75 Matador

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  1. yellerspirit

    yellerspirit Well-Known Member

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    Should I drive 4 hours to look at this wagon based on this detailed photo?

    http://nh.craigslist.org/cto/2289684435.html

    1975 great car...looks and runs great
    clean has been stored almost every winter...I have had it stored the last 4 winters this year in a heated garage.

    auto, 97k miles
    fun car for a family fun day, ice cream run, camping trip, off to church then the beach

    Dave
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    Nice building.:yup:
     
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    That has to be one of the worst car-ad pics I've ever seen. Looks like he took it while driving by...
     
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    steve v Active Member

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    For $3k you'd think some quality pics would be in the ad. :coco:
     
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    silverfox New Member

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    :rofl2:

    ya THINK??
     
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    I've seen better photos from hostage stand-offs. Is the car radioactive?
     
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    VTWAGONLOVER Well-Known Member

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    Come on people!!! You can tell a lot from this pic. For one, it's obviously black (although it might actually be dark blue...:scratchchin:...hmmmmmmm)...:biglaugh:
     
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    Krash Kadillak Well-Known Member

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    You know, I've taken college business courses - advertising, marketing, etc. Learning how to 'present' your product. But it doesn't take any business knowledge to know what's important in placing a CL ad......
    People are so lazy these days.....
     
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    Safari57 Well-Known Member

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    One thing is for sure, the guy has the mother of all BBQ propane tanks :rofl2:
     
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    silverfox New Member

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    You are right, KK. I shudder when I look at stuff like this ad. I was in the marketing, advertising biz for 30 years and this kind of ad isn't just bad it's lazy. AND...what ELSE I have found today is that many of these sellers are rude as well as lazy. They want you to travel 2000 miles instead of giving you a pic or 2. They will let the ad sit there while they take DAYS, sometimes WEEKS before even answering your queries. They give NO help whatsoever. Back in the day, if we wanted to sell something we used salesmanship and politeness. The latter seems to be lacking in todays world.
     
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    yellerspirit Well-Known Member

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    It dosen't even say if it's a 6 or an 8
     
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    Yeah, wish the price was for the building....as all you can realy see is the building, the wagon is almost non existant in the pic.


    I want the barn,,,,oh yeah, in my back yard, oh yeah
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    go for it

    What the hell, the heck with it...go look at it. One thing's for sure, there sure ain't alot of Matty wagons around much anymore, so saving one would be a good idea. Brings back old memories of a 73 Matty wagon...first car I ever smashed - I was 16 and lost control of it - didn't get hurt tho!
     
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    fannie Well-Known Member

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    The fact that the car was stored in this very nice building means that the car must also be very nice.

    The grounds are clean and tidy, so will the car be clean and tidy.

    Everything about this building appears well maintaned. And this also means the car has been well maintained.

    I don't know what more you need to know...go ahead...just buy it...(y)
     
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    This is exactly why when I advertise vehicles for sale, I don't take the pictures in my front yard. You know the one, kids toys all over the place, a month's worth of newspapers tied in a bundle waiting to go to recycling sitting on the porch, broken furniture bits at the top of the driveway waiting to be hauled off, a flower garden with no flowers in it, brown grass here, green weeds there, etc...

    I think when I go to sell this house next summer, I will spend more time on the yard than I will on the actual house to get it ready for sale. Kids are BRUTAL on yards.
     
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