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I was at a gas station about a block form my house on Sat. A guy pulled in with a really nicely sorted out 73.5 911T with the 2.4 on the back of a trailer. I got to talking to him and realized fairly quickly he didn’t know too much about long hoods or 911s in general. He mentioned he was a bit sad b/c he was on his way to deliver the car to its new owner. He was meeting the guy in Salisbury NC. the buyer had driven down from DC.
The guy was very affable and nice. He mentioned that he restores split window VW buses and that he got the car on trade from a guy who he restored a bus for who then could not full pay his bill. He then said he was proud of his sale and that he doubled his profits. I said oh really what did you get for the car, $10,500..........Pause........... I said $10,500?!?!?!?!?
I started to look the car over better it was on a pretty tall trailer so I could see under the car all the way around, no rust, new SSIs, new tires, great set of Fuchs, no oil dripping or anything wet, body real straight, very nice int., etc..... So how did you double your profits? Well the guy who traded me the car owed me $5500. I go UMMMM does the car not run or something? Says no runs great, pops open the door, keys are in it in neutral he pushes the clutch in with his right hand and cranks it with his left fires right up! Does it have a salvaged title or something? Nope. Why?
Man you are getting SERIOUSLY taken on this car!!!!!!!! Not to mention a 2.4 with working A/C and heat, new SSIs, straight body and a rebuilt tranny is worth a helluva lot more than that. He started to get worried I said where did you advertise this car. He said something called SAMBA it is a VW forum. I go on about the car a little more and told him how my mechanic just sold his 73.5 911T and how much he got for it and it didn't even run right and he starts to panic, do I just go back home, do I meet the guy and ask for more money, etc...? I say, whoa man I am not your advisory committee here I am just saying you are getting seriously taken on this deal.
I then said do you know anyone else you could call for instance have you ever had this car at any of the shops around here and I rattle them off. He said yes Stuttgart House I know the owner. I said I know him too I almost bought his SC that he sold to buy a Cayman he is very knowledgable call him right now!
My wife was with me b/c we were going shopping for work cloths for me which sucked and she was getting really impatient she had already walked over to me twice so I had to go. The seller knew what Pelican was and the buyer form DC was a Pelican himself. So I am waiting to see a post about this possible purchase or not this morning.