the Nonsense in Between

Seller's Remorse

The 240 is gone, we're 2200 dollars richer, but why am I feeling bad? The first deal I wrote about on MLK day fell through. That guy wanted to ship the car to his little brother in Texas who's always wanted a 240. After he researched the shipping costs he decided to renege. The first guy new alot about the car and he even intimidated me a little. He gave me reasons for why my car wasnt worth what I was asking, he explained this is going to cost this and so on devaluing the car by hundreds. So when we made the deal on Monday we settled on $1950. When the guy called to back out he explained to me that the car is definitely worth more than $1950. I guess he felt a little guilty for his earlier behavior so he gave me advice and told me not to let it go for less than $2100.

With that in mind I was ready to sell my car again, only this time I was more confident in the value of my car and wasnt going to be talked down. Last night we showed the car to the second person, only this guy was not a 240 enthusiast; just a guy looking for a car. The guy knew nothing about cars, NOTHING. The 240 is an automatic but the guy put it into second gear and left it there. I watch the RPMs go up and up the car getting louder I finally speak up, "um, you have the car in second gear". He says "I know." Then he tells us that he thought second gear is for city driving. Um, What?! Dominic and I have to tell him he's very wrong and not to ever do that again, just leave it in drive. We also had to explain that the 240 was designed for drifting and not for driving in the snow. This is a rearwheel drive car with no weight in the back which makes it unstable in the snow. I think we gave this guy more information than we were required to but we wanted to make sure he understood. We scared the crap out of his girlfriend and she didnt want him to take the car but it was his money and he really liked the 240. So we exchanged money, keys and paperwork. She's now in the hands of man who doesnt know anything about cars. 240 enthusiasts around the world would cringe at the thought.

I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I had to sell the car, the guy had the cash, it was an honest deal. She would've had a great life in the hands of a 240 lover, she would've loved an SR20, but she will die a stock 240. Her new owner will like her because she's pretty and she gets him from point a to point b. Its a mediocre life for a 240 but she'll be okay.