I'm sorry, but I disagree.
I once did work (restoring old car radios) for a guy who had a garage setup
like you describe. It was fabulous. He had some cars that he had stored for
years. Receipts for parts, work done etc. Problem was, he collected these
cars. The receipts could had been for parts or work that went into any of
them. He could have (and did) passed the stuff off as work and parts done to
cars other than those that got them.
Beyond that, I can make up receipts. An original invoice from someplace, a
scanner and a laser and I can make any receipt you want.
The only way to evaluate a car is to drive it. It's not unreasonable to bring
along a mechanic if you feel you need one either.
I'm sorry you were offended by these guys, but the bottom line is that you're
asking someone who doesn't know you to spend a large amount of money on a car
solely based on trust? No chance.
vafred@erols.com wrote:
> Listers, I just recently sold a 1970 Karman Ghia conv. that I have owned
> since 1973, purchased from the original owner, who was a doctor at the
> German Embassy. The car had 24 K on it when I bought it and 43 K when I
> sold, of the 19 K I put on it 25 years, 13 K was done in 1 year. I had
> every paper and log maintenance record since day 1, including the
> original bill of sale. have no idea how many best of show, best
> original, etc awards it took at the many shows I entered it in, but, the
> car was as close to new as you could get. I was not looking to sell the
> car,but, a fair offer was made and I starting thinking. Having a pit and
> lift in my garage as well as all the records I invited the would be
> purchaser to come for a better look, he showed-up with a 1/2 A@#$% very
> unknowledgeable so called mechanic and they "informed" me they would be
> taking the car for the day to put it through all their own check-up. Well
> my driveway is about 60 feet long so I walked them down it and pointed
> my finger up the road and told them please don't come back. My point in
> this, if my records of the car, my garage, and your just looking at the
> car and knowing the complete story behind the car, you are not a buyer or
> a a person who knows anything about a car,. I was not hiding anything
> and my home was open, look at it, look at 25 years of ownership and you
> set the price for purchase, if you know what type car you want and did
> your homework, "go to your hip and not your lip" the talking has stopped.
> Just a 25 year owner who did know. "FT"
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George Richardson
The Wyvern - '57 TR3, TS15559L - http://www.merlingroupinc.com/tr3.htm
The Hippogrif - '71 Stag MKI, LE8176E - soon to get a site of it's own
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