Not For Sale

Who has had to put "Not For Sale" signs in a vehicle sitting in your driveway?

Apparently I need to now because today we had the third person inquire about my XJ Cherokee within a month. It's freaking my wife out, because they keep showing up when I'm at work.

And no, it's not for sale.

I got people asking about my Cherokee all the time too. The metro gets asked about semi regularly too.

I had someone ask me about my metro the other day too, went like this:

Them: Hey, are you the owner of that red metro? Me: Yep (firguring it would be another "is it for sale" wuestion) Them: Cool, that was my husbands car before it got totaled and send to the junkyard. Me: Hey neat.

It turns out the previous owner lives only a few houses away form me.

It was junked when it was broken into and the ham-handed thieves trashed the interior and glass stealing the aftermarket audio. Why it had a system nice enough to be worth that much effort is beyond me, I'll have to ask him next time I see him.

For what I paid for it, a salvage title was just fine. I was looking at a 90 mile (one way) commute and so a super cheap metro that ran well still was ideal.

Solution: "Yes, it is for sale. $ (double value) firm."

In reply to mtn:

I've had that backfire on me on more than one occasion. Made a ton, but regret the sales.

everything is for sale..... for the right price

bikerbenz wrote: everything is for sale..... for the right price

^This :)

"Money isn't every thing..... It's the only thing, and Everyone, Everyone, has their price; For the Million Dollar Man HA HA HA HA HAH"!!!!

EVERYONE HAS THEIR PRICE!!

JThw8 wrote:

bikerbenz wrote: everything is for sale..... for the right price

^This :)

+2

Javelin wrote: In reply to mtn: I've had that backfire on me on more than one occasion. Made a ton, but regret the sales.

it's just stuff... you can buy more...

A former neighbor told me a story about selling his Miata. He had a pretty nice 1991, automatic. And he was the kind of guy to keep everything nice and detailed. He had some people follow him home one night, the guy's wife loved the car and wanted it. They made a deal, and the couple came back a couple days later to pick the car up - I seem to think $5000-$6000 was what they paid.

He told me he really didn't want to sell the car, then told me this quote which I still use to this day: "If two fools meet in the night, don't be one fool walking away."

He used the cash to buy a McLaren Mustang. Not my cup of tea, but he really put a lot of effort into that car before he died.

Javelin wrote: In reply to mtn: I've had that backfire on me on more than one occasion. Made a ton, but regret the sales.

Better Solution: "I'm pretty fond of it, and I'm not planning to sell it any time soon. Unless you're offering crazy high money like $(10X value), I'll have to say no."

set the value in veyron territory if need be

You've gotta be careful with stuff like this, especially in your driveway with the garage open, dude might just be casing your stuff.

Ive never had this happen. Even when I had my Cherokees. I did once have somebody stop and offer to haul away a car I as disassembling for parts away. He was even going to do it for free!

Moral of the story, my stuff must look like scrap

Had it happen more than once with my Brit stuff. Most memorable: we were having a garage sale and my '72 B roadster was relegated to the back yard. I taped a 'sorry, not for sale' sign to the windshield based on earlier experiences.

So during the course of the day this guy (older fellow, seemed legit) walks up to me and says 'how much for the car?'. I restate what's on the windshield that it's not for sale. He acts like he didn't hear me, says how much again. I answer again no, this KEEPS ON. I'm talking probably 6 or 7 times he comes back with how much. I'm a pretty patient guy but this was getting irritating, so I tell him 'listen carefully because this is the last time I am going to say this: the. car. is. not. for. sale. Period.' He then says 'I asked you how much for the m-----f------g car, gimme a f-------g number.' I had to threaten to call the cops.

The comment about casing the place is for real, too. There are scrap thieves who will look for non running cars and steal them, there was a father/son pair in Charleston a few years ago who stole $60,000 in scrap value cars over a ~ one year period. They'd steal broken down cars off the roadsides, non running cars from yards, IIRC they even stole a couple from legit tow services.

When my saab was in one piece.. I would get that question on occasion.

I imagine I will get it more often as it will look like a pre-87 with the SPG kit once painted

When I am taking my lunch break I often sit outside where I just happen to be able to see my truck parked. I often see latino dudes driving by real slow checking it out.

My 1979 Trans Am attracts scum bags like moths to flame. From the day I bought it in '02, people have been asking if it's for sale. The answer is always NO.

When I used to live with my parents, we lived on a main road. Many times on nicer days, if someone was out front, people would stop and ask. My parents love the car too, and they knew the drill. Almost 3 years ago, I moved to a more rural town and our house is on a side street. I have the car in my driveway under a cover. I've had people come by and do the same thing. Some days, I've come home to see that the cover (which is locked on and weighed down so the wind doesn't take it) is partially off and the hood had been opened. Nothing ever went missing, but that really pisses me off.

Since I moved here, we've had one persistent repeat offender, who is one of my trash pickup guys. He's been by no less than 4 times asking about the car. One time, he came when I was out and my wife was here alone. She told him "Listen buddy, he's had the car longer than he's had ME, so I don't think it's going anywhere!" The last time he showed up, He was with his family. He told me that finally gave in and bought a 1st gen Camaro instead, and said he'd leave the Trans Am alone, LOL. Nice enough guy, but no is no!

What I don't get is why people go crazy over my car. Don't get me wrong, it's way cool, but 1979 is the highest production year for the Trans Am, with over 100,000 being built. GO FIND ANOTHER ONE!!!

Kenny_McCormic wrote: You've gotta be careful with stuff like this, especially in your driveway with the garage open, dude might just be casing your stuff.

Well I was at work so the Garage was closed. My problem is, my driveway is connected to the alley in back. They came to the back door, not the front, which freaked my wife out, because so far all our neighbors have been coming to the front. The guy was beating on the door (according to my wife) and she thought I had forgotten my keys to the house. It was an older guy all greasy and dirty, he said he noticed it hadn't moved in the last couple days (really?) and that he wanted to know it was for sale. She told him that she was pretty sure it wasn't for sale and that I drive a company vehicle. He then told her he would be back later. I could understand how that would freak my wife out.

I also don't like getting spastic calls from my wife saying that I need to figure out what to do with my Jeep because we keep having people come asking about it. I never had one person ask about it at my old house and we've been here a month and 3 people have already asked about it.

I don't have a sentimental attachment to my Jeep either, but I like my Cherokee, so I'm not going to sell it anytime soon.

SilverFleet wrote: What I don't get is why people go crazy over my car. Don't get me wrong, it's way cool, but 1979 is the highest production year for the Trans Am, with over 100,000 being built. GO FIND ANOTHER ONE!!!

What I don't get is why an XJ Cherokee is attracting all these people. The are so many, especially in this area (and for sale), why is mine so popular?

My grandmother drives an XJ. She says she gets folks asking if its for sale all the time too.

My CRX, I don't know if a month ever went by without someone asking.

When I DD'd my 70 Impala I had guys hanging out of windows of other cars shouting "Hey man, you wanna sell dat car??!!" every other day. Most of the cars they were hanging out of had very large rims.

When I had to have my double hernia repair, I used it as an excuse to buy a nice '91 Cadillac Brougham. I needed something with an automatic and knew it needed to be nice so that I wouldn't have to ask a friend to turn wrenches on it for me. I was asked if it was for sale at least once a month while I owned it.

When I actually did put it up for sale, NO ONE had any money to buy it.

In reply to SilverFleet:

This is true, but the values of the 6.6L cars are going up pretty well......the cleaner the better, and then yours is routinely seen by said person. I kinda did the same thing, and it took a few months to convince the owner to sell me on of their '65 Mustangs.

Happens all the time with the 'D. I usually say, "No," but if they press me on it say it would take about 4x what it should sell for. If someone wants to buy it THAT badly, I will happily get a 'new build' one with all the upgrades I want already made...