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do you think I f&^%$£" it up? lmao
Posted: Thu Nov 11, 2010 2:12 pm
by white23
A guy contacted me about my car. At first he seemed geniune and keen. A little while into the (e-mail) conversation he dropped in the corker " I'm more concerned with getting good mpg". In my reply I told him the car wasn't an economy diesel and likened the car to Oliver Reed in his heyday, and he didn't come back to me
Oh well.... its true though... lol... ok I didn't sell the car but you gotta see the funny side of that..
Posted: Thu Nov 11, 2010 3:53 pm
by MoRS6+
Well sometimes you can be 'too' honest.
What you should have said was something like: "For a 4.2 twin-turbo 450hp supercar, the economy can be surprisingly good - up to 30mpg on a run and 17-18mpg around town.." Likening the car to 'Oliver Reed in his heyday' will almost certainly put off any prospective buyer, even the ones with their eyes wide open.
Yep..you fecked up!
Posted: Thu Nov 11, 2010 6:10 pm
by white23
hehe well I wasn't too too honest because I told him 20-25 around town and 40 on a run so I did accidentally fib a bit, but he clearly didn't have a clue what he was buying.. or not as the case was..
Posted: Fri Nov 12, 2010 3:16 pm
by IRS6I
Anyone buying any car like this isnt fuel conscence mostly, if driven softly is suprising efficent but 450hp, 2ton and the addictive rush easliy has you owning a servo within a few months the number of times you are there
Posted: Fri Nov 12, 2010 7:07 pm
by white23
IRS6I wrote:Anyone buying any car like this isnt fuel conscence mostly, if driven softly is suprising efficent but 450hp, 2ton and the addictive rush easliy has you owning a servo within a few months the number of times you are there
Exactly!! thats why I almost spat my coffee over the laptop when I read and could be forgiven for thinking "joker"... is it a coincidence that it later transpired that the guy had bid 1/3 of the asking price on ebay, I have to think not...