Excited for a new car!
04-21-2011, 05:18 PM
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Excited for a new car! Today while I was on my lunch break an older man probably in his mid 60's or late 70's came up to me and said "Hey you know what your Camaro needs? It needs leather interior." I said "Yeah I know" and he said "Me & my wife have a 02 silver SS and about 1.5 years ago we got in a front end collision and it has been sitting in my driveway ever since so I'll sell you my whole interior for $600." I was thinking "I'm cool since that's average for interior." I asked him if he'll be fixing the car or selling the motor/trans. Then he said "If you come tomorrow I'll sell you the whole car for $XXX. The car is all original with factory Goodyear tires AND it only has 10,000 miles!!!!
I just gave him a call to confirm the deal and details and I'll be meeting him tomorrow around 5:30pm. He also said "I have the pink slip in hand and it's a clean title and we are the original owners. He said he didn't fix it because the frame is a little "tweaked". So I'm wondering if this is to good to be true and thinking "It might be some kind of scam". I know to look for the WU8 on the door sticker, but what else should I look for before paying him? He said "The only reason I'm giving you such a good deal is because I see you take care of your car and I can appreciate that."
He has only sold the TB off of his car. I hope everything checks out tomorrow and I bring it home. Since his is an 02 will this motor be a direct swap on my 99 or will I need his wires?
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I just gave him a call to confirm the deal and details and I'll be meeting him tomorrow around 5:30pm. He also said "I have the pink slip in hand and it's a clean title and we are the original owners. He said he didn't fix it because the frame is a little "tweaked". So I'm wondering if this is to good to be true and thinking "It might be some kind of scam". I know to look for the WU8 on the door sticker, but what else should I look for before paying him? He said "The only reason I'm giving you such a good deal is because I see you take care of your car and I can appreciate that."
He has only sold the TB off of his car. I hope everything checks out tomorrow and I bring it home. Since his is an 02 will this motor be a direct swap on my 99 or will I need his wires?
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Last edited by SSmokin99; 04-22-2011 at 11:42 PM.
04-21-2011, 06:29 PM
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So hes offering the whole car for 600? or how much? I mean if the wreck was bad enough to twist the frame it probable was a little more then a fender bender. And I would be curious as to why he didn't get it fixed from insurance, don't really make sense to have a basically new car with 10K miles and not have full coverage on it
04-21-2011, 06:50 PM
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I love my Cloth>Leather seats suck. Have take alot of care to keep them from cracking and in winter they get so cold. And then in summer there so hot.
Cloth is nice mine looks brand new after all these years. Just my 2 cents
Buy the whole car for cheap and part it out on here.
Cloth is nice mine looks brand new after all these years. Just my 2 cents
Buy the whole car for cheap and part it out on here.
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04-21-2011, 07:43 PM
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So hes offering the whole car for 600? or how much? I mean if the wreck was bad enough to twist the frame it probable was a little more then a fender bender. And I would be curious as to why he didn't get it fixed from insurance, don't really make sense to have a basically new car with 10K miles and not have full coverage on it
I love my Cloth>Leather seats suck. Have take alot of care to keep them from cracking and in winter they get so cold. And then in summer there so hot.
Cloth is nice mine looks brand new after all these years. Just my 2 cents
Buy the whole car for cheap and part it out on here.
Cloth is nice mine looks brand new after all these years. Just my 2 cents
Buy the whole car for cheap and part it out on here.
Will do and I'll update tomorrow...
04-21-2011, 08:23 PM
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F-body leather is not nice, it wears very poorly. I've had two with it, and two without it. I'd much rather have the cloth.
Sounds like a scam to me. First he wants $600 for just the interior, and then $600 for the whole car?
Sounds like a scam to me. First he wants $600 for just the interior, and then $600 for the whole car?
04-21-2011, 08:50 PM
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What I think would be "uncool" is if the car is a good deal and then you immediately turn around and sell it for a huge profit. Of course you'd have the right to do it, but somehow that wouldn't seem right.
04-21-2011, 09:49 PM
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Exactly my thoughts. When people get older, they buy stuff they THINK they want and later find out they really didn't need/want it, especially "toy" cars, motorcycles and boats. Sometimes they just want it gone to get rid of the memory of the mistake of buying it, and if they see someone who is "worthy" of taking it, I guess they consider it a good deed done.
What I think would be "uncool" is if the car is a good deal and then you immediately turn around and sell it for a huge profit. Of course you'd have the right to do it, but somehow that wouldn't seem right.
What I think would be "uncool" is if the car is a good deal and then you immediately turn around and sell it for a huge profit. Of course you'd have the right to do it, but somehow that wouldn't seem right.
That is the way life goes and if he can roll it over and make some $$ more power to him... Capitolism at it's best.... As long as he parts it out for a fair market value price I think it is great
Wish I ran up on this deal...EDIT: BTW I love my leather and will be replacing my torn driver panel in the next month... 13 years and 114K and it has worn well..
