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Off topic & small talk: Chatterbox (Page 1329)

Topic created on 14th Jan. 2019 | Page: 1329 of 1356 | Answers: 13,555 | Views: 1,764,142
frapi07
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15th Oct. 2024, at 07:33 pm CEST#13400
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roccoammo11 wrote on 15.10.2024 at 19:09:

there are not many halfway reputable used car dealers, so there are always risks involved.

The worst are family members. One of my family members is a master car mechanic. I would never buy a car or anything else from him. Not because he sells junk, but because he rips you off. I mean, I'm not asking him to work for free, but I don't want to be ripped off either. Roughly speaking, I can imagine that he makes at least 50% profit. Which would be fine if he was fair and transparent, but he's not.


I once confronted him with the speedometer trick and he seriously tried to make me believe that it was just TV nonsense

I also have repairs etc. done by someone else.

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Ariana
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Chatterbox

15th Oct. 2024, at 07:33 pm CEST#13401
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T0uchTheSky wrote on 15.10.2024 18:10:

Sorry. I wasn't around yesterday and I was bored. So I borrowed a few books to read.


I'm sorry I didn't let you know beforehand 🤣

Aha, scapegoat found 😀

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Ariana
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Chatterbox

15th Oct. 2024, at 07:43 pm CEST#13402
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frapi07 wrote on October 15, 2024 at 7:33 pm:

Family members are the worst. One of my family members is a car mechanic. Would never buy a car or anything else from him. Not because he sells junk, but because he rips you off. I mean, I'm not asking him to work for free, but I don't want to be ripped off either. Roughly speaking, I can imagine that he makes at least 50% profit. Which would be fine if he was fair and transparent, but he's not.


I once confronted him with the speedometer trick and he seriously tried to make me believe that it was just TV nonsense

I also have repairs etc. done by someone else.

It's sad what an ar...h 😭

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T0uchTheSky
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Chatterbox

15th Oct. 2024, at 08:16 pm CEST#13403
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Ariana wrote on October 15, 2024 at 7:43 pm:

That's sad what an ar...h 😭

I think you can write out the word ass here, you can't write out the words fat, stupid and dumb ...

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frapi07
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Chatterbox

15th Oct. 2024, at 08:21 pm CEST#13404
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Ariana wrote on October 15, 2024 at 7:43 pm:

That's sad what an ar...h 😭

You can't choose family members and we're not related by blood. But I'm not with you, because if you know something like that, then you just don't do business with these people and that's good ^^

Some family members are worse than strangers. Especially when it comes to money.

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Ariana
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15th Oct. 2024, at 09:43 pm CEST#13405
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frapi07 wrote on 15.10.2024 at 20:21:

You can't choose family members, although we are not related by blood. But I'm not with you, because if you know something like that, then you just don't do business with these people and that's good ^^

Some family members are worse than strangers. Especially when it comes to money.

Yes ok but it's still sad isn't it?

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frapi07
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15th Oct. 2024, at 10:02 pm CEST#13406
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Ariana wrote on October 15, 2024 at 9:43 pm:

Yeah ok but it's still sad isn't it?

Sure it's sad I'd rather trust a stranger to fix my car than my 1st degree relative... so if that's not sad, what is? XD But you know, there's nothing I can do about it and I have to accept it. I couldn't be that "cheeky". Whether it's a stranger or a family member. But some do, otherwise no one would work at certain call centers or in sales. Sales isn't my thing at all.

It's hard to find someone who's fair, but once you have them, you stay loyal to them for a long time. Especially in this industry. If you don't know anything about it (I'm one of them), then it's really easy to get ripped off.

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Ariana
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15th Oct. 2024, at 10:11 pm CEST#13407
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frapi07 wrote on 15.10.2024 at 22:02:

Sure it's sad I'd rather trust a stranger to fix my car than my 1st degree relative... so if that's not sad, what is? XD But you know, there's nothing I can do about it, so I have to accept it. I couldn't be that "cheeky". Whether it's a stranger or a family member. But some do, otherwise no one would work at certain call centers or in sales. Sales isn't my thing at all.

It's hard to find someone who's fair, but once you have them, you stay loyal to them for a long time. Especially in this industry. If you don't know anything about it (I'm one of them), then it's really easy to get ripped off.

I can imagine that I also have someone in my family who is somehow totally likeable on a human level, but also a bit unreliable and almost gangster-like 🤪 well, after a few attempts you have to accept it and draw the consequences, unfortunately that's the way it is, so mind goes before heart

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Ariana
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15th Oct. 2024, at 10:21 pm CEST#13408
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I'm looking at my station wagons right now and thinking to myself, "Why? Why? This isn't some f**kking lotto with odds of 90 million to one, can I please win a little bit too? 😔

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frapi07
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15th Oct. 2024, at 10:26 pm CEST#13409
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Ariana wrote on 15.10.2024 at 22:11:

I can imagine that I also have someone in the family who is somehow totally lovable on a human level, but also a bit unreliable and almost gangster-like 🤪 well after a few attempts you have to accept it and draw the consequences is unfortunately like that, then mind goes before the heart

I understand, but yes, you have to accept people as they are. Even if I think it's a shame because he is and will remain part of the family, I personally won't shed a tear for him because I know that he will somehow rip me/us off. Whether he does that with everyone - probably not, but he does with me and my parents and I honestly don't have any money to give away. However, my experience so far (15 years) has been negative in this respect and there is no improvement in sight. That's also one of the reasons why I generally don't do business with them.

But we have been going to the same guy for 12 years. Whether it's for an MOT or a new car. At least he's fair.

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