Ferrari Mailing List: Re: After-action report on 2007 F430

[philville (philville]

Larry
You have no idea......in the past 45 years I have seen Rallye clocks 
dissapear...tool kits worth at the time thousands of $'s dissappear, I have 
seen, wheel swaps engine swaps....money brings out the worst........and this 
has only been with Ferrari.
Phil
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Philip A Tegtmeier
39 Churchill Drive 
Elverson Pa 19520
610.525.8949
philville [at] dejazzd.com

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---- LarryT <l02turner [at] comcast.net> wrote: 
> Good point IMHO - I can see some sellers replacing the radio with a lesser 
> model!
> 
> LarryT
> 
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> --------------------------------------------------
> From: <Britt2Asa [at] aol.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 03, 2010 8:42 AM
> To: "Larry Turner" <l02turner [at] comcast.net>
> Cc: <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
> Subject: Re: [Ferrari] After-action report on 2007 F430
> 
> >
> >
> > 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
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