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I have had one success and one failure... Posted by Misplacedyankee [Email] (#1756) [Profile/Gallery] (more from Misplacedyankee) on Fri, 25 Jun 2004 08:34:02 In Reply to: long distance car purchasing, TML [Profile/Gallery] , Thu, 24 Jun 2004 19:45:40 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup |
On long distant trips -- I always keep my distance to 1 days drive time. I was buying a Viggen in Florida, flew there and found some paint work. I would have been ok with it and would have had it fixed because otherwise the car was OK, but they wouldn't drop the price as I had already left them no profit. I must have really left them no profit since I walked and they didn't do anything about it even drove me back to the airport. I was pissed they misrepresented this, but thats a risk I knew I took. When I got the airport all flights were booked or $1K plus -- walked over to the rental counter and drove a car one way (National has no one way charge) for $50 + gas. Sucked, but it was OK. A week later I flew another 1000 miles to buy the perfect Viggen. My wife wasn't happy about all this, but I got the Viggen I wanted for the price I wanted.
There are no guarantees. There are risks, but with risk can come rewards. Just be strong enough to walk away.
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_______________________________________ Current: 1999 Saab Viggen Other Saabs Owned: 2000 Saab 9-3 Viggen 2002 Saab 9-5 Aero Other Current Rides: 2015 MB GL63 AMG 2014 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Custom & Lifted 2011 Audi R8 V10 Spyder 6MT 2011 Bentley Supersports W12 2007 Honda CRV
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