A Bird in the Hand
Yes. I'm selling it. Geordie Glass, the guy who sold me the car, lied to me. It's rather depressing actually. He seemed really trustworthy, and I even googled him and confirmed that he had the job he said he did. I had this idea that, if he was telling the truth about that, and if I could track him down if need be, he'd be honest about other things. But an odometer simply doesn't stop working the very moment that you sell it, and the windshield start leaking at the first rainfall after the sale. Even more depressing is the idea that someone who works to heal people for a living would so blatantly lie. Sure, maybe that's the real world. But then I'm depressed that I'm so easily fooled. I bought this car a month and a half ago on Craig's list, and the guy lied
to me. I therefore have to resell it, at a loss, as is, for parts, and be honest
with the problems with it.
Grey 95 T-Bird, V8 Engine, 158,000 miles. But the odometer is broken,
so it could be more than that. Power doors and windows and seats, with the
driver's side seat controls attached but falling off. Front blinkers, licence
light, and reverse lights do not work, due to a wiring issue. Gas mileage
approximately 16 mpg. Leak all along the front of the interior, due to an
improper windshield seal. Windshield needs to be replaced. Rear brakes nearly
completely shot and rotting off- currently the front brakes take 90% of the load
and it has about a month of safe driving left on it.
Still interested? :-) Mechanic tells me it's got good parts on it still.
Yeah. Turns out it will cost $1,000 to replace the odometer. $350 for the
windshield. $600 for the brakes. No idea how much for the blinkers, but a lot. I
already put in $100 for taxes and registration, $70 for new oil and windshield
wipers, and $50 to fix the muffler. After paying $800 for the car itself. It's
just not going to be worth keeping it.
Comments
Nice idea on the project car. I'll add that to the ad.
Good news, is I priced motor scooters today. If I can get the $500, I can put that into a downpayment on a scooter, 1/4 the scooter price, and pay it at $50/month at 5% interest. There's a scooter place right near my house.
I've gotten one hit so far- a woman writing to ask me to accept her cashier's check and send the difference to her shipping company to ship it to SF. It was funny, as it was almost by-the-book warnings on what a scam is when selling on Craig's List.
I read that when buying a used car, you should always ask to take it to your mechanic before purchase. If they don't let you, don't buy it. I'm sorry the car didn't work out for you, and glad that you have another solution.
I *almost* suggested your car to my frind Bill who just arrived back in Seattle after much time overseas. He needs ajob first before getting a car, and somehow I didn't think that would be a good project for him. He'd rather spend his time making puppets. He's been back in Seattle a week and already hates public transit.
Something I used when buying my used car was "Car Fax." It's a service where you type in the car's VIN, and it tells you about any accidents it's been in and any time major work has been done on it. (that includes mileage, etc.). It does cost...$8 or so per search, but you can get unlimited use for a month for $30, I think. Not bad considering the savings of a reliable car.
I hope a new one pops up soon. Sorry for the long comment. :) Happy Tgiving.
--mum
Why on earth would you pay to replace the odometer? Use hand signals for turns. Buy a raincoat. Quit whining.
You write that I am not sharp, as I took it to a mechanic after I bought it. Do you realize you have effectively just admitted to your deceit? And I think you are suffering from a further misaprehension. What is listed in the ad is not what I am complaining about, as much as being completely honest in selling the car. I realize that you have difficulty in understanding this approach.
As you well know, a raincoat would not help, as the leak, when raining was far too intense, and flooded everything. Though you didn't mention that, you will be happy to know I was completely honest with the guy I sold the car to months ago, whose brother was a mechanic, and was optimistic about being able to make the extensive repairs on the car himself. Though I sold the car for a loss, I am happy that my integrity remained intact. I would encourage you to rethink the way you engage in business dealings. I think this would go a long way to being able to engage in future business transactions.