OT false advertising OT

[Plymouthy Adams]

Last night the wife and I made a run to see a car. I saw the pictures online, read the ad and called and talked to the guy on the phone. Mind you I do not wear rose colored glasses and I never expect to see more than 50% of what is advertized. But the car last night..would not even be a good parts cars..what is wrong with telling the truth? And when I got there the car was not in the enviroment the pictures dictate and no where near like the pictures indicated..do they think the guy is going to show up and say, heck I came this far so go ahead and get the car? I did not get mad but told the guy he took a creative license in advertising. Advertized as straight rust free body, scapes, dings, protruding weld along some panels, crunched rocker, bowed rear fender arches..list goes on..at most a 400.00 car...and only if you were desperate for something to work on.. Not a total waste, I drove up to see the car and told the wife it would be a good road trip, evening out to eat. We had a good supper and Richie Hodge gave me directions to a nice restuarant and then met us there. We had a good two hour visit before hitting the road for home.

[PatS....]

I think it's the Barrett-Jackson Syndrome. They think if it's old, it's worth about a years college tuition for the kid. Reversed if they are buying.

Same crap up here...

[carls 49]

i don't understand why people just can't tell it like it is. they are only fooling themselves. dinner and a road trip is not all bad.

[Olddaddy]

Proves my long standing observation: Ignorance is ugly in all it's forms. One constant source of ignorance is some cretin gets hold of some poor old car, truck, motorcycle, or tractor or whatever. The dim bulb in his brain says old means rare. Rare means valuable. Him say to himself, Me smart, me retire on one sale of old rare valuable pile of sh****t. Walk away, just walk away.

[Captain Neon]

We had a troll on here for almost a year that early on thought P15 coupe + $5000 paint job = $35,000 car. Even chastised all of us for "undervaluing" our own cars; commanding us to watch Barrett-Jackson auctions for an "education." I wonder what ever became of that plumber...

[louie the fly]

Some years ago I went to look at an OT car to replace my other OT car. On the phone the guy said it mechanically A1 and the body was rust free and in VGC. I thought about it and made another call. Wah wah wah - long story short, we drove 1 1/2 hours to look at the car. Ended up being a POS with rust everywhere. Not a straight panel on it, and it blew smoke everywhere.

People just need to be honest!

Louie

[Flatie46]

I know a guy that buys old cars to sell. I can imagine him doing this, I like him and have known him for years but I'd never buy from him. When he's buying it's, " I just don't know about it, sure needs alot of work and this and that. If you'd get your heart right on the price I might buy". A month later on the same car same shape "Now look here, you don't see 'em in this kinda shape anymore. They're getting harder to find everyday and I'm loosing money at this price...your killing me here". I stop by just hear how he'll BS somebody, he's made a small fortune from his skills.

[Captain Neon]

Any time I see some one trying to sell a '40s American more door and they remark about the suicide doors like it is a rare option, I know that this is some one with out a clue. I called one guy about a '47 Plymouth years ago thinking that it may make a nice restorod, but he felt the need to point out the suicide doors several times in conversation and I knew that I didn't want to continue pursuing the vehicle.

[Frank Elder]

Any time I see some one trying to sell a '40s American more door and they remark about the suicide doors like it is a rare option, I know that this is some one with out a clue. I called one guy about a '47 Plymouth years ago thinking that it may make a nice restorod, but he felt the need to point out the suicide doors several times in conversation and I knew that I didn't want to continue pursuing the vehicle.

That tickles me too:D:Dnow if they say rare town sedan....:eek:they be right!

[chopt50wgn]

Speaking of Barrett-Jackson............was watching the new one from OC Calif..............saw lots of very nice cars going for alot less then what they would cost to build. I think the days of selling real nice street rods or resto-mod for big $$$ are done. Better to just hold on to it and have fun driving it.

[JohnS48plm]

The guy who bought my coupe sight unseen for a reasonable price put it on the internet for almost $20,000 with a description that made it sound like a 100 point just restored car. The car was a nice driver but needed some work. It's been advertised for over a year at the inflated price and still hasn't sold. JohnS

[Flatie46]

Speaking of Barrett-Jackson............was watching the new one from OC Calif..............saw lots of very nice cars going for alot less then what they would cost to build. I think the days of selling real nice street rods or resto-mod for big $$$ are done. Better to just hold on to it and have fun driving it.

Did ya see the "all wheel drive" Packard Clipper? The body was all redone original in appearance, the drive train was something late model with all wheel drive and v6. I think it brought like $9000, not my cup of tea but maybe for the boys in the north and Canada might be just the thing. Even had a block heater.

[Captain Neon]

The guy who bought my coupe sight unseen for a reasonable price put it on the internet for almost $20,000 with a description that made it sound like a 100 point just restored car. The car was a nice driver but needed some work. It's been advertised for over a year at the inflated price and still hasn't sold. JohnS

My dad sold a '62 Falcon in '94 that was a #5 car that had been his daily driver. The buyer tried to sell it a few months later describing it as a pristine car previously owned by a well-known local collector.