Anyone else experience "aggressive purchase offers"?
10-06-2015, 12:52 PM
#31
Burning Brakes
I had a persistent guy in Savannah GA ask me six times in a 3hr visit. He even walked up to my car, opened the door, took a pic of the sticker and walked back to me showing that he has all the history info on his smart phone. He is a manager at a Benz dealership and has a collection of 7 older 911s. I took his card. We were on a club road trip and he was one of the hosts on the destination side of the ride.
10-06-2015, 02:24 PM
#32
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These aren't realtors they are from private buyers. Full intro to who they are apologizing for the intrusion but would love to buy my home. The world has just gone over the top.
10-07-2015, 01:22 PM
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Had a guy knock on my door asked me to name a price for my house. Named the price and he proceeded to try to chip $200k from it. Very few of these "buyers", be it housing or cars, are really in the market. These are impulsive acts. I wouldn't sell my car as I would have to put a lot of time and effort into replacing it. Why bother unless the money is really big? The house on the other hand we sold on the open market for good money because it was time to move to a nicer house being sold by an impulsive type 
10-07-2015, 02:27 PM
#34
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We're in a "hot" neighborhood. Close to nearly all services, good schools, classic houses (ours is a 1915 Craftsman), tree lined streets, so we get all sorts of inquiries. No one's knocked on the door (yet), but I wouldn't doubt it will happen one day. If they only knew I have an 800+ s.f. shop in the backyard they'd really be lining up...
We also have had more than one group taking pictures of each other in front. Turns out they're former owners. Nice folks so far.
-C
We also have had more than one group taking pictures of each other in front. Turns out they're former owners. Nice folks so far.
-C
10-07-2015, 04:52 PM
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.... So I figured nice day to take the C2 out for a spin.
So on the way I stopped by Autozone in hopes to find the tool. Before I could get out of the car I had someone ask me if I was interested in selling. No thanks! Of Course Autozone had nothing so I leave and as I am about to get into the car a guy in an Escalade swerves into the parking lot blocking me in rolls down his window asking if I wanted to sell. I said no but he kept on pushing. I asked him politely to move so I can leave but wanted my phone number before I left. Gave him a fictitious number claiming I didn't have my phone on me.
Delivered lunch watched a little competitive driving and headed off to PepBoys. As I find a lone spot way off the far end of the lot I hear a car beep. Another guy wanting to buy my car. Said no and into the store I went with one eye out the window the entire time. Luckily they had the tool. As I go to get into the car another person asked if I wanted to sell. I laughed and said you are the 4th person today who asked. Again politely No Thanks!!!
So I am driving home and I see this silver chevy pickup weaving through traffic. It looks as though he was trying to keep up with me so I get on it. I came up to a stop light and had no choice to stop. The guy leaves his truck in the middle of the road and runs up to my car at the intersection and starts pleading with me to sell him my car. I said NO!!!! Please!!! Name your price? NO!!! How about $70k??? light changed and I sped off.
... but I do admit it is taking the fun out of driving.
So on the way I stopped by Autozone in hopes to find the tool. Before I could get out of the car I had someone ask me if I was interested in selling. No thanks! Of Course Autozone had nothing so I leave and as I am about to get into the car a guy in an Escalade swerves into the parking lot blocking me in rolls down his window asking if I wanted to sell. I said no but he kept on pushing. I asked him politely to move so I can leave but wanted my phone number before I left. Gave him a fictitious number claiming I didn't have my phone on me.
Delivered lunch watched a little competitive driving and headed off to PepBoys. As I find a lone spot way off the far end of the lot I hear a car beep. Another guy wanting to buy my car. Said no and into the store I went with one eye out the window the entire time. Luckily they had the tool. As I go to get into the car another person asked if I wanted to sell. I laughed and said you are the 4th person today who asked. Again politely No Thanks!!!
So I am driving home and I see this silver chevy pickup weaving through traffic. It looks as though he was trying to keep up with me so I get on it. I came up to a stop light and had no choice to stop. The guy leaves his truck in the middle of the road and runs up to my car at the intersection and starts pleading with me to sell him my car. I said NO!!!! Please!!! Name your price? NO!!! How about $70k??? light changed and I sped off.
... but I do admit it is taking the fun out of driving.
But having being born, raised and lived till my early 20's in a foreign country just south of the US... Your account is a kind reminder of the freedoms we enjoy in this country for driving our 911s without the constant threat of having our cars taken by force, at gun point, and/or getting hurt by it or worse... Which is something that even in present times prevails
At least these peeps are annoyingly asking to buy your car
Keep enjoying our wonderful freedoms behind the wheels of our beautiful machines.
p.s. hope you were able to fix your Cayenne...