"Ducky" (Ducky)
04/06/2014 at 19:26 • Filed to: None
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"Ducky" (Ducky)
04/06/2014 at 19:26 • Filed to: None | 2
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Guy with !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! calls me today and says "sorry, sold it out from under you without saying a word, go fuck yourself."
Not literally, of course, but might as well have. Meanwhile still zero interest in the Mustang. Sigh.
jkm7680
> Ducky
04/06/2014 at 19:40 |
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So you were going to buy the car, and he sold it even though he knew that?
Sn210
> Ducky
04/06/2014 at 19:42 |
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same thing happened to my father inlaw. He was going to buy this guys motorcycle, he had literally just went to the bank to get the finances in order when the guy called him to let him know that he traded it in instead. CL sucks.
Crocket Bernet
> Ducky
04/06/2014 at 19:46 |
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That is the inherent nature of craigslist.
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Ducky
> jkm7680
04/06/2014 at 20:21 |
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Yeah. Our schedules didn't line up this weekend or next week, so I said I'd be up to buy (roughly hour drive) next weekend.
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jkm7680
> Ducky
04/06/2014 at 20:23 |
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Man, that sucks. I'd at least check with you first.
awe46m3zcp
> Ducky
04/06/2014 at 20:28 |
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#1 rule of Craigslist, don't expect anyone to hold something for you (unless you gave a deposit).
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Ducky
> awe46m3zcp
04/06/2014 at 20:31 |
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nah i know, but it doesn't make this guy selling the cleanest, cheapest NA on cl out from under me any easier.
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Ducky
> jkm7680
04/06/2014 at 20:32 |
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it was some hopelessly old fucker in the villages. all his emails were in all caps and he couldn't hear me very well over the phone when he called.
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jkm7680
> Ducky
04/06/2014 at 20:35 |
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Haha, Judging by all that Betty Boop shit, I would expect an older guy.
revrseat70
> Ducky
04/06/2014 at 20:41 |
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I'll ship :)
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Ducky
> revrseat70
04/06/2014 at 20:45 |
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haha i saw your car man. gorgeous, absolutely stunning, but also totally out my price range :(
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revrseat70
> Ducky
04/06/2014 at 20:50 |
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Such is life... Appreciate the compliments! Good luck with your sale and purchase!
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Ducky
> revrseat70
04/06/2014 at 20:55 |
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you too dude.
sell that car to a good guy. in 40 years it's going to cross barrett jackson's block like '67 mustangs do today.
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revrseat70
> Ducky
04/06/2014 at 21:25 |
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You're not the first person to say that. Someday, I'll probably look back on it like my dad looks back on his ex '64, '67 GTO, and '69 Chevelle (his first three cars). I had planned on continuing to save to get a dd that's not a bike and keep this, throw some ITB's and a roll bar on it and enjoy it for years. But just like him, I'm not one for regret. I'd rather do what's best for me and my family now. I sincerely hope I see this car in 20/30 years either in my garage, or going across an auction block, or at a Cars & Coffee. I would love for the world to see a car that was built to run on gasoline that had the character and smile-factor of a British roadster, but ran great every time you turned the key. I lived off those stories from my dad, as a kid.
Axial
> Ducky
04/06/2014 at 21:37 |
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Well, at least they responded. I didn't get shit when I found that ZR-1, and found out it sold when I checked the Carfax again.
Philbert/Phartnagle
> Ducky
04/07/2014 at 01:26 |
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Polish those headlights, do a little touch up here and there and throw some better looking wheels on that Mustang and I'd bet it would sell faster. I've followed that advice successfully for years now. Somehow a nice set of wheels and attention to detail helps them sell everytime for me. Best of luck to you.
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Ducky
> Philbert/Phartnagle
04/07/2014 at 01:33 |
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yeah, i mean, i know you're right. these awful 3/6 whatever spoke wheels have been the worst part about the car since i've gotten it. any tips to pick up different wheels on the cheap?
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Philbert/Phartnagle
> Ducky
04/07/2014 at 01:37 |
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Mustang forums, salvage yard or.........CL (ducks after saying that to be safe).
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Ducky
> Philbert/Phartnagle
04/07/2014 at 01:41 |
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yeah, figured. the problem is those wheels and tires are some god awful 15" size, something like 245/55/15, so that's new wheels and new tires.
thanks for the tip though. i'll definitely look into scrapyards, i got one in mind.
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Philbert/Phartnagle
> Ducky
04/07/2014 at 02:42 |
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They're not hard to find in 15", it was the standard wheel size for most cars for many years. Look for some Welds, Jegs, Centerlines or any one of a dozen other wheel manufacturers. You can get Jegs 15" wheels for a pretty good price new even.
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Ducky
> Philbert/Phartnagle
04/07/2014 at 09:32 |
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These wheels and tires are on my local CL for $140. You think they're any better?
I'd keep my current tires to drive around on obv, swap em out when it's time to sell
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Philbert/Phartnagle
> Ducky
04/07/2014 at 13:09 |
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Yes, I think they are much better than the tri-bars. I'd either clean them up and polish them or repaint them the factory silver color.
