Situation: A friend of mine has a Bullitt. He got on a waiting list well in advance to get it and was going nuts the months leading up to him buying it. He was one of the first ones to have it.
Since then the car has never seen rain, has probably been Zaino'ed 50 times, and is in immaculate condition. The car might even look better than new (if that's possible). The only flaw is a tiny paint chip he got and he flipped out about it for weeks after it happened. It's got 10-12,000 miles on it.
He's having a shorty in a few months and tells me - "I'm probably selling the Bullitt", to which I'm like "Are you f-ing kidding me?"
Some of his reasoning is based on the fact that the blue book value of the car has gone down more than he expected. It's not that much different than a GT (in his words), so there's no point of having it. He also says that he might need another car to commute the 60 miles to work. Lastly, he likes the F150.
He's not in any sort of financial bind or anything. He's got a Fusion and an Escape, so he's not hurting for vehicles. WTF can't he have four?
If this were a year from now, I'd actually consider buying it from him 1) to stop him from selling it and 2) to give it a guaranteed good home.
How do I convince him to keep it?
Since then the car has never seen rain, has probably been Zaino'ed 50 times, and is in immaculate condition. The car might even look better than new (if that's possible). The only flaw is a tiny paint chip he got and he flipped out about it for weeks after it happened. It's got 10-12,000 miles on it.
He's having a shorty in a few months and tells me - "I'm probably selling the Bullitt", to which I'm like "Are you f-ing kidding me?"
Some of his reasoning is based on the fact that the blue book value of the car has gone down more than he expected. It's not that much different than a GT (in his words), so there's no point of having it. He also says that he might need another car to commute the 60 miles to work. Lastly, he likes the F150.
He's not in any sort of financial bind or anything. He's got a Fusion and an Escape, so he's not hurting for vehicles. WTF can't he have four?
If this were a year from now, I'd actually consider buying it from him 1) to stop him from selling it and 2) to give it a guaranteed good home.
How do I convince him to keep it?