Re: After-action report on 2007 F430 | <– Date –> <– Thread –> |
From: E M (pokiebaron![]() |
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Date: Wed, 3 Feb 2010 07:12:07 -0800 (PST) |
I'd be sure to write in the memo section of the cheque, payment in full for Ferrari 430, along with the VIN if I could. Even so, I'm probably still not brave enough to leave a $140,000 cheque on someones desk. Then again, guys like me always end up paying too much. lol Ed 911SC On 3 February 2010 08:42, <Britt2Asa [at] aol.com> wrote: > > > I fully believe in Ken pricing but what would happen if the dealer took > your check, deposited it, and then claimed it was a down payment for the > car > or a substantial deposit? I would worry about a scum bag dealer (over here > in the UK at least) taking the money but still asking for more. It > would/could be a real hassle to get your money back.. > > Am I alone in wondering this? With a private seller I would never pay > without having the car papers in my hand the second I handed over the > money. > Lots of things can disappear from a car if you buy it and don't take it > with > you...books, car cover, tools, receipts, ect. > > Maybe I am just less trust worthy than you guys. If I screw the price down > (which I do) I don't want to leave the car with the vendor for one second > because if they feel they didn't get as much as they wanted they might try > to make the money back some other way. > > Thoughts? > > Britt > > Once I bought a pickup. It was a new model, and the huge dealer only had > two in on the vast lot, out of literally a thousand cars baking in the hot > Texas sun. All those units sitting there making interest for the local > bank > on the floor plan. They wanted $32,000. I offered $28,000. Nope. > > The salesman started into his time worn, hours-long routine. I stopped > him. Wrote out a check for $28,000 and dropped it on the desk. "If your > manager changes his mind give me a call" I said, "Cash it or tear it up. > I'm > going home to dinner" (it was after work). And I left. > > Took me 30 minutes to drive to the house. The phone rang as I was pulling > up the driveway. > > There are lots of 430s out there. Will this work for Jim? I don't know. > But if anyone has the cojones to drop a $140,000 check on the guy's desk > and > walk out I think Conforti does. Forget that they are assholes, they have a > clock in their head and every time the phone rings they wonder if the bank > is calling. > > Besides it is too much fun to watch the look on the guy's face when you > actually leave. > > the kenverine > > > > > > BR in the UK > 1986 328GTS (LHD 89,940km) Died August 19, 2006 Shrewsbury UK > 1980 400i (RHD 74,000 miles) > Searching for the right 512TR > 2003 BMW 530d > 2009 BMW 320d > 1991 Alfa Spider S4 LHD > 1993 Alfa Spider S4 LHD > 1985 Fiat X/19 Bertone > _________________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe or modify your subscription options, please visit: > http://lists.ferrarilist.com/mailman/options/ferrari/pokiebaron%40gmail.com > > Sponsored by BooyahMedia.com > and F1 Headlines > http://www.F1Headlines.com/ >
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Re: After-action report on 2007 F430 Paul K Rentiers, February 3 2010
- Re: After-action report on 2007 F430 Larry B, February 3 2010
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- Re: After-action report on 2007 F430 jashburne, February 3 2010
- Re: After-action report on 2007 F430 E M, February 3 2010
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Re: After-action report on 2007 F430 Michael James, February 3 2010
- Re: After-action report on 2007 F430 E M, February 3 2010
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Re: After-action report on 2007 F430 Paul K Rentiers, February 3 2010
- Re: After-action report on 2007 F430 Hans E. Hansen, February 3 2010
- Re: After-action report on 2007 F430 LarryT, February 4 2010
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