Re: Buying a \"certified\" used car
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Eddie,
I thought we were going to get the story that goes:
Clark: (After an hour of haggling in the sweltering desert heat) Well, the price is great. Now let's do the trade-in.
Dealer: Where's the trade-in?
Clark: Over there. Why don't you give me a thousand for it.
Dealer: You already screwed us on the car, I'm not giving you a dime for that 100 dollar pieceofshit. How about 400? You should feel lucky to get that much.
Clark: No. Give me a dime.
Dealer: Fvck you. I'll give you 500.
Clark: Great!
I don't know why I love that one so much, but everytime I see Clark's car, or even one like that, I still get a chuckle from this story.
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Eddie's story is basically correct. It was a new car purchase for my g/f.
Sucker is discussing my car, which I also got a great price on. Comes time to trade-in my 1993 Mercury Topaz with 165k miles on it and brutally bad breaks and a chronically bad battery.
Dealer: "So you going to trade that one in"
Clark: "Most likely"
Dealer: "What do you want for it?"
Clark: "Give me a nickel for it"
Dealer: "I'm not giving you a nickel for the hundred-dollar car"
Clark: "I know you can get a nickel at auction. The tires are pretty new"
Dealer: "I'll give you $400 for the hundred dollar car."
Clark: "Done."
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