1 too many in the family

[siteunseen]

2 hours ago, S30Driver said:

Sorry Cliff, I must vote for the Camry to go ....

Just don't go out until its cooler.  

Camrys are a dime a dozen.  That may be the thing to do.

 

[cbuczesk]

Don't get rid of any of them. Add on to the garage! :-) I know what you're saying. Having 4 (or 19) cars takes up a lot of your time. I'd probably let the 280Z go if I had to choose.

Chuck

 

[Tomcat]

I might like to adopt the red one ... what year is it? It would be going to a good Alabama home if that is important to you.

[SteveJ]

Cliff,

Didn't you listen to us? Sell the 280Z!

https://gadsden.craigslist.org/cto/5713085960.html

[cbuczesk]

31 minutes ago, SteveJ said:

Cliff,

Didn't you listen to us? Sell the 280Z!

https://gadsden.craigslist.org/cto/5713085960.html

That's an easy fix. Let's flag his ad!

Chuck

 

[siteunseen]

The 280 was like my high school car and my first car motor rebuild. Zero rust and I wouldn't hesitate driving it to Zcon in Canada. I prefer 240s but a 280 is a little more comfortable to drive. They're better long distant road trip cars and I'm planning on driving the Blues Highway in Mississippi this fall or winter. Plus being a grease monkey like I am that white interior has to go.

[SteveJ]

2 hours ago, siteunseen said:

The 280 was like my high school car and my first car motor rebuild. Zero rust and I wouldn't hesitate driving it to Zcon in Canada. I prefer 240s but a 280 is a little more comfortable to drive. They're better long distant road trip cars and I'm planning on driving the Blues Highway in Mississippi this fall or winter. Plus being a grease monkey like I am that white interior has to go.

All I see on my screen is "Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah." 

[siteunseen]

Eddie Radatz girlfriend said y'all were having a 25th anniversary meeting tonight.  Another club member also inquired about my "blah, blah, blah".  Thanks for joining me up with your club. 

[siteunseen]

I've got a guy wanting my phone number and says he'll pay me $8,000 and I'm only asking $6,950.  I google his phone number and it comes up Ontario.  What's his angle here, I can "conversate [sic]" just as well through email.  I don't get it, are there Nigerian princes in Ontario?

[Namerow]

Maybe he meant $8000 Canadian dollars (which would be roughly $6K US)?

On the other hand, it's hard to find a good, rust-free S30 in these parts.  You and your cars offer a degree of being 'pre-vetted' and US $7000 isn't an extreme price.  This guy may be just trying for a knock-out bid so that he can bypass many of the unknowns that are usually part of shopping for and buying a rust-prone type of car from a distance.  I'd take the chance and hear him out.  Maybe keep it to email, though, until you get a better feel for what he's about.  We have just as many scam artists here in Ontario as there are in any other part of the world.

[siteunseen]

He lives in an apartment and his lan-line number has the exact toll free number.  He starts the email by saying "listen close" that scares me a little, I worked for an attorney's office doing collections.  I have a feeling for scams. 

[Tomcat]

Tell him if he'll send you $700 Western Union that you'll hold it for 72 hours for him to get down here in person (... just don't give him *any* financial information or personal information and make up a name. I suggest "Iyainta Dumaz"). I had a guy that said he was in Arizona try to get me to send him money like that to hold a car. Turns out he didn't even have a Z ... he had just copied the pictures and description from another legitimate ad and posted it on Craigslist. I found the real ad posted at a car dealership ... same car down to the license plate. If your guy is a scammer, he'll wonder if he's dealing with another scammer! Personally, I would talk to the guy just to yank him around a bit ... maybe offer to go into business with him. I've had two instances looking to buy a Z where the deal was too good to be true and ... double-duhhh ... it wasn't true!

On the other hand, I bought my Z out of Austin Texas "siteunseen" and had it shipped to Alabama without ever meeting the owner. I felt pretty good that he was legit because he held the car for me for over a month and wouldn't take a deposit even though I offered one several times. 

Edited August 5, 2016 by Tomcat