Wheels and Deals - how to negotiate with a reticent payer

[Rob Foster]

One of my now retired fitters called round last night in a tizz. He is still registered and about 68. He did a job for himself and got the main money up front but the finishing balance was not available because of issues ! £400
so he asked if I would pop round and have a look. Lovely job met the house owner nice fella but he was a bit short of the readies. So I am now the proud owner of a Spartan Kit car - it runs we checked. Jimbo gets his £400 from me and I get a red car - arriving on Monday on a hook mad hey

 

[brum]

Sounds like a result all round

 

[Rob Foster]

Sounds like a result all round

yea Jimbo gets his dosh - and quite right he is an old school fitter -used to do subs at Cammel laird and we get a red sports car and thecustmer is out of his hole

 

[rpm]

How much did the Spartan cost you in total then?

 

[Rob Foster]

How much did the Spartan cost you in total then?

£400

 

[rpm]

How much did the Spartan cost you in total then?

£400

So how much do you reckon needs spending to make it roadworthy?

 

[Rob Foster]

mot 1st time +re test at ossetsound £35 we will drop it off they will go over it . dont know total cost but all the panels are sound fbglass originals Sam has been underneath with a hammer and the gyno camera looks ok
it has the mk 3 cortina engine x flow engine 1.6 with 2 weber carbs awsome and truimph herald running gear but not the rubbish differaential - I think we might keep it when it turns up Monday - will do a pic if u want

 

[DGT plumbing]

Deffo need a pic of that.

 

[pycoed]

It's not the Herald diff itself you need to watch, they're OK : it's the rear suspension swinging arm set up was the death trap - even with a Herald engine. Be VERY careful with a ford 1.6 engine unless the rear suspension has been changed to a Vitesse set up (or better)