tell your friend that you were selling him an engine for $1,000 -- the car
was to haul it home.
Ed Hamilton
----- Original Message -----
From: <Metallian6@aol.com>
To: <spitfires@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, October 25, 1999 12:55 AM
Subject: Bads news (Not much LBC)
>
> Hi list. Well, I thought I would have my 79 Trans Am sold this weekend but
I
> was wrong. The guy who was going to buy it (who is also an acquaintance of
> mine) came to look at it one last time before he paid me. We had agreed on
> $1,000.00 after he talked me down from $1,500.00. Anyway, He started
> complaining about the interior and the body (which isn't in bad shape at
all)
> and said he would give me $800.00. I pointed out to him that the original
> honeycomb rims were still on it and the tires are almost brand new
($400.00
> worth of rubber). That and I told him yes it has a few minor dents but the
> body is in pretty good shape considering, also it has the 403 in it which
was
> only put in there from 77-79 from the factory. He kept complaining about
the
> interior again. I told him I stand at $1,000.00. He said he would think
about
> it and I haven't seen him since. Well, now to the LBC part. Since I didn't
> sell the T/A I don't have the money to fix Judas and I will be driving the
> T/A to Wisconsin now. So I will transport Judas to Wisconsin once I have
> enough money and fix him then. It sucks not having a british convertible
to
> drive. Oh well I'll stop my ranting now. Just needed to tell someone my
> frustration of this past weekend. Thanks for listening.
>
> Jamie & Judas
> 1979 Spitfire 1500 "Judas"
> 1979 Trans Am
> 1962 AH Sprite MKll
> Web site link: <A
> HREF="http://www.angelfire.com/fl2/darkside/mycar.html";>Welcome to my
british
> car site</A>
>
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