Yellow Dragon

Okay, here's the story. I'm leaving out a few details because I don't feel like writing a novel.

I was going to do business with guy from this local car related messageboard. He has a '92 CX hatch for sale. It doesn't run. I went to go check it out on Monday morning. The body is pretty damn rough. LOTS of dents, rust, etc. Anyway, I figure out everything wrong with it and decide I'd like to make an offer on it.

We talk via AIM that night (Monday) and try to reach an agreement. I make him an offer and he agrees to it. It's a done deal...right?! He gives me his word and we have a deal. I get paid this Friday and I was going to buy it and pick it up on Sunday.

We talk again last night (Tuesday) and all of a sudden he tells me all this **** about how he cannot include the CD headunit. I'm like WTF?! We had a deal man. I couldn't believe it. He's 18 and telling me all this **** about how his Mom wouldn't let him, etc. What a bucnh of crap. I bought my first car at a dealership when I was 16....by myself without any help. So anyways, he tells me he wants another $160 for the CD headunit. I'm like **** NO! I make him a final offer (which I should've never done at this point) and he tells me he will get back to me tonight (Wednesday).

Well tonight rolls by and he never calls. I get on AIM and he isn't there. He finally e-mails me back tonight...

hey,
Thanks for your offer on my 92 civic. But I had another offer for $XXXX without the stereo, or the system. You told me that you would not pay anymore, so sorry for the inconvenience, but I had to take his offer my mom said. sorry again.
thanks,
Steve

I guess Mommy knows best. She must know a lot about Civics. Maybe she should build a hybrid sometime.

Sorry, but that is fucked up. You don't do that to people. If you make a deal with someone you hold to it. ****...don't make the deal if you decide it's not going to work for you. What a bunch of ****.

-Todd

ndogg

sparkz

Sounds like a verbal agreement. Honestly, if you didn't leave a deposit on the car, then there isnt really anything you should be mad about. Both you AND the seller are looking for a good deal. He got a better offer then you had offered so hes going to sell it to the other guy. Maybe if you had left a small deposit ensuring the deal/price agreed, then maybe it couldve worked out for you. However even if you did that and he sold it to someone else, then I'd be pissed.

Finest

Well look at it this way....someone got one beat up a$$ hatch.

There are plenty of hatches out there. Save up some more and get one in better condition...probably even have a swap already in.

Turbo Laser

I held my CRX for 3 weeks for a guy after he said he wanted it....guys that don't keep their word in stuff like this suck.