Oh but I do read through all the descriptions. My son does too. He was really impressed with the Lotus you bought yesterday.
And that's the way to do it.
It seems a lot of those folks who have those low mileage cars try to keep the miles low to keep the value up and never really get to enjoy the car. I imagine if they do drive them they puppy the thing along. Cause they are afraid of doing something that would diminish the value.
I wouldn't necessarily beat on the cars, just drive them a lot and enjoy them while they are being driven. That's what they were built for!
I saw that one Viper you bought had something like 1900 miles on it. Why would you buy a brand new viper and not drive it? I imagine that's cause it was purchased as an investment
I have mechanical sympathy - but I run the cars near the edge sometimes.
In my case, the miles stay low 'cause I have so many cars to drive. If I drive a new one every week, I have years before I drive them all. Shit, in this action I've already purchased more than 100 cars. (Yes, I already set up storage for 'em before I even came down here.)
I tried to buy this for 700k...
https://www.mecum.com/lots/FL0122-487847/2021-isorivolta-gt-zagato/
I tried buying it off the block for 750k but the dude wants 1m or higher for it. It's the only one in the US, so fuck it... I don't need a car that attracts that much attention and is that much of a certainty. At least not for a million bucks.
And, I buy some pretty sweet cars. I want them to last. I want to enjoy them. I want them to be reliable. I want to be able to hop into any one of them and drive to California and back and have to do nothing except change the oil, keep the gas topped off, and make sure my tires keep the right pressure.
That is an awesome car. My heart literally skipped a beat when the page opened and that vision appeared! Wow.
I tried to buy it. They're still pestering the seller but they haven't budged.
I've seen it take an hour before the seller relented. I've also haggled (not directly, I do it through the phone operator who talks to the seller on my behalf) for a while.
I'm willing to go to 800k. That's my final offer. There's just one in the US. I'm gonna fucking stand out if I drive it anywhere on public roads.
I love that people see the cars, but with most of 'em I have 'plausible deniability'. "No officer, that was someone else in a sport car ripping it through town. I own a yellow sport car, but it was not me."
Then there are the fuckers that will track you. They use stuff like VIN Wiki. So, people will know where you were spotted in your exotic car.
The good news is I can slap a different plate on 'em when I take them out. I like that.
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