Stellar Q45 Ad

[MiniMan]

Click here.

:pface

I wish all ads on eBay were that truthful/funny/entertaining...

Corey

[carlos_knology]

That was pretty funny.

[Jesda]

"If there's one thing I can't stand it's those eBay car ads for cars like this one that say, "...if you're looking, you know what a dynamite vehicle this can be in the right hands and with a little loving care." Well, it was a great car. When it was new. When it was new it cost around $45,000. Think about it: when you buy a $45,000 car, you've probably got enough money to be able to plunk down $1,000 for some incidental repair that comes along. You know parts and repairs aren't going to come cheap. Guess what? They still ain't cheap for this thing."

Hahahahahah. This ad ROCKS. And it even speaks volumes of truth!

[Jesda]

"You sure as hell better be either good at doing things yourself or so sentimentally hung up on so-called first-generation Q45's that price is no object."

Also true.

[dougs98Q45]

That's hilarious! Wish everyone was that honest and funny when selling something...

[Rex]

One flaw in his system, "Honesty in Advertising" never works.

Well written.

[AZhitman]

I just invited that guy to this thread - He's NICO-member material!

[kansasq]

I just invited that guy to this thread - He's NICO-member material!

Thanks for inviting me, Gre. I've actually been registered for a year or so but I'm not mechanical so I don't even know the right questions to ask and haven't posted much, if at all.

Naturally, I'm pleased you guys were amused by my ad and it would give me significantly more pleasure if one of you genuine afficianados would buy the thing from me. Topeka is centrally located on the continent and within fair towing distance of just about anywhere.

Coincidentally, a guy came by this morning and looked at the thing. He lives here in town, has a '90 Q45 he's fixed up, likes them a lot. He tinkered with it awhile and I don't think it's the MAF anymore. Some throttle sensor, perhaps, or the fuel pump, maybe. Of course, he's read the ad and looked at the car and knows that starting the car is just the beginning.

Finally, with respect to truthfulness in advertising, what works and what doesn't, I'm not in the car business. I have a number of clients who are but I'm not a car dealer. As for this evental sales transaction, my definition of "works" is recovering some fraction of my expenditures and never, ever having the buyer come back and say, "you didn't tell me...." I advise my clients the same way and they tailor their dealings accordingly, making required disclosures and specific disclosures of known defects, or not, and in their calculation of business risk, factor that some of their time may be spent dealing with purchasers after the sale. I want none of my time on this deal spent that way.

Thanks, again, for the invitation, for the complimentary remarks and I figure I'll probably still lurk around in the capacity of former Infiniti owner, looking to take the fall again when the time is right.

L.N. CollierTopeka, KS

[AZhitman]

Gentlemen, let's get this car SOLD!!!

Wes, how about a parts ride? Ready to take up the collection?

Not too terribly far from you.