Needing reassurance on purchase

[Rainer]

Great, glad to hear you're not feeling as bad about the car. I agree with the general consensus here. The initial bad taste the car left you with will fade as you roll up your sleeves and undo some of the shoddy work and do the car justice. It deserves it.

[Grusum]

Don't misunderstand, I'm still PI$$ED. It's just that a week has passed and I am finallyable to sleep at night. I have had lots of encouragement from here and at home. That doesn't take away the sour taste I have in my mouth. I feel as though I have been severely ripped off. Where the bulk of the blame lies is up to speculation. The point being is that I paid good money, in good faith (handshake deal-paid in full up front) and didn't get nearly the product that type of money would warrant. This was supposed to be a drive-enjoy-tinker(the small stuff) type of adventure, my dream car. It has turned into a financial nightmare, with the prospect of spending thousands more on a car I may never love.

[kwhizz]

I just hope I can get over the initial first impression to get up the will to start the project. BUT, if someone got marooned on a deserted island with an ugly woman, I bet it wouldn't be too many months before he had thoughts of jumping her anyway (or killing her and using her for bait, LOL)



Ken

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Don't misunderstand, I'm still PI$$ED. It's just that a week has passed and I am finallyable to sleep at night. I have had lots of encouragement from here and at home. That doesn't take away the sour taste I have in my mouth. I feel as though I have been severely ripped off. Where the bulk of the blame lies is up to speculation. The point being is that I paid good money, in good faith (handshake deal-paid in full up front) and didn't get nearly the product that type of money would warrant. This was supposed to be a drive-enjoy-tinker(the small stuff) type of adventure, my dream car. It has turned into a financial nightmare, with the prospect of spending thousands more on a car I may never love.

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Has the seller offered to reimburse you for what you feel may have been misrepresentations. The seller has made it sound like you and he have discussed that possibility.


Patrick

[Mr70]

Grusum wanted me to post these for him about the Car in question.

[Mr70]

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[SuperNovaSS]

Didn't you make the seller an offer to sell it to you off of Ebay? What was his reserve price? It seems like if you made an offer then you are the one who assigned the value to the car, not him. Also, if you bought it outside of EBay it is likely you did so to avoid the car going to a higher price than you paid. Is this correct? While this method may save you some money, it also leaves you vulnurable. I have learned a lesson from this one. It seems that this seller went further than most would to overstate some of the negatives about the car. I am not sure at this point whether it was to be ethical or protect his butt. Any input guys? Was the buyer ignorant about certain issues or dumb like a fox?


Jason

[Rainer]

Not to bust your chops any more Grusum, but in response to Jason's question I think that your lack of due diligence (or ignorance - Jasons's choice of words) resulted in your expectations not being met. I don't see it as the fault of the dealer, and trust me, I don't generally have a soft spot for classic car dealers. I read the description early on, and I think an effort was made to say essentially, "Hey, I think the car is nice, but you may not agree with me so come and look at it or send someone on your behalf." That's the cue you chose to overlook, and I think that most people who've bought classic cars recognize that doing so is very risky. If you feel that you've been severely ripped off, I don't think you have a right to blame the dealer. IMO you've severely overpaid for the car given its condition, and I understand your anger about that, but that blame rests with you.