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@Alan Merklin this one might be for you 
The seller sounds like someone we know.
@Michael McKelvey posted:The seller sounds like someone we know.
Maybe he took someone’s advice to cut his losses and move on.
Hey guys, don't be mean. The guy got hurt. I don't think he deserved that.
He tells you the car is terrible and then asks you for $19,000?
I wasn't trying to be mean, BUT, in this day and age of overly sensitivity and not being able to handle the truth, I guess one could see it that way. (I could add another movie clip, but I won't)
If he can't get over the bitterness and is unable to sort the car himself, then selling and getting something else is the best thing he can do. A man has GOT to know his limitations.
Good luck.
Nuff said.
Ed, mean has nothing to do with it. If this is the "guy"; he did not know what he was buying. Many see the bling and have no concept of the mechanics. The expectation of buying a "New Replica" that it is similar, in any way, to buying a Detroit built by the millions car has only fooled himself.
I wonder if he ever checked the brake fluid in anything...not a big deal.
He made the right choice to sell the car. We've had discussions about how big the "tent" is. It's not really that big. Those of us who have been in this expensive hobby, for a while, know that if you can't fix it yourself you better have lots of money. The bling gets people who should be driving "REAL" cars.
What Carlos said; "a man's got to know his limitations"
You know that
Just my humble opinion
Wow that may be the worst advertising I have ever seen for any car ever. Not piling on but there has to be a better way to say the car needs some sorting. Directly from his ad : "This was built in Scottsdale Arizona three years ago by people that do not know how to assemble Speedsters replicas. This is a garage queen and should not really be driven on the roads but maybe around the block in your neighborhood."
SMH
I guess he followed my advice.
Have we considered the possibility that our friend may not want or need to sell the car? I always assume that when somebody is acting against their stated goal (selling a car with a "for sale" ad, in this instance), there is something else at work.
This is an ad in the Phoenix Craigslist. It may very well be designed to be an embarrassment to the builder who is from Scottsdale.
If that's not it, it's the most bit of ad copy I've ever seen.
Either way, $19K is a steal.
8000 miles on the odometer is twice what I've got. Someone has been driving this around the block quite a bit. Still sounds like a good deal.
@Stan Galat posted:Have we considered the possibility that our friend may not want or need to sell the car?
ha. That’s what I thought when I saw the non-numbers matching 356 in Marin on CL for $385k. It’s like they had to show the effort, but didn’t really want to see it go.
@Ryan (formerly) in NorCal posted:ha. That’s what I thought when I saw the non-numbers matching 356 in Marin on CL for $385k. It’s like they had to show the effort, but didn’t really want to see it go.
Is that like when people call employers looking for a job just to prove to unemployment that they're actually looking for one? You know, just to stay on unemployment?
Stan, my wife works that reverse psychology on me all the time...sometimes it works:<
The Craigslist ad is definitely just a platform to knock Vintage AZ, and to further share his displeasure with the car. I e-mailed him a few days ago and haven’t heard back. I’d buy it for 19k.
I'm in the same boat...I emailed from the CL ad and can be to his house in about 20 minutes based on the CL location to buy it also. PM'd him here as well, but no response.
@SteveinAZ posted:I'm in the same boat...I emailed from the CL ad and can be to his house in about 20 minutes based on the CL location to buy it also. PM'd him here as well, but no response.
@JPC People want to buy your car.
I don’t have any need to buy it as I have a new build getting finished, but for 19k it would be fun to tinker with. If he will sell it to you Steve, go for it. Based on his previous posts I don’t think he has any intention of selling.