Purchase question
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Racer
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From: Murfreesboro TN
Yeah, you made the right choice by walking away. The airplane ticket was chump change. You'll find another, more reliable deal. Call one of the big dealers, they often have crazy good deals. They'll ship the car to you! Good luck, hope you find another!
Drifting
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From: Central MN
As most have already stated, I think you made the right decision walking. The transaction does not feel "warm and fuzzy." If the guy was serious about selling you the car, he never would have let you walk. It's sad, but there are a lot of ugly people out there.
Drifting
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From: Arizona
Yeah, I don't know. Wouldn't I be safe with a signed bill of sale and witnessed him fill out the title. He offered to have me go with him to fed ex and overnight it to my DMV (moot point). I test drive the car and fell in love, dammit. I think worst case senerio I'd have to get a bonded title $$$. Anyhow I felt like I tried my best. I just like to examine things to hell I guess.
Last edited by AZDANZ06; Feb 23, 2017 at 05:54 PM.
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OP good luck in your search. You'll find the right one.
on the sales side of it. I too was in a strange dilemma as the purchaser of my C6 (a long time member on this forum), wanted to fly in and drive my car home. Not a big deal but I was dead set on cash.
to complicate things, he couldn't fly in for a month and i didn't want to be tied down to him for a month as I knew my price was very aggressive. But I wanted him to get the car and he really wanted my exact options.
he agreed to send me a cashier's check for the full amount. Once it cleared, about 3 days, I waited an additional week before sending him the signed title (agreed upon ahead of time at the advice of my bank as there are still some options for the "sender" of the check in extreme circumstances albeit civil). I also did a very detailed bill of sale with agreements signed by both of us. I gave him the original and i kept a copy.
he flew in a month later and drove from NJ to CA.
neither of us ever did something like that before. I spoke with him numerous times and more power to him, I would have never sent someone money like that. I would bet it's 8 or 9 oit of 10 times no issues. But it would be a hell of a thing to be that guy lol
on the sales side of it. I too was in a strange dilemma as the purchaser of my C6 (a long time member on this forum), wanted to fly in and drive my car home. Not a big deal but I was dead set on cash.
to complicate things, he couldn't fly in for a month and i didn't want to be tied down to him for a month as I knew my price was very aggressive. But I wanted him to get the car and he really wanted my exact options.
he agreed to send me a cashier's check for the full amount. Once it cleared, about 3 days, I waited an additional week before sending him the signed title (agreed upon ahead of time at the advice of my bank as there are still some options for the "sender" of the check in extreme circumstances albeit civil). I also did a very detailed bill of sale with agreements signed by both of us. I gave him the original and i kept a copy.
he flew in a month later and drove from NJ to CA.
neither of us ever did something like that before. I spoke with him numerous times and more power to him, I would have never sent someone money like that. I would bet it's 8 or 9 oit of 10 times no issues. But it would be a hell of a thing to be that guy lol
Last edited by 24/Eray; Feb 23, 2017 at 06:57 PM.
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Good to be home. Buying used is probably a hassle more times than not. A good portion of high dollar corvette owners that I talk to have liens. This means that I would purchase the car in hopes that the seller pays off his lien, gets a title in the mail a couple weeks thereafter from their bank, signs the title and mails it to me. There's a lot of trust involved. In the meantime I wouldn't be able to register or drive the car because my one day temporary permit has expired.
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Here is 10k off, can find better if look harder.
https://www.cars.com/vehicledetail/d...5575/overview/
As far as financing, many are because rates are around 1.99%, cheap money.
https://www.cars.com/vehicledetail/d...5575/overview/
As far as financing, many are because rates are around 1.99%, cheap money.
Last edited by jaden61; Feb 23, 2017 at 09:01 PM.
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Hopefully you'd get a bill of sale with his signature. Also leaving a signed or notarized title in your glovebox is a pretty poor excuse in my book.
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