Selling Blues

[geneandbolly]

i just received this email from a friend of mine . . this just about sums it up!!

"This guy (who's wife is heavily pregnant and prone to miscarriage), sends me £200 vial PayPal and then flies up from Southampton to see the Renault 5. I picked him up at Edinburgh, it all went well.

He is pensive, nervous and takes deep breaths before getting out the car.

He walks over to the red Renault and runs his finger along the little "crack" in the paintwork that I mentioned in the advert.

He turns round, "face plants", and starts moaning a muffled "no, no, no" etc.

He comes right up to me and says..

"As soon as I saw it - it was game-over - there was no coming back".

I found this amusing, if a little disappointing. Decide to "blank" his reaction and proceed with the usual haggling - even though we agreed on a price.

But, as he said, there was no coming back.

Back to the car and he admitted to being a "anally retentive OCD person with an obsession with perfection".

It was never going to happen. He called his mum a few times and I apologised for the hassle and dropped him off at the airport again.

Ach well. Ebay it is then.

Folk eh?"

[Ben]

I thought you had started dealing in slimming pills for a moment.

[lefthooker]

I thought maybe Viagra.

[geneandbolly]

slimming pills and viagra are not exactly complimentary, you two c**ts!!

[Ben]

I dunno, if you're a tired old guy they would make a good combo

oh, cats has only one * in it

[sinbin5t]

Originally Posted by Ben

I dunno, if you're a tired old guy they would make a good combo

oh, cats has only one * in it

[geneandbolly]

Originally Posted by Ben

I dunno, if you're a tired old guy they would make a good combo

oh, cats has only one * in it

you're not helping my mid life crisis any, ben!!

[andydunn2]

How could anyone who is a "anally retentive OCD person with an obsession with perfection" be even looking at a Renault 5?????

They were s**** and the Turbo was s**** off a shovel..

[Flying Frank]

Southampton/Edinburgh return airfare ? Pricey ! Have to feel for the guy but what could have been SO bad that it put him off, surely not a crack in the paint ?

As for S*** off a shovel, any dog owner will tell you that that is NOT quick!...or am I missing something here.

And finally, what is any Audi owner doing with a Renault in the family anyway ???

[geneandbolly]

Originally Posted by Flying Frank

Southampton/Edinburgh return airfare ? Pricey ! Have to feel for the guy but what could have been SO bad that it put him off, surely not a crack in the paint ?

As for S*** off a shovel, any dog owner will tell you that that is NOT quick!...or am I missing something here.

And finally, what is any Audi owner doing with a Renault in the family anyway ???

i have seen my pal's renault 5 in the flesh - there's not a mark on it!! it was re-shelled and built from scratch - the buyer must have been a freak alright!

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C523924#