[The DaveR]

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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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Hahahaha. When a programmer friend of mine started consulting a couple of years ago he was negotiating the hourly rate on his first gig.

Them: So how much do you charge per hour?
Him: Uhhh, $120.
Them: Okay.
Him: F--k.