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 ****ed 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

 

Sorry to say dude..... Deal or not Im takin the most money!!! Course thats me...

 

werd!!! I would have made the deal with money in hand. Alot can happen if a few hours, just imagine a few days!!!:fawk:

 

stupid punk 18yr old. (hehe im 18) same **** happened to by friend had planns to buy a HEAVILY modded eclispe gsx that would have ran 11';s or 10s all day for about 15-17 grand can't rember for sure. but the dude sold it locally for 500 more

 

i always like to think when u flash the cash in their faces they wont give a ****... coulda let him have his stinky cd player.. and it woulda been more reason to buy a new tight one, and a system.

 

That's why you leave a deposit. You can't trust people these days, it really sucks.

That whole "mom" thing was nothing but an excuse. He reflected on the deal he had made with you and realized that he had f'd up about the head unit... so he did what he did. Don't worry about it man, from what it sounds like, you can find a better one somewhere else.

Good luck!

BTW, don't really know what this is doing in hybrid.....

 

I'm not a lawyer, nor do I play one on TV. How on earth did you buy a car from the dealer at 16? I'd post my B.S. meter but you just broke it...

 

in the civic forum. no need to have it here.