People are dumb

[vindaloo]

Selling the TVR at the moment, had a bloke come round on saturday made an offer I accepted, he wanted to pay me cash. I said no (just in case they were fake/stolen) so said he can pay it in the bank for me and pick the car up Monday to which he agreed. He gave me a £100.00 deposit. Monday came and went so did Tuesday, I couldnt reach him on any numbers but have had a call this morning from him telling me he didnt want the car anymore because someone at TVR said he wouldn't be able to drive it in the winter!!!!! ahhh some people are so annoying and plain stupid.

[beano500]

If he really is that stupid I am surprised he thinks he can drive it at all.....

[M@H]

So £100.00 to you then..

its not all bad..

Matt.

[vindaloo]

I suppose but when you have looked at new cars etc its still v annoying some one has mentioned it could be money laundering

[Naith]

Yes they can be, Vindaloo. I used to be surprised at how gullible some people could be, particularly when they say with a completely straight face: "Yeah, but you can't drive it in the rain or in winter, can you?"

Honestly. This is England. What do you think I do? Do 10k a year in the two sunny weeks we have?

I just sold my Chimaera to get my first Tuscan, and because the colour combination is a bit rare: mulberry hide/moonraker paint, I deliberately posted pics of the inside AND outside of the car in the ads.

Next day, some bloke phones me up from West London and says he's seen the ad and would like to see the car. Because I was running around a lot that day, I said I'd bring it round to him. So, 10 miles out of my way and about 20 minutes of waiting around, he finally shows up with his missus, he goes: "Oh. That's an interesting colour inside isn't it? My wife doesn't like red."

"What the fk did you call me for then? The colour's in the bleeding ad!"

[vindaloo]

and i spent 3 hrs cleaning the damn thing as my brain boiled when it was 100C on saturday. Looks good now though

[unrepentant]

You may find he was "trade" and was trying to sell it on. He may have been prepared to sacrifice a oner to hold the car if he thought he had a punter for it.

[pbrettle]

'ang on here - you still got his £100 deposit? Suppose so, but this chap really must be of the 40 watt variety....

It takes all sorts I suppose....still, £100 for a couple hours work cant be bad...