: :yesnod:
Glad I am in good company guys. My car isn't as desireable as most of yours, but I love it. I have seen every nook and cranny a million times, but I never get tired of just looking at it, never mind driving it. Even at car shows I will sit and look at my car as if it wasn't even mine. If there is another there, I will give that equal time, but something feels good when you know you are driving a particular one home.
Quote from: JimShine on September 07, 2005, 12:37:32 PM
Glad I am in good company guys. My car isn't as desireable as most of yours, but I love it. I have seen every nook and cranny a million times, but I never get tired of just looking at it, never mind driving it. Even at car shows I will sit and look at my car as if it wasn't even mine. If there is another there, I will give that equal time, but something feels good when you know you are driving a particular one home.
:iagree: :iagree: :iagree: :2thumbs:
I currently have 5 Chargers,I have a 70 R/T SE 440 4 speed dana car,that I just put a 472 crate Hemi in,a 69 500,with a Daytona nose and wing on it,my 70 Charger R/T convertible that I built from a Satelite,and I have two 68 Chargers,one of which I am going to build with/for my son! While the prices are getting crazy,I have no interest in selling any of them! I suppose everything has its price! I'm still kicking myself for cars that I have sold in the past! Like most of us Mopar people who are true inthueists, I bought most of the eleven Mopars I own back when they were still affordable! I would'nt want to have to replace them at todays prices!
:o Wow Chris- I never thought you'd consider selling your Charger, after all the "sweat equity" you've put into it.
I'm glad you're holding on to what most of us- especially me, use for reference! :D
Bradley :icon_smile_approve:
I don't get hassled about selling this one. I had one that I got hassled about before and caved to the pressure and have regretted it ever since. I'd sell this one, but only AFTER getting something I like better to replace it. I'm not too sure my wife would let me get rid of it though.
Quote from: Afflyer on September 08, 2005, 02:07:43 AM
:o Wow Chris- I never thought you'd consider selling your Charger, after all the "sweat equity" you've put into it.
I'm glad you're holding on to what most of us- especially me, use for reference! :D
Bradley :icon_smile_approve:
I never thought I would even attempt to as well......when the DOH bandwagon came by, I listed it on ebay for a goof.....got some serious offers on her though. One serious enough to make me commit but like I said it fell through and I'm glad it did.....
I hear people talk about people throwing out offers for their cars. This has only happened to me a few times in the 17 years that I have owned the car. Its not as if mine is a weird color or full of bad workmanship so I wonder why I rarely get hassled?
I have no intention to sell it anyway. If I didn't have this car to tinker and play with, I'd be a mess.
Mine is not for sale ever. I have been offered over 4 times what I have into it. Yes, there are plenty of others out there much nicer but to this day I have never seen another R/T S.E. loaded with all of the options like mine has & the fact that I have had it since I was a teenager & it is still unrestored makes it priceless to me.
I have another Charger that I could also sell for probably 5-6 times what I have into it but I am not into this hobby for the money. I am into it for the love of American Musclecars (Mopars). Charger #2 is not going anywhere either after the fact that for my youngest Son's Birthday I handed him the title's to the second Charger & the Road Runner & asked him which one he wanted & he chose the Charger because he wanted to be like Dad. The look on his face & his reaction to me giving this to him made this one now priceless to me also. The Road Runner now belongs to my oldest Son who was just as happy & surprised. We are going to restore, show or race them all together over time.
I have had this Charger for 7 years now. Getting the 7 year itch. I would consider selling it soon.
I'm considering thinning the fleet, just because I have so many, and it's getting to be a lot to maintain them.
The plan is to ask plenty for them and keep whatever doesn't sell. If nothing sells I'll keep them all.
It is really interesting to read this 12 year old thread, the prices, the comments and the "no longer active" posters. I would be interested to hear what the original posters have to say today, with prices way beyond the 3x cost "stupid money" statement. Try 8-10 times cost if you bought it in 2005! Not knocking anyone, just commenting on how interesting the thread is.
Quote from: taxspeaker on September 06, 2017, 09:08:20 PM
It is really interesting to read this 12 year old thread, the prices, the comments and the "no longer active" posters. I would be interested to hear what the original posters have to say today, with prices way beyond the 3x cost "stupid money" statement. Try 8-10 times cost if you bought it in 2005! Not knocking anyone, just commenting on how interesting the thread is.
I was post #20 way back in 2005. I had a 73 Charger back then. Sold it in 2008, in 2010 I bought the 72 I have now. And I am ready to let it go. lol
I've had my Charger for about a year and a half now. I think I got a pretty good deal on it when I bought it ($25K for a driver quality 70 RT). I've had one serious offer for nearly double what I paid for it, but I'd rather have the car than the cash, just like the person who wants to buy it.
I know a few dudes who go through this every time they make it to a car show, some guy with deep pockets who "doesn't have the time" to build his own. I have one guy who's had his mustang over 10 years, ground up resto, nut and bolt everything, how do you even put a price on that invested time and money?
The equation goes like this ... 100k+ for the car + sentiment and time = a bit over half a million and you can driver her away now. Hahaha.
When it comes to family, unless they love it the same or at least have the same amount of passion they will only every view it as a large pile of money sitting in the garage.
I knew it was a old thread was I saw Jim Shine as the one starting it.
Money talks, the old cars are always for sale. My F-350 dually on the other hand, shes a keeper.
Is it a commodity or a lifestyle necessity? ;)
I was the last post in 2005....still have it! 20 years and going strong!
I wish I never sold my 1st car back in the late 70's & it was a 68 Charger, so the 68 Charger I own now for 6 years would be really hard for me to sell, when I am having a bad MS day I can walk out in the garage & see my car, it is very good therapy, even better is,, get in,fire up the 512,turn the ac on, get on I-10 west at 80 mph click on the overdrive & realize that life is still good. :yesnod:
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I have been thinking of selling one .
Not by the family but by quite a few people at cars shows or such
Years back when I had my Camaro, I had thoughts of some checkbook guy stepping up to buy mine....My thoughts were to how I'd take the money to build one that I liked better.
With my 70 Charger, I have it pretty much the way that I like it. To replace it with an identically built car would be silly.
I would consider selling mine, but only if I were to find my 68 from my high school days. And it would have to be for sale. :yesnod:
Nope.
TPR
Show-n-shines invariably result in inquiries ?
Best to just very politely say "NO, but Thanks for the interest"..... because there is no point explaining things ad nauseam..... until they realize it's beyond their potential budget ?
Otherwise, for those that are persistent in that "anything is For Sale for a Price".... it goes something like this:
"Nice Restoration, who restored it ?"
It's NOT restored
"HUH" ?
"Looks to be in great shape, nice body & paint, Vinyl Top looks great too, What was the original color and how much body work was done to get so straight for the Black paint" ?
It's originally a Black Car, one exterior only repaint in the 80's, all original sheet metal, NO rust or accidents, and btw the Vinyl top is original
"HUH" ?
"Hemi or 440 Magnum Engine ? and what's been done to the Engine" ?
It's the numbers matching factory original 440 Magnum, never rebuilt or touched, and still in great running condition.
"HUH" ?
"New Exhaust System" ?
Nope... factory Original Exhaust Pipes/System is still intact
"HUH" ?
"OH, then it's a survivor then" ?
Nope, was repainted in the 80's
"HUH" ?
and on.... and on....
Like I said.... Best to just say NO and enjoy the day ?
I had a guy tell me he had someone who'd buy mine for 85k, I would have to send him pics and stuff. I said well the car isn't for sale, but if the guy wants to look at it tell him to come by. im not gonna pursue a sell on my baby but if ENOUGH money was offered I might pull the trigger. Especially since for 85k I think I could replace mine pretty easily. but anyway never heard anything about it.
I mentioned to my wife should I sell it once and pay bills or whatever ? Her answer was if you sell your car you probably
Won't buy another and wish you never did no matter the money .
There's only one other car I want and it's not in my range - took me a long time to get this charger .
ever since I first got my charger in april 89 had people coming up to me wanting to know if its for sale or will you sell it , how much do you want , , in the early years ,girl friends at the time came out with comments along the lines of ! , its old & smelly & noisy , your always working on it ,you don't use it everyday .... then as the prices started to climb & the advent internet & ebays insane prices ,girlfriends, who knew about the charger , changed their reasoning f why I should sell ! from its old smelly noisy , to , look how much these are selling for , why don't you sell it , look how much their are worth , look what else you could buy with the money , or spend it on etc , or why do you want to keep it , why ? ... not always as direct as that , but you get the idea , also my dad & family members are sometimes starting to say ,why don't ya sell the charger ... but theirs is not money motivated why they are trying to convince me it would be a good idea to sell
Geez, does that ever sound like a wife I used to have.
Everything has a price.....when that dollar amount is offered, you will sell......you may have sellers remorse for a while, but that's life. Sooner or later we all have to pass along what we own.........after all we are just caretakers....you can't take it with you, so enjoy your Charger while you can
I only partially agree. We are all caretakers without question but I'm not so sure everything is for sale. I worked for a guy once who religiously believed that everything AND everyone was for sale. His attitude may have jaded me on the statement.
Quote from: wingcar on September 12, 2017, 08:07:31 AM
Everything has a price.....when that dollar amount is offered, you will sell......you may have sellers remorse for a while, but that's life. Sooner or later we all have to pass along what we own.........after all we are just caretakers....you can't take it with you, so enjoy your Charger while you can
For a Car guy's mindset that will probably
always have something in the way of old Car ? that's what I used to think... "Everything has a Price"
But now I'm just not so sure anymore ?
What I mean is this, if you can't replace it or get a better one for the Selling Price, even the stupid price.... what's the point in Selling ? (Unless you are getting OUT of Cars)
Without starting another hated WIW thread, and, as I have told a very few insistent potential Buyer's to do when being pressed on my "stupid" price....
Find me another example as a price comparable to "substantiate" why I should accept your lesser Offer I believe that's the fairest response to any further "negotiation" when pressed ?
I too used to think of everything as being "for sale". That thought comes from assuming that everyone will say "uncle" when a price offered reaches some silly point.
Maybe it would be more accurate to say --almost everyone can be coerced or bribed to part with something they have that is not for sale. :nana:
I like to keep stuff simple. When playing with the -meaning- of words to make a point happen--- there is no end to disagreement.
Example--I really like my 69 Coronet. I am not offering it "for sale". To me, that means it is NOT for sale. However, that does not mean it is NOT for buying. :icon_smile_wink:
Women that try to push their man to sell a car need a kick to the crotch.
* EXCEPT when the man spends all his money on the car when bills go unpaid, kids go hungry or the Wife is extremely sexy.
I couldn't ever sell mine. It has been part of the family since day one, is the 1st car I ever drove :icon_smile_big:,and will be handed off to the 3rd generation.
After I'd been care-taking the car for about 10 years I "let" my dad drive it again (he lifted before it shifted to 2nd) and afterwards told me to "never sell this car!" :2thumbs:
Quote from: BDF on September 12, 2017, 10:14:14 PM
I couldn't ever sell mine. It has been part of the family since day one, is the 1st car I ever drove :icon_smile_big:,and will be handed off to the 3rd generation.
After I'd been care-taking the car for about 10 years I "let" my dad drive it again (he lifted before it shifted to 2nd) and afterwards told me to "never sell this car!" :2thumbs:
To me, that is what these cars are all about. The Family heritage that is no lost with today's cars. Remember the days when everyone like neighbors or relatives bought or brought a new model home from work & the whole neighborhood had to come out to check it out. These days my whole block is full of Nissan, Toyota, Lexus, Acura, Hyundai crap cars & trucks.
I noticed something related to this.
I repainted my 70 in 2005, and again in 2015. Both times before the respray, the paint was 10 years old, and starting to look tired.
When it looked sort of beat, with dings and chipped paint is when I got all the offers to buy it. But immediately following reassembly, the offers stopped. I haven't had one person make a serious offer since I resprayed it in September of 2015. Not one.
But Between 2014-15, I must have had ten different offers. It had a dented rocker panel, and scratches and chips on every panel back then.
I don't know why that is. I assume people think it would be too expensive to buy the car with new shiny paint so they don't even bother?
Not that I would ever sell it anyway, it's just an observation.
Quote from: JR on September 13, 2017, 08:35:52 AM
I noticed something related to this.
I repainted my 70 in 2005, and again in 2015. Both times before the respray, the paint was 10 years old, and starting to look tired.
When it looked sort of beat, with dings and chipped paint is when I got all the offers to buy it. But immediately following reassembly, the offers stopped. I haven't had one person make a serious offer since I resprayed it in September of 2015. Not one.
But Between 2014-15, I must have had ten different offers. It had a dented rocker panel, and scratches and chips on every panel back then.
I don't know why that is. I assume people think it would be too expensive to buy the car with new shiny paint so they don't even bother?
Not that I would ever sell it anyway, it's just an observation.
I think that they are expecting to get it at a much cheaper price and then be able to do the work themselves cheaply. Neither one of their thoughts are really correct....
That makes sense Chad.
They're probably the same guys posting the "Cheap 69 Charger wanted" ads on Craigslist.
Its just funny how on/off the offers have been depending on how shiny the paint is. I'd bet if I plastidipped it flat black tomorrow the offers would start right back up. :icon_smile_big: