Date:         Thu, 20 Jan 2011 11:18:47 -0800
Reply-To:     Rob <becida@COMCAST.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Rob <becida@COMCAST.NET>
Subject:      Re: first time buyer
In-Reply-To:  <4D3857A0.1060207@cox.net>
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I'll answer questions, I'll point out what's wrong right up front but
that's about it. I have stopped dealing with someone once because I
tired of the questions, take it to a mechanic if you're not sure...
I sold a '79 Westy to a couple from Portland, I was up front about
it, advised them to get a Bentley, join the type2 list and get a
local mechanic (when they bought it)... about the 3rd time the guy
called me because of something I was thinking I'd made a mistake...
FWIW I was able to help him over the phone each time and he did stop calling.

Get the best you can, get it ready to camp & go have fun!

Rob
becida@comcast.net




At  1/20/2011 07:41 AM, mark drillock wrote:
>It is all a matter of degree and he said he would give that buyer the
>boot so you would be walking already. Some buyers know almost nothing
>about cars in general and even less about Vanagons in particular. I
>would give the boot as well to someone like that who I could tell was
>working from a canned list of questions as their basis for otherwise
>ignorant buying. They should not buy a 20-30 year old vehicle and I
>would generally decline to be the one who sold them one. Some people
>would use such a list as a basis for trying to reduce the price.
>Depending on the circumstances those people would likely get the boot
>from me as well unless they uncovered a real issue that I was unaware of
>and hadn't already allowed for. Every one of our vintage vehicles has
>things wrong with it to one degree or another. I would not pretend
>otherwise to a buyer. A buyer who expected wholly unrealistic perfection
>should also expect to pay unrealistically as well. Like GoWesty vehicle
>buyers perhaps?
>
>Mark
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>Dave Mcneely wrote:
>>With all due respect, someone looking to buy a vehicle is looking
>>to take a great risk.  That person does not usually know the
>>seller.  this is his or her chance to get to know the vehicle.  A
>>seller who does not want to answer questions or help the
>>prospective buyer get to know the vehicle is one from whom a buyer
>>would be well advised to walk away.  "Trust me" is the most
>>dangerous advice ever given by a vehicle seller to a prospective
>>buyer.  Sorry Dave, but I would always walk from a seller with the
>>attitude you've expressed.
>>
>>McNeely
>>
>>---- David Vickery<david_vickery@YAHOO.COM>  wrote:
>>>Al, If someone shows up with a list like that, they would get the
>>>boot.  I am the kind of person you want to buy a van from but my
>>>patience would be exhausted with that level of questioning from a newbie.