OK crazy silly question but I thought I'd ask anyway lol Clearly those that own Testarossa's and those that are into them, are of a great mix of background and breeding. To some, clearly, money is no object. TO others "like myself" the very prospect of ownership is carefully planned and calculated and budgeted to make sure the car can be purchased, enjoyed, and if we're lucky, we have some change with which we can feed the kids. My question then: Is it "rude" to barter on the price of a Testarossa just like you would on any other car. Or is it expected that money is no object, and regardless of cost, you want the car for what it is, not for what bargain you might get? I hope that question makes sense and it's taken the wrong way.
I don't know about australian culture, but in the US, it is usually assumed that some degree of negotiation will take place. (Of course, the person that lists a "firm" price is a different matter.) Negotiation is actually good for both parties. If you pay the "asking" price, you will always think maybe you paid too much. On the other hand, if you low-ball the seller and he accepts it, he may later feel he was taken advantage of, once the emotion of the sale clears. It's ideal IMO, when a seller prices his car slightly on the high side and the buyer offers slighly on the low side. Then, if the seller counter-offers with an amount that is truly a "fair" price, both parties walk away feeling good about the transaction, and each feels he got the other party to move a bit on price--a win-win situation. On one occasion, I offered a seller considerably less than the asking price (just to see where the seller was at in terms of price), and she snapped up my offer without even thinking about it. I was verbally committed but suspected there was more wrong with the car than was at first apparent. Why else would she have accepted so quickly? I drove it home (about 40 miles), and after pulling in the driveway I saw a cloud of blue smoke that required an engine rebuild to correct. It turned out OK for me as this was not a Ferrari and I actually enjoyed the process of rebuilding the engine and the parts were affordable, but still, her lack of a counter-offer caused me to be immediately suspicious. Another time, I offered the seller much less and again, no counter-offer. There was absolutely nothing wrong with the car but the seller later told me he had never sold a car through the classifieds before. When I returned the next day with a cashier's check, I actually paid several hundred more than we had agreed to, because I felt the price was unfair to the seller. Because there was no counter-offer, in a sense, I had to create one myself by paying not what we agreed to, but what I actually thought the car was worth, which was more than the agreed price. This way we both felt we got a fair price, and I can sleep well at night. If it were a Testarossa, I'd look at it no differently.
There are many threads about price negotiability but I suspect many of the cars you are looking at are on sale-or-return with the dealer so the final price becomes a function of how keen the vendor is to move on
brother i can put u onto a guy that has big contacts in the uk. he gets them cheap and complies them and gets delivered to yr door ready for rego. very honest kind guy too.
