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Originally posted by ianbolin
I offered the owner what he is asking for (car is on Autotrader) and told him I would make the 6 hour drive to buy the car the next day and..... he wont sell it...
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Contact AutoTrader, they'll pull his ad if they believe you or get complaints from others. It looks bad for their service if people are listing cars for sale then aren't selling them. It may take a day or two, but if you phrase your communication to AutoTrader properly (blame them for allowing people to run bogus ads), you'll probably get a response from them and they'll at least look into it.
He might have a friend, or someone local interested in the car (maybe the mechanic who did the PPI). If he does call you back offering you the car, it means that deal didn't go through.
If you hear back from him, make sure you have a story about some great deal you're looking into and would only be interested in his car now if he's knocking a few thousand dollars off his asking price.
The used car market is very soft everywhere (yes, even for used Porsches with low mileage); I think he’ll be lucky if he gets what he’s asking. In fact, you may have confused him in offering what he’s asking; he may have been expecting to get lower offers and is worried he priced the car too low and is stalling while he tries to find out how much his car is worth.
It’s a buyers market; I think he’ll regret not taking your original offer if you can play it cool if/when he calls you back.