Spinnetti,
This will be fun!
I really can't believe we got our '91 Lexus LS400 that cheap, but we did. I helped broker the deal. The car had no title and was part of a estate purchase (from someone going belly up). The Craigslist add was for other items in the estate sale and included this '91 Lexus. So, you could not find it easily as Lexus was not in the title of the add. The add had no picture and explained only that it was a '91 Lexus with no title for $500. Since it was just 15 minutes from my house, I decided to give a call and check it out. When I got there, it was expained that the car had the accessory belt removed due to the idler pulley making a loud noise, so no power steering....on a car that big it was a challenge until I got some engine behind it. Then I was off and galloping....literally....the air suspension was shot...and I mean shot. Felt like riding a subborn mule....but the engine was solid as well as the tranny (though it was difficult to take my focus off of the bucking).
When I told him that it was rough, but what we were looking for, I asked him how low he would go. The answer was $400. I then called Mr. Spinnetti (the car leader) and asked him if he really wanted it. With a little hesitation, he said "can he go any lower"? I then asked the seller if we gave him $300 cash, would he take it? Some grumbling and groaning and then "if you take it tonight, then I guess so".....YES!!!
Spinnetti came by an hour and a half later with the trailer and we had ourselves a Lexus.
Let the madness begin!!!
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