To: | Ross Vincenti <RVincenti@lbfc.com> |
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Subject: | Re: buying/selling |
From: | Brian Johnson <b.johnson@diamond.co.uk> |
Date: | Tue, 13 Apr 1999 19:12:07 +0100 |
Cc: | "triumphs@autox.team.net" <triumphs@autox.team.net> |
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References: | <199904131520.JAA17515@triumph.cs.utah.edu> |
This talk about buying/selling reminds me of what my (then) boss and his brother did a few years ago. They went to look at an E Type Jaguar which was advertised at £26000, and was in immaculate condition. My boss's brother took the car for an unaccompanied test drive with my boss. After about five miles they stopped in a factory turn in and my boss took over the driving. The turn in was in a bend. A mini came around the bend just as my boss was edging the E Type out on to the road. The ensuing crash wrote off the bonnet of the Jag. They had the audacity to take the car back to the seller and NOT buy it or offer to pay for the repairs (about £6 - 8000 worth) He had driven the car less then ten feet..... My boss's brother is a solicitor and there was a court case. Apparently my boss (who has since left the company) and his brother fell out over the incident and no longer speak to each other. They had to pay up for the repairs of course (and they could afford it). The seller was lucky I guess ! Personally I would never let anyone drive a car that I was selling unaccompanied - I hate letting anyone drive my TR4 anyway !! |
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