Brass is Best Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 Has anybody else noticed this? How come car for sale ads that state, "No Disappointments" or "You will not be disappointed" are always the ads that disappoint the most. They are always the ones where just by looking at the first picture you can see so many problems that you would never want to own the car. I have always wonder if I should call the seller and let them know I am already disappointed. But I never do. 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angelfish Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 It's the same people who call talk shows and say "I'll keep this short." 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Harwood Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 They are ALL disappointments. It's their nature. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty Roth Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 Kind of like when somebody interrupts you by saying "I don't mean to interrupt"? Do they really believe you won't become aware of their cars flaws, or do they think you're expecting the worst, and that their car is a bit better? No - just hoping you are not as aware as you should be. Let the Buyer Beware ! 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angelfish Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 Keep your expectations low and they will always be met. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jensenracing77 Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 Before the internet, my buddy and I drove from Indiana to Long Island NY to get a Monte Carlo SS Aerocoupe. It was listed as "no disappointments" in a magazine stand cars for sale publication. We called him and he mailed us pictures of the car and it looked new off the showroom floor. We drive all the way there thinking we were getting a great deal. When we got there we found a total pile of junk. He admitted to us that he sent us pictures of the car when he bought it new and not of the car now... This would have been mid 90's 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
60FlatTop Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 Trust me, no disappointments has a similar background to "Trust me". 3 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brass is Best Posted January 4 Author Share Posted January 4 1 hour ago, Matt Harwood said: They are ALL disappointments. It's their nature. Not all of them. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brass is Best Posted January 4 Author Share Posted January 4 1 hour ago, Marty Roth said: Kind of like when somebody interrupts you by saying "I don't mean to interrupt"? Do they really believe you won't become aware of their cars flaws, or do they think you're expecting the worst, and that their car is a bit better? No - just hoping you are not as aware as you should be. Let the Buyer Beware ! Like saying "With all due respect" before an insult... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brass is Best Posted January 4 Author Share Posted January 4 1 hour ago, jensenracing77 said: Before the internet, my buddy and I drove from Indiana to Long Island NY to get a Monte Carlo SS Aerocoupe. It was listed as "no disappointments" in a magazine stand cars for sale publication. We called him and he mailed us pictures of the car and it looked new off the showroom floor. We drive all the way there thinking we were getting a great deal. When we got there we found a total pile of junk. He admitted to us that he sent us pictures of the car when he bought it new and not of the car now... This would have been mid 90's Today it is so easy to take and send photos. But then you run into somebody who for whatever reason cannot get you any decent photos. This happens a lot on the face book market. They will have 700 photos of kids, dogs, food, etc... But they cannot take 10 or 12 photos of a car and want you to drive 400 miles to look for yourself. 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
60FlatTop Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 9 minutes ago, Brass is Best said: new off the showroom floor. We drive all the way there thinking we were getting a great deal. When we got there we found a total pile of junk. We call that "minga mint" in this neck of the woods. One thing I know for sure, the older the buyer is the easier the sale if he thinks he is taking advantage of you. It's like their mission after 40. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leif in Calif Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 1 hour ago, Angelfish said: Keep your expectations low and they will always be met. My secret to happiness! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdome Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 1 hour ago, 60FlatTop said: One thing I know for sure, the older the buyer is the easier the sale if he thinks he is taking advantage of you. It's like their mission after 40. It is not their mission. If someone is still in the hobby past their 40's, they have already been taken advantage of by unscrupulous dealers and flippers (my apologies for being redundant), we feel entitled, its our payback time !!!!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JACK M Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 Happened to me just the other day. Keep in mind that I am a race official these days. Driver comes up to me and says "No offence Jack, But...." then unloads on me for calling him out for rough driving. What a putz. Now that I think about it, pretty much all of us racers are a bunch of PUTZes in some way or another. Cep't me of coarse. 🏎️ 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketraider Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 They teach that to marketing majors in every business school in the world. I call it Veg-o-Matic syndrome. "It slices! It dices! You can't live without it! As seen on TV!" Though to its and Mr Popeil's credit, it saved many a cook's fingers! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 3 hours ago, Angelfish said: Keep your expectations low and they will always be met. As the artist Peter Max told me once...."Make no appointments, be not disappointed." 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prewar Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 The same people that write "no disappointments" also list cars that say "not currently running but it's an easy fix". Hmm...if it was an easy fix then why didn't they fix it and get a lot more money for a running car? 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The 55er Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 I've seen ads that say "the engine's seized but I've been soaking the cylinders with penetrating oil so it should be freeing up any day now"........don't count on it. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Kingsley Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 No disappointments except who you're talking to. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Littlestown Mike Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 I see those words as a giant RED FLAG. I won't be disappointed, becasue I won't call/ text or visit. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRA Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 “It was running when it parked” “Papers are in order, but I lost them, unfortunately I cannot find the Title!” “It is running, but it doesn’t start because the battery is dead” ”There is a minor ignition issue, easy fix” ”All original parts are there, nothing missing” We can write a book on this…but we keep bringing them home! 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brass is Best Posted January 5 Author Share Posted January 5 13 minutes ago, JRA said: “It was running when it parked” “Papers are in order, but I lost them, unfortunately I cannot find the Title!” “It is running, but it doesn’t start because the battery is dead” ”There is a minor ignition issue, easy fix” ”All original parts are there, nothing missing” We can write a book on this…but we keep bringing them home! I saw an ad the other day which stated the car did not run. But it was probably just out of gas. But they did not have time to check it out. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auburnseeker Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 25 minutes ago, Brass is Best said: I saw an ad the other day which stated the car did not run. But it was probably just out of gas. But they did not have time to check it out. No worse than just needs a battery. Even today with the price of batteries really up in the last few years., Really, spend the 150 or so and put a battery in it. Especially prewar cars where it's under the seat. When I read that I think, well probably needs alot more, but you won't know because you don't even get to the start it phase. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auburnseeker Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 3 hours ago, Bills Auto Works said: " Great Car But The Goats Ate The Interior A Few Days Ago" Been there. Bought a 53 Buick convertible from a guy but it had the wrong front seat. He said the goats ate the original. looking at the farm it was on, I know it wasn't just a story. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skvitt Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 "Runs good, new brakes. Needs new battery. Don't have a key." 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crusty Trucker Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 (edited) "Lost the title, but a duplicate was applied for. It will be here next week and I'll mail it to you." "Sure the car is 99% complete. Everything you need to put it back together is in that stack of boxes." Edited January 6 by Crusty Trucker (see edit history) 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe in Canada Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 (edited) Was painted last year. Edited January 6 by Joe in Canada (see edit history) 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Mellor NJ Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 When it says, "only" or "just" before the price you know it's way over what it should be 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Littlestown Mike Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 How about the guy who responds to your "for sale" ad and the first thing he says is " What is the least you will accept?" We may get to the point where that queation is valid, but not as the first thing! Since I know that "buyer" is not seriously intersted, my usual response is " What is the most you will pay?" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe_padavano Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 On 1/4/2024 at 10:16 AM, Marty Roth said: Kind of like when somebody interrupts you by saying "I don't mean to interrupt"? More like the people who post "Not to hijack this thread..." then proceed to hijack the thread. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRA Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 And about the stories of previous owners? Always interesting people and impressive cases to demonstrate the pedigree of the car! This car was owned by: - school teacher, who drove it very carefully and just in town - important congressman, who bought for his wife - an industrialist, who was visiting his mistress in a country village in the 1920s, then her brother came with a gun and he had to run away. So the car was kept untouched in a barn ever since (I did some research on this one, totally different story. It used to be a hearse, then converted to a sedan in late 1960s) - the president, it was gift from Hitler and it came as cargo inside the Zeppelin (it was 1930s DKW) - two brothers, they fought by the family inheritance and could not decide who would get the car, so it was stored in a garage and forgotten - same family, since new (1927 Buick) - the church cardinal Naturally without any document to prove the car origins! But all good stories! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe_padavano Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 The ones that get me are the one-of-none cars that always come with a "special order" fairytale and not one scrap of actual proof. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRA Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 I have heard countless “special orders” from Ford Model A sellers… 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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