[DeTomaso] Crazy Vette People

[Will Kooiman]

That's funny.

You can buy 8" campy's already powdercoated from Hall for $250 each.

Tell him you'll make him a deal - he can have the car and the wheels for
$70K.  He can sell the car for $80K and make $10K profit.

Then - go buy another Pantera - and a Corvette.

Will.

-----Original Message-----
From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com] On
Behalf Of Ian H
Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2008 9:01 PM
To: 'panteras'
Subject: [DeTomaso] Crazy Vette People

I have a long wacky story for you guys.........

About five years ago I had a set of 10 and 7 inch Campys that were in
desperate need of refinishing and I was looking for someone to do the work.
At some point I met a guy at a car show who had a business restoring
Corvettes and he was a quarter mile down the street from my office.  So, I
asked him if he'd be interested in painting my wheels and he said "Bring
them by I'd be happy to".  So  I did and we agreed on a price of  $400 for
all four.   He did the work and they turned out great, I had no problems, I
brought my car up there and he just loved it, ect.

Fast forward to  few weeks ago. 
 I bought a set of 8's to replace the 7's and naturally I thought I'd take
them back to my old friend the Vette restorer.  He said he'd be happy to
paint up the new wheels.  We chatted for a while, he asked about my car, how
much I paid for the wheels.........  I told him my Pantera was doing just
fine and I bought the wheels for around $200.  "Wow!  You got a great deal
those wheels are worth about a grand a piece" He said.  I told him they were
only worth about $400 tops refinished.  "You'd be suprised" He said.  Ok,
whatever.  He also felt my car was worth $80-100,000 by now.  "No, $45 maybe
50 at the outside" I said.  "You'd be suprised"...................Whatever,
Pal.

Fast forward to today.
I get an email estimate to paint the two 8's........................
$1100!!!!!!!  WTF!!!!!!  So I ran down there at lunch.  He says, "Let me get
you the contract to sign,"  I say, No I am here to pick the wheels up.  So
he gets all pissy and takes me back in the shop and says "Look at these
wheels, I have to spend a lot of time fixing all these pits, the price of
paint is more since last time, the price of gas is...........Blah, blah,
blah!  I can't let you put them on an $80,000 car with those pits, these
wheels a worth the effort and expense!"
"Ok, first of all those pits are pretty minor, and as far as campys go these
are in real good shape.  Secondly, my car is worth about $45K and the wheels
are only worth about $400, so how can I justify spending $1300 on $400
wheels?"  I ask

"Oh, so now you calling me a liar?!" he says.

"No, I'm not, you're just misinformed, they are only worth what I said and I
think you are trying to charge me extra based on some wildy inflated value
that you came up with.  Shouldn't you be basing your price on the time and
cost of materials?

"Oh, so now I am a dishonest businessman?!  Well take you F'ng piece of #$%^
wheels and get the F out of here, AND DON'T EVER COME BACK!"

..............Uh, ok pal, no problem there!!!

On the way back to my office, I called a powder coater who a met through
Dana Hansen of Mangusta International fame............................Price
to media blast and powdercoat...........$75 per wheel!!!!

So, the only thing I can think of to explain all this is WAY too much
exposure to fibergass fumes!!!!!!!

I'm still shocked,

Ian  

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