Why must I wait for an hour for nothing?

[draftermatt]

I'm not quite sure if this belongs here, but since I'm selling something it seemed to fit.

I have a truck I have been trying to sell since August with little to no luck. On Thursday a guy e-mailed me about my ad and said he was interested. So we set up to meet yesterday (Sunday) at noon at a gas station because my in-law's (where I have it stored) is hard to find.

I get there at 11:30 and wait. At 12:30 I left. He never showed up. I called at 12:15, no answer. So at 12:30 I left a message, a nice one, saying I had been there and I thought you were coming, and please call if you still are interested.

What kind of person doesn't have the common courtesy to call and say they aren't coming anymore when they know you're waiting?

And why can't I sell this truck?

Isn't it cute?

AHH

[Boulder_Bear]

I like it. I love old trucks.

[Becks]

My guess is...

Because it's a Ford.

[draftermatt]

My guess is...

Because it's a Ford.

Oh its on now.

[ThePhoneGoddess]

Oooh, BeckySunshine, you didn't just say that.

I think I'm going to have to kill you now...

run you down in my souped up '75 Ford Maverick!

[Becks]

I was just trying to be funny!!!!!

[ringo]

I was just trying to be funny!!!!!

I would have said the same thing. Ford and Myself don't get along.

[LostMyMind]

Well that picture perfectly describes the "found on road dead" nickname.

[protege]

Well that picture perfectly describes the "found on road dead" nickname.

Actually, I think that's a case of "found in *forest* dead

*ducks*

Seriously though, around here, older vehicles are sometimes difficult to sell. If they've been sitting long enough that weeds are starting to grow, people tend to get scared off. Maybe they've seen it sitting there, and noticed that it hasn't moved?

[draftermatt]

Well that picture perfectly describes the "found on road dead" nickname.

Not really. It started without a single problem Saturday after sitting for a year.

Just one flat tire.

[Rahmota]

No doubt it did. Even though I dont like most fords made afterthe early 90s I'd go for it. If I didnt already have a truck and a wife who tells me I drag in one more POS I'll be sleeping in it.

[bean]

78 or 79? What engine?

I used to have a 1980 F-150 Ranger XLT - first year of the new(er) body style, but it still had a 79 400 V8 engine since it was actually built in 9/79. It took me 4 years to kill it, and it was my first car - transmission shit itself around 300k miles.

If it was in TX, I'd probably snag it from you.

[counterjockey]

Well that picture perfectly describes the "found on road dead" nickname.

Here all this time I'd thought it stood for "F*cker Only Runs Downhill."

Seriously, it's not a bad looking truck. Unfortunately, working at a gas station doesn't pay well enough to feed a puppy like that, especially not with a 302 or anything larger. (If it were a six, I could maybe lie to myself enough to make it happen. I wouldn't mind an old, hard to kill vehicle I could handle most of the repairs on.)

[Mr. Rager!]

The body appears to be in great shape.

You'll find a buyer for it... you just have to find the right buyer. Unlike with most vehicles, I don't think you'll get by on finding a desperate buyer.

[Pagan]

Well that picture perfectly describes the "found on road dead" nickname.

Actually, I was thinking "Fix Or Repair Daily"!