We are selling our used minivan and I am still perfecting the art of telling insulting potential car buyers to politely go to H3LL.
I've had numerous callers who immediately offer less, sometimes half our asking price. How can you make an offer on a car you've never seen? Maybe the car you're thinking of doesn't have an engine?
If all you have to spend on a car is $4000, why are you looking at car that is priced 30% higher? How is, how much money you have to spend, OUR Problem? Do I go into the grocery store and tell them, "Gee, all I have is a dollar for this 3 dollar loaf of bread?" I DON'T Think So!!!
Don't call it Transmission OIL, Moron, it's called Transmission Fluid.
And yes, I have every receipt for this well maintained car because I transport the most precious cargo of all, my family and friends in it!! I know the concept of maintaining your car properly can be strange and foreign to some folks, But just like for people, same thing for cars, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, or in this case, being stranded and a Big repair bill.
Please don't tell me a car with 10,000 miles per year is "High Mileage". Do your research and go bother somebody else who needs this nonsense!
Thank you, I feel better now.
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Let.it.out.Martha!
Those morons. Whew...I feel better :)
Yup. Let it out!
well..car buyers are always fussy..don't worry..
Sounds like they were looking for a Clunker.
I'd get mad too. I even get mad at garage sales where I price our stuff practically for free and that happens.
Eeek. Not the kind of people I would want to meet. Imagine how they take care of their cars!
You tell 'em!
Yes, hello, I'd like to buy your minivan for $500. But only if you have all the service records, detailed records of every place the car has been, and the car has less than 5000 miles and is still under warranty. Oh, and I don't really like the color - could you have it painted? :)
My husband is trying to sell my car on craigslist, and someone keeps flagging the ad for removal.
The only thing more annoying than trying to sell a car is trying to sell a house.
Martha you are so real and so friggin funny! It's best to vent with humor. You tell em'!!!
Please don't hold back, Martha! LOL! Very funny post and it does a body good to vent!
Living it up at Lakewood,
Cindy
its kind of like when you go to a garage sale and people try to haggle with you over a price, sometimes its worth it to deal,sometimes it isn't worth it to deal. In your case, I'm sure you did some checking on car values and you set your price on that as well as the condition of the vehicle, etc. I think peopel need to take that into consideration and at least look at the car first before they discuss prices. And I don't think 10,000 is considered high mileage. I had heard 'rule of thumb' was like 1,000 miles a month so you are definitely below that at 10,000.
good luck selling it
and then would you like to buy a used Cadillac? My son is trying to sell his :)
betty
I, oddly enough, was having a dream about selling my car last night. It was torturous. JUST like it always is. *sighs*
10,000 miles = high millage... wow! are ya kidding me?
don't take ANY of their crap!!
my husband sells cars for a living. People are always like that!
There are a lot of clueless wonders out there..... amazing.
Were they all men by any chance? Sounds the same the world over but don't be affraid to say what you think!! LOL made me laugh :)
hahaha! You make me laugh. Well said.
I think people automatically assume you are part of the economic recessions casualties that are willing to take the pennies on the dollar rather than wait on the whole dollar.
Patience is a virtue.
You should jokingly take it to a car show and see how many offers you get after winning the one and only minivan in the hot rod car show prize! =)
Ooooh, I just saw areyoukiddingme offer 500.00 I would like to up that by $1.00 please. $501.00....is this an auction? =)
and all records not needed by me. =)
People are totally ridiculous sometimes, aren't they?? I'm sorry they are swarming around you right now.
DH and I just bought our first minivan last weekend. I must say, I'm still coming to terms with it. I'm not really a minivan person. When I post about it (as soon as I can get around to taking a picture) please offer hope that I'll learn to love it. :)
Thanks for your comment. I am about to sell my car--is this what I should expect? Nightmare! xoxo
people are indeed so annoying when you are trying to sell things xxxxx
people are indeed so annoying when you are trying to sell things xxxxx
You are the owner, the expert on the car.
Sometimes others feel they know more...but less.
Buying and selling cars can b such a nightmare! I'm sorry!
I used to put 36,000 miles/year on my car as a caseworker. Now, THAT's high mileage.
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