quite a topic considering the day i had.
i just sold my 1968 f-100 today, to compensate for the 91 gt i recently aquired. i had a choice, it was either sell the f-100, or, my 1965 project mustang, the truck got the axe, but not joyfully.
sure it was just an old truck, but i love cars and trucks, and it was in pretty good shape considering, and i have on some level bonded with every car i've had since i was 17.
about two weeks ago, a young kid called me about my truck, and while i too remember being that age i was a little hesitant that he was younger for several reasons, 1, i did'nt want my sweet 36 year old truck being abused by an un-appreciative kid, 2, it could be any one but there's also some predjiduced with younger people because, lets face it, often times your selling a car from your home, and with the way some kids are today, how many of us car guys want some young kid and maybe his buddies seeing all our tools, our cars, where we live, etc........you have to be carefull with things like that.....
he came to look at the truck, was a nice kid, he loved the truck, wanted it, but ofcourse was waiting for some other kid to buy his car, to get the money, and ofcourse that fell through and he didnt buy it.
several years ago i had a 68 chevelle i was selling, two kids came to look at it, they were nice enough, but over did it with checking the car out.......they were supposed to come by the next day and look at it again, my g/f and i get home ( condo, with parking lot parking at the time ) only to see these two kids in the parking lot, hood up, pulling spark plugs and trying to be little mechanics, while we werent even home, for a 1500 dollar car.......lmao
sooooooooo, lol, i too, and i know it's not always right, cringe some what when i'm selling a car to some one who seems a little young. when i was younger i brought a parent with me and that helps as it's much more refreshing ( usually ) when an older person is present, not to mention, people dont wanna see some one get killed in their car, let along just the love of the car, especially with something like a 5.0.
alot of us are picky about who we sell to, often times we don't really wanna sell it to begin with but have to make room for a new project etc.
the guy who bought my truck today saw how atatched i was to it and i think it was actually a selling point and a testament to what a good vehicle it was, and i made sure to tell him to take care of her as he drove off.......lol........god i think i'm depressed......i'll go sit in the 5.0 to make myself feel better...............
anyway, just thought this was pertinent to the subject at hand as i just went through this and have been through it many many times......drive on................................................................