The Useless East Canada thread!
I have a lesson in the form of a story, about how not to buy a car.
This guy shows up with his gf, to look at my AWD Turbo Talon, for which the asking price is $1500.
He points out to me that there's a small crack in the windshield (top corner, not a problem for passing safety), that one of my mirror moulding is damaged, and that the paint is not in very good shape. Then he goes on about how the car has been lowered (barely), and how it'll eat tires, and he has to spend a lot of money to get it aligned properly. Then he starts on how the timing cover is missing, and how important it is, and how the engine can be severely damaged if a rock were to hit the belt???
So then, I say, okay, how much do you think to fix each of those things?
He tells me:
Windshield $400, alignment is another 150, and then he has to pay for cert & e.
I say, okay, lets not forget another 100 bucks for the fender, 50 bucks to get the mirror housing replaced (can get a whole mirror for that) and another 30-50 bucks for a timing cover.
At this point he starts looking at me weird. And then I say, so $4000, minus all that stuff you mentioned, comes out to $3250, so you now get to pay $3250 instead of $1500 like I asked. Because these are all imperfections, and a perfect car would go for about 4 grand. Next time you want to comment on minor issues with a car being sold well below market value, I suggest you STFU and just take the sweet deal.
Then I told him to leave.
This guy shows up with his gf, to look at my AWD Turbo Talon, for which the asking price is $1500.
He points out to me that there's a small crack in the windshield (top corner, not a problem for passing safety), that one of my mirror moulding is damaged, and that the paint is not in very good shape. Then he goes on about how the car has been lowered (barely), and how it'll eat tires, and he has to spend a lot of money to get it aligned properly. Then he starts on how the timing cover is missing, and how important it is, and how the engine can be severely damaged if a rock were to hit the belt???
So then, I say, okay, how much do you think to fix each of those things?
He tells me:
Windshield $400, alignment is another 150, and then he has to pay for cert & e.
I say, okay, lets not forget another 100 bucks for the fender, 50 bucks to get the mirror housing replaced (can get a whole mirror for that) and another 30-50 bucks for a timing cover.
At this point he starts looking at me weird. And then I say, so $4000, minus all that stuff you mentioned, comes out to $3250, so you now get to pay $3250 instead of $1500 like I asked. Because these are all imperfections, and a perfect car would go for about 4 grand. Next time you want to comment on minor issues with a car being sold well below market value, I suggest you STFU and just take the sweet deal.
Then I told him to leave.
Originally Posted by Reality350
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Originally Posted by IVRY PRL
I have a lesson in the form of a story, about how not to buy a car.
This guy shows up with his gf, to look at my AWD Turbo Talon, for which the asking price is $1500.
He points out to me that there's a small crack in the windshield (top corner, not a problem for passing safety), that one of my mirror moulding is damaged, and that the paint is not in very good shape. Then he goes on about how the car has been lowered (barely), and how it'll eat tires, and he has to spend a lot of money to get it aligned properly. Then he starts on how the timing cover is missing, and how important it is, and how the engine can be severely damaged if a rock were to hit the belt???
So then, I say, okay, how much do you think to fix each of those things?
He tells me:
Windshield $400, alignment is another 150, and then he has to pay for cert & e.
I say, okay, lets not forget another 100 bucks for the fender, 50 bucks to get the mirror housing replaced (can get a whole mirror for that) and another 30-50 bucks for a timing cover.
At this point he starts looking at me weird. And then I say, so $4000, minus all that stuff you mentioned, comes out to $3250, so you now get to pay $3250 instead of $1500 like I asked. Because these are all imperfections, and a perfect car would go for about 4 grand. Next time you want to comment on minor issues with a car being sold well below market value, I suggest you STFU and just take the sweet deal.
Then I told him to leave.
This guy shows up with his gf, to look at my AWD Turbo Talon, for which the asking price is $1500.
He points out to me that there's a small crack in the windshield (top corner, not a problem for passing safety), that one of my mirror moulding is damaged, and that the paint is not in very good shape. Then he goes on about how the car has been lowered (barely), and how it'll eat tires, and he has to spend a lot of money to get it aligned properly. Then he starts on how the timing cover is missing, and how important it is, and how the engine can be severely damaged if a rock were to hit the belt???
So then, I say, okay, how much do you think to fix each of those things?
He tells me:
Windshield $400, alignment is another 150, and then he has to pay for cert & e.
I say, okay, lets not forget another 100 bucks for the fender, 50 bucks to get the mirror housing replaced (can get a whole mirror for that) and another 30-50 bucks for a timing cover.
At this point he starts looking at me weird. And then I say, so $4000, minus all that stuff you mentioned, comes out to $3250, so you now get to pay $3250 instead of $1500 like I asked. Because these are all imperfections, and a perfect car would go for about 4 grand. Next time you want to comment on minor issues with a car being sold well below market value, I suggest you STFU and just take the sweet deal.
Then I told him to leave.
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SOo as much as I hate politics how can you not follow whats going on with Russia and the world.. pretty interesting stuff.. ....world go boom
hope it dont go boom before I get my car
hope it dont go boom before I get my car
I really like cheese, not sure about the rest of you.
Normally, I prefer the fancier imported cheeses. I love emmental, jarlsberg, and a couple of others that I can't remember the names of right now.
Normally, I prefer the fancier imported cheeses. I love emmental, jarlsberg, and a couple of others that I can't remember the names of right now.
Oh yea, you know what's awesome? I'm taking Friday off!
That means I get a 4 day weekend. And I'm hitting up Mandarin buffet for lunch on Friday.
Aaah, it's been so long. Back when I was an unemployed student, my friends and I would go there pretty often for lunch. I guess that's how I got fat lol.
That means I get a 4 day weekend. And I'm hitting up Mandarin buffet for lunch on Friday.
Aaah, it's been so long. Back when I was an unemployed student, my friends and I would go there pretty often for lunch. I guess that's how I got fat lol.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not one of those people that thinks Mandarin is chinese food. I usually go to Asian Legend or Congee Wong when I want chinese.
Mandarin, is like.. all you can eat BBQ. I just camp out the grill, and nick all the grilled chicken and steak. I also rape the shrimp pretty hard.
Mandarin, is like.. all you can eat BBQ. I just camp out the grill, and nick all the grilled chicken and steak. I also rape the shrimp pretty hard.
All the other patrons hate my guts. You know how when you reach your turn at the grille, you pick up the tongs, and take one or two pieces?
I load the whole thing onto my plate Everyone after has to wait for the guy to cook the next batch. Muahaha.
I load the whole thing onto my plate
Everyone after has to wait for the guy to cook the next batch. Muahaha.
I lol'd pretty hard at that. Only the guy is pretty fat. Much more so than I was when I used to go to Mandarin a lot. And I was pretty fat back then.
That never made sense to me, seeing all these people buying bad-*** cars to get a lot of attention, but they're like... massively fat!
There was this guy in a "Bulitt" edition green Stang that was weaving on the highway, and he gave me a "I'll smoke you" kinda dirty look and then took off.
He was like... FOUR of me! And I'm not exactly Hock's JDM twig
That never made sense to me, seeing all these people buying bad-*** cars to get a lot of attention, but they're like... massively fat!
There was this guy in a "Bulitt" edition green Stang that was weaving on the highway, and he gave me a "I'll smoke you" kinda dirty look and then took off.
He was like... FOUR of me! And I'm not exactly Hock's JDM twig