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iroc_g · 11-06-2009

Here's a good story:

I sold my Iroc camaro a few years back. This car was my pride and joy and meant the world to me. Although this was the first car i built, I got tons of complimeants on it, and it was by far the nicest 3rd gen in the area at that time.

I was 100% honest with the kid. I told him the car needed rear end service, and had a tranny leak. I gave him all the parts to service the car with the purchase. He agreed, and signed the bill of sale that stated these things.

The day after he buys the car (4th of july), I get a nasty phone call from him that the car keeps stalling on him, and wont stay running for more that a few seconds. He then says that the car was dumping smoke out the tail pipes going down the highway. I was honestly concerned, so I gathered my family and headed home to drop them off. 15 minuets later, the kid calls back, saying his buddies are over there telling him how the car has shit parts in it, and its a pile. His dad is in the back ground cussing me out.

Being a little nervous, I grab two buddies on my way out there, and head to his house about 30 min away. I am greeted by fifty (no exaggeration) people. His drunk dad starts getting in my face as I look at the car, at which point I started to get pissed. So I grab the kid and tell him to get his buddies out of my face, and start the car.

He starts it, it lumps for 5 seconds and dies. He says, "there, see!" I get in the car, turn the key, and she starts the same, I help the car idle for about 15 seconds, and she purrs like a kitten with a nice cam. I then drive him around the block and show him that the thing is fine.

We get back, and he asks what I did. I explained to him that the car had a healthy cam shaft, and that's how a "built engine" works. He says that it is crap that a 7000 dollar car can't idle on its own unless you help it at first.

Then the smoke. Remember the tranny leak? Well my friends were talking to his buddies while we were out driving, and told them they were doing 130+ down 35E when it happened. The small leak becomes pretty large at those type of trans pressures, especially in a 700r4!

I heard from him 5 more times, and tried to be polite, ut eventually I had to tell him to stop calling. I even offered to buy the car back (for a reduced amount to cover his damages to the tranny and my time) if he wanted. Ill admit, it was alot less, but a way out non the less.

Through the grapevine, I found out over that winter, he and his buddies "worked on it", and it blew up the first time they started it. He then let it sit in his street all winter, and rusted to death. My pride and joy was killed in less than a year.

Morale to the story, you need to be honest when you sell a car. But even when you are, some people still bitch. I've decided that it is simply part of the deal selling used cars, especially modded ones.

11-06-2009	#3
iroc_g Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Apple Valley, MN Drives: 97 GSX, 95 TSI, 04 Celica TRD Posts: 120	Re: Conflict Resolution, DSMStyle Members, Need Your Opinions. Here's a good story: I sold my Iroc camaro a few years back. This car was my pride and joy and meant the world to me. Although this was the first car i built, I got tons of complimeants on it, and it was by far the nicest 3rd gen in the area at that time. I was 100% honest with the kid. I told him the car needed rear end service, and had a tranny leak. I gave him all the parts to service the car with the purchase. He agreed, and signed the bill of sale that stated these things. The day after he buys the car (4th of july), I get a nasty phone call from him that the car keeps stalling on him, and wont stay running for more that a few seconds. He then says that the car was dumping smoke out the tail pipes going down the highway. I was honestly concerned, so I gathered my family and headed home to drop them off. 15 minuets later, the kid calls back, saying his buddies are over there telling him how the car has shit parts in it, and its a pile. His dad is in the back ground cussing me out. Being a little nervous, I grab two buddies on my way out there, and head to his house about 30 min away. I am greeted by fifty (no exaggeration) people. His drunk dad starts getting in my face as I look at the car, at which point I started to get pissed. So I grab the kid and tell him to get his buddies out of my face, and start the car. He starts it, it lumps for 5 seconds and dies. He says, "there, see!" I get in the car, turn the key, and she starts the same, I help the car idle for about 15 seconds, and she purrs like a kitten with a nice cam. I then drive him around the block and show him that the thing is fine. We get back, and he asks what I did. I explained to him that the car had a healthy cam shaft, and that's how a "built engine" works. He says that it is crap that a 7000 dollar car can't idle on its own unless you help it at first. Then the smoke. Remember the tranny leak? Well my friends were talking to his buddies while we were out driving, and told them they were doing 130+ down 35E when it happened. The small leak becomes pretty large at those type of trans pressures, especially in a 700r4! I heard from him 5 more times, and tried to be polite, ut eventually I had to tell him to stop calling. I even offered to buy the car back (for a reduced amount to cover his damages to the tranny and my time) if he wanted. Ill admit, it was alot less, but a way out non the less. Through the grapevine, I found out over that winter, he and his buddies "worked on it", and it blew up the first time they started it. He then let it sit in his street all winter, and rusted to death. My pride and joy was killed in less than a year. Morale to the story, you need to be honest when you sell a car. But even when you are, some people still bitch. I've decided that it is simply part of the deal selling used cars, especially modded ones.