Confession of SLK55 Sale remorse
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Confession of SLK55 Sale remorse
I recently agreed verbally to offer my SLK55 for sale, made an agreement, and started hunting for a Boxster RS60 replacement. I found the deals in financing and leasing are scarce, and I really didn't fall in love with any of the Porsches except for the much more expensive 997. Today, when the inspector was doing the report and pictures for the new owner of my SLK55...I realized how much I will miss her, the value I have in the car, the servicing and detailing, and all the upgrades. My question is, how do I explain to my buyer that I have simply lost my mind, and need to keep her.
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From: Redondo Beach, CA
2006 SLK 55 amg, 2002 CLK 430 Cab (hers), 1989 944 Turbo (sold), CLK 500 (sold), 125cc shifter kart
Claim an acid flash back or something. No offense, but my girlfriend has a Boxster S; nice car but no comparison to an SLK55. The Boxster is a car my secretary will be driving in a couple years when her kids get into college and she starts her mid-life crisis. If you are going to do a P-car, then go for a GT3 or 996 Turbo otherwise you will get bored. You can get some smoking deals on used low mileage 996 Turbos; great cars, fairly reliable, but expensive to insure. Even still with the all-wheel drive the 996 Turbo is very fast, but just too efficient as such a bit boring for driving around the city - it just hooks up and goes. With the SLK it is always fun to on occasion turn the traction control off and do a huge smoking burn out with that crazy loud V8 sound.
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'03 SL55
I recently agreed verbally to offer my SLK55 for sale, made an agreement, and started hunting for a Boxster RS60 replacement. I found the deals in financing and leasing are scarce, and I really didn't fall in love with any of the Porsches except for the much more expensive 997. Today, when the inspector was doing the report and pictures for the new owner of my SLK55...I realized how much I will miss her, the value I have in the car, the servicing and detailing, and all the upgrades. My question is, how do I explain to my buyer that I have simply lost my mind, and need to keep her.If he has any hard dollar, out-of-pocket costs related to the sale--e.g. did he have to pay for the inspection?--then it would be a nice gesture if you offered to cover those costs for him.
This kind of thing happens all the time in sales. (Except for the last part about covering his out of pocket costs.) No deal is really done until the cash and title have changed hands.
