So Ive been going back and forth with a guy on his 74 vette for 2 weeks. I was supposed to buy it this weekend. I called tonight to make sure we are good for meetintg Saturday, and now he is saying he doesnt want to sell it again.

THIS IS 3 TIMES NOW.

I feel like a tool for being a member of a Corevette forum and I dont yet own one.

I hate people.

 

Consider yourself lucky. I only wish I was a member of the forum before I got my vette. I could have saved myself alot of money in the beginning. The knowledge you learn here will help tremendously once you do finally get one.

 

Visit OT, there's lots of people over there vette-less.

 

Also clue less and hopeless

 

forget that shmuck. he's . stay around, and talk with us. you'll find a better one soon...

 

I felt the same way but just sat back and watched without joining for 6 months or so. I just watched and learned. If I would have joined before I made the purchaes - I could have asked the specific questions about the one that I bought. Even still once I made the purchase, I found some undisclosed items.

I am still happy with the purchase though

 

And bungholes, too...

 

Sounds like the guy can't make up his mind (waffler). I'd start looking elsewhere. Once Spring arrives, prices will begin to rise.

 

do you guys actually know what a bunghole is?

i didn't know it was real thing until i got this hotrod project

 

 

bung holes and bungs for that matter are the openings and caps (respectively) in the top of 55 gallon drums

 

no lie , i literally looked at 15 80-82's b4 i found mine. not that im a jet setter (i wish i was) but i looked in 3 states. fla, ga. while visiting my sister and ny while at a wedding. its very frustrating hearing these idiots describe their show car asking 18.5 and seeing a piece of junk that would take 18.5 to get it to 18.5. finally by luck a patient of mine called and said his neighbor was selling his "old" corvette. voilla. 13.5 with beautiful paint, almost flawless interior and an entire new drivetrain. yeah im up to 21.5 after wheels tires suspension intake carb roll cage seats msd and i plan alot more. the bottom line is take your time and look at everything. dont get frustrated and settle for less than you want. paint can be psychotically expensive. interior is relatively cheap. get out there, dont think that if its in a show the owners mind has visions of delusion, he probably does but cash talks and a true seller will sell it. good luck

 

and heres another one....the bung hole is at the end of the rod just before the weld line and the threaded insert that has been welded in is the bung

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It sounds like he's holding out for more money. What's the current price agreed on? Get some pic's and more info and share w/the group. It maybe worth giving the di*k an extra $1000. Someone may have told him he wasn't asking what the car is worth or he's been watch Barrett Jackson autions. You have to know when to walk away from a car even if the deal sounds good. I've paid too much for a few of my project cars and got good deals on others. BL & keep looking.

 

Need some T.P. for that bunghole?

 

Same thing happend to me...local guy with a 69 Vert... The guy wants to sell it, but won't reply to phone calls ect... The Vert is under a tarp (luckly) outside his rental. I tried to buy it for six month and finally gave up. This was a year ago. I drove by his place last weekend with the G/F and it's still there. slowly rusting away!

 

You see, we all benefit from being a member of this forum. Now that I am clear about what a bung hole is I think I may try to use it in a sentence sometime today.

 

You can take the bung one step further, take a slice from it, and thats called a "buggy" washer. Used to take up slack and space on a bung hole. As my dad explained that to me, a long time ago. Some people just love to talk about their junk and have no intention of selling. Its their game.

 

Any time a sale begins to stumble and himming and hawing begins, GET OUT, and move on. You have the money. They have the car, but not the only car, and they can not eat it. If they were proposing the sale it was only because they NEED the money. Makes no difference why, but they need the money.. Too many times we get caught up in this garbage and strung along while they go fishing for more. Besides their are many more vettes for sale.

 

How strange! Got this today..

Today's Word: Bung (Noun)

Pronunciation: ['bêng]

Definition 1: A stopper or plug for a barrel, making a "bung-hole" not what you
are thinking, but the hole in a barrel where the bung goes. In some parts it
also means "a bribe" and in still others, "a lie."

Usage 1: Since we use barrels so seldom around the house, this word is being
taken over by the word it rhymes with. The verb means "to close up." You can
bung up a cask or the eye of someone who gives you too much lip. As an adjective
it means "bankrupt, dysfunctional," so a business that has gone bung no longer
functions. This may be the origin of the U.S. English adjective "bum," as in "a
bum leg," a leg that doesn't function correctly. You can also say "a bung leg."

Suggested Usage: Here are a few ways you can have some effective fun with this
word. "Don't bung up the works," can suggest that someone not clog the workings
of your business or that they not lay it to ruin. If "Put a cork in it," fails
to convince Lester to stop talking, try, "Put a bung in it." If you want to
crawl further out on the limb of creative insults, you could ask, "Don't they
make head bungs, Charlene? You could use one now."

Etymology: Middle Dutch bonge from Late Latin puncta "hole," the feminine past
participle of pungere "to *****, puncture." In English it turns up as "pink" and
"pounce" without help from Latin, and in "point," "pugilist," and "impugn" with
the help of Latin (and French). In Greek we find a cousin pygme "fist" which we
borrowed as "pygmy." (Our thanks to Tom Bruner, who let today's word out of the
barrel.)