Gentlemens Agreement

sticky · Post by **sticky** » Sun Feb 05, 2017 4:52 pm

Honourable car salesman, !!!!!!!!! that"s a new one. Beware when you get to the day of the deal. Phone him now and tell him the situation, he might have changed his mind anyway

firebobby · Post by **firebobby** » Sun Feb 05, 2017 6:08 pm

TitanTim wrote: A little part of me is hoping the sale falls through so I have yet another excuse to keep the Z3
Tim.

If you feel like that That Tim, you should try and keep it. It's your pride and joy after all

cj10jeeper · Post by **cj10jeeper** » Sun Feb 05, 2017 6:12 pm

TitanTim wrote:
cj10jeeper wrote:If he's a salesman he knows only too well that asking for a deposit is normal. He doesn't consider a car sold without deposit

Clearly you have doubts or you wouldn't have posted this thread
Think you might have misunderstood me reason I posted was about the guy offering to buy the car yesterday and offering cash even though I had a verbal agreement/handshake with someone else but no holding deposit and the temptation to have sold it there and then.

Weirdly I never even considered a deposit when we agreed the sale, I was probably a little too trusting but then I'm dealing with the person on my new motor

I'm sure all will be fine. A little part of me is hoping the sale falls through so I have yet another excuse to keep the Z3

Tim.

I understand - no rush to sell, no real desire, then it doesn't matter. I think it's when you need the sale to fund a purchase etc that the stakes rise

TitanTim · Post by **TitanTim** » Sun Feb 05, 2017 6:16 pm

firebobby wrote:
TitanTim wrote: A little part of me is hoping the sale falls through so I have yet another excuse to keep the Z3
Tim.
If you feel like that That Tim, you should try and keep it. It's your pride and joy after all

Been going round and round the past 2 years trying to come to a decision

but made my decision which I'm trying to stick too

Tim.

TitanTim · Post by **TitanTim** » Sun Feb 05, 2017 6:21 pm

cj10jeeper wrote:
TitanTim wrote:
cj10jeeper wrote:If he's a salesman he knows only too well that asking for a deposit is normal. He doesn't consider a car sold without deposit

Clearly you have doubts or you wouldn't have posted this thread
Think you might have misunderstood me reason I posted was about the guy offering to buy the car yesterday and offering cash even though I had a verbal agreement/handshake with someone else but no holding deposit and the temptation to have sold it there and then.

Weirdly I never even considered a deposit when we agreed the sale, I was probably a little too trusting but then I'm dealing with the person on my new motor

I'm sure all will be fine. A little part of me is hoping the sale falls through so I have yet another excuse to keep the Z3

Tim.
I understand - no rush to sell, no real desire, then it doesn't matter. I think it's when you need the sale to fund a purchase etc that the stakes rise

I think thats why I didn't really ask for a deposit, if the motor was alot higher in value it would have been slightly different.

I find selling motors privately one of the worst things.

Tim.

firebobby · Post by **firebobby** » Sun Feb 05, 2017 6:26 pm

TitanTim wrote:
firebobby wrote:
TitanTim wrote: A little part of me is hoping the sale falls through so I have yet another excuse to keep the Z3
Tim.
If you feel like that That Tim, you should try and keep it. It's your pride and joy after all
Been going round and round the past 2 years trying to come to a decision but made my decision which I'm trying to stick too

Tim.

Don't do it, you will always regret it Tim, listen to the voice in your heart

shawna · Post by **shawna** » Sun Feb 05, 2017 9:39 pm

99% if you called him and told him you have someone waiting with cash he would have said go ahead and give it to him.

Hedge your bets now.....

S

TitanTim · Post by **TitanTim** » Sun Feb 05, 2017 9:45 pm

firebobby wrote:
TitanTim wrote:
firebobby wrote:
If you feel like that That Tim, you should try and keep it. It's your pride and joy after all
Been going round and round the past 2 years trying to come to a decision but made my decision which I'm trying to stick too

Tim.
Don't do it, you will always regret it Tim, listen to the voice in your heart

I will certainly regret it but look at it from the point of view it will hopefully go to someone who will use it than it just sitting around, I just can't justify 3 cars so it will be sitting around most of the year if I kept it. I want to concentrate on the M140i instead over the next few years, swap the alloys out for Performance 19s and fit the M Performance Exhaust etc and get it how I would like it

I've not actually driven it much since August as its stored for winter

Tim.

Kingfisher · Post by **Kingfisher** » Tue Feb 07, 2017 7:06 pm

A verbal agreement isn't worth the paper it's written on! ...

(Quiz ... that was a quote ... who said it originally?)

Smartbear · Post by **Smartbear** » Tue Feb 07, 2017 7:15 pm

It's a lovely motor Tim, I'd be really inclined to hold onto it

Rob

sticky · Post by **sticky** » Tue Feb 07, 2017 7:17 pm

Kingfisher wrote:A verbal agreement isn't worth the paper it's written on! ...

(Quiz ... that was a quote ... who said it originally?)

Groucho Marx

maxman · Post by **maxman** » Tue Feb 07, 2017 7:39 pm

It would be nice if it was going to some one who gives it the tlc you do,If it goes to his wife,which is a big if,I have know doubt how it will be treated as cheap summer runaround with little or no TLC.It would break your heart to see it if it ends up like that.

MACK · Post by **MACK** » Tue Feb 07, 2017 7:53 pm

Without wishing to sound insulting any Z3 (unless its an M) can't be worth a great deal and even a new set of wheels and performance exhaust for the M140i wouldn't make the loss feel any better. You'll no doubt regret parting with it and as for what you will get for it, it will make you feel worse instead of better.

Jollyjoiner · Post by **Jollyjoiner** » Tue Feb 07, 2017 8:01 pm

A car is never sold until the money is in the hand.

Get in touch with the first guy and tell him the situation then see what he says because there is always the chance you can lose both buyers.

Nanu · Post by **Nanu** » Tue Feb 07, 2017 8:20 pm

cj10jeeper wrote:Ask the first buyer for a deposit as the sale is a month away and you have other offers. If he's genuine handshake or not it should not be an issue. If he doesn't pay then move on having explained the position to him

All to easy to get to March and have no sale

Yep I would go with that advice ASAP

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