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Originally Posted by Paladin
...As we talk, I'm getting the impression this guy is not realistic about what this is going to cost. So I ask him " How much do you think I have in this car? "20-40k" was his response. I laughed right in his face. 
People (at least in Canada) have no clue what it costs to put one of these things together (pro-built, frame up), but common sense should tell you, if you could have one for 40k (the cost of a Toyota Camry) perhaps you would see a lot more of them!!!!... |
the good news is they pick up a car, then actually figure out how much it is going to cost, and you can pick it up at half the value! I bought the 66 Nova SS I am going to modify and I feel I got a pretty solid deal on it. At one point he handed me a Classic Industries catalog as he wouldn't need it anymore - later I noticed he had marked everything in there he would want to get and I suspect once he ran the total on it he about crapped. I do know what it will cost me so I was in a better position, and I was bargaining as such. Figuring out later that he had ran the numbers as well I think actually helped me negotiate.