by "lone_liberal" (token-liberal)
Published 04/23/2017 at 19:50
by "lone_liberal" (token-liberal)
Published 04/23/2017 at 19:50
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STARS: 3
It’s a semi-regular occurrence for somebody to wander in to my parents’ garage while I’m working on my Camaro to ask if it’s for sale.
Personally, I think that is a little weird when somebody is obviously actively working on it. It would be a different story if it was sitting with no attention being paid to it but to interrupt me while I’m under the car seems a bit forward. Still, no harm no foul. Today’s snoop takes the cake in his offer for it, though. He seemed to think I should take his 15 year old Durango in a straight up swap. Now these dudes never offer market value (not that I’d take it anyway) but a busted-ass Camaro will always outrank a busted-ass Durango.
"Svart Smart, traded in his Smart" (svartsmart)
04/23/2017 at 19:58, STARS: 5
I can’t imagine entering someone’s house, including his garage, without some explicit or implied permission.
"My bird IS the word" (mybirdistheword)
04/23/2017 at 19:58, STARS: 2
So weird. “Is it for sale?” “ Does it have a sign?” “No.” “Then why on gods green earth would you think it’s for sale?”
I don’t have that problem, but I would get sarcastic as fuck with those people.
"lone_liberal" (token-liberal)
04/23/2017 at 20:07, STARS: 0
The guy today had what I assume is his wife in the Durango waiting while he talked to me too. I think what happens is that they drive by my parents’ house all of the time while my dad has the garage doors open and they see the fairly distinctive taillights and spoiler and they start wondering. Then they see me working on it and they see it as their opportunity. None of the ones I’ve talked to seem to know anything about 70-73 Camaros, only that it looks like a cool project car that they’d pay a couple of grand for.
"lone_liberal" (token-liberal)
04/23/2017 at 20:08, STARS: 2
Me either, but it happens to me 2-3 times a month once I start working on it.
"fintail" (fintail)
04/23/2017 at 20:09, STARS: 1
Back in the 90s, a kinder gentler time, my dad would sometimes knock on doors asking if an old car was for sale (although the cars were just sitting idle, not being worked on). He ended up buying a couple that way, it worked. Never really met an irritated owner, but more than a couple cars that were “not for sale” never received the work the owner said he’d do, sometimes vanishing once the owner went to the parking lot in the sky.
"yamahog" (yamahog)
04/23/2017 at 20:11, STARS: 1
we get that too... and once it was a door-to-door evangelical type.
"lone_liberal" (token-liberal)
04/23/2017 at 20:14, STARS: 2
Like I said, usually I’m in the no harm, no foul frame of mind, though I don’t really enjoy stopping what I’m in the middle of. Still, I don’t mind taking a break and shooting the shit with a car enthusiast even if most know a lot less about Camaros than they think they do. It’s the Durango swap idea that had me shaking my head this time.
"Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero" (sampsonite24)
04/23/2017 at 20:15, STARS: 4
“excuse me ma’am, do you have a moment for our Lord and savior Jesus H Camaro?”
"Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer" (smallbear94)
04/23/2017 at 20:19, STARS: 2
He’s lucky you didn’t have a Mustang
"Urambo Tauro" (urambotauro)
04/23/2017 at 20:41, STARS: 2
Yeah, the absence of a sign is key here. I mean, everything’s for sale... for the right price. But if you don’t see a FOR SALE sign, don’t expect to get a great deal. You’re gonna have have to make me want to sell it in the first place.
"My bird IS the word" (mybirdistheword)
04/23/2017 at 20:52, STARS: 1
They see a 70-73 Camaro and wonder if you are a sucker. Obviously you aren’t, it seems kind of insulting to me. Almost if working on it implied it was broken because of incompetence rather than being an old ass car.
"My bird IS the word" (mybirdistheword)
04/23/2017 at 20:54, STARS: 1
One of my favorite sayings: if you have to ask how much something is, you probably can’t afford it.
"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
04/23/2017 at 20:56, STARS: 0
Funny, that’s never happened with the RallyMetro :)
"lone_liberal" (token-liberal)
04/23/2017 at 21:03, STARS: 0
Well first they have to be able to SEE it. The Camaro has a slightly more “voluptuous” (big) ass so it’s more easily spotted ;)
"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
04/23/2017 at 21:15, STARS: 1
Yeah, that’s the problem... totally ;)
My wife would like it if the Metro became fully invisible. She was disappointed that it made it back home yesterday.
"fintail" (fintail)
04/23/2017 at 21:15, STARS: 1
Good point about the bad old days Durango, trade in value for one of those must be about the same as a couple tanks of gas. Surprised he didn’t ask if your Camaro had a hemi in it.
"sdwarf36" (sdwarf36)
04/23/2017 at 21:18, STARS: 1
That’s how I used to buy all my cars. Backyard shopping.
"gogmorgo - rowing gears in a Grand Cherokee" (gogmorgo)
04/23/2017 at 21:43, STARS: 0
My parents have apparently received the odd offer on my junk sitting in their driveway. One guy offer $3k on the Niva, which if it had happened at the right time (i.e. last summer/fall while it was in pieces and not running) I might have taken him up on it even though I’ve got more than that into it. But now that it’s running again the “price” that everyone has has shot up to around $10k.
"lone_liberal" (token-liberal)
04/23/2017 at 22:09, STARS: 1
When I told my wife the story the first thing that she asked was “But if he offered cash you would take it, right?”
"itranthelasttimeiparkedit" (itranthelasttimeiparkedit)
04/23/2017 at 22:26, STARS: 1
I have had probably 8-10 people do that in the last year for either my wagoneer or e30
"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
04/23/2017 at 22:33, STARS: 1
“Eerrrrmm ... yeah, sure ... what you said ...” *walks away whistling*
"Nothing" (nothingatalluseful)
04/23/2017 at 22:37, STARS: 1
Nobody has offered anything for the Cougar. Rarely do people know what it is. I’ve had someone tell me “nice Cuda” and another person that got out of their car, looked at the logo on the headlight, and said to his buddy “it’s a Jag”.
Not that I’d ever expect a realistic offer with a walk up offer, but I can’t say I wouldn’t be tempted,
"lone_liberal" (token-liberal)
04/23/2017 at 23:05, STARS: 0
Really? People don’t know Cougar tail lights? They are EXTREMELY distinctive! Maybe they know the Camaro from the general look of the rear since they built 2nd gens for so long?
"Nothing" (nothingatalluseful)
04/23/2017 at 23:10, STARS: 0
I did get followed one time to Lowes because the guy saw the tail lights. He followed just to chat about the car, then left. However, I definitely get more “what is it” questions than anything else.
"nermal" (nermal)
04/24/2017 at 08:58, STARS: 1
I’ve been approached while finishing up washing / waxing my truck by others wanting me to clean their cars next. Does that count?